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Summary: Order now, to own the first of a future bestselling writer.
Review: Darlene Graham's It Happened in Texas is a page-turner. The plot is not predictable. The hero and heroine are ordinary people -- a widow with a few kids and the local dedicated sheriff. And a host of supporting characters that are unforgettable.Graham knows how to paint characters and design a plot so that your emotions are stirred on every page and in infinite ways. Similar to the pole-vaulter I just heard about, Graham throws her heart into it, and the rest of it follows. I guarantee it. Reading this book is the first of dozens. She is a shining star of the next decades. Start your Darlene Graham collection now!
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Summary: Just an amazing LOVE story!
Review: How can a book that does not have explicit sex convey such AMOR? I am truly stunned by the story telling magic of this author. More , please! It is so wonderful to read about HOW you wish your life was.....
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Summary: Another publishing experiment gone bad
Review: I bought this because it had Texas in the title and wished I'd spent my five bucks on the lottery. A real yawner - she tries out every worn out plot device known to romance writers, you can see em coming a mile away, and I think her friends must be writing the good reviews - my reading ring hated it.
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Summary: Wonderful characters that stay with you forever!
Review: I got a preview look at this new author's book, and she's dynamite. The characters are so real, they'll stay with you long after you turn that last page. Harlequin has labelled it a "Guaranteed page turner" and they're not kidding. Buy this book, sit down in a big comfortable chair and prepare for an evening of fun!
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Summary: Vivid portrayal of *real* people in love.
Review: Lovely story of great loss and yearning love found unexpectedly. As a newcomer to Texas, I appreciated the vivid lyricism of the writing about people and places - it brought this strange new place alive for me. More from this author, please!
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Summary: Very entertaining.
Review: This book was really suspenseful. I couldn't put it down. I wasn't sure who was behind the murders and why. And I could really see Marie and Lucas falling in love. So it was really exciting and interesting right up until the last chapter. When they talked about her rehab after her injuries and his rehab, and how he had to stay away for months and her counseling... it was just way too serious. The ending really should have been more lighthearted.
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Summary: Very entertaining.
Review: This book was really suspenseful. I couldn't put it down. I wasn't sure who was behind the murders and why. And I could really see Marie and Lucas falling in love. So it was really exciting and interesting right up until the last chapter. When they talked about her rehab after her injuries and his rehab, and how he had to stay away for months and her counseling... it was just way too serious. The ending really should have been more lighthearted.
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Summary: I really liked these people and this story
Review: This one is definitely a keeper. I've re-read it half a dozen times now and know I will continue to enjoy it again and again. It doesn't get old or tired. The hero is a real hunk with enough interesting complexity to keep you wondering. For a guy the heroine suspects of shady dealings, he keeps behaving very unexpectedly. Aside from being heartstoppingly hunky, he has nothing at all in common with the brutal, bodice-ripping, irresistable devils that are such a stereotype in a large segment of the romance genre. (If you are into ripped bodices and graphic sex, folks, look elsewhere!) The heroine is a bit off-puttingly perfect at first, but she grows on you. She's a recent widow struggling to raise her family and keep it together despite increasingly frightening circumstances. The peripheral characters are delightful. I know I can count on the gentle humor in this book for a smile. The story is humanly warm and romantic, there's plenty of drama and suspense. I can't wait to read more of Ms. Graham's writing.
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Summary: Formula romance with shallow, superficial characters
Review: This was recommend to me & I started with an open mind but the first sentence should have been a warning. She's gorgeous, her kids are perfect, her sheets and undies are silk - but she's losing the ranch. Puhleeze. The plot is transparent and predictable, the characters are stereotypes and no one elicits any interest because they're so mind-numbingly vapid. The heroine succumbs to that romance-novel ploy of being helpless - first a sprained ankle, literally on the first page, and then fainting from hunger, conveniently in the house of a man she distrusts but can't wait to go to bed with - for once, couldn't we have a woman with a BRAIN that isn't in her underwear? Skip this one - unless you like knowing the end after you read the first chapter.
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