To Tame a Texan

Panorama of the Old West #22

by Georgina Gentry

School teacher Lynnie has only one reason for attending the Valentine ball at the state capital and it's not romance. She finds her escort, roguish Ace Durango, is nothing but an irritation - even if his good looks and charm are suddenly hard to ignore.

Genres: Westerns, Romance, Historical, Historical Romance, Western Romance

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Georgina Gentry is a former Ford Foundation teacher who married her Irish-Indian college sweetheart. They have three grown children and seven grandchildren and make their home on a small lake in central Oklahoma. Georgina is known for the deep research and passion of her novels, resulting in two Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement awards for both Western and Indian Romance. Often a speaker at writers’ conferences, Georgina has also been inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writer’s Hall of Fame. She holds the rare distinction of winning two back-to-back Best Western Romance of the Year awards for To Tame A Savage and To Tame A Texan. When she’s not writing or researching, Georgina enjoys gardening and collecting antiques.

Reviews

[Jeanne (love2cook) · Rating 4 out of 5]

A historical Western romance that takes place in 1885. The main characters are School teacher Lynnie McBride and Ace Durango the local woman charmer and playboy. She is an active women's rights advocate. He thinks a woman's place is in the home, just not his home. In the course of the story, they will be together on a cattle drive. There is a lot of action throughout the story. A good read with a lot of truthful facts about real cattle drives thrown in.

[Allison · Rating 4 out of 5]

A favorite of the series

I love this one! Perhaps because it reminds me of my husband and I. Plus, this one has an epilogue, the one thing missing in all prior books in the series.

[Geriann Albers · Rating 2 out of 5]

Had to read a book in a genre outside my comfort zone for a summer library reading challenge.

[K Stevens · Rating 3 out of 5]

Started out slow bit got a lot more interesting towards the middle.

[Judy Wise · Rating 4 out of 5]

What happens when you take a Texan, handsome and sure that he is the answer to all womens prayers.
Mix that with a free and easy young lady that firmly beleves the women should have the right to vote and you have a comedy. This is just what I needed to read right now. She follows him on the cattle drive across the country disguised as a man. You can just imagine the things that happens. I enjoyed this book with many laughs

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was about Lynne McBride. Cayanne little sister. She was fighting for Womens right to vote. She wanted to get to Dodge City, KS She went a what was probably the last cattle drive of the Durango family. Ace and Lynne are so alike that they eventually get married and have 6 daughters. Well you would have to read it to find out what else happened in the book.

[Brenda · Rating 2 out of 5]

I did not want to rate this book as "did not like" because it was readable. I wish there was a star grade between "did not like" and "it was ok" ... perhaps "ho-hum, typical"! Would not recommend because it was just this side of boring.

[Teresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Laughed all the way through this book! If you want to laugh read this.

[Beth Casey · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rainy day read. The inclusion of the suffrage movement was a weak attempt to add substance.

[Tammy Cole · Rating 5 out of 5]

great book .... But Ace should of had a boy like him ..... Need more on the Durangos and Iron Knife and summer sky .... I still cant believe they got killed off.....

[Mauri · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ditched it. Funny in places, but stretched the bounds of my credulity.