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Panorama of the Old West #24
To Tempt A Texan
A spirited newspaper woman and a wickedly handsome gambler, who is determined to open a saloon and bordello, engage in a battle of wills as they stake their claim for the same piece of Oklahoma land. Original.
349 pages, Paperback
First published January 31, 2001
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Georgina Gentry
48 books106 followersGeorgina 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.
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October 6, 2022
A delightful tale of an early feminist fighting a male saloon/brothel owner in the days of the Oklahoma land rushes. In many ways over-the-top (does he always start the day with a cocktail? does she have to support the temperance movement?) and in other ways warm and endearing (like his superbly lazy hound named "Lively.")
Like all romances, you know how it will end after you meet the heroine and hero. In many ways, this one is more obvious than most. (She wants to name their new town Pretty Prairie. He favors Whiskey Flats.) And Gentry gives us a full measure of surprises (which would be spoilers if I included them here).
By the by, her arrival, in the land rush (which is Very Unusual, to say the least) is historically accurate. (Or, more precisely, was done by a real person, just as the fictional heroine does.)
Like all romances, you know how it will end after you meet the heroine and hero. In many ways, this one is more obvious than most. (She wants to name their new town Pretty Prairie. He favors Whiskey Flats.) And Gentry gives us a full measure of surprises (which would be spoilers if I included them here).
By the by, her arrival, in the land rush (which is Very Unusual, to say the least) is historically accurate. (Or, more precisely, was done by a real person, just as the fictional heroine does.)
June 1, 2021
Ehhh...
Not the authors best, but not a bad read by any means. It just doesn't feel as authentic as many others. She is a snooty brat, to the point of ignoring the obvious. Plus, the ending is so abrupt, I thought I had blacked out and missed a chapter. I highly recommend the series, minus the time travel and a few random others. Don't miss any with Iron Knife, Summer, Silver, Cherokee or Cimarron and Trace, and I loved Ace and Lynnie.
Not the authors best, but not a bad read by any means. It just doesn't feel as authentic as many others. She is a snooty brat, to the point of ignoring the obvious. Plus, the ending is so abrupt, I thought I had blacked out and missed a chapter. I highly recommend the series, minus the time travel and a few random others. Don't miss any with Iron Knife, Summer, Silver, Cherokee or Cimarron and Trace, and I loved Ace and Lynnie.
August 5, 2025
I read this book to my 99-year-old mother. It is a fun Reed and we both thoroughly enjoyed it. It is somewhat predictable, but it is an interesting historical fiction story.
March 13, 2016
loved this book needed to tell more did they have kids were did they live did she get to see her twin
April 2, 2016
Lacey & Blackie
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