Fortune's Honor by Jamie Craig and Cowboy by Delilah Devlin... QC #268

Fortune's Honor by Jamie Craig, Amber Quill Press, 2008

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Clay Putnam has always been the responsible one in his family. He runs the family ranch, Good Fortune, by himself and takes care of his ailing mother. He is happy to make sacrifices so his brothers can follow their own dreams, especially his younger brother, Ty, a bull-rider on the professional rodeo circuit. But he leads a very lonely life, and he longs to meet a woman who could love his home, and his family, as much as he does. Paige Murphy fell for Ty's boyish charm and exuberance, and she agrees to spend her summer vacation at the Good Fortune Ranch while Ty follows the rodeo all over the western states. She is happy to be engaged to Ty. Until she meets his older brother. Clay is mature, thoughtful, and very attractive. She thinks he might be interested in her as well, but they resist their mutual desire out of love and respect for Ty. Passion and a surprising tragedy, however, drives Paige into Clay's arms, but honor, not infatuation, dictates who they are...

This was a very good story if I could forget the fact that Paige was engaged to Clay's brother. Everything about this story was beautiful. The ending was wonderful and well written. Part of Lassoed AmberPax collection.

Excellence Rating- Very Good ~ Steaminess Rating- Combustible

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Cowboy by Delilah Devlin, The Wild Rose Press/Scarlet Rose, 2007

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Caught in a sudden thunderstorm on a lonely stretch of Texas highway, I pull into a dingy little diner to wait out the rain, never dreaming the cowboy of my dreams would follow me inside. Now I have a couple of choices, play it coy and safe? Or go for the big brass buckle?

This story was very short and in first person, so they never said the names of the H and h. Ok so maybe that's a little qualm of mine, I like to know the names of the H and h. They didn't even exchange names. There was no plot behind the story. Another summary could be "they got caught in the rain, they had sex."

Excellence Rating- Poor ~ Steaminess Rating- Combustible

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Both of these stories were a nice way of lazing around while it was raining.

Personal total- 136 ~ harl/sil- 104 ~ other- 32

Ratio of TBR/ new- Totals since Jan 1= 50/86 ~ July= 2/12

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