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Touch of Texas
Shelter from the storm...
A blizzard blows Texas Ranger Jake McCain to Rachel Hudson's cabin and trouble is right behind him. He's badly wounded. Taking care of him is the right thing to do, but she knows the local gossips won't see it that way. Suddenly, everything Rachel's fought for is at stake—and the past she'd hoped to escape looms over her future. Still and all, when Jake turns his dark gaze on her, all she wants is his strong, seductive touch.
A woman to call his own...
Jake McCain has never stayed in one place. A home and a family aren't for the likes of a man accustomed to the rough life of the trail. But when he sees the trouble she's in, he can't leave her behind. Not when her innocent kisses burn straight into his soul, and the sight of her smile is the only bounty he cares to collect.
A blizzard blows Texas Ranger Jake McCain to Rachel Hudson's cabin and trouble is right behind him. He's badly wounded. Taking care of him is the right thing to do, but she knows the local gossips won't see it that way. Suddenly, everything Rachel's fought for is at stake—and the past she'd hoped to escape looms over her future. Still and all, when Jake turns his dark gaze on her, all she wants is his strong, seductive touch.
A woman to call his own...
Jake McCain has never stayed in one place. A home and a family aren't for the likes of a man accustomed to the rough life of the trail. But when he sees the trouble she's in, he can't leave her behind. Not when her innocent kisses burn straight into his soul, and the sight of her smile is the only bounty he cares to collect.
299 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 2007
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August 19, 2010
1.8 stars.
Don’t bother reading this book because chances are you’ve already read a superior version in your romance reading career. Formulaic and riddled with at least eleven clichés and tropes, the only thing that surprised me was the forced seduction/rape by the hero upon the heroine in a book published in 2007.
As a romance, this was a failure. Jake plays the "I'm a half-breed and can't marry you even though I devirginized you and you’re now a town pariah” card. Rachel whines a bit about how life sucks but was admirable in the fact that she makes plans to move on even though she rolls the “I’m going to take an unnecessary risk upon my life” dice in order to do it. Jake and Rachel only spend half of the book together but weren’t interesting so I didn’t care.
As a Texas Ranger vs. Bad Guy showdown, this was okay minus the unnecessary last minute soap opera twist to pad the book. So I guess that makes two unpleasant surprises.
The writing was decent.
Don’t bother reading this book because chances are you’ve already read a superior version in your romance reading career. Formulaic and riddled with at least eleven clichés and tropes, the only thing that surprised me was the forced seduction/rape by the hero upon the heroine in a book published in 2007.
As a romance, this was a failure. Jake plays the "I'm a half-breed and can't marry you even though I devirginized you and you’re now a town pariah” card. Rachel whines a bit about how life sucks but was admirable in the fact that she makes plans to move on even though she rolls the “I’m going to take an unnecessary risk upon my life” dice in order to do it. Jake and Rachel only spend half of the book together but weren’t interesting so I didn’t care.
As a Texas Ranger vs. Bad Guy showdown, this was okay minus the unnecessary last minute soap opera twist to pad the book. So I guess that makes two unpleasant surprises.
The writing was decent.
March 18, 2008
This book was so good!
Jake McCain is a Texas Ranger hot on the trail of his father's killer. Wounded and caught in a horrible blizzard he stumbles across a log cabin were Rachel and her brother take him in and nurse him back to health.
They show him a different life that he is used too. They are loving and compassionate, something he has not experienced alot in his life because of being a half-breed he has been treated unfairly and thinks that the beautiful, kind Rachel would never want a person like him.
Rachel is raising her younger brother and has her mother's unsavory past on her shoulders. She is drawn to Jake and the relationship that develops between these two deserving people is quite lovely.
Jake McCain is a Texas Ranger hot on the trail of his father's killer. Wounded and caught in a horrible blizzard he stumbles across a log cabin were Rachel and her brother take him in and nurse him back to health.
They show him a different life that he is used too. They are loving and compassionate, something he has not experienced alot in his life because of being a half-breed he has been treated unfairly and thinks that the beautiful, kind Rachel would never want a person like him.
Rachel is raising her younger brother and has her mother's unsavory past on her shoulders. She is drawn to Jake and the relationship that develops between these two deserving people is quite lovely.
March 28, 2009
Not too bad! I really enjoyed the story and the characters that were developed
March 2, 2018
You know that feeling you get when you crack open a book and as the words float off the page and weave around your heart, you know you've just discovered something special?
Well, that was me with Rachel and Jake's story.
From the first moment Jake landed on Rachel's porch needing help, and Rachel discovered him and took him in, you could feel the "something" that sparked between them, even though both had demons from their past that kept them from fully acknowledging that "something." The drama and trials and adventures they faced together and separately helped both to grow and dig deep into their hearts about what really matters and what they really needed and wanted. The story moved quickly, but it didn't feel rushed either. Each layer to the story naturally grew and settled as you worked through everything - from the relationships to the surprising twists thrown in.
What especially clicked with me was the way Tracy Garrett used her words to build her world. I was sucked into the pages in such a way that I was living and breathing the story - experiencing everything as Jake and Rachel were. Remarkable story-telling like that isn't always easy to find, and I'm delighted to have discovered a new book to treasure and revisit often.
Well, that was me with Rachel and Jake's story.
From the first moment Jake landed on Rachel's porch needing help, and Rachel discovered him and took him in, you could feel the "something" that sparked between them, even though both had demons from their past that kept them from fully acknowledging that "something." The drama and trials and adventures they faced together and separately helped both to grow and dig deep into their hearts about what really matters and what they really needed and wanted. The story moved quickly, but it didn't feel rushed either. Each layer to the story naturally grew and settled as you worked through everything - from the relationships to the surprising twists thrown in.
What especially clicked with me was the way Tracy Garrett used her words to build her world. I was sucked into the pages in such a way that I was living and breathing the story - experiencing everything as Jake and Rachel were. Remarkable story-telling like that isn't always easy to find, and I'm delighted to have discovered a new book to treasure and revisit often.
March 20, 2022
4.5 stars. Some parts are just too tragic for me.
September 26, 2010
This was an ok story, but everything was predictable and done before.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
There were no major problems, but nothing surprised or delighted me. It felt like a formulaic western romance novel. I would have preferred more interesting character development and dialogue.
STORY BRIEF:
Jake is half Apache and half white. He is a Texas Ranger on the trail of Harrison, a vicious killer. Harrison’s gang surrounds Jake, beats him up and leaves him to die in a snowstorm. Somehow Jake survives and walks with his horse to a nearby cabin where Rachel lives with her brother. She takes him in and nurses him back to health. Rachel is the local school teacher. Harrison had stopped at Rachel’s cabin before Jake got there. She refused to let him in. He went to the nearby town telling people that she was a prostitute and performed services to him and his men. The town shuns her, and she loses her job. They won’t believe the truth told by Rachel or Jake. Jake and Rachel start to fall for each other, but he must leave town to pursue Harrison. He doesn’t believe he can offer her a life because he is a half breed and not accepted by most people.
DATA:
Story length: 291 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 2, about 3 pages each. Setting: 1890 Western Texas. Copyright: 2007. Genre: historical western romance.
REVIEWER’S OPINION:
There were no major problems, but nothing surprised or delighted me. It felt like a formulaic western romance novel. I would have preferred more interesting character development and dialogue.
STORY BRIEF:
Jake is half Apache and half white. He is a Texas Ranger on the trail of Harrison, a vicious killer. Harrison’s gang surrounds Jake, beats him up and leaves him to die in a snowstorm. Somehow Jake survives and walks with his horse to a nearby cabin where Rachel lives with her brother. She takes him in and nurses him back to health. Rachel is the local school teacher. Harrison had stopped at Rachel’s cabin before Jake got there. She refused to let him in. He went to the nearby town telling people that she was a prostitute and performed services to him and his men. The town shuns her, and she loses her job. They won’t believe the truth told by Rachel or Jake. Jake and Rachel start to fall for each other, but he must leave town to pursue Harrison. He doesn’t believe he can offer her a life because he is a half breed and not accepted by most people.
DATA:
Story length: 291 pages. Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 2, about 3 pages each. Setting: 1890 Western Texas. Copyright: 2007. Genre: historical western romance.
May 6, 2017
Lots of Action
This romance starts with an attention-grabbing scene and the action keeps coming. An adult woman and her much younger brother are on their own and doing well considering where they started. Then comes strangers telling stories added to the gossip of small-minded townspeople after they discovered she brought a stranger into her home during a blizzard bad cared for him. Soon several lives are threatened. The story is well-written, suspenseful, with complex characters. It is a spicy romance, so I flipped a few pages, but thoroughly the rest. Good story well worth reading.
This romance starts with an attention-grabbing scene and the action keeps coming. An adult woman and her much younger brother are on their own and doing well considering where they started. Then comes strangers telling stories added to the gossip of small-minded townspeople after they discovered she brought a stranger into her home during a blizzard bad cared for him. Soon several lives are threatened. The story is well-written, suspenseful, with complex characters. It is a spicy romance, so I flipped a few pages, but thoroughly the rest. Good story well worth reading.
February 5, 2016
great cover, first book, started strong went downhill
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January 9, 2023Sweet and spicy
Loved the character development and sweet simmer between our 2 characters. And who doesn't like a bad guy for good measure? Rachel, you're too good for that town!
Loved the character development and sweet simmer between our 2 characters. And who doesn't like a bad guy for good measure? Rachel, you're too good for that town!
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