rancher

This was another good Lucy Monroe story.  I like her stuff.  Millionaire rancher who thinks all women manipulate meets housekeeper who is running away from a scandal. 

Lucy Horton is on the run; when her car breaks down.  She is pregnant and alone.  John Randall swerves and just misses her car.   As they wait for someone to rescue them;  she goes into labor.

Will John find out what she is running from? And will he be able to help her?

Nick Noble hadn't planned on being the prodigal son.  But when his father dies and leaves half of the Silver  Buckle--the Noble family ranch--to Nick's former best friend, he returns home to face his mistakes...and to guarantee that the ranch stays in the Noble family.

4 Stars! ~~~ This story held a few surprises!

Man of Ice by Diana Palmer

Silhouette Desire #1000 ~ May 1996

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This is the first in Patrice Michelle's "Bad In Boots" series.  This series is very erotic about contemporary cowboys.  This first one Harmon Steele and Jena Hudson.  Jena's aunt passed away and left her Texas ranch to Jena and her brother Ty.  Part of Sally's will stipulates that should they sell the property they need to conduct the transaction in person.  Harm wants to buy the ra

Love with a Proper Rancher by Judith Rochelle, White Rose Press/Yellow Rose, 2007 (book 1- White Tail, Texas)

Paige Cavanaugh dreamed of fairy tales and the happily-ever-after, but so far all her Prince Charmings ended up being frogs. After a shattering admission from her sleaze ball fiancée about a half hour before their wedding, she flees her wedding and ends up in White Tail, Texas. There she runs out of gas at two in the morning and ends up sleeping in her car. The first person she encounters is lawyer Ryan Cutter, owner of said lot where she parked and slept. And he isn't happy. Even though he was attracted to Paige he wouldn't let himself fall into the marriage trap. He's seen what a disaster his brother's marriage was. And Paige had another point against her; she was from the big city. In his experience city girls found the small town life of White Tail boring after a while. Even though they both try to fight the attraction they still end up falling in love. She is about to confess all to Ryan but everything blows up in her face when her sleaze ball ex-fiancée shows up. Will Ryan ever give her a chance to explain, or will he believe that Paige was just passing time in the small town and amusing herself?

When I was given the book I didn't know the author and wasn't interested much in the line. Since then I've come across some good American Romance titles so I decided to try my luck with this new to me author.

I didn't want to put this book down because I was caught up in the story of a beautiful woman fleeing her abusive, possessive ex-husband. Terri Reed didn't let the suspense lag even when I thought Faith had found sanctuary.

Elegant heiress Faith Delange, is running for her life. In a diner in Oregon, she meets a rancher, Luke Campbell, who needs a companion/caregiver for his mother who is recovering from a heart attack.. Faith thinks she'll be ‘out of sight' on a ranch, so she takes the job and quickly finds a friend in Luke's mother.

Luke, a captain on leave from the military, wants to get his mother back on the road to recovery before he heads back to his troops. But his attraction to Faith has him hesitating, especially when he realizes she's in danger and his protective instincts kick in.  

An Honorable Texan

by
Victoria Chancellor

2 Stars ~~~ Sadly, I can’t give a good rating to a book solely because it’s well written.

Maggie’s Dad by Diana Palmer

Silhouette Special Edition # 991 ~ Nov 1991

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