The Marshal Takes a Wife

by Sylvia McDaniel

Book Overview

Marshal Tucker Burnett has cleaned up his gunslinger past and is now a respectable lawman. But he's determined to remain single even after his crafty mother has found eligible women for his brothers... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821768239
• ISBN13: 9780821768235
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Zebra Books
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

WONDERFUL TRILOGY - GREAT COVERS - FIESTY WOMEN

Covers on 2 + 3 were most excellent. I got a great chuckle that Tucker Burnett, now the Marshal of Fort Worth had run scared from Dr. Sarah Kincaid [before she married]almost three years ago. Yup! the one and only time in her bed left her pregnant. Oh, was she ticked that he just up and left. Now interfering mama, Eugenia Burnett was on a role and Tucker was, again, her next target for the marriage mart. She is so bullheadedly determined to get her sons married that she just ignores anything they say to her about staying free of obligations. Travis and Tanner, his older brothers have decided that they are happy with their mother's choices they are grinning at Tucker's resistance. With Rose, Travis's wife, expecting their child anytime now and with Doc laid up, Tucker decides that Sarah needs to stay in Fort Worth. Of course, she has always been his best friend through childhood and he wouldn't mind coaxing her into bed one more time to see if the s-- is still as great as he remembers. Problem is he is remembering more and more of that night and it keeps tantalizing him and his hormones. He keeps forgeting that it was Kid Lansky that shot him up and Sarah had to save him. The memory of his night with Sarah was more important and he had hopes for more of the same. You will be in stitches when you see who he asks [his friends?] to take Sarah out to dinner. Two eligible bachelors who want wives? Then Brad Riley enters the picture. Oh Boy! Trouble sneaks in in the form of Wo Chan who runs an opiate house and bordello and he wants his 16 year old whore, Kira, back. She makes him a lot of money. Well it seems that Wo Chan has hired Kid Lansky to find Kira for him. But Lansky has another agenda too, he wants to bring down Tucker and maintain the reputation that he is the fastest draw and take over Fort Worth and Sarah. The ending to this trilogy is great - you will definitely enjoy it. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - even though they all seem to hop into bed before marriage. [the twits!]

A witty, charming tale -- Highly recommended

Eugenia Burnett's determination to see her three sons married with a family has resulted in the eldest two sons marriages in THE RANCHER TAKES A WIFE and THE OUTLAW TAKES A WIFE. Now her youngest son falls victim to her matchmaking schemes in THE MARSHAL TAKES A WIFE. But she may find her own matchmaking skills used against her as her sons conspire to ensure their mother takes a husband and has less time for meddling in their own lives.Marshal Tucker Burnett would rather remain free to engage a gunfight than to give up the town to outlaws. He's the Burnett man with the fastest draw and associates raising a family with the loss of freedom and ties to responsibility. That's why he left in the night three years ago, rather than remaining in the arms of the only woman who could make him forget his vows of freedom. His hasty departure ensured he destroyed a long time friendship with Dr. Sarah James.When Tucker goes to the stage to pick up his mother's package, he's shocked to find Sarah and her two-year-old son getting off the stage. Sarah is equally outraged to learn the telegram Eugenia sent regarding her grandfather's ill health was a ploy to bring Tucker and her together. She fears that Tucker will realize that he's her son's father. She also vows to thwart Eugenia's matchmaking schemes, eventually even allow Tucker to fix her up with other men. But dating other men simply backfires on them both. The road to marriage is filled with bumps and challenges in this final edition of the Burnett Brides Trilogy. The simple matchmaking premise results in character driven conflict that keeps the pages turning. Sylvia McDaniel's delightful characters that refuse to acknowledge the truth of their hearts result in an utterly witty, charming tale. With a nice twist of plot that turns the table on the matchmaker, THE MARSHAL TAKES A WIFE comes highly recommended.

Loved it!

Eugenia Burnett worried about her three boys. It took a lot of work, but she got Tanner and Travis married to the strong, unique mates that all Burnett men needed. Only Tucker, her youngest, remained unwed. But Eugenia knew the perfect medicine to cure Tucker's wandering spirit! Dr. Sarah James practiced in Tombstone. Her father ran a hotel in Fort Worth. When she was notified by Eugenia that he had been sick, she grabbed her two-year-old son, Lucas, and hurried to her father. Turned out he was much better. She would have returned to Tombstone but Doc Wilson turned ill. She promised to stay a month and tend to his patients. Problem was Tucker was in town. She never told him about Lucas since he made it very clear he wanted no attachments. Besides, it was not as if she ever knew where he was. He never stayed anywhere for long. Marshal Tucker Burnett had known Sarah since they were little. Yet a couple of years ago their desire for each other consumed them for one night. He left Sarah in the middle of the night, without warning. He never knew that one night had resulted in Lucas. Now she was in town for a short while. She had married, had a son, and widowed quickly. He knew his mother was trying to push them together, but he would not allow her to set him up with a wife as she had with his brothers! *** Here is one to make readers sit up and take notice! This author has an incredible talent of latching onto the reader immediately and never letting them go. I loved every single minute! Recommended reading! ***

loved it!!

Mama Burnett has one more unwed son to coax into marriage!Dr Sarah James arrives in Fort Worth worried about her elderly grandfather's health. It is not long before she realizes things are not as they seemed. And seeing Tucker Burnett again is an unexpected surprise. Even though they had been childhood friends, their one night of passion three years ago has changed everything, especially when Sarah knows the last thing he wants is a commitment.I read this great story in less than a day! I enjoyed visiting the whole Burnett family again and the conclusion of this Texas saga was wonderful. By the end of the story I really felt bonded with all the Burnett family members especially the youngest and newest. I hate to see the saga end but it was fantastic!!