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rebeccagt's review against another edition
1.0
I didn’t even get through chapter two. It’s everything that’s wrong with romance novels. I love some of Linda Howard’s work but this wasn’t one of them.
hollie313's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
runlibrarianrun's review against another edition
2.0
Way too much alpha and a little too dated to be enjoyable.
desertflame6's review against another edition
3.0
I find that by the end of Howard's books I am tired of all the possessiveness and ridiculous ways the heroine will put herself in danger for whatever reason so that the manly man male can go save her. Which is a good thing the books tend to be short, I guess. I really, really don't like the way POVs bounce around from character to character within the span of a few sentences. I think I keep coming back to her books because I like the way she writes anticipation and tension. But once the couple *gets together* it's all 'his woman this, my rancher that' and I lose interest. But I don't read romance for the literary genius, so.
booksuperpower's review against another edition
2.0
It is hard for me to give a Linda Howard novel two stars. She is one of my favorite romantic suspense authors. I had this on my TBR list for quite a while. It is the third in the Kel Sabin series. However, this is nothing like the first two books in the series.
This book was published in the late 1980's and it really shows. ( The first two in the series weren't nearly as dated as this one seemed)
Michelle Cabot is left with a run down ranch after her father dies and leaves her with all his debts. She is determined to work the ranch herself and make a go of it, no matter how impossible the odds. Then she finds some papers in her father's desk that shows he borrowed money from his neighbor John Rafferty, to the tune of one hundred thousand dollars. John and Micelle did not get along with each other, and now Michelle was going to have to confront John about the debt.
John Rafferty was a tough, good looking, sucessful rancher. He had plenty of girlfriends, but he had never been able to get Michelle Cabot out of his mind. She had acted like she was too good for him and now he owed him a lot of money. He worked out a way, in his mind, for her to pay back the loan. (Which is the most infuriating thing I have read in a novel in a long while) But, when he is face to face with Michelle he learns she is not the high society snob he thought she was.
The suspense part of the book, deals with Michelle's abusive ex-husband. He is still stalking her and has discovered her location. There is an ulitimate show down at the end, and of course a HEA.
This book was by far the weakest in the series so far. ( There is one book left in the series, and I do intend to finish it out) John Rafferty was over bearing and "macho" even for the late 80's. I never did warm up to him. Even in the end, he still had an attitude about what a woman's role was and it was downright sexist. Michelle, was brave and suffering mentally from the abuse she suffered while married to Roger. But, she still let herself rely on John too much.
What I did like about the book was that Linda Howard was not afraid to tackle tough issues like domestic abuse and stalking. Our more recently published romance novels tend to be watered down and too polite at times.
If you are looking for more action adventure and edge of your seat suspense that came with the first two books in the series, you can skip this one. You really wouldn't be missing anything. There was only one reference way down deep into the book of Kel Sabin. Otherwise, this is a stand alone novel. I will take into consideration the time frame in which the book was published and give it an overall rating of a C-.
This book was published in the late 1980's and it really shows. ( The first two in the series weren't nearly as dated as this one seemed)
Michelle Cabot is left with a run down ranch after her father dies and leaves her with all his debts. She is determined to work the ranch herself and make a go of it, no matter how impossible the odds. Then she finds some papers in her father's desk that shows he borrowed money from his neighbor John Rafferty, to the tune of one hundred thousand dollars. John and Micelle did not get along with each other, and now Michelle was going to have to confront John about the debt.
John Rafferty was a tough, good looking, sucessful rancher. He had plenty of girlfriends, but he had never been able to get Michelle Cabot out of his mind. She had acted like she was too good for him and now he owed him a lot of money. He worked out a way, in his mind, for her to pay back the loan. (Which is the most infuriating thing I have read in a novel in a long while) But, when he is face to face with Michelle he learns she is not the high society snob he thought she was.
The suspense part of the book, deals with Michelle's abusive ex-husband. He is still stalking her and has discovered her location. There is an ulitimate show down at the end, and of course a HEA.
This book was by far the weakest in the series so far. ( There is one book left in the series, and I do intend to finish it out) John Rafferty was over bearing and "macho" even for the late 80's. I never did warm up to him. Even in the end, he still had an attitude about what a woman's role was and it was downright sexist. Michelle, was brave and suffering mentally from the abuse she suffered while married to Roger. But, she still let herself rely on John too much.
What I did like about the book was that Linda Howard was not afraid to tackle tough issues like domestic abuse and stalking. Our more recently published romance novels tend to be watered down and too polite at times.
If you are looking for more action adventure and edge of your seat suspense that came with the first two books in the series, you can skip this one. You really wouldn't be missing anything. There was only one reference way down deep into the book of Kel Sabin. Otherwise, this is a stand alone novel. I will take into consideration the time frame in which the book was published and give it an overall rating of a C-.
runlibrarianrun's review against another edition
2.0
Way too much alpha and a little too dated to be enjoyable.
katiev's review against another edition
3.0
Poor little rich girl is misjudged by the arrogant, man's man rancher. Mostly it is because he wants her and he thought she didn't want him.
In typical old-school LH style, the hero is a pushy alpha and a sexist jerk, but LH manages to pull off those characters well IMHO.
The heroine is on-the-run from her abusive ex and trying to make it on her own for once after a lifetime of being taken care of by her overprotective father. The hero comes in and steamrolls her off her ranch and onto his. She does try and stave him off, but circumstances are always working against her.
This one was missing something that many of the old LH novels had. The ingredients were there, but it was kind of luke warm. It kept me listening though.
In typical old-school LH style, the hero is a pushy alpha and a sexist jerk, but LH manages to pull off those characters well IMHO.
The heroine is on-the-run from her abusive ex and trying to make it on her own for once after a lifetime of being taken care of by her overprotective father. The hero comes in and steamrolls her off her ranch and onto his. She does try and stave him off, but circumstances are always working against her.
This one was missing something that many of the old LH novels had. The ingredients were there, but it was kind of luke warm. It kept me listening though.
laura_sorensen's review against another edition
2.0
You can always tell a romance novel from the 80s because the hero is always really pushy and demanding, and he'll be like, "You hate me and I hate you, but we are sleeping together right now whether you like it or not," and the heroine says, "No! No! Well, okay," AND THEY DO. Skeevy! This is one of those books.
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