Braggin’ Rights

by Kenna White

Taylor Fleming is a thirty-six year old Texas rancher who covets her independence enough to keep her life simple, no strings attached. As partner to her father’s vast cattle ranch, she has enough to keep her busy without taking on a serious relationship with any of the women who clamor for her attention.

When a neighboring aging rancher fills the Fleming’s life with aggravation and vandalism, Taylor is forced to confront the old man’s estranged daughter, Jen Holland. But convincing Jen to intervene becomes another task entirely.

After an accident leaves Taylor with imposed bed rest, her cowgirl independence is tested to the limit. Soon Jen is facing an ultimatum. To keep her father’s property from being sold on the courthouse steps, Jen must dust off her nursing skills and take on a job she could never have anticipated——being caregiver to the stubborn Taylor Fleming…

Genres: Lesbian, Lesbian Fiction, Lesbian Romance, LGBT, Romance

292 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

About the author

Award winner, Kenna White, has been a best-selling romance author with Bella Books since 2004. She was born in a small town in Southwest Missouri, but has lived from the Colorado Rocky Mountains to New England. Splitting time between Puget Sound and the Ozarks where bare feet, faded jeans and lazy streams fill her life, she enjoys her writing, traveling, substitute teaching, making dollhouse miniatures and life's simpler pleasures.

Reviews

[Gaelle Cathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a Vegan there are things in this book that obviously upset me, but they are not relevant to the story itself, which is a good one. With even a twist at the end that I hadn't seen coming. A nice change. Good story.

[Shannon Luchies · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taylor Flemming is mostly content working on her family ranch... if only the senile older neighbor wouldn't stop taking their cows. Enter Jen Holland, his estranged daughter....

Taylor tracks her down, only to discover she's the pretty lady she got into a fight with the night before. Now she has to talk her into coming home and possibly ask her out.

Complicating matters, Taylor is injured shortly after getting home...

Jen comes to town to help her father, arranging for him to go into a care home. She then learns he has not paid property tax in years, and she needs a large cash sum or will lose the ranch.

(Minor plot hole: WHY does she want to save the ranch? Her dad us in no shape to care for it, and she hasn't wanted it. So...?)

So Jen signs on as in home nurse for Taylor.

Good read, 3 out of 5 stars, lost a half point because the plot twist at the end felt weird and tacked on.

[Kaye · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taylor Fleming is 36 and her family has been successful Texas ranchers for generations. An accident causes both her legs to be in casts. She can go to a care facility for a couple of months but insists instead on getting a private health care worker so she can recuperate at home. The only person available is the daughter of a neighboring rancher. The daughter needs the money to pay off debts her dad has accumulated during the onset of dementia. Neither are thrilled with the situation but of course romance begins. Because of the ending I'm giving it 2.5 stars and rounding up. But I can see horse people would find the ending very moving.

[Commander · Rating 3 out of 5]

Intended on giving this two stars at first, mostly because it was your "average joe" of books, not much suspense, not much of anything, really. Just good old straight (or in this case, not so straight) plot and events, the couple is likeable enough and who doesn't like a butch cowgirl?

Now, that ending though, definitely did not expect it, and that's what added that third star. What a plot twist, damn. If you want a good, light book and are considering reading this then I definitely recommend.

[Rebecca Reitmeyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Short and Sweet!

[susan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow

10 years ago I destroyed my knee at basic training. I want able to walk for a year and half. I understood what Taylor was feeling in so many ways. I loved the storyline and the characters. I would have love to seen more of Taylor's parents. This definitely a book I would recommend.

[Heidi · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book got mixed reviews. The ending isn't all happy, I think that is why, but not everyone has it easy, so I liked the reality of the ending. It isn't an unhappy ending, just a twist that makes the couple have obstacles. I thought the dose of reality was good.

[Margaret L. Hedman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book.

I just found this book in my Kindle library. I had read it a long time ago. Definitely a tear jerker. I hope I would be courageous if I was ever in Taylor's situation. Beautifully written.

[bookgeek24 · Rating 3 out of 5]

why just why did you kill her legs Why!!!

[Aubrey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Writing was okay but the story was really good and the ending made me a little teary eyed so 4 stars :)

[Dide · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a chore to read. Her style of writing was gallopy and I found it tiresome just reading through. The story itself wasn't bad but men! the writing was just not stimulating.