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Patrick Gallagher's Widow
An "off-limits" policeman's widow. An insubordinate detective determined to find out what she knows about her husband's death. A love story...
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First published September 1, 1990
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Cheryl Reavis
53 books37 followersAKA Cinda Richards
Former public health nurse, now award-winning romance novelist, Cheryl Reavis, describes herself as a "late bloomer." Her Silhouette Special Edition™, A CRIME OF THE HEART, reached millions of readers in Good Housekeeping magazine and won the Romance Writers of America's coveted RITA award the year it was published. She has also won the RITA award for her Harlequin-Silhouette novels, PATRICK GALLAGHER'S WIDOW, THE PRISONER, and THE BRIDE FAIR. BLACKBERRY WINTER, THE BARTERED BRIDE and a Berkley novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, have been RITA award finalists. She has received numerous awards from Romantic Times magazine.
Her award-winning literary short stories have appeared in The Crescent Review, The Bad Apple, The Mosaic, The Sanskrit, Laurels, The Emrys Journal and Writer's Choice.
Publishers Weekly described her Berkley single-title novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, as "...an example of delicately crafted, eminently satisfying romantic fiction."
Former public health nurse, now award-winning romance novelist, Cheryl Reavis, describes herself as a "late bloomer." Her Silhouette Special Edition™, A CRIME OF THE HEART, reached millions of readers in Good Housekeeping magazine and won the Romance Writers of America's coveted RITA award the year it was published. She has also won the RITA award for her Harlequin-Silhouette novels, PATRICK GALLAGHER'S WIDOW, THE PRISONER, and THE BRIDE FAIR. BLACKBERRY WINTER, THE BARTERED BRIDE and a Berkley novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, have been RITA award finalists. She has received numerous awards from Romantic Times magazine.
Her award-winning literary short stories have appeared in The Crescent Review, The Bad Apple, The Mosaic, The Sanskrit, Laurels, The Emrys Journal and Writer's Choice.
Publishers Weekly described her Berkley single-title novel, PROMISE ME A RAINBOW, as "...an example of delicately crafted, eminently satisfying romantic fiction."
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May 14, 2018
3.25 stars
I kind of have mixed feelings about this book, it just had too much going on that I felt a bit short-changed. Police corruption, conniving bro-in-law, office politics etc. Also the hero kept calling the heroine Mrs which kind of jarred me. So the hero isn't convinced that the heroine's husband death was as simple as it was made to appear and wants to speak with her. But her brother-in-law who he suspects keeps blocking his path. He meets her and kind of says I know you and your hubby weren't getting along (we do find out it was because of the heroine's miscarriages). Then just to keep the plot heavy the author throws in hero's dead love, childhood friends, nemesis etc. I felt all of this made the book messy. From a slow pace suddenly these two have deep feelings for each other but oh the heroine thinks he used her and then family drama. All in all although the characters were compelling the plot was messy.
I kind of have mixed feelings about this book, it just had too much going on that I felt a bit short-changed. Police corruption, conniving bro-in-law, office politics etc. Also the hero kept calling the heroine Mrs which kind of jarred me. So the hero isn't convinced that the heroine's husband death was as simple as it was made to appear and wants to speak with her. But her brother-in-law who he suspects keeps blocking his path. He meets her and kind of says I know you and your hubby weren't getting along (we do find out it was because of the heroine's miscarriages). Then just to keep the plot heavy the author throws in hero's dead love, childhood friends, nemesis etc. I felt all of this made the book messy. From a slow pace suddenly these two have deep feelings for each other but oh the heroine thinks he used her and then family drama. All in all although the characters were compelling the plot was messy.
July 13, 2013
A good solid read, easy to see how this was an award-winner for Reavis back when it was first published. Interesting character baggage, liked that the author didn't provide easy solutions for her couple, and a decent suspense thread. Did feel some of the secondary characters were caricatures, but that's really my own quibble.
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May 21, 2019
It has been a year since Officer Patrick Gallagher died in the line of duty. Although a perpetrator has been chosen, Johnson Garth isn't satisfied. He thinks that the truth lies with his wife, Jenna Gallagher. However, the NYPD does not want her to be interrogated and Garth isn't happy.
This is a tight little novella that reads like crime fiction. This book is well worth your time.
This is a tight little novella that reads like crime fiction. This book is well worth your time.
March 27, 2012
I know a few Patrick Gallaghers, and I despise one of them. I bought this book simply because the title delighted me, and I was looking forward to reading how he died. My dubious motivation notwithstanding, it wasn't that bad of a book. It follows standard romance novel formula: boy meets girls, simple misunderstanding breaks them up, pride keeps them apart, something forces the issue and they make up in time to live happily ever after. There is a bit of plot to the story, and if you like this kind of book, I'd recommend it. But if you're not a fan of romance novels (or if you don't know a slime-ball named Patrick Gallagher), then there's not enough plot line to make this worth your time.
June 24, 2014
Good book. Dirty cops, grieving widows, and a tangle of emotions and love involved. Jenna had loved and lost one cop, could she handle opening her heart up to another man in uniform again. This is the main problem that she faces each day.
May 31, 2016
Was a really slow start, but ended well.
If you can make it past the first couple chapters, then you will really like this book.
The cover is a bit misleading. It is NOT a historical romance. More set in the mid to late 80s
Kind of a good cop/bad cop romance kind of thing
If you can make it past the first couple chapters, then you will really like this book.
The cover is a bit misleading. It is NOT a historical romance. More set in the mid to late 80s
Kind of a good cop/bad cop romance kind of thing
September 25, 2009
Modern
September 21, 2013
This is a good story. think I have read it twice. Good to pick up now and then.
January 7, 2014
I read it because I ran out of things to read. :)
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