Romance Book Reviews
Page Two of TwoLone Star by Evelyn Rogers
Leisure Books, June 1999.Paperback, 400 pages.
ISBN: 0843945338.
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Texas in 1857 was a wild place. Although South Texas
had some larger towns such as San Antonio and the
capitol, Austin, life on a ranch had its share of challenges,
such as attacks by the Comanches. But the biggest
challenge that Kate Calloway will face is a tall,
dark-haired stranger named Cord Hardin who
rides onto her ranch and announces his intention of
buying up the land around the Calloway ranch.
The attraction between the two is immediate, but
there's a problem. Cord has every intention of
ruining Kate's father, T.J. Calloway, for
a terrible incident in the past which involved both
Cord and T.J. But Kate has a few secrets in her past,
as well. As the two get to know each other, they find
themselves drawn together. But will the hurts of the
past keep them from ever knowing true love?
Evelyn Rogers has created an incredible, sweeping tale of passion, revenge and intrigue set in the wild, wild west which was 1850s Texas. The handsome and embittered Cord Hardin and the fiery and passionate Kate Calloway make a wonderful couple; sparks fly in their scenes together. With a vivid prose style which takes your breath away, and passion as sweltering and steamy as an August day in Texas, this is one story that readers will not be able to put down.
Scottish Brides by Christina Dodd, Stephanie Laurens, Julia Quinn and Karen Ranney
Avon, June 1999.Paperback, 351 pages.
ISBN: 0380804514.
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Get ready to laugh, to cry and to be transported to another
time and place. When four such talented romance authors as
these ladies team up for an anthology about Scottish romance,
you know you are in for a treat. Christina Dodd gets the
ball rolling with "Under the Kilt," a sexy, funny story
which tells the tale of a haughty Englishman, Hadden Fairchild, and
his encounter with the beautiful and proud Scot Andra McNaughten.
Stephanie Laurens delights with her sensual and leisurely-paced
story, "A Rose in Bloom," in which Duncan, the Earl of Strathyre gets the
shock of his life when he returns to his ancestral home for
the Midsummer's Ball to find his childhood playmate
is all grown up. In "Gretna Green" Julia Quinn offers up a lighthearted,
funny tale of Miss Margaret Pennypacker who,
while searching for her errant brother, must pretend to be
the wife of Scotsman Angus Greene. But soon pretending
doesn't seem to be enough, and Miss Pennypacker
may get more from her agreement with Angus than she
bargained for. These four stories of Scottish
brides are perfect escape reading: historical romance
lovers shouldn't miss this one.
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