Kentucky Rich (Kentucky Series, 1)

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Summary: Colemans and Thorntons the never ending saga goes on!
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In another great narrative chronology, Fern Michaels weaves the saga of the Coleman-Thornton families into Kentucky and the arena of thoroughbred horseracing. If you've read the Texas and Vegas series, you'll love becoming acquainted with - Nealy Coleman Diamond, a woman who, with incredible luck and lots of hard work, has succeeded in the man's world of thoroughbred racing.

With her usual superb storytelling style, Fern Michaels's plot is believably straightforward in its portrayal of women and men in the thoroughbred-racing world. She weaves passion, power, greed, ruthless games, dysfunctional families, and cruelty of the human spirit into a compelling tale with a cliffhanger ending that will have you eagerly awaiting the next installment.

Criticism about the setting's factual details of the horseracing world may or may not be well founded, but you have to remember -- it is a fictional story.

Kentucky Heat lacks in-depth character development and skims over long passages of time, but the plot twists will keep you turning the pages. The introduction of multiple characters from the Texas and Las Vegas tales may be problematic for those readers unfamiliar with the previous series, but enough backstory places the characters for the reader. All in all, it's classic Fern Michaels and an entertaining read.

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Summary: Wonderful Writer
Review: Fern Michaels is the best romance writer I've ever read. For those of you who like romance in a book but don't want to read about the sex details for 5 pages, this is the author for you. Fern Michaels has a way to make her characters come to life. You really feel like you involved in the story by feeling sympathy, happiness and sadness right along with the characters in her stories. The Kentucky series is a must have for any reader who loves a good romance story with a whole lot more.

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Summary: Horses, Slot Machines, and Airplanes
Review: Kentucky Rich has a lot of similarities with the Vegas and Texas books. Ms. Michaels certainly doesn't gamble with a new formula in this book. Fortunately, the plot is complemented with the background of horses and horse racing. The included preview of the next book alludes to the same plot there as in the other books as well. A strong main character who chooses men who are greatly flawed, and who they find out too late that they don't love them anyway. Very strong female friendships that include a friend who does truly love her husband. Children who somehow manage to alienate themselves from their mothers. However, the book is a good read, and you get to reacquaint yourself with the characters from the previous books.