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Miss Liz's Passion \ Home on the Ranch
Elizabeth Gentry put all her passion into her students. Educating them, encouraging them, reaching them—that was easy. It was the living that was hard. After the betrayal, the grief and the pain, there was a kind of peace in giving away her heart to her pupils.
That was what made Todd Lewis so dangerous. With his dogged determination and rugged handsomeness, he had slowly staked his own claim on her heart and made her feel again. Made her want to hope and dream. But her hopes, her dreams, her heart—were so fragile. Could she entrust them to him? Or would he destroy them for good?
That was what made Todd Lewis so dangerous. With his dogged determination and rugged handsomeness, he had slowly staked his own claim on her heart and made her feel again. Made her want to hope and dream. But her hopes, her dreams, her heart—were so fragile. Could she entrust them to him? Or would he destroy them for good?
432 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 22, 2011
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Sherryl Woods
556 books4,530 followersWith two other careers to her credit before becoming a novelist and four states in which she's lived for extended periods of time, Sherryl Woods has collected friends and memories, along with way too much unnecessary junk.
"The friends are the only things I've brought with me through the years that really matter," she says. "I could probably live without one more chintz teacup, another tin-litho sandpail or another snowglobe, but I need those friends."
The theme of enduring friendships and families is always central to Sherryl's books, including her latest Chesapeake Shores series — THE INN AT EAGLE POINT, FLOWERS ON MAIN and HARBOR LIGHTS.
Author of more than 100 romance and mystery novels, Sherryl Woods grew up in Virginia. Over the years she had lived in Ohio and Florida, as well as California. Currently she divides her time between Key Biscayne, Florida and Colonial Beach, Virginia, the small, river-front town where she spent her childhood summers.
A graduate of Ohio State University School of Journalism, Sherryl spent more than ten years as a journalist, most of them as a television critic for newspapers in Ohio and Florida. For several years she also coordinated a motivational program for the more than 8,000 employees at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
Her first book, RESTORING LOVE, was published in 1982 by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy under the pseudonym of Suzanne Sherrill. Her second book, SAND CASTLES, under the pseudonym of Alexandra Kirk, was published later that same year by Bantam. She began using her own name when she moved to the Second Chance at Love line at Berkley Publishing. In 1986, she began writing full-time and also began her long career at Silhouette Books with the Desire title NOT AT EIGHT, DARLING, set in the world of television which she covered for so many years.
In addition to her more than 75 romances for Silhouette Desire and Special Edition, she has written thirteen mysteries — nine in the Amanda Roberts series and four in the Molly DeWitt series.
When she's not writing or reading, Sherryl loves to garden, though she's not at her best on a riding lawn mower. She also loves tennis, theater, and ballet, even though her top spin has long since vanished, she's never set foot on a stage, and she's way too uncoordinated to dance. She also loves baseball and claims anyone who's ever seen Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham" can understand why.
"The friends are the only things I've brought with me through the years that really matter," she says. "I could probably live without one more chintz teacup, another tin-litho sandpail or another snowglobe, but I need those friends."
The theme of enduring friendships and families is always central to Sherryl's books, including her latest Chesapeake Shores series — THE INN AT EAGLE POINT, FLOWERS ON MAIN and HARBOR LIGHTS.
Author of more than 100 romance and mystery novels, Sherryl Woods grew up in Virginia. Over the years she had lived in Ohio and Florida, as well as California. Currently she divides her time between Key Biscayne, Florida and Colonial Beach, Virginia, the small, river-front town where she spent her childhood summers.
A graduate of Ohio State University School of Journalism, Sherryl spent more than ten years as a journalist, most of them as a television critic for newspapers in Ohio and Florida. For several years she also coordinated a motivational program for the more than 8,000 employees at the University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Medical Center.
Her first book, RESTORING LOVE, was published in 1982 by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy under the pseudonym of Suzanne Sherrill. Her second book, SAND CASTLES, under the pseudonym of Alexandra Kirk, was published later that same year by Bantam. She began using her own name when she moved to the Second Chance at Love line at Berkley Publishing. In 1986, she began writing full-time and also began her long career at Silhouette Books with the Desire title NOT AT EIGHT, DARLING, set in the world of television which she covered for so many years.
In addition to her more than 75 romances for Silhouette Desire and Special Edition, she has written thirteen mysteries — nine in the Amanda Roberts series and four in the Molly DeWitt series.
When she's not writing or reading, Sherryl loves to garden, though she's not at her best on a riding lawn mower. She also loves tennis, theater, and ballet, even though her top spin has long since vanished, she's never set foot on a stage, and she's way too uncoordinated to dance. She also loves baseball and claims anyone who's ever seen Kevin Costner in "Bull Durham" can understand why.
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April 28, 2024
where the fuck did my 4.20.2024 review go??!?!?!?! ugh
Miss Liz's Passion by Sherryl Woods
I can't remember my original review but I think I gave it 2 stars. I think I also mentioned how odd it was for both dad and son to have dyslexia. Maybe it more common. I can't remember what else I wrote. I'm so disappointed that it was gone somehow when I updated the status to read on the mobile app after finishing the second story. Used the kindle to read this, I vaguely remember an excerpt from one of her books that I didn't read.
Home on the Ranch by Allison Leigh
Cute story but I didn't feel the chemistry between the two leads. I liked how the author slowly revealed the big misunderstanding the animosity was interesting. The name bit was dumb it's U.B!!! A couple of random thoughts when i was trying to finish the paperback. I need to get back to reading that kind of format again bc I couldn't keep my arms up lol. The weight of the paperback was heavier than my kindle/ mobile hahaha!! I also hate breaking the spine so I was gingerly reading the dang thing.
Total stars: 2
Miss Liz's Passion by Sherryl Woods
I can't remember my original review but I think I gave it 2 stars. I think I also mentioned how odd it was for both dad and son to have dyslexia. Maybe it more common. I can't remember what else I wrote. I'm so disappointed that it was gone somehow when I updated the status to read on the mobile app after finishing the second story. Used the kindle to read this, I vaguely remember an excerpt from one of her books that I didn't read.
Home on the Ranch by Allison Leigh
Cute story but I didn't feel the chemistry between the two leads. I liked how the author slowly revealed the big misunderstanding the animosity was interesting. The name bit was dumb it's U.B!!! A couple of random thoughts when i was trying to finish the paperback. I need to get back to reading that kind of format again bc I couldn't keep my arms up lol. The weight of the paperback was heavier than my kindle/ mobile hahaha!! I also hate breaking the spine so I was gingerly reading the dang thing.
Total stars: 2
July 20, 2024
I have only read the first book so far and not sure if I want to read the second one. I was first interested in it bc it was about a teacher which I am as well. I was curious how they were going to handle the whole dating a student’s parent situation. They just didn’t seem to care about it! They even were flirting in the classroom when other parents and the principal were scheduled to come in at any moment! Apparently she didn’t care about staying a teacher for long. I liked how they handled the dyslexia situation with Kevin but I didn’t understand why the father had to have it as well. Maybe so that he would be more motivated to help his son. The FMC annoyed me so much that I rushed through her parts. She would get upset over the tiniest thing and then run away. Then she would get angry with the MMC when he would get upset about something. He also would just want to have sex with her then deal with their issues. I was completely let down by this book and glad I found it at a used bookstore for only $3. That should have tipped me off!
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February 1, 2019
This was a Two-Book Anthology ... The first book by Sherryl Woods, the second by Allison Leigh. I liked both stories ... the first about a widow and teacher, struggling to make a new life after tragically losing her husband and child, now involved in and caring about the lives of her students. She gets wrapped up in helping a child with a learning disability which leads her into a relationship with his father, also a single parent ... In the second book physical therapist Belle Day comes to work with Cage Buchanan's child on his ranch, even knowing there is enmity between the families. ... Both stories evolve nicely with all problems working out in time for a satisfying ending.
March 1, 2024
I'm not sure why this book didn't quite do it for me. The plot was good. The child dealing with dyslexia was interesting. But, for some reason I just couldn't get interested in the main characters. The two secondary characters (the hero's best friend and the heroine's best friend) really stole the scenes that they were in. I just found myself getting annoyed with the heroine's actions and wanted to tell her to grow up. Frankly, I was bored through most of this book and was glad to finally finish it.
January 31, 2021
2 books in on love both books.
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November 9, 2012
This book was comprised of two novels. The first being "Miss Liz's Passion" by Sherryl Woods, and the second was "Home On The Ranch by Allison Leigh. These are fun to read because they are usually a few years older, but, timeless in their subject and appeal.
Miss Liz is a widow, who is currently teaching third grade in Florida. As will happen, she finds herself with a favorite student, in this case, one with a learning disability. Kevin Lewis is as adorable as they come, but his behavior is anything but adorable. He is fighting, biting, and being surly. His father, Todd Lewis doesn't respond to the letters and telephone calls...you guessed right, Kevin is waylaying the messages. This charming story finds teacher and parent joining forces to make the world a better place for Kevin. A lovely story.
The second story revolves around a young girl, having been thrown by a horse, suffering through physical therapy. It doesn't help that the girl's father insists that the therapy be conducted at his ranch and the therapist is required to board for the week. Enter, Belle Day, a Therapist who has endured extreme pain and therapy herself, after the automotive accident that took the Rancher's Father and left his Mother unable to cope. Can the Rancher and Therapist get together to give the young Lucy Buchanan a future?
Both of these books were enjoyable to read. The authors are timeless in their approach to honest romance.
Miss Liz is a widow, who is currently teaching third grade in Florida. As will happen, she finds herself with a favorite student, in this case, one with a learning disability. Kevin Lewis is as adorable as they come, but his behavior is anything but adorable. He is fighting, biting, and being surly. His father, Todd Lewis doesn't respond to the letters and telephone calls...you guessed right, Kevin is waylaying the messages. This charming story finds teacher and parent joining forces to make the world a better place for Kevin. A lovely story.
The second story revolves around a young girl, having been thrown by a horse, suffering through physical therapy. It doesn't help that the girl's father insists that the therapy be conducted at his ranch and the therapist is required to board for the week. Enter, Belle Day, a Therapist who has endured extreme pain and therapy herself, after the automotive accident that took the Rancher's Father and left his Mother unable to cope. Can the Rancher and Therapist get together to give the young Lucy Buchanan a future?
Both of these books were enjoyable to read. The authors are timeless in their approach to honest romance.
July 26, 2016
Another two for one book. In the main story (Miss Liz's Passion) we learn about a young student with a learning disability and how it is affecting not only his life but also his father's. This cute story introduces a teacher with concerns about one of her students to a single father who son is the cause of her concern. The interesting thing is the author introduces to a therapist who uses dolphins to help her patients. What's really funny is that the author also wrote about this therapist finding romance is a story titled Tea and Destiny which I read in October. So I actually read these books backwards Miss Liz's Passion should be read before Tea and Destiny. Except for a blurb at the end of Miss Liz's Passion there's no indication that the two stories are connected.
The second Home on the Ranch by Allison Leigh is an interesting story about a young women hired to help a young girl with her physical therapy after she has been hurt falling off a horse she was riding. The byplay between the physical therapist and the father of the girl is what runs this story. The father and the physical therapist are at odds because of a previous accident that has affected both their lives and is now going to once again affect them.
The second Home on the Ranch by Allison Leigh is an interesting story about a young women hired to help a young girl with her physical therapy after she has been hurt falling off a horse she was riding. The byplay between the physical therapist and the father of the girl is what runs this story. The father and the physical therapist are at odds because of a previous accident that has affected both their lives and is now going to once again affect them.
April 14, 2014
Two Harlequin stories in one novel. Gosh, why do I pick up these books? Only because they are "Free". It's going right back where I got it from. I really dislike silly love stories. I basically skimmed much of the book. Other parts I had to reread twice, it just didn't grasp my attention. I had a lot of eye rolling going on.
I kinda felt like I was reading the same story, but the character's occupations changed. Similarities in both stories as in many typical love stories: main characters really dislike, more like hate one another. But the reader, of course sees it all along, knows what's going to happen, even though it takes 3/4 of the story for the characters to figure it out. Age old story line that keeps getting rewritten over and over again, but with different characters and different settings. I don't see the appeal in it.
The main male character are male chauvinists and down right mean! I do not find that sexy or manly at all, as described by the female characters.
The first story, Miss Liz's Passion is the main story, as it's on the book cover, but the Bonus Book, Home on the Ranch is the better of the two. Neither story anything to praise about.
I kinda felt like I was reading the same story, but the character's occupations changed. Similarities in both stories as in many typical love stories: main characters really dislike, more like hate one another. But the reader, of course sees it all along, knows what's going to happen, even though it takes 3/4 of the story for the characters to figure it out. Age old story line that keeps getting rewritten over and over again, but with different characters and different settings. I don't see the appeal in it.
The main male character are male chauvinists and down right mean! I do not find that sexy or manly at all, as described by the female characters.
The first story, Miss Liz's Passion is the main story, as it's on the book cover, but the Bonus Book, Home on the Ranch is the better of the two. Neither story anything to praise about.
March 12, 2016
When I hear the words "Miss Liz", I naturally think of school teacher. I had no idea that the main character was one because when I picked it up, I bought it purely because the author was Sherryl.
A young school teacher, Elizabeth Gentry, suffers a great loss early on, so she devotes her life to her students. She is so passionate about what she does that when she finds a young boy in her class who is constantly getting into trouble she digs deeper and finds out the true problem.Trying to convince his father to listen to her is a whole other story.
Dad, Todd Lewis, has alot on his plate. Taking care of his son and running his company is all consuming. As far as he's concerned, boys will be boys and their is nothing wrong with his son. Little do they both know that both son and father suffer from the exact same problem. With a little persistance from Liz, maybe she can help them both.
So, where does that leave them both with respect to love? Learning to trust after your heart has been broken is a long and gutwrenching process. I know because I have been there. But sometimes you have to listen to that inner voice and just go with it.
A young school teacher, Elizabeth Gentry, suffers a great loss early on, so she devotes her life to her students. She is so passionate about what she does that when she finds a young boy in her class who is constantly getting into trouble she digs deeper and finds out the true problem.Trying to convince his father to listen to her is a whole other story.
Dad, Todd Lewis, has alot on his plate. Taking care of his son and running his company is all consuming. As far as he's concerned, boys will be boys and their is nothing wrong with his son. Little do they both know that both son and father suffer from the exact same problem. With a little persistance from Liz, maybe she can help them both.
So, where does that leave them both with respect to love? Learning to trust after your heart has been broken is a long and gutwrenching process. I know because I have been there. But sometimes you have to listen to that inner voice and just go with it.
March 26, 2014
(Miss Liz's Passion) A nice little romance. Elizabeth Gentry is a passionate school teacher. She lives to educate, encourage, and reach her students on their level. Todd Lewis is the father of her student, Kevin, the trouble maker. Even though he seems to disrupt the class and cause trouble, he tugs at her heart strings. She has to have a talk with his father...............this is where the story got interesting. Good ending!
(Home on the Ranch) The second story is about a physical therapist Belle Day, and her charge Lucy, daughter of Cage Buchanan. Who just happens to hate her because of a car accident many years previous when his father was killed and his mother permanently brain damaged and the driver of the other car was Belle Day's father. He has held a grudge all these years. However, his daughter had a riding accident and is in need of a good therapist. He will do anything to help Lucy including hiring Belle Day. The sparks fly almost immediately. Good story!
(Home on the Ranch) The second story is about a physical therapist Belle Day, and her charge Lucy, daughter of Cage Buchanan. Who just happens to hate her because of a car accident many years previous when his father was killed and his mother permanently brain damaged and the driver of the other car was Belle Day's father. He has held a grudge all these years. However, his daughter had a riding accident and is in need of a good therapist. He will do anything to help Lucy including hiring Belle Day. The sparks fly almost immediately. Good story!
March 22, 2011
"Elizabeth Gentry put all her passion into her students. Educating them, encouraging them, reaching them—that was easy. It was the living that was hard. After the betrayal, the grief and the pain, there was a kind of peace in giving away her heart to her pupils.
That was what made Todd Lewis so dangerous. With his dogged determination and rugged handsomeness, he had slowly staked his own claim on her heart and made her feel again. Made her want to hope and dream. But her hopes, her dreams, her heart—were so fragile. Could she entrust them to him? Or would he destroy them for good?"
That was what made Todd Lewis so dangerous. With his dogged determination and rugged handsomeness, he had slowly staked his own claim on her heart and made her feel again. Made her want to hope and dream. But her hopes, her dreams, her heart—were so fragile. Could she entrust them to him? Or would he destroy them for good?"
June 16, 2011
Having a teaching background I kind of liked that Liz was a teacher in this book and she was sort of dealing with some issues that teachers face (students with learning disabilities). I also found the dolphin program really interesting. The love interest between Liz and Todd wasn't quite as interesting to me as the dolphin program but I still really enjoyed it. I really got curious about Hank and Ann's story from reading this book.
October 21, 2011
Really good books. Fast read (especially for being 2 in 1). I enjoyed Miss Liz's Passion (especially with the dolphin rehabilitation story) but I must admit, I enjoyed the bonus book more. Something about Cage and Belle's story just got to me. Either way, worth the read. Very pleasurable way to spent a afternoon.
April 17, 2011
it was a really good book!
September 28, 2011
Old book with new title
June 25, 2012
Two books in one! A great, quick read from Harlequin.
January 29, 2013
These are early-ish books for both of these authors and their writing has matured. Neither was bad, but both seemed slowly paced.
September 1, 2012
2 books in 1, 2nd was better then the first.
April 8, 2013
Didn't think the conversation characters had always flowed or the reactions to something said made sense
May 3, 2013
Sherryl Woods is always an enjoyable read.
Liked the bonus book too and will have to look for more from Allison Leigh. Love the 2 for 1 books that introduce me to new authors.
Liked the bonus book too and will have to look for more from Allison Leigh. Love the 2 for 1 books that introduce me to new authors.
June 11, 2014
Good double reader :)
February 16, 2015
This book deals with dyslexia and is just as valid today as it was when written in 2004.
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