Lone Stallions Lady (Montana Mavericks, 1)

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Summary: History dares not repeat itself
Review: A month ago, Private Investigator Gina Henderson made a mistake when she allowed her client's grandson to unknowingly seduce her. High on the success of finding six of Garrett Kincaid's seven illegitimate grandsons, she fell into the arms of the fifth, Trent Remmington. Now, on the threshhold of this unexpected, yet long anticipated, family gathering, Gina must confront Trent with her deception and with the possibility of her pregnancy.

Ironically enough, the private investigator Trent hired to find Gina was entirely unnecessary. As he tries to orient himself with the truth about his biological father, he also finds himself facing imminent fatherhood if he could only convince Gina to marry him. After discovering the terrible truth about his true father, Trent is even more determined than ever to be there for his child.

What there is of Trent and Gina's story is good but woefully inadequate. Jackson's writing is good but the story's structure is fragmented. When I wanted to know more about Trent and Gina as well as their relationship, I receieved a slew of information on the history of Whitehorn, some of its extraneous characters, and Gina's frustrating struggle to locate the seventh grandchild. By the story's end, I felt that Jackson could have done well if she'd had a full-length novel to work with. As it was, she had so much background to lay down, so many characters to introduce, and too little space to accomplish it in. Still, it was a pretty interesting start to a new mini-series.

Rating:
Summary: History dares not repeat itself
Review: A month ago, Private Investigator Gina Henderson made a mistake when she allowed her client's grandson to unknowingly seduce her. High on the success of finding six of Garrett Kincaid's seven illegitimate grandsons, she fell into the arms of the fifth, Trent Remmington. Now, on the threshhold of this unexpected, yet long anticipated, family gathering, Gina must confront Trent with her deception and with the possibility of her pregnancy.

Ironically enough, the private investigator Trent hired to find Gina was entirely unnecessary. As he tries to orient himself with the truth about his biological father, he also finds himself facing imminent fatherhood if he could only convince Gina to marry him. After discovering the terrible truth about his true father, Trent is even more determined than ever to be there for his child.

What there is of Trent and Gina's story is good but woefully inadequate. Jackson's writing is good but the story's structure is fragmented. When I wanted to know more about Trent and Gina as well as their relationship, I receieved a slew of information on the history of Whitehorn, some of its extraneous characters, and Gina's frustrating struggle to locate the seventh grandchild. By the story's end, I felt that Jackson could have done well if she'd had a full-length novel to work with. As it was, she had so much background to lay down, so many characters to introduce, and too little space to accomplish it in. Still, it was a pretty interesting start to a new mini-series.

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Summary: A Good Beginning for a New Series
Review: Garrett Kincaid's son was a n'er do well who fathered several children out of wedlock. When he died, Garrett found evidence of the boys' lives and hired private investigator Gina Henderson to track them down. Before oilman Trent Remmington realized he was one of Garrett's grandchildren, he met and had a brief affair with Gina. When he discovered she was carrying his child, marriage was his only option. Despite her strong attraction to Trent, Gina resisted his strong arm tactics, knowing he didn't understand love. Lisa Jackson offers a wonderful beginning to the new 12 part series in Silhouette Special Edition's Montana Mavericks - Lone Stallion's Lady. The only downside to this story is that it introduces a lot of people. Since the series will be written by different authors, their introductions were very brief. They really don't have a strong presence in this story. First books in a series set up the premise for the others. However, it did get me interested enough that I'll read the next book in the series! Enjoy!