Never Tease a Wolf

Sheep Rancher #1

by Joan Johnston

A New York Times Bestselling Author When a wolf threatens local ranches, Montana Fish and Wildlife agent Abigail Dayton must relocate the animal in an effort to save the endangered species. Abby knows the breed powerful, strong and lean, predatory. The description also fits rancher Luke Granger. She knows Luke's type - a man who's lived a hard, solitary life working the land. The kind of man who doesn't trust easily, but tempts a woman to risk everything . . .

Genres: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Harlequin, Western Romance

189 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1991

About the author

Joan Johnston (born Little Rock, Arkansas) is a best-selling American author of over forty contemporary and historical romance novels.

Johnston was the third of seven children born to an Air Force sergeant and his music-teacher wife. She received a B.A. in theatre arts from Jacksonville University in 1970, then earning an M.A. in theatre from the University of Illinois, Urbana in 1971. She received a law degree (with honors) at the University of Texas at Austin in 1980. For the next five years, Johnston worked as an attorney, serving with the Hunton & Williams firm in Richmond, Virginia, and with Squire, Sanders, & Dempsey in Miami. She has also worked as a newspaper editor and drama critic in San Antonio, Texas, and as a college professor at Southwest Texas Junior College, Barry University, and the University of Miami.

Johnston is a member of the Authors Guild, Novelists, Inc., Romance Writers of America, and Florida Romance Writers. She has two children and one grandchild, and divides her time between two homes, in Colorado and Florida.

Awards

* Paperbook Book Club of America's Book Rak Award (twice)
* Romantic Times' Best Western Historical Series Award (twice)
* Romantic Times' Best New Western Writer
* Romantic Times' Best Historical Series Award (twice)
* The Maggie (twice)
* Romance Writers of America RITA Award finalist for The Disobedient Bride

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had a great time reading this, but my god is it terrible.

[Dina · Rating 3 out of 5]

From the book blurb:
When a wolf threatens local ranches, Montana Fish and Wildlife agent Abigail Dayton must relocate the animal in an effort to save the endangered species. Abby knows the breed well: powerful, strong and lean, predatory. The description also fits rancher Luke Granger. She knows Luke's type - a man who's lived a hard, solitary life working the land. The kind of man who doesn't trust easily, but tempts a woman to risk everything...

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[Jo Watson · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just a pile of cliche. This is the kind of writing that gives romance novels a bad name. Not only did the writing lack finesse and the characters lack chemistry what they did have seemed so toxic that I was actually rooting against them. I worry about the author and what she considers “romantic” to her personally because based on this book it would be creepy, sexist, borderline sexual assault, definite harassment behaviors that I have never witnessed between a successful couple.

[Nicole · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars...
short book, insta-love, chauvinistic male characters who can't believe a woman is doing a "man's" job, one female portrayed with masculine features and characteristics to justify doing a "male" job.
I normally like Joan Johnston, but this one is just too dated...

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it!

[Katelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author does some good research on the ecology of wolves and also has a great story to go with it. I only have one pet peeve and that is that she didn't look too closely at a map the Bob Marshall Wilderness is close to Glacier National Park and is part of the Ecosystem but it is not actually in the Park. They way she words one of her sentences is confusing.

[Jenny · Rating 1 out of 5]

I am a big romance fan, but did not enjoy this book at all. There was no real story to it beyond a typical romance with a hint of something going on, but not enough to keep me from being bored. I really didn't like the ending at all.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

The title really intrigued me but the title was really just a tease(no pun intended). There was a hunt for a wolf but it was just another romance novel devoid of the emotions that are present in the pages of a Erin Hillebrand, Debbie MacComber or Nicholas Sparks novel.

[Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read. Good Western Romance story.

[Joyce (The book worm) · Rating 5 out of 5]

i loved this book alot

[Dramagirl · Rating 2 out of 5]

Horribly written but it was kinda fun. Eye rolls are extremely necessary.

[Diane Haag]

This was a fun story - it goes well with the complemented book Wolf in Sheeps Clothing. This book should probably be read first, but since parts of the story are repeated in the other book, it would be fun to read them both together. I like seeing what the characters do after the end of the first book, and seeing a story line continued.