All I Need Is You

by Johanna Lindsey Narrated by Sandra Burr

Overview

Headstrong Casey Straton inherited her mother's beautiful eyes and her father's stubborn temperament. So when she is denied the responsibility of running her grandfather's ranch despite her unladylike prowess at roping, riding and shooting the high-spirited hellion storms away from her Texas home, determined to prove she can do much more than "woman's work."

Successful businessman Damian Rutledge III came West for vengeance. But though he possesses a powerful physique and unwavering courage, the handsome Eastern "dude" would have surely been lost in the wild west without the timely intervention of a half-pint bounty hunter called "Ed." There is more to this fearless gunslinger than first meets the eye, however. And when Damian discovers his rescuer is, in fact, a stunningly sensuous young lady named "Casey' in disguise, he realises dial there are going to be very serious complications on the rocky trail that is leading them both toward a dangerous, irrepressible love.

Johanna Lindsey's enchanting romantic adventure All I Need Is You is the sequel to her immensely popular A Heart So Wild. Lovely and tempestuous Casey Straton the headstrong child of Chandros Straton and Courtney Harte leaves her Texas home determined to prove to her parents that she can do more than "woman's work." Successful businessman Damien Rutledge III came west looking for vengeance. But though he is strong and fearless, the handsome Eastern "dude" would have surely been lost in the wild West were it not for the timely intervention of a half-pint bounty hunter called "Kid." but when Damien discovers his rescuer is, in fact, a stunningly sensuous young lady named Casey in disguise, he realises that there are going to be very serious complications on the rocky trail that is leading them both toward a dangerous, irrepressible love.

Editorial Reviews

0maha World Herald

Enjoyable...a flowing tale of strong wills and, of course, romance.

Romantic Times

Johanna Lindsey gives you everything you expectand more. She taps into fantasies, adds a large dose of humor,poignancy, adventure and passion to spice up yourreading experience. To read a Lindsey is to add joy to your day.Read All I Need Is You and feel wonderful!

Library Journal

Queen of the historical romance (she's had 32 New York Times best sellers), Lindsey rides off to the Wild West, where an adventuresome young woman and a New York society man join forces to hunt down a band of outlaws.
— Nora Rawlinson
— Nora Rawlinson

JAN 98 - AudioFile

Meet Casey Stratton, 18, capable of running her family ranch and currently making a living as a bounty hunter; and Damien Rutledge III, a wealthy tenderfoot, traveling from New York to Texas to avenge the death of his father. Of course, they meet, fall in love, track down Rutledge’s murderer, then part, only to fall in love again. This perfect Romance is read by Sandra Burr, whose tongue trips lightly over the Western slang and Eastern diction. The passion is subtle and heartwarming, the action riveting and the gun-play deadly. Lindsey and Burr combine their skills to create a captivating love story. M.B.K. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940169553826
Publisher:	Brilliance Audio
Publication date:	03/06/2009
Series:	Straton Family Series , #2
Edition description:	Unabridged

Read an Excerpt

Chapter One

"I want to do this, and you haven't given one good reason why I shouldn't."

"Then you haven't been listening, little girl," Chandos said, frowning. "You're too young, you're a female that the forty-some wranglers on the Bar M are not going to want to take orders from, and you've reached the time in your life when you should be looking for a husband. You won't be finding one with your nose buried in ranch ac counts and coming in off the range each day sweat-soaked and filthy."

Casey was red-faced by then, most likely from anger, though it was hard to tell. "Marriage again!" she all but sneered. "There hasn't been a man around these parts in the last two years worth my taking notice of. Or do you want me to marry just anyone? If that's the case, I can think of a dozen men who are eligible. I'll go rope me one tomorrow, if that's what it'll take to—"

"Don't be impertinent."

"I'm being absolutely serious," Casey insisted. "You'd let a husband of mine run the Bar M, wouldn't you? You'd find-that perfectly acceptable. Well, I'll have a candidate for you no later than—"

"You'll do no such thing. You will not marry just to get your hands on those account ledgers—"

"I've had my hands on those account books for months now, Daddy. Sawtooth is half blind, if you didn't realize it. Trying to tally the ledgers gives him a powerful headache that actually makes him physically ill."

It was Chandos who was red-faced now, and there was no doubt in his case that it was from anger. "Why wasn't I told about this?"

"Maybe because every time Sawtooth rides over here to see you, you're out on the range somewhere. And maybe because you won'tstep foot on the Bar M to find out why he came over in the first place. And maybe be cause you don't really care about the Bar M. You'd just as soon see it fall to ruin now that Grandpa's gone, just to spite his memory."

"Casey!" This from Courtney in an appalled tone.

But Casey had already blanched. She'd gone too far and knew it. And before her father could blast her for doing so, she ran from the room.

Courtney started to assure Chandos that Casey had just let her emotions run away with her, that she hadn't really meant what she'd said; but, tight-lipped, he marched out of the room right behind Casey. Only not to follow her. He headed off toward the back of the house, a more direct route to the stable, while she'd run toward the front.

Which was entirely too bad. Chandos shouldn't have let the argument end like that, with Casey riddled with guilt now, but still determined to change her father's mind. He should have been more explicit with his reasons. He should have pointed out that he didn't want to see Casey get hurt when she failed, which she was bound to do.

The cowboys on the Bar M might accept her for a while, because they knew her as Fletcher's granddaughter, but inevitably there would be new men, and those who didn't know her and hadn't known Fletcher would start dissension soon enough. It might be different if she were an older woman, a widow or the like, but she wasn't. Most men simply wouldn't take orders from a woman, much less one they considered a young girl.

But Chandos hadn't mentioned any of that, at least not clearly enough. Courtney would have to talk to her herself, though she would give her a day or two to calm down first. Casey was unpredictable when her emotions were riled.

Copyright 1997 by Johanna Lindsey

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