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Desert Storm
Angie's dying father arranges a marriage with Barrett McClain, but she finds herself falling in love with Pecos, his handsome son
429 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1987
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Nan Ryan
44 books71 followersNancy Henderson is the middle daughter of a Texas rancher and postmaster. She's been married for many years to Joe Ryan, a television executive. Hisoccupation has taken them from border to border and coast to coast. Fortunately, writing is something that can be done anywhere - and Nan shouldknow. The Ryans have lived in Washington, California, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Missouri, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and their own home state of Texas. Nan says it was fun to move around the country and honestly believes that it has helped her writing. The library and the Internet offer a great deal of information on any given place, but there is nothing quite likeactually living in a locale where a book is set.
She began her writing career in 1981. She flirted with writing mysteries, but never finished any. Then, as fate would have it, she saw an article in Newsweek magazine entitled "From Bedroom to Boardroom." It was an interesting story on the women who were writing romance novels. Nan was intrigued. She had never read a romance. She bought a couple, read them, and knew she'd found her calling. She sat down at the Smith Corona typewriter and began her own romance. The first one never left her house. It is burieddeep in a trunk and Nan says it will never be shown to anyone. Her second book sold and she's been writing since. Twenty-two romance novels later, shestill enjoys writing and realizes she's been blessed to have found what she loves to do.
The winner of numerous awards, Nan Ryan says one of the nicest things ever written about her was printed in the St. Petersburg Times. Correspondent AnnV. Hull wrote: "Romance novelist Nan Ryan could step right into the pages of one of her paperbacks. Tall and slender, with smokey eyes and pearly skin,Nan Ryan looks like movie star Jessica Lange's older sister. Ryan writes the most imaginative and bold love scenes, some of which would surely shock herformer teachers at Abilene Christian University."
She began her writing career in 1981. She flirted with writing mysteries, but never finished any. Then, as fate would have it, she saw an article in Newsweek magazine entitled "From Bedroom to Boardroom." It was an interesting story on the women who were writing romance novels. Nan was intrigued. She had never read a romance. She bought a couple, read them, and knew she'd found her calling. She sat down at the Smith Corona typewriter and began her own romance. The first one never left her house. It is burieddeep in a trunk and Nan says it will never be shown to anyone. Her second book sold and she's been writing since. Twenty-two romance novels later, shestill enjoys writing and realizes she's been blessed to have found what she loves to do.
The winner of numerous awards, Nan Ryan says one of the nicest things ever written about her was printed in the St. Petersburg Times. Correspondent AnnV. Hull wrote: "Romance novelist Nan Ryan could step right into the pages of one of her paperbacks. Tall and slender, with smokey eyes and pearly skin,Nan Ryan looks like movie star Jessica Lange's older sister. Ryan writes the most imaginative and bold love scenes, some of which would surely shock herformer teachers at Abilene Christian University."
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June 20, 2012
This is definitely in the bodice-ripper genre of romances in the sense that the hero is basically a d*ck for the entire book up until the last 2 pages. This was one of the first romance novels I read as an adolescent and learned alot about sex from it. I don't know whether that's a good or bad thing. The heroine, Angie, was a complete dolt. She once tried to feebly tell Pecos she was not who he thought she was and then let him go on thinking she was a prostitute for the entire novel. How weak-minded can a person be? Nan Ryan creates really great bad guys and her sex scenes are pretty graphic for the time period this was written. All in all, quite entertaining if you can stand the heroine's ineptitude and the hero's asshattery.
August 29, 2013
One of my faves since it was the first romance novel I ever read. Think I was 12. Never mind how I got my hands on it.... Lol!
September 7, 2021
First page of the book tells you all you need to know about the story. "Please papa...you can't be seriously suggesting that I marry a man I've never seen, one older than you, and live with him in Texas".....then dad says, "Why, it's out of his love for the Lord and his close friendship with me that Barrett agreed to this marriage...I've raised you up properly and I expect you to be a warm and loving wife to my good friend." (who is 10 years older than her own father) The h's father basically held her captive her entire life. I think the H was supposed to read as annoyingly charming, but just came across as immature, he didn't seem like an adult. The H's father was lecherous and gross. The h was biddable the entire book, until she wasn't. Her personality change happened quickly. If I had a copy with the old school cover I would have kept the book, as that is the best part.
May 23, 2018
Worst book ever.
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