From Sarah's website:
1868 Wyoming Territory

Elizabeth Coyote will do anything, anything at all, to save the ranch she loves, including marrying Asa MacIntyre, a broad shouldered, lean hipped silver eyed gunslinger with a ruthless reputation for getting the job done.

Asa dreams of a place of his own, a wife, and the respect that comes with both. Marrying Elizabeth may have started as a means to an end, but nothing in Asa's wildest dreams prepares him for the excitement of unleashing the carnal woman beneath his wife's prim and proper exterior.

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Product Description

Wyoming Territory, 1868:

Elizabeth Coyote will do anything, anything at all, to save the ranch she loves, including marrying Asa MacIntyre, a broad shouldered, lean hipped silver eyed gunslinger with a ruthless reputation for getting the job done. No one expects Asa to hang around past the first bank draft, but Asa has always wanted a place of his own, a lady for a wife, and the respect that comes with both. Marrying Elizabeth may have started out as a means to an end, but nothing in his wildest dreams could have prepared him for the fun he’d have unleashing the purely carnal woman beneath his wife’s prim and proper exterior.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52908 in Books
• Published on: 2008-07-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 434 pages

Review
5 ANGELS! "Get it...you'll love it!" -- Teri, Fallen Angel Reviews

5 STAR KEEPER! "Extraordinary and astounding, PROMISES LINGER will have you yearning for more of Sarah McCarty’s wonderful writing." -- Nicole Hulst, eCataromance Reviews

5 STARS! "Run; don’t walk, to pick this novel up!" -- Barb Chan, Just Erotic Romance Reviews

5 STARS! "Sarah McCarty has written...one of the best erotic romances I’ve ever read..."romantica" at its best!" -- Shelley, eCataromance Reviews

From the Publisher
Winner of CataRomance's Reviewer's Choice Award

About the Author
Sarah has traveled extensively throughout her life, living in other cultures, sometimes in areas where electricity was a concept awaiting fruition and a book was an extreme luxury. While she could easily adjust to the lack of electricity, living without the comfort of a good book was intolerable. To fill the void, she bought pencil and paper and sketched out her own story. In the process, Sarah discovered the joy of writing.

Sarah writes what she loves to read; fast paced stories with vivid dialogue, intense emotion and well developed characters. Her attention to detail in her stories has earned her multiple awards and a reserved spot on Keeper shelves everywhere.

Sarah writes for Ellora's Cave, Harlequin HQN and Harlequin Spice

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Customer Reviews

4 1/2 stars - really steamy and really super read
This is my first book by Sarah McCarty and it won't be my last. I'd heard really good things about her books and finally decided to give her a try. The uninitiated should understand that this is an erotic romance (which seemed to be a problem for some reviewers) so explicit language and sex are to be expected. But there's also a wonderful alpha hero and a nice supporting storyline to go along. I'm not a big reader of western romances but I really enjoyed this one set in 1868 Wyoming Territory.

Elizabeth Coyote, desperate to hang onto the family ranch after her father's death, offers a deal to gunslinger Asa MacIntyre. He promises to do all he can to bring the ranch back from the brink of bankruptcy and in exchange she will become his wife. Given his ruthless reputation and his imposing physical presence, Elizabeth feels certain he is the man to keep her home solvent and protected, surely to thrive in future. While she's comfortable with her choice for the ranch's sake, she's worried for her own. For Asa is unlike any man she's ever met. He's incredibly handsome and sexy, but more than that, he treats her differently from any other man in her life. He's supportive of her decisions (at least when he agrees with them), he respects her intelligence and he seems to, well like her! Elizabeth is confused by his smiles and teasing ways. What is she to make of him? Why can't he be like other men, at least then she would know what to expect. At the same time, she's very glad he's not like other men especially when he smiles or looks at her that special way.

Little does Elizabeth know, but she has just handed Asa MacIntyre everything he's ever wanted. A respectable life and a respectable lady for a wife. Being the son of a prostitute and an unknown father, Asa craves respectability and stability. The ranch is more than he could ever have dreamed of and Elizabeth, well she's just the icing on the cake. She's lovely but skittish, prickly but he thinks he glimpses a fire in her that he plans to bring to the surface. He sets about seducing his wife and working to determine if the ranch is being sabotaged, and if so, by whom. The more he is with her the deeper he falls, but the more he looks at the ranch's books, he wonders if he will be able to save her beloved ranch. Will she still want him if he fails?

For me, Asa was the best part of this book. He's wryly funny, sexy, sweet and protective and I loved how he often used reversed psychology to help her shed her fears and inhibitions. Elizabeth was a bit more problematic for me. Dominated by the men in her life - her brutal father and her patronizing friend and neighbor Aaron - her resistance to Asa was understandable but frustrating. Though she is rankled by male domination, she also wishes that Asa would be the typical male - at least then she'd know where she stood - which was contradictory and a bit annoying to me. Asa was so obviously a nice guy and he proved it many times over that her doubts seemed to stick with her a little too long.

If you like your romances hot but semi-sweet, this one may be for you.

This book has it all - plot, great characters and more
Being a newcomer to Sarah McCarty's books, I took all the positive reviews on her books with a grain of salt, having been mislead by such reviews on other books in the past. However, the story sounded much too interesting to me, even though I am not a fan of western romances, to pass up. The price almost deterred me too, but I was more than happy that I'd purchased it once I started reading.

Elizabeth Coyote is in danger of losing her family's ranch. Taking the advice of her friend Aaron, she marries (or she thinks she marries) Brent Doyle, a nice enough looking fellow she believes will pull her ranch out of bankruptcy danger. It only takes her one night to see that he's not the man for her (abusive fists have a away of doing that). She confronts him the day after their farce of a wedding to reclaim money he stole from her and to give him the boot, which he naturally does not take kindly to (picture a big stupid man that thinks all women are stupid). When things begin to get a little out of hand in the saloon, Asa MacIntyre comes to her rescue (picture a tall, lean and gorgeous bounty hunter with a soft spot for abused women and children), and steps in as the new man in her life. After ripping Brent a new one, he and Elizabeth tie the knot (for real this time) and forge ahead with an awkward relationship. Asa has dreamed his whole life of a respectable wife and home (his mother was a prostitute, his father was a customer) and he sees Elizabeth as his one chance to deliver that unspoken promise. Elizabeth was raised by a loving mother that was tragically killed and a father that never understood how to raise a daughter. To say they each have their hang-ups is an understatement. Asa is determined though to have a complete marriage, and he gives Elizabeth no mercy in trying to achieve that goal. His patience and understanding know no bounds, despite his wife's determination to keep their marriage as business-like as possible. Asa pursues her with enough gusto to make any woman's heart pitter-patter (I know mine did). Not only does Asa care deeply for Elizabeth, but he is just what she needs to uncover why the ranch is being deliberately run aground and who's behind it.

The characters, especially Asa and Elizabeth, were so interesting and believable. Elizabeth's attitude at times was frustrating to read through, but I came to understand the reasons for her behavior as the book took shape. Asa is a man any woman would be lucky to have, but he needed a strong woman like Elizabeth to be able to hold him. The dynamic between the two of them was just amazing and so much fun to read about. I've rarely felt that kind of chemistry between two lead characters before. The secondary characters were just as well developed and readers will get a glimpse of the two heroes, Clint and Cougar, of McCarty's next two books in the series, both of whom promise to be just as hunky and mouth-watering as Asa.

The thing that really made this book unique to me was Asa. Imagine a man that is reasonable and knows how to communicate with his partner. I know - it's an amazing concept! It's so rare to find that type of man in the real world, let alone in a romance book. I could have died and gone to romance heaven as soon as he entered the story. He was so caring, sensitive and just "there" in every way for his wife. The intimate scenes were some of the best I've ever read, either in regular romance or erotica. I have an all new appreciation for horseback riding, if you know what I mean. Read the book to see what I mean on that one. It's scorching to say the least!

I'll definitely be purchasing the rest of the series in the very near future. Pick up "Promises Linger" by Sarah McCarty - you will love it. It's going on my keeper shelf as I will definitely be rereading it later.

One Of My Favorite All Time Love Stories
This is by far my favorite love story because the characters are so real - they are not by far the perfect people. And yet it warms your heart to see how much Elizabeth and Asa grow together. This is 1868 Wyoming Territory and Elizabeth is desperate to save the ranch she loves including marrying Asa who happens to be a silver eyed gunslinger with a ruthless reputation for getting the job done. Asa has dreams of a place of his own, a wife, and the respect that comes with both. Their marriage has a purpose for each of them but turns into so much more. Elizabeth has a prim and proper image but she blossoms for Asa with his patience and persistence. He would be able to charm anybody!!!

This is a MUST purchase. You will love it time and time again!

I have read all of Sarah McCarty's books and I would buy every single book she writes. They are all with very rich characters and they make you feel very satisfied at the end of the book. You can purchase ebook formats at Ellora's Cave Publishing.

This is the first review I have written on Amazon - that is how strong I feel about her books. Enjoy! I certainly did.