Up until the end, I think this was maybe 3 stars? And then....the ending. It almost seemed like the author got tired of writing this book, and just said "THE HELL WITH IT" and finished with the most abrupt, ridiculous wrap-up I've ever seen. The hero went from suffering from severe mental issues ...
Prendi la storia di Cenerentola, aggiungi un serio trauma infantile ed ecco la trama. Non è brutto ma certo avrebbe potuto essere meglio. Lo salvo perchè l'autrice dimostra sensibilità nel descrivere le vulnerabilità di un uomo che, per quanto di successo, non riesce a dimenticare i traumi passat...
Rory Fentress was the town bad boy who made good. Now a successful businessman and an honorary member of the elite Texas Cattleman's Club, he needs a permanent home in Royal, Texas, to run for state senate--and he's got his eye on the ranch run by his former lover.Shannon Morrison ended her steam...
He felt the loss keenly. Something about her comforted the turmoil inside him. Calmed him. Gave him a sense of peace. She linked her hands behind her back and looked up at the stars. “This is why I don’t live in the city,” she said. “I love the space, the sky, the solitude...
She had no clue what he was thinking, but replaying her words in her head, she realized how she must sound to him. Insufferably sure of her own capabilities, and bossy to boot. It wasn’t a great tack to take with a man. A truth that had been pointed out to her on more than one occasion. But if sh...
Watching the handsome stranger descend the hill with long, loping strides made her want to weep for some unaccountable reason. She’d likely never see him again…unless she happened to run across him as she was leaving the duke’s estate. Though, given his current mood, he’d probably hide out until ...
Though he had complied with her orders, Emma sat motionless for a moment, enjoying the tableau. His skin was lightly tanned, the hair on his torso and beneath his arms a shade darker than his deep brown locks with the hint of fire in them. With his arms extended above his ...
Libby’s heart turned over. She would bet every dollar of her first paycheck that he hadn’t meant to say something so revealing. She sat back down, feeling warm and almost secure when he enfolded her in his arms again. “I know we touched on this during my interview, and I’m sorry to open up old wo...
Badly. He wasn’t very good at relationships. He was too damn selfish, and he had trust issues. Which meant his only choices for sexual satisfaction were typically one-night stands. Since he was too fastidious to find much pleasure in that, he usually endured months of self-imposed celibacy until ...
As she sauntered across the lobby to meet him, he realized he was in danger of doing something—or maybe even a few somethings—that was either irrational or stupid or wildly impetuous. The urge and the recognition of that urge alarmed him. He was not that kind of man. Every...
She didn’t even remember which way she came in the beginning, but she was leaving. There would be help at the bottom. A police station. Kind townspeople. Whatever…it didn’t matter. She couldn’t stay here. Briars scraped her legs. Sweat rolled down her temples. A fleeting sense of déjà vu tweaked ...
Had he really? Conor didn’t want to admit, even to himself, that he still grieved the loss of his adolescent dreams. He’d put on a brave face for his family...pretended that he was okay with no longer competing. But deep down, a tiny kernel of futile anger remained that he’d been robbed of doing ...
Despite himself, he felt his face redden, and the incredulous note of defensiveness in his voice was beyond his control. "You think we have problems in the bedroom?” His poor dick wilted despite the fact that it had been raring to go just moments before.Hannah tapped his chin with a chiding finge...
She shooed it away with a lazy kick and yawned. Night still clung to the beach, but out on the horizon faint light struggled to gain a toehold. She catalogued her circumstances, hardly daring to acknowledge what had happened. Jacob’s left arm curled tightly beneath her bre...
And he was neither. Cursing his stupidity, he waited, wishing like hell he could retract the question. He’d spent the better part of an hour coaxing the prickly princess into a warm, malleable mood, and then he’d destroyed it all with his damned curiosity. Bit by bit, she ...
Slate’s words recaptured Kendra’s attention, and she took a calming breath. Being as detached as she could, she said, “I don’t know if that’s possible since I’m pretty busy most of the time. I’ve taken over the running of the shop now that Dad’s gone.” Slate nodded. “I heard about your father, Ke...
A 911 call ensured that medical staff at the hospital would be waiting and ready. Getting in touch with Trent was trickier, and she felt terrible that she was disrupting his important meeting, but she had no choice. She drove herself to the hospital and waited. Mac was still in emergency when an ...
Once the weather improved, Abby and I found plenty to keep us busy. The only contact I’d had with Hayley and McKenzie was a text from Hayley the night of the flooding telling us she was okay. I hoped they were having as much fun as I was. The only fly in the ointment was t...