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The Untameable Texan
A second chance leads to sudden pregnancy in USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard's epic Texas Cattleman's After the Storm prequel novella…
Texas financier Jed Farrell always gets what he wants—except when it comes to the one who got away, Kimberly Fanning. Now he's here to settle old scores with his high school sweetheart at their ten-year reunion. But when they end up back between the sheets, the man with a plan soon gets an unplanned baby surprise. Will old doubts and differences scuttle their second shot at a future together? The time for answers is running out as a storm literally brews on the horizon….
The story continues in Stranded with the Rancher by USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard, only from Harlequin Desire!
Texas financier Jed Farrell always gets what he wants—except when it comes to the one who got away, Kimberly Fanning. Now he's here to settle old scores with his high school sweetheart at their ten-year reunion. But when they end up back between the sheets, the man with a plan soon gets an unplanned baby surprise. Will old doubts and differences scuttle their second shot at a future together? The time for answers is running out as a storm literally brews on the horizon….
The story continues in Stranded with the Rancher by USA TODAY bestselling author Janice Maynard, only from Harlequin Desire!
70 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 1, 2014
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Janice Maynard
540 books431 followersJanice Maynard came to the writing life early! When her third grade short story, “The Princess and the Robbers”, won a red ribbon in a school arts fair, Janice was hooked. She followed up that early success with a more commercial piece in the sixth grade… “Why My Mom Loves To Drink Coke”. No advance for that one, but she won a six-pack of Coke… remember those great little bottles?
In junior high Janice began circulating her work to a wider audience. A dozen or so notebook pages stapled together made the rounds in some particularly boring classes, with the riveting tales carefully hidden behind textbooks.
High school meant the big time… editor of the school newspaper, the Maroon and White. Janice used her insightful editorials to delve into such meaty subjects as “locker room odor” and “why we need two-ply tissue in the student bathrooms”.
College brought lots of writing, but very little of it creative… four years later, Janice stepped into the adult world as a fully certified elementary teacher.
Despite motherhood, full-time employment, and keeping up with an “always into something” husband, Janice never lost her love of writing or the desire to be published. In 1996 she realized her long-time dream when Kensington Publishing bought her first book, Sweetheart. That exciting moment was followed by the sales of two more books in the Precious Gem line.
In the fall of 2002, Janice left the classroom to pursue writing full-time.
In junior high Janice began circulating her work to a wider audience. A dozen or so notebook pages stapled together made the rounds in some particularly boring classes, with the riveting tales carefully hidden behind textbooks.
High school meant the big time… editor of the school newspaper, the Maroon and White. Janice used her insightful editorials to delve into such meaty subjects as “locker room odor” and “why we need two-ply tissue in the student bathrooms”.
College brought lots of writing, but very little of it creative… four years later, Janice stepped into the adult world as a fully certified elementary teacher.
Despite motherhood, full-time employment, and keeping up with an “always into something” husband, Janice never lost her love of writing or the desire to be published. In 1996 she realized her long-time dream when Kensington Publishing bought her first book, Sweetheart. That exciting moment was followed by the sales of two more books in the Precious Gem line.
In the fall of 2002, Janice left the classroom to pursue writing full-time.
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May 8, 2015
The Untameable Texan by Joyce Maynard is a 2014 Harlequin Desire publication.
This short story is centered around Jed and his high school sweetheart, Kimberly. After high school, Kimberly breaks things off with Jed without really explaining why. Jed was angry and hurt for a very long time, but now with their high school reunion on tap, he plans to corner Kimberly and find out once and for why she broke his heart.
If you enjoy second chance love stories like I do then you know how hard it is to resist one, so I snapped this up while it was on a kindle promotion. I thought Jed was sexy and so obviously still in love with Kimberly, but his character didn't have as much depth, as did Kimberly's. She lived a much harder life and he has lived a more charmed one. Even so, the couple's chemistry sizzles and burns hot, and there is no denying they belong together. The story ends a little abruptly and with a wee bit of a cliffhanger, but you still get the gist of things, and of course you can always pick up the next book in the series to see how it gets fleshed out. This is an enjoyable enough read, super short so it would work great for a lunch break diversion. 3 stars
This short story is centered around Jed and his high school sweetheart, Kimberly. After high school, Kimberly breaks things off with Jed without really explaining why. Jed was angry and hurt for a very long time, but now with their high school reunion on tap, he plans to corner Kimberly and find out once and for why she broke his heart.
If you enjoy second chance love stories like I do then you know how hard it is to resist one, so I snapped this up while it was on a kindle promotion. I thought Jed was sexy and so obviously still in love with Kimberly, but his character didn't have as much depth, as did Kimberly's. She lived a much harder life and he has lived a more charmed one. Even so, the couple's chemistry sizzles and burns hot, and there is no denying they belong together. The story ends a little abruptly and with a wee bit of a cliffhanger, but you still get the gist of things, and of course you can always pick up the next book in the series to see how it gets fleshed out. This is an enjoyable enough read, super short so it would work great for a lunch break diversion. 3 stars
October 15, 2014
Parce qu'on pourrait croire qu'avec une description pareille j'aurais évité le bouquin.
QUE NENNI!
Déjà, il aurait fallu que je lise la description.
Donc, au taf, j'm'emmerde et ça finit par me jouer des tours. Après la daube de l'autre jour, j'ai enchaîné là dessus. Avantage, c'est rapide. Désavantage ... TOUS LES CLICHES ROLLED INTO ONE BOOK.
Non mais sérieusement.
Donc je commence et puis Jed se retrouve dans sa ville de jeunesse, qu'il a quitté parce qu'il préfère la grande ville, et puis il est trop riche et super intelligent. D'abord.
Il vient a la reunion des 10 ans de l'école, juste pour retrouver Kimmie, qui l'a larguer comme une merde aprés la fin de leur highschool, alors que bon, ils étaient trop bien ensemble.
Mais vous voyez, Kimmie, elle est pauvre, pis orpheline, pis elle allait pas empecher Jed de reussir sa vie. Donc même si elle l'aimait, ben elle se devait de le laisser voler de ses propres ailes.
Et donc elle a rompue comme une greluche.
Donc highschol reunion. Check.
Amours adolescents qui se sont pas revus en 10 ans. Check.
Mec riche. Fille pauvre. Check.
Ouais mais on s'en fout, je t'aime quand même Kimmie. Check.
Non mais tu comprends pas, je t'aimais trop pour te garder prés de moi. Check.
Là, Jed il veut faire son chieur et dire à Kimmie que les boules quoi, il veut faire une closure sur leur histoire, cette closure qu'elle ne lui a pas permis d'avoir, parce qu'elle avait rompu en refusant de répondre au téléphone pendant deux semaines. Il y a dix ans. Donc.
Mais voilà, Jed il veut toujours Kimmie. Et Kimmie, elle en peut plus de Jed.
Revanche foireuse qui foire. Check.
Libido de fou. Check.
Oh mais je te veux toujours. Check.
T'es maqué? Non. Moi non plus. Check.
Ils couchent donc ensemble. Elle n'est plus là le lendemain matin. Jed a les boules. Mais il attend quand même 6 semaines avant de retourner la revoir.
Ah avant de continuer. Arrêtons nous sur un moment qui m'a fait cacher mon Kindle que j'ai pas le droit d'avoir avec moi, et revenons sur mon rant que j'ai fait a ma collègue qui n'avait rien demandé.
Ils veulent coucher. Good for them. Elle est sous pilule. Good for her. Ils ont pas de condoms. Shame. Ah ouais mais elle est sous pilule et puis bon ça fait 10 ans qu'ils se sont pas vus mais elle dit qu'elle est clean, pis il lui dit pareil. Donc ben on s'en fou du preservatif hein. MAIS NON ON S'EN FOUT PAS BANDE DE CRETINS DES ALPES FINIS A LA PISSE !!!
Donc voilà, sans spoilers, que je dis à ma collègue; tu vas voir, elle va se finir enceinte, c'est tellement cliché que c'est même plus drôle.
Donc, six semaines plus tard, Jed il retrouve Kimmie, qui évanouie dans ses bras, pas parce que "omg Jed!!!" mais parce que "omg j'suis enceinte pis j'ai plus de force".
Ben oui la greluche est enceinte. Mais bon c'est pas de sa faute, elle savait pas que si elle prenait des antibiotiques en même temps que la pilule le risque de grossesse était augmenté. ET BEN TU DEMANDES GROGNASSE. Ou alors, sinon, tu couches pas sans préservatifs.
Enfin bref. Elle est enceinte, pis ils gardent le bébé, pis il veut l’épouser (ben ouais quitte a mettre un cliché de plus, allons y, on est plus à ça prés, surtout dans 50 pages, hein) et là ... ya la tornade du siècle.
(j'ai arrêté de faire des Checks parce que c'est un vrai jeu à boire ce bouquin)
Et le bouquin gratuit Desire que t'as même pas une scène de cul pour satisfaire tes envies (quitte a avoir une greluche enceinte, autant avoir la scéne de cul de la conception, non?) est fini. Pour la suite, faut acheter le volume suivant.
Mais je crois pas. En fait.
QUE NENNI!
Déjà, il aurait fallu que je lise la description.
Donc, au taf, j'm'emmerde et ça finit par me jouer des tours. Après la daube de l'autre jour, j'ai enchaîné là dessus. Avantage, c'est rapide. Désavantage ... TOUS LES CLICHES ROLLED INTO ONE BOOK.
Non mais sérieusement.
Donc je commence et puis Jed se retrouve dans sa ville de jeunesse, qu'il a quitté parce qu'il préfère la grande ville, et puis il est trop riche et super intelligent. D'abord.
Il vient a la reunion des 10 ans de l'école, juste pour retrouver Kimmie, qui l'a larguer comme une merde aprés la fin de leur highschool, alors que bon, ils étaient trop bien ensemble.
Mais vous voyez, Kimmie, elle est pauvre, pis orpheline, pis elle allait pas empecher Jed de reussir sa vie. Donc même si elle l'aimait, ben elle se devait de le laisser voler de ses propres ailes.
Et donc elle a rompue comme une greluche.
Donc highschol reunion. Check.
Amours adolescents qui se sont pas revus en 10 ans. Check.
Mec riche. Fille pauvre. Check.
Ouais mais on s'en fout, je t'aime quand même Kimmie. Check.
Non mais tu comprends pas, je t'aimais trop pour te garder prés de moi. Check.
Là, Jed il veut faire son chieur et dire à Kimmie que les boules quoi, il veut faire une closure sur leur histoire, cette closure qu'elle ne lui a pas permis d'avoir, parce qu'elle avait rompu en refusant de répondre au téléphone pendant deux semaines. Il y a dix ans. Donc.
Mais voilà, Jed il veut toujours Kimmie. Et Kimmie, elle en peut plus de Jed.
Revanche foireuse qui foire. Check.
Libido de fou. Check.
Oh mais je te veux toujours. Check.
T'es maqué? Non. Moi non plus. Check.
Ils couchent donc ensemble. Elle n'est plus là le lendemain matin. Jed a les boules. Mais il attend quand même 6 semaines avant de retourner la revoir.
Ah avant de continuer. Arrêtons nous sur un moment qui m'a fait cacher mon Kindle que j'ai pas le droit d'avoir avec moi, et revenons sur mon rant que j'ai fait a ma collègue qui n'avait rien demandé.
Ils veulent coucher. Good for them. Elle est sous pilule. Good for her. Ils ont pas de condoms. Shame. Ah ouais mais elle est sous pilule et puis bon ça fait 10 ans qu'ils se sont pas vus mais elle dit qu'elle est clean, pis il lui dit pareil. Donc ben on s'en fou du preservatif hein. MAIS NON ON S'EN FOUT PAS BANDE DE CRETINS DES ALPES FINIS A LA PISSE !!!
Donc voilà, sans spoilers, que je dis à ma collègue; tu vas voir, elle va se finir enceinte, c'est tellement cliché que c'est même plus drôle.
Donc, six semaines plus tard, Jed il retrouve Kimmie, qui évanouie dans ses bras, pas parce que "omg Jed!!!" mais parce que "omg j'suis enceinte pis j'ai plus de force".
Ben oui la greluche est enceinte. Mais bon c'est pas de sa faute, elle savait pas que si elle prenait des antibiotiques en même temps que la pilule le risque de grossesse était augmenté. ET BEN TU DEMANDES GROGNASSE. Ou alors, sinon, tu couches pas sans préservatifs.
Enfin bref. Elle est enceinte, pis ils gardent le bébé, pis il veut l’épouser (ben ouais quitte a mettre un cliché de plus, allons y, on est plus à ça prés, surtout dans 50 pages, hein) et là ... ya la tornade du siècle.
(j'ai arrêté de faire des Checks parce que c'est un vrai jeu à boire ce bouquin)
Et le bouquin gratuit Desire que t'as même pas une scène de cul pour satisfaire tes envies (quitte a avoir une greluche enceinte, autant avoir la scéne de cul de la conception, non?) est fini. Pour la suite, faut acheter le volume suivant.
Mais je crois pas. En fait.
October 3, 2014
I enjoyed this book. It is a cliffhanger left in a way that you want to buy the next book to find out what happens. I normally don't like cliffhangers, however the plot and character peaked my interest, and kept me intrigued. I will go on to buy the next book.
Jed and Kimberly were high school sweethearts. The two were crowned homecoming King, and Queen. When Jed left for college, it was Kimberly that wrote the dear John letter breaking things off. Jed has always loved her. At the high school reunion he comes back to town to see Kimberly, and find out why she called it off...
This is a very short book, but it is free. It gives us background information for the next book in the series.
Jed and Kimberly were high school sweethearts. The two were crowned homecoming King, and Queen. When Jed left for college, it was Kimberly that wrote the dear John letter breaking things off. Jed has always loved her. At the high school reunion he comes back to town to see Kimberly, and find out why she called it off...
This is a very short book, but it is free. It gives us background information for the next book in the series.
December 29, 2014
This was a nice quick read. I do wish that it ended with an actual ending and not a cliff hanger. That always frustrates me.
So Jed was clearly still in love with Kimmie, but to afraid to admit it. And the same went for her. I guess allot was tied into this quick story but I wish we got the characters HEA in this book. I think the next book is Jed's brothers so fingers crossed it ends Jed's story with Kimmie as well but I have books to read before I can begin this series and that disappoints me greatly.
So Jed was clearly still in love with Kimmie, but to afraid to admit it. And the same went for her. I guess allot was tied into this quick story but I wish we got the characters HEA in this book. I think the next book is Jed's brothers so fingers crossed it ends Jed's story with Kimmie as well but I have books to read before I can begin this series and that disappoints me greatly.
November 27, 2014
A good but short story with a cliff-hanger. Stay tuned.
September 15, 2019
JUST LOVED IT.
May 17, 2024
Was ok, but was too short to really care about characters. I wouldn't want to re-read. P.
October 20, 2014
Very short prequel to the newest Texas Cattleman's Club series. Jed has come back to Royal for his high school reunion for one reason. He wants to see Kim again and finally find out why she broke things off with him after he left for college. He has realized that he's never forgotten her and feels that he will never have a successful relationship until he deals with his past.
Kim is surprised to see Jed at the reunion, and not very happy when he makes it clear that they will talk before he leaves. She had loved him very much, but felt that the differences between them were too great for them to have a future together. He was wealthy and had a great future ahead of him. She was poor and the only one of her family left to take care of her ailing grandmother. She was afraid he would throw it all away to stay with her, so she broke things off.
A couple dances together and they discovered that the old attraction was still there. Those dances led to a smoking hot night together, but she left in the morning before Jed woke up. Thanks to crises at work, it was six long weeks before Jed could get back to Royal and talk to Kim. All he had been able to think of was her, and he wanted a chance to convince her that they could have it all.
Kim had run because she was scared by the intensity of the feelings she still had for Jed. She still couldn't see a future for them because she was still hung up on their differences. But she turns up pregnant, and Jed is right there, insisting on taking care of her. He wants more than just to share parenting duties, and Kim has to decide if she wants to take a chance on the future she's dreamed of.
Just as they declare their feelings for each other, the sirens go off. In the distance is a monster tornado, heading straight for Royal. They know that things are going to change far more than they had expected.
I loved Jed's determination to show Kim how much he cared. The scenes in the doctor's office were sweet, as was his care for her when she passed out on him. I really wanted Kim to have more confidence in herself and their feelings, and fortunately it did come through in the end. For such a short story I thought it did well at developing the characters and setting up for the series.
Kim is surprised to see Jed at the reunion, and not very happy when he makes it clear that they will talk before he leaves. She had loved him very much, but felt that the differences between them were too great for them to have a future together. He was wealthy and had a great future ahead of him. She was poor and the only one of her family left to take care of her ailing grandmother. She was afraid he would throw it all away to stay with her, so she broke things off.
A couple dances together and they discovered that the old attraction was still there. Those dances led to a smoking hot night together, but she left in the morning before Jed woke up. Thanks to crises at work, it was six long weeks before Jed could get back to Royal and talk to Kim. All he had been able to think of was her, and he wanted a chance to convince her that they could have it all.
Kim had run because she was scared by the intensity of the feelings she still had for Jed. She still couldn't see a future for them because she was still hung up on their differences. But she turns up pregnant, and Jed is right there, insisting on taking care of her. He wants more than just to share parenting duties, and Kim has to decide if she wants to take a chance on the future she's dreamed of.
Just as they declare their feelings for each other, the sirens go off. In the distance is a monster tornado, heading straight for Royal. They know that things are going to change far more than they had expected.
I loved Jed's determination to show Kim how much he cared. The scenes in the doctor's office were sweet, as was his care for her when she passed out on him. I really wanted Kim to have more confidence in herself and their feelings, and fortunately it did come through in the end. For such a short story I thought it did well at developing the characters and setting up for the series.
January 20, 2015
Second chances romance set in Texas with a ten year high school reunion theme. Cliffhanger! This is one of those introduction to the book and the series type short stories
So Jed Farrell has never had a invested relationship since his first love, Kimberly Fanning. So when he has a chance to clear the air at their tenth school reunion dance, he goes for it and they end up in bed with some unplanned results which gives them both a second chance at love.
Super cute story in the harlequin style, but I would have liked reading the whole story.
53 pages and kindle freebie
So Jed Farrell has never had a invested relationship since his first love, Kimberly Fanning. So when he has a chance to clear the air at their tenth school reunion dance, he goes for it and they end up in bed with some unplanned results which gives them both a second chance at love.
Super cute story in the harlequin style, but I would have liked reading the whole story.
53 pages and kindle freebie
October 3, 2014
Wow! What a great little book! Already downloaded the first one in the series. Great character development and a believable story. So glad I took a chance on this. This is not a typical read as a general rule.
October 13, 2014
Good read
This book was pretty good, but ended very abruptly. It was also pretty short. You really didn't get much of a chance to get to know the characters very well. I'm buying the next to see what happens next.
This book was pretty good, but ended very abruptly. It was also pretty short. You really didn't get much of a chance to get to know the characters very well. I'm buying the next to see what happens next.
October 27, 2014
Great book
Loved this book. The characters make you feel like you know what they are going through. The love makes you feel. good. I had to buy the next in the series as the teaser at the end for it was so good.
Loved this book. The characters make you feel like you know what they are going through. The love makes you feel. good. I had to buy the next in the series as the teaser at the end for it was so good.
February 10, 2017
Got this for free, so why not.....
I don't like cowboys, westerns, or basically anything stereotypically Texan. And I LIVE in Texas. I do like reunion, second-chance stories, and this was that, but cowboy hats really turn me off;)
I don't like cowboys, westerns, or basically anything stereotypically Texan. And I LIVE in Texas. I do like reunion, second-chance stories, and this was that, but cowboy hats really turn me off;)
January 29, 2015
This was a really good read. I like to see two people who have unfinished business with each other come back together and find love. Jed was determine and Kimberly couldn't fight/hide from him or her feelings anymore. Short novella I wish it was longer.
June 24, 2015
After the storm????? REALLY???
Well right about time the story gets good it ends.
I think it would've been a good story if it was complete it ends with the hurricane coming.
I thought it was titled after the storm.
Well right about time the story gets good it ends.
I think it would've been a good story if it was complete it ends with the hurricane coming.
I thought it was titled after the storm.
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January 12, 2016Miniseries: Texas Cattleman's Club: After the Storm
October 18, 2014
A great start
a reunited lovers story that leads into the next book.I'd suggest you have the next book to go right into. A great,quick,easy read.
a reunited lovers story that leads into the next book.I'd suggest you have the next book to go right into. A great,quick,easy read.
October 25, 2014
Great prequel to a series that deals with people coming together after a devastating tornado. The reunion story in this prequel was sweet.
November 6, 2014
good
the short story is all about the renewing of a past relationship. the lo that hadn't changed. the way that they work about and a happy ending.
the short story is all about the renewing of a past relationship. the lo that hadn't changed. the way that they work about and a happy ending.
May 1, 2015
Nice story, but why so short? And why this ending?
There could have been used more words and details to write this story.
It would make it a better story.
Now it is just a nice read.
There could have been used more words and details to write this story.
It would make it a better story.
Now it is just a nice read.
September 8, 2015
Sweet short story. Definitely left me wanting more.
June 11, 2016
Short and sweet. Teenage love second chances
October 13, 2014
2.5 | Medium Steam
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