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3.89 of 5 Votes: 3
Ravaged by grief after a car crash took his cherished wife and unborn child, Chase Tyler had abandoned his family business. Solar dryer design and construction pdf. He’d hit the rodeo circuit and the bars with equal disregard for his life, unwilling to face his pain and move on—until a bad-tempered bull and a lady from the past forced him to. Chase All he wanted was enough whiskey to forget. Ravaged by grief after a car crash took his cherished wife and unborn child, Chase Tyler had abandoned his family business. He'd hit the rodeo circuit and the bars with equal disregard for his life, unwilling to face his pain and move on-until a bad-tempered bull and a lady from the past forced him to.All she wanted was his love.
0553289519 (ISBN13: 9780553289510)
English
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Texas! Lucky (1991)
About book: The first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown’s beloved Texas! trilogy introduces readers to a close-knit family struggling to go on without its patriarch—and to a man in pursuit of an elusive woman who may hold his future in her hands.Charismatic and easy on the eyes, Lucky Tyler is a born rebel. His romantic conquests have earned him his nickname, while his temper gives him his reputation as the family hothead. One night, he gets in a fight over a woman in distress, followed by a night of passion neither of them will soon forget. But the lady in question has a knack for disappearing. When news breaks of a suspicious fire at Tyler Drilling, Lucky is the prime suspect. Now the mystery woman is more than just the object of his obsession. She’s his alibi. Devon Haines has tried her best to escape Lucky. Yet his bold pursuit and self-assurance are irresistible. In order to clear him of criminal charges, she must reveal her darkest secret; withholding her help could cost him everything he holds dear. Either way, she risks losing him forever. From the Paperback edition. From the Publisher Lucky Tyler attracted trouble--and women--like a lightning rod. But the night he stepped in to rescue a mysterious redhead in a seedy bar, he got more than he bargained for! The lady excited him, challenged him, drove him wild with desire--then vanished without a trace. Lucky was desperate to find her, to brand her with his heat--and when the police were called in to investigate a suspicious fire at Tyler Drilling, his family business, he needed her for an alibi! Torn between anguish and ecstasy, Devon Haines tried to refuse Lucky's pleas for help, but the reckless blue-eyed devil wouldn't take no as an answer from her.. not when his touch could make her burn, could make her his. Framed by old enemies, Lucky knew his only hope to clear himself rested on solving the crime, but Devon feared when his innocence was proved, she would lose the handsome cowboy who possessed her heart and soul Would the tragic vow that made their love forbidden cost her forever in his arms? From the Inside Flap Lucky Tyler attracted trouble--and women--like a lightning rod. But the night he stepped in to rescue a mysterious redhead in a seedy bar, he got more than he bargained for! The lady excited him, challenged him, drove him wild with desire--then vanished without a trace. Lucky was desperate to find her, to brand her with his heat--and when the police were called in to investigate a suspicious fire at Tyler Drilling, his family business, he needed her for an alibi! Torn between anguish and ecstasy, Devon Haines tried to refuse Lucky's pleas for help, but the reckless blue-eyed devil wouldn't take no as an answer from her.. not when his touch could make her burn, could make her his. Framed by old enemies, Lucky knew his only hope to clear himself rested on solving the crime, but Devon feared when his innocence was proved, she would lose the handsome cowboy who possessed her heart and soul Would the tragic vow that made their love forbidden cost her forever in his arms?
Tyler attracts two things. Trouble and women. Devon is swearing off two things..Trouble and men.So as one might imagine, when Fiery Devon and Steamy Tyler meet up they find that even reason and good sense can't keep them apart. Trying to keep themselves out of trouble in life and love, they both learn that resisting one another isn't in the cards, but surely their hot romance will only lead to more trouble. A tall dark and handsome stranger with a cowboy hat and a cocky grin walks up to you and drawls out a hello, what do you do? If your answer was *swoon*, then you're not dead! Though Tyler came off as a bit macho at times and maybe a bit pushy even, he was still easily lovable. His intentions, though usually sex-driven, were pretty selfless most of the time. He's the kind of guy that gets you singin' 'Save a horse, ride a cowboy.'Devon's life choices aren't exactly smart..but I felt that Sandra Brown made them relatable and allowed for the reader to be sympathetic. I'm curious though, how is it that all of these romance novel heroins always get themselves in a bind? And I don't mean in bedroom..but in life. They're always trapped in some loveless relationship or poor life choice, in need of rescue and a good 'roll in the hay'. I really wouldn't mind seeing a strong female lead not in need of rescue. We'll see, I've only read a small selection of romance novels, maybe I'm just missing those ones. I don't mean to sound picky..I get that romance novels are suppose to be less about substance and more about sex but..um..why is that again? Is it so hard to write both into a story? I don't even need the physical act, just the fabulous sexual tension between characters that brings you back to the first year of your own relationship. As crazy as it sounds, that's what I look for in books like this, remind me of the feelings of fresh and fabulous first love. I've been with my husband for seven years now, we're still in love but sometimes I like to look back on where we started out so many years ago.
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So I did some research before starting my review. Today Sandra Brown is 67. In 1990 - when this book was initially published, she was 42. I don't 42 is too old to produce a great contemporary romance, in fact, I think age is irrelevant, it's all in the mindset. I'm gonna go out on a limb and say maybe Ms. Brown's mindset is very traditional. As in ancient, really. The way the hero talks to every woman, well, really the way he talks to everyone is just plain old-fashioned and stereotypical of the
BARELY THREE STARSTheir relationship started out with a fist fight but turned into something worth fighting for! Lucky is the hottest bachelor in town. One of the rich locals has her sights set on him but he has no desires for her or marriage. While stopping by the bar on his way home he comes to the rescue of an out-of-towner, Devon, who is being hassled by some local jerks. Devon isn’t happy to have this local boy being all macho for her sake. Lucky doesn't see it as being macho but instead as second nature (his mother taught him- you look out for the opposite sex). While these two are together, right after he saves her from the bar thugs, there is a fire set to Lucky’s family’s business that the investigators believe he is responsible for setting to collect the insurance policy. Devon has skipped town and given Lucky a false name making it hard to track her down. When Lucky finds her his world is rocked because of the secret she she is harboring. Regrettably that secret is what makes her reluctant to be his alibi. She's his only alibi. Texas! Lucky unfortunately underwhelmed me. It may be that this book is 24 years old or the plot was too cliche for me. I’m not sure but the drama surrounding this couple barely held my attention. Devon kept bringing up her 'responsibility' that would have been an easy to fix but instead she drug it out and made it more than it needed to be. I’ve read a couple of Sandra Brown’s ‘newer’ romantic suspense books and I’ve enjoyed them. So when I saw the audio for this one offered at my library I figured I’d give it a try. It was listed as a romance and out of sheer curiosity to see how Ms. Brown would write a purely romance book I check it out. After reading this book I’ve decided I will stick to her “newer” stuff.SERIES:
I had given this trilogy 4 stars but that was based on my hazy memory of the books when I read them more than a decade ago.I finished my reread last night and am giving it 3 stars. Not because it's an okay read but because I finished it. Maybe if this were an MM romance, I might have given it 4 stars, 3 1/2 at least. But I'm much more demanding of my MF romances.I don't have any issues with Lucky. He is what he is - a womaniser, nice-guy, suffers from 'white-knight syndrome', as the heroine snidely puts it. I do have issues with Devon, however. Man, does that woman know how to carry on. I already hate stories with virgins who do that morning-after blues and groaned when I realized this was one of them. Sure, Devon had a very good reason for her post-coitus attitude - she's married - but it still made for very annoying reading. She remained unlikeable right to the very end of this very weak offering from Sandra Brown who, back in those days, was an autobuy.I was planning to read the trilogy but this first book has changed my mind because, apart from having to encounter Devon in the next two books, 1) I don't like the idea of Marcie taking Tanya's place so soon after her I just read about her death; 2) Sage is irritating in the worst pain-in-the-ass way.If I hadn't had the chance to meet Chase's wife, Tanya, and known how much in love she and Chase were with each other, I could have read it. As it is, even though Chase and Marcie's story takes place two years after Tanya's death, it's been only a few minutes for me. I assume when I first read Chase's book, it was a year after Lucky was published - enough time for this reader to let Tanya go but now, 20 years later on this intended back-to-back read, Not Possible. As for Sage, she made me run back to MM so I'm now enjoying Mia Watt's Handcuffs & Lace series which I've been meaning to read for ages.
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3.49 of 5 Votes: 6
055328990X (ISBN13: 9780553289909)
English
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Texas! Chase (1991)
About book: I am going to give this one a high four stars.Marcie has been in love with Chase since childhood, but unfortunately for her, Chase is happily married to his wife, Tanya. Chase and Tanya are seeking the perfect house before their baby is born. Marcie, being a real estate agent, shows Tanya a house that Tanya falls in love with. Chase is too busy to go to the house viewing so Marcie drives Tanya over to the house, but on the way there, a car accident occurs, instantly killing off the pregnant Tanya.Two years later Chase has abandoned his business and spends his day drinking, whoring, gambling, all to forget Tanya’s death. Marcie happens to witness Chase nearly getting killed in a rodeo arena, and she, still very much in love with Chase, wants him safe, so she drives him back to his family.Chase arrives at home, and after an argument with Marcie, decides he needs to do something with his life. He starts off by checking how the family business is striving under his brother, Lucky’s management. Chase learns that the business is not doing well and he must try to pay the debt that they owe to the bank. That night, Chase is invited to dinner with Marcie who proposes that he marry her. She explains that the marriage will benefit both of them, Chase will be able to pay off the money his business owes and Marcie will get some companionship in her big house. After much thought (and another argument with Marcie), Chase agrees to the marriage proposal.The beginning of the story was rather dull, but it kicks off after the marriage. I was wary about reading the book because of the many reviews that said Marcie was a lunatic, or obsessed with Chase. After reading the book myself, I can say that Marcie was a strong and independent woman. She isn’t afraid to stand up to Chase and she not only argues with him, but she even slaps him once! I’m glad that Sandra Brown didn’t hover over the fact that Marcie had a crush on Chase. I mean yes, it was mentioned a few times, but Marcie in no way seemed crazy about him. Marcie simply wanted to help Chase, and when she figured that she didn’t want to end up as a lonely spinster, she asked him to marry her.Chase on the other hand, was much more dislikeable than Marcie. ***Spoiler*** When he found out that Marcie bought the house that Tanya wanted, he insisted that they were living in Tanya’s house, that Marcie was second place to Tanya, and that Tanya was the wife that he loved. Then he had the gall to say that sex with Marcie was to dull his memories for Tanya and that their marriage is only on paper. And to top it all off, he never apologizes for any of this. So my conclusion? Marcie is a much more bearable character than Chase. ***End of Spoiler*** I also found it extremely annoying that Chase constantly thinks about his wife throughout the story, even in the last few pages, he thought about his love for Tanya. I can understand that he will always love Tanya but this is supposed to be Marcie and Chase’s love story, it focused way too much on Chase’s feelings and deep love for Tanya. Lucky and his wife Devon have some great scenes in the story that made me wonder if I should read Texas! Lucky after all.The story would’ve been five stars if we could erase those scenes where Chase was being a bastard. There were some heart-tugging scenes that made me shed a few tears and that’s probably why I ended up giving the book a high four stars. This is a book I would recommend if you don’t mind the hero being a little too mean, overall, it’s an above average romance novel.
2.5Just like the first book in the trilogy - this was also a short, quick read. I liked the chemistry between the characters, but didn't like that some parts of this book were quite unrealistic.. First of all - How does Chase buy a house on a whim and then 'forgets all about it' ?!??!?!? Hahahaha!! What about the payments?! Mortgage?! Bills?! Not to mention that he is broke - how does he forget that he has a house?! But then, not only did he forget that he had a house, his brother also sold this house for him and Chase didn't know this either.. Ummm.. really?Then, how did no one know that Marcy's house is the same house Chase bought and Lucky sold for him (to her)? How did no one ever go to this house or at least check the address on the paperwork that they all had to sign?!!?? Neither Lucky nor Chase ever checked the address (since we are to believe they never physically went to it - which is also crazy)?!?! This was weird and required major suspension of belief.. but I guess since they are all hicks who like to brawl and start fights in 'saloons' in their spare time, it is maybe even possible that they can't read contracts (?!).. The phone call from the painter who claimed that 'Mrs. Tyler called a few years ago regarding painting the nursery' > ummm - she never even bought this house - why would she have called a painter so early? How could she have even given him a phone number to a house she didn't own?! OR how is the number the same now that Marcy lives there (phone numbers change with owners, they don't stay with the house!) ?! And finally - 'a few years later, a painter is calling asking if they still need someone to do the job?! Really?! you think they would have waited for 2 years just for you to paint their room?! Weird.. This was one of those conflicts that are just thrown in there because the author did not know how to bring it up and make the couple fight! Which would be fine if it was done in a more realistic way.. Like - couldn't have Chase found the buyer/seller agreement for the house, or something like that..? (Although the whole 'not knowing where the house was' is completely ludicrous - you owned this property, dude!)..And what about Marcy - the creepy stalker?! I liked her as a character, she seemed like a strong, smart, independent woman.. but then things were thrown in that made her seem like a bit of a bunny-boiler. Like 'she has zero friends' and 'she loved Chase since grade school, so much that she bought his dead wife's dream house and made it into a home for Chase' ??? Umm, does this mean that she bought the house with the plan in mind to 'catch' Chase?! Totally weird.. The author did not need to make Marcy that weird! Finally - (view spoiler)[ she was on birth control AND they used a condom and she still ended up pregnant?! Really?! Really?! And then in the end we get a little sex-ed tutorial where she teaches us that 'these things do happen, i've heard of them happening before' - umm, yea, ok! (hide spoiler)]
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What an emotional story. Brown had my heart in my throat throughout. Her character and scene development places you not only in this story, but in the centre of this family. Each event draws you further and further in. I appreciated how the prologue set the scene, giving you a glimpse into what had happened without dwelling on it. Brown’s eloquent descriptions meld with her fantastic storytelling to create a romance that will really make you believe.This is definitely a character driven tale. Every event is directly correlated to someone, and their reactions are what drive the story forward. His refusal to move forward combined with her refusal to give up leads them on a journey that kept me on my toes. The narrator really made this novel for me. As much as I enjoyed the story itself, it was really one of those ‘can’t put it down’ novels, the narrator’s intonation and snark made it unforgettable. As a whole this was a very enjoyable read. It can easily be read as a standalone or as part of the series. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it to others, nor can I wait to read the next in the series.
With a wife he adores and a baby on the way, life is great for Chase Tyler. Then tragedy strikes when Tanya and their unborn child are killed. A grief stricken Chase pushes his family away and abandons the family business to start riding on the rodeo circuit and drinking himself into oblivion. Real Estate Broker Marcie Johns was driving Tanya to look at a house the day of the accident. Even though she didn't cause the accident, she feels responsible. Marcie has known Chase since childhood and wants to help him get his life back in order. When she sees him get injured during a rodeo, she follows him to the hospital and eventually bullies him into going home to his family. As Chase realizes that Tyler Drilling is barely staying in business, he devotes his time to trying to save it. Marcie offers him a deal. She will give him the money to pay off the creditors if he will marry her. Taking her up on the deal just may be the best thing that ever happened to him.This is the second book in Brown's Texas series. I read it over 20 years ago and decided to revisit it on audio. Colleen Marlo does a great job as narrator of the audiobook.Chase is a tortured hero who wallows in his grief. Marcie has loved Chase from afar since childhood, and decides she is the woman who can straighten him up. I enjoyed their various battles where Marcie would verbally kick his butt and get him back on track. I thought the whole marriage of convenience storyline was a bit over the top. It made Marcie look desperate to win Chase no matter what she had to do. From that point the story was predictable with no surprises, as Chase realizes his feelings for Marcie. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
I really enjoyed this story, yes there was a couple things that made me feel a bit weirded out. #1 Marci buying the house chase and his wife were. Of course she stated she always wanted the house herself. But still. #2 The part where she offer's him money to help out his family business. And chase said they don't allow outsiders to invest. And Marci said she just wanted to lend them money. So the only solution was that Chase and Marci Merry. I think that could have been done differently. However the rest of the book was great. You really felt how Marci and chase struggled with being married. In different ways. Chase didn't want to let go of his dead wife, which was devastating in Lucky's story. That was shocking. Then when all the drama starts to go down, and emotions are getting to high, Marci starts to get strange phone calls and it is affecting her greatly. But the worse part about it was chase didn't believe her as well as his brother, because they were sill realing from the fact that Marci bought the house chases dead wife wanted. Lots of drama ensues, chase comes to the realization that he does love Marci almost to late. I do think Marci deserved more of an apology. But I loved the ending so it all worked out.
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