Linda Style

She had to tell a lie

Sometimes a criminal gets away with it. This can't be one of those times.

Book three in the series!  The first, The Baby Gamble told the story of Annie and Blake; the second, Betting on Santa told Cole and Tessa's story and this one tells the story of Jake and Rachel.  I am a sucker for the "going back" type of story.  Good Read!

This is a fabulous series - I found it hard to put the book down, and couldn't wait to get on to the next one in the series!  (All the while dreading when I would be finished the series)  This is the best series that I have read since I fell in love with the McKeddricks!  Too bad that there were only 5 books to the series.

Bk #53--Back Cover: After taking the rap for a crime he didn't commit, Jake Chandler swore he'd seen the last of his unforgving Texas hometown. Until family business brings him back...face-to-face with his past in River Bluff. Face-to-face with Rachel Diamonte.

Trying to clear up a mystery surrounding an old murder brings two people together.  Both of them have things they need to find out about their families and their past. The story seems a bit forced at times but the premise for the story is very interesting. I will definitly read more of Linda Style's books.

Third in the Texas Hold 'Em series. Jake Chandler is back in his Texas hometown for the first time in 15 years. He holds few fond memories of the place. Now he's inherited his uncle's run-down bar and his old friends want him to fix it up. Single mom Rachel Diamonte is also back, next-to-homeless and needing work. Jake hires her despite the horrible thing she did to him 15 years ago and finds he has a soft spot for her daughter. Can they overcome their pasts and the town's gossip mill? A good read but I finished it after bedtime and as I drifted to sleep, I thought of several weaknesses that during the reading didn't bother me b/c I wanted to see what happened with these two. Not as much love in their lives as in the previous book in this series. NFM

Going for Broke by Linda Style, Super Romance, #1458, December 2007 (series: book 3-Texas Hold ‘Em)

15 years ago bad boy Jake Chandler rode out of town. Rumours always surrounded him but being accused of setting a barn on fire was the last straw. He can't fight the rumours anymore because a witness, Rachel Diamonte(a girl he had had a crush on since he was 12) said she saw him that night. Why would Rachel lie?

I know there needs to be a wide variety of styles of books out there, but this is one Style that is not for me.