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Tin-Stars and Troublemakers Box Set
From best-selling authors Patricia Rice, Adrienne deWolfe, Sharon Ihle and Patricia Hagan come four award-winning tales featuring four feisty lady troublemakers who finally meet their match. Four complete novels in one volume.
TEXAS LILY by Patricia Rice
In a time when women are to be seen and not heard, widowed Lily Porter has a child to raise and a ranch to save. Cade is part Apache brave, part Mexican grandee, the perfect choice for ranch foreman, until Cade turns all that power and forbidden passion on Lily.
TEXAS OUTLAW by Adrienne deWolfe
Fancy Holleday has more nerve than the average thief. No man can resist her smoky voice and violet eyes—including federal tin-star, Cord Rawlins. Cord has sworn to resist, but the Nevada penitentiary is a long ride north, and Fancy's wicked smile hides a desperate secret.
THE LAW AND MISS PENNY by Sharon Ihle
When US Marshal Morgan Slater awakes, head throbbing, he believes a lovely lady's claim that he is her cousin and member of her family's medicine show. Mariah has good reason for misleading the hard-headed lawman hell-bent on shutting down her legitimate business—until cousinly banter turns into forbidden passion.
SAY YOU LOVE ME by Patricia Hagan
Jacie Calhoun refuses to marry the man to whom she's promised, after learning that her mother, taken captive long-ago by the Comanche, might still be alive. But warrior Luke Howling Wolf isn't about to give up his beloved adopted mother—Sunstar—his tribe's revered medicine woman, despite his passion for Jacie.
TEXAS LILY by Patricia Rice
In a time when women are to be seen and not heard, widowed Lily Porter has a child to raise and a ranch to save. Cade is part Apache brave, part Mexican grandee, the perfect choice for ranch foreman, until Cade turns all that power and forbidden passion on Lily.
TEXAS OUTLAW by Adrienne deWolfe
Fancy Holleday has more nerve than the average thief. No man can resist her smoky voice and violet eyes—including federal tin-star, Cord Rawlins. Cord has sworn to resist, but the Nevada penitentiary is a long ride north, and Fancy's wicked smile hides a desperate secret.
THE LAW AND MISS PENNY by Sharon Ihle
When US Marshal Morgan Slater awakes, head throbbing, he believes a lovely lady's claim that he is her cousin and member of her family's medicine show. Mariah has good reason for misleading the hard-headed lawman hell-bent on shutting down her legitimate business—until cousinly banter turns into forbidden passion.
SAY YOU LOVE ME by Patricia Hagan
Jacie Calhoun refuses to marry the man to whom she's promised, after learning that her mother, taken captive long-ago by the Comanche, might still be alive. But warrior Luke Howling Wolf isn't about to give up his beloved adopted mother—Sunstar—his tribe's revered medicine woman, despite his passion for Jacie.
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First published April 10, 2013
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About the author
Patricia Rice
152 books514 followersWith several million books in print and New York Times and USA Today's bestseller lists under her belt, former CPA Patricia Rice writes emotionally-charged contemporary and historical romances which have won numerous awards, including the RT Book Reviews Reviewers Choice and Career Achievement Awards.
Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.
She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid
Her books have also been honored as Romance Writers of America RITA® finalists in the historical, regency and contemporary categories.
A firm believer in happily-ever-after for good reason, Patricia Rice is married to her high school sweetheart and has two children. A native of Kentucky and New York, a past resident of North Carolina and Missouri, she currently resides in Southern California, and now does accounting only for herself.
She also writes under the pen name Jamie Quaid
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November 11, 2014
Texas Lily by Patricia Rice,
This book is the first in the Tin-Stars and Troublemakers boxset. I have to say that I honestly really enjoyed this book. Cade had to deal with so much in his life. Yet he came out of it all a good man. I loved how protective he got of Lily, he wanted to make her happy before he even realized that he wanted to make her happy. I loved Lily for her courage, and for her ability to see Cade as a man and not a skin color or heritage. There's a lot of action going on in this book. For those who really like historical romances, I would recommend. <3
Texas Outlaw by Adrienne deWolfe
I'm going to be honest, at first, I had a hard time getting into this book. It wasn't bad, I just couldn't get into it, and yet, I couldn't give up on it. I had to find out what happened next. This is the first book I have ever read, that dragged me into the story without me even being aware that I was being dragged. I'm glad I did though. I LOVE this book. I loved how Fancy redeemed herself. I love Cord for being Cord. Wes was hilarious and adorable, and Zach had such a quiet dignity to him, you could just tell that the two of them are going to turn into some amazing men when they get a little older. While reading this story, I laughed, I cried, I cursed, I gasped, and I laughed some more. I highly recommend this book. <3
The Law and Miss Penny by Sharon Ihle
I highly enjoyed this book. I admit that, at first, I didn't care at all for Mariah and her family. I didn't like how they could lie and disrupt someones life the way they did, especially out of a misguided sense of vengeance and greed. But, the more I got to know them, the more their consciences got to them, the more they grew on me. Artemis added a lot to this story. I would recommend this book. <3
Say You Love Me by Patricia Hagan,
I very highly enjoyed this book. *Slight spoilers not enough to really give anything away, but hints*. Michael got on my nerves, he refused to see what Jacie wanted and didn't care when she tried to tell him. I have to say that Sunstar/Iris surprised me, I would have thought that she would want to hold on to her new-found, long lost daughter a bit harder than she did. I loved Luke, I understood his motivations, and adored his sweetness and the way he cared for those he loved. I also loved how he refused to let Jacie go without giving her a choice. I liked Jacie for her spunk and kindness, and her devotion to Luke. I highly recommend this book. <3
This book is the first in the Tin-Stars and Troublemakers boxset. I have to say that I honestly really enjoyed this book. Cade had to deal with so much in his life. Yet he came out of it all a good man. I loved how protective he got of Lily, he wanted to make her happy before he even realized that he wanted to make her happy. I loved Lily for her courage, and for her ability to see Cade as a man and not a skin color or heritage. There's a lot of action going on in this book. For those who really like historical romances, I would recommend. <3
Texas Outlaw by Adrienne deWolfe
I'm going to be honest, at first, I had a hard time getting into this book. It wasn't bad, I just couldn't get into it, and yet, I couldn't give up on it. I had to find out what happened next. This is the first book I have ever read, that dragged me into the story without me even being aware that I was being dragged. I'm glad I did though. I LOVE this book. I loved how Fancy redeemed herself. I love Cord for being Cord. Wes was hilarious and adorable, and Zach had such a quiet dignity to him, you could just tell that the two of them are going to turn into some amazing men when they get a little older. While reading this story, I laughed, I cried, I cursed, I gasped, and I laughed some more. I highly recommend this book. <3
The Law and Miss Penny by Sharon Ihle
I highly enjoyed this book. I admit that, at first, I didn't care at all for Mariah and her family. I didn't like how they could lie and disrupt someones life the way they did, especially out of a misguided sense of vengeance and greed. But, the more I got to know them, the more their consciences got to them, the more they grew on me. Artemis added a lot to this story. I would recommend this book. <3
Say You Love Me by Patricia Hagan,
I very highly enjoyed this book. *Slight spoilers not enough to really give anything away, but hints*. Michael got on my nerves, he refused to see what Jacie wanted and didn't care when she tried to tell him. I have to say that Sunstar/Iris surprised me, I would have thought that she would want to hold on to her new-found, long lost daughter a bit harder than she did. I loved Luke, I understood his motivations, and adored his sweetness and the way he cared for those he loved. I also loved how he refused to let Jacie go without giving her a choice. I liked Jacie for her spunk and kindness, and her devotion to Luke. I highly recommend this book. <3
June 13, 2015
All solid stories
This is a set of 4 full length novels set in Texas, New Mexico, and southern Colorado. After reading several sweet Western romances set in Wyoming and Montana, I found these more challenging and brutal in their realism: gun fights, bank robberies, Indian raids, kidnappings. Also I am more familiar with the geography and history of Wyoming and Montana, than Texas.
Texas Lily is a complicated story of a young Mississippi lady and her son, a dead husband, a half-breed ranch foreman and his daughter, and an itinerant peddler. Land rights, corruption, Santa Ana, Houston, and Indian relocation all figure in to the story. Can Lily and Cade bridge their cultural differences to cobble together a family in this new Texas?
Texas Outlaw is the story of Fancy who just wants a regular life with someone to love her. Born into prostitution, she turns to train robbing, gambling, and sweet talking to get what she wants. Then she runs into U.S. Marshall Cord Rawlins. Can Cord serve justice and save Fancy as well? The train robbery and the bank robbery are both pretty brutal. Captor/captive romance.
The Law and Miss Penny is set in a traveling medicine show. U.S. Marshall Morgan Slater runs the Penny family and their medicine show out of town. While helping to get their wagon unstuck, Slater takes a blow to the head and has amnesia. The family takes advantage of his forgotten memory. I almost didn't finish this after about the first 1/4. I didn't like the con. However, this novel has an interesting cast of characters. It ended better than it began.
Say You Love Me stretches from a large plantation in northern Georgia to near Fort Worth, Texas. Jacie grows up on the Blake plantation believing that her aunt and uncle are her parents. Young Michael Blake grows believing that Jacie will marry him. To complicate matters Jacie's birthmother lives with the Comanche. Who needs to say I love you?
This is a set of 4 full length novels set in Texas, New Mexico, and southern Colorado. After reading several sweet Western romances set in Wyoming and Montana, I found these more challenging and brutal in their realism: gun fights, bank robberies, Indian raids, kidnappings. Also I am more familiar with the geography and history of Wyoming and Montana, than Texas.
Texas Lily is a complicated story of a young Mississippi lady and her son, a dead husband, a half-breed ranch foreman and his daughter, and an itinerant peddler. Land rights, corruption, Santa Ana, Houston, and Indian relocation all figure in to the story. Can Lily and Cade bridge their cultural differences to cobble together a family in this new Texas?
Texas Outlaw is the story of Fancy who just wants a regular life with someone to love her. Born into prostitution, she turns to train robbing, gambling, and sweet talking to get what she wants. Then she runs into U.S. Marshall Cord Rawlins. Can Cord serve justice and save Fancy as well? The train robbery and the bank robbery are both pretty brutal. Captor/captive romance.
The Law and Miss Penny is set in a traveling medicine show. U.S. Marshall Morgan Slater runs the Penny family and their medicine show out of town. While helping to get their wagon unstuck, Slater takes a blow to the head and has amnesia. The family takes advantage of his forgotten memory. I almost didn't finish this after about the first 1/4. I didn't like the con. However, this novel has an interesting cast of characters. It ended better than it began.
Say You Love Me stretches from a large plantation in northern Georgia to near Fort Worth, Texas. Jacie grows up on the Blake plantation believing that her aunt and uncle are her parents. Young Michael Blake grows believing that Jacie will marry him. To complicate matters Jacie's birthmother lives with the Comanche. Who needs to say I love you?
September 4, 2015
3.5, rounded to Four.
As a fan of historical fiction, I downloaded this book based on the title alone. Woops!
Being a little bit of a romantic at heart, in my 7th decade, I decided to read the four books included in the set.
They were all fun reads and each had a few spelling and grammatical errors, so starting from five stars, I had to deduct 1/2 star. A couple of the books either had too many characters or lacked character development, again, minus 1/2 star. While the books were close to being historically accurate for the times, there were times when the deveation was to much to be excused - minus 1/2 star.
I would recommend this book if you are a fan of historical romance.
If you are a fan of fiction of the Old West, I recommend you pass on this collection of books.
As a fan of historical fiction, I downloaded this book based on the title alone. Woops!
Being a little bit of a romantic at heart, in my 7th decade, I decided to read the four books included in the set.
They were all fun reads and each had a few spelling and grammatical errors, so starting from five stars, I had to deduct 1/2 star. A couple of the books either had too many characters or lacked character development, again, minus 1/2 star. While the books were close to being historically accurate for the times, there were times when the deveation was to much to be excused - minus 1/2 star.
I would recommend this book if you are a fan of historical romance.
If you are a fan of fiction of the Old West, I recommend you pass on this collection of books.
September 6, 2015
Very Entertaining
I must say, I barely laid this bundle down! I very much enjoyed reading this cowboy bundle. I'm an avid fan of western books. I have read them since I was very young due to the fact they were all my father read growing up. There is so much variety among the different avenues of western subject from one story to the next. There are differences about where you get your mind-set to be such as out on the plains or being hijacked riding a train And especially the final read goes from a kidnapping in South Carolina then rudely absconded out West with no explanation to what was taking place and why!
I must say, I barely laid this bundle down! I very much enjoyed reading this cowboy bundle. I'm an avid fan of western books. I have read them since I was very young due to the fact they were all my father read growing up. There is so much variety among the different avenues of western subject from one story to the next. There are differences about where you get your mind-set to be such as out on the plains or being hijacked riding a train And especially the final read goes from a kidnapping in South Carolina then rudely absconded out West with no explanation to what was taking place and why!
January 6, 2016
Texas Lily: It's possible this turned into an interesting book but by page 5 I was sp bored i had tears in my eyes. There are too many names too learn and not enough interesting stuff going on. DNF
Texas Outlaw: What woman writes like this? A "bulging bustline"...ick. A heroine that wants to marry someone she fears will send to the whorehouse if she missteps....ickier. No thank you friends. DNF
The Law and Miss Penny: Ugh all the ignorance...i know its historically accurate but it was making my brain hurt. DNF
So yeah....I'd skip this one if i were you
Texas Outlaw: What woman writes like this? A "bulging bustline"...ick. A heroine that wants to marry someone she fears will send to the whorehouse if she missteps....ickier. No thank you friends. DNF
The Law and Miss Penny: Ugh all the ignorance...i know its historically accurate but it was making my brain hurt. DNF
So yeah....I'd skip this one if i were you
November 10, 2014
Say you love me-- last book in the set... 3.5 stars out of 5 an okay story, could have been better. jumped to many different characters which gets confusing after awhile. some spelling/grammar errors and wrong character mentioned. also seemed to have many different subplot things going on that could have been better if there weren't a lot of them. Ending seemed to be really rushed.
For my ratings of the first 3 stories, look in my reading progress section.
For my ratings of the first 3 stories, look in my reading progress section.
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September 15, 2014
This entire set was free on Barnes and Noble Free Friday site. I love the freebies! So far, it's an interesting story.
October 3, 2014
I really loved these stories a lot! They were an awesome trip into the historical West and an exciting adventure!!
February 10, 2016
Wasn't able to read the third book - just couldn't get past the part where they mislead the hero when he lost his memory. All the rest were OK - they had some issues but were readable.
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