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Texas Cattleman’s Club: Blackmail #3
Reunited with the Rancher
Will secrets tear this rancher's marriage apartor lead to a reunion? Only from
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For estranged husband and wife Tom and Emily Knox, a heartbreaking loss in their past is keeping them apart in the present. They still share a ranch, but not a bed. And when the blackmailer terrorizing Royal, Texas, accuses Tom of keeping a secret family behind Emily's back, they're thrown into an even deeper tailspin. But could the darkest misunderstanding contain the seeds of a second chance, as Tom and Emily come together to dispel false accusations and face their past?
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For estranged husband and wife Tom and Emily Knox, a heartbreaking loss in their past is keeping them apart in the present. They still share a ranch, but not a bed. And when the blackmailer terrorizing Royal, Texas, accuses Tom of keeping a secret family behind Emily's back, they're thrown into an even deeper tailspin. But could the darkest misunderstanding contain the seeds of a second chance, as Tom and Emily come together to dispel false accusations and face their past?
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224 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2017
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About the author
Sara Orwig
491 books112 followersUSA Today bestselling romance author, Sara Orwig, has over sixteen million copies of her books in print. Internationally her books have 200 translations of her novels into 26 languages. She has written 97 books and was one of the first 6 inductees into the Oklahoma Professional Writers Hall of Fame and 2-time winner of Oklahoma Writers Federation awards for Best Oklahoma Novel. Sara is winner of eight ROMANTIC TIMES awards which include the Award for Best Western Historical Romance Writer and the Award for Best Contemporary Fiction Writer. aka Daisy Logan.
Sara currently is writing books that are a published by Harlequin Desire.
Sara currently is writing books that are a published by Harlequin Desire.
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January 10, 2018
I just didn't like it
The whole book was off. I hated how she was always having negative thoughts when they were working on the house together and he was flirting and stuff. Then I didn't like his thoughts when they got back to the ranch, after he got her in bed again and now he wanted a divorce!? It was boring too. I just wanted to slap them both upside their head and say 'snap out of it'! I know they were both hurting and it was tragic but their thoughts didn't make me feel their pain. They just annoyed me. I did get choked up when they met Polly but then th H ruined it with his okay time for a divorce mentality. Just annoying and boring in parts. I didn't feel a connection at all between them. Something was just off.
The whole book was off. I hated how she was always having negative thoughts when they were working on the house together and he was flirting and stuff. Then I didn't like his thoughts when they got back to the ranch, after he got her in bed again and now he wanted a divorce!? It was boring too. I just wanted to slap them both upside their head and say 'snap out of it'! I know they were both hurting and it was tragic but their thoughts didn't make me feel their pain. They just annoyed me. I did get choked up when they met Polly but then th H ruined it with his okay time for a divorce mentality. Just annoying and boring in parts. I didn't feel a connection at all between them. Something was just off.
February 10, 2017
second chance
April 3, 2017
This book is kind of a downer - I had a hard time getting through it and there is zero resolution of the mystery. Guess they decided the threat through the whole book was no longer a threat.
February 17, 2017
Unfortunately this was very boring!
September 23, 2019
Note: I read the Swedish translation, but couldn't find that edition on Goodreads.
March 21, 2017
Reunited with the Rancher is really a sweet story. The story is truly heartbreaking. Tom and Emily lost their son in an accident and things never were right for them since. They are married but living separate lives. (suddenly I hear Phil Collins)
Maverick, an anonymous blackmailer gets to Emily. Trying to convince her that Tom has a secret family stashed away.
This isn't as hot and spicy as most Desires are. In fact, it was very tame, focusing on trying to get two people that are very obviously still very much in love back together.
I went through most of the book wondering why Tom and Emily hadn't tried counseling after their child's death. Both of them obviously had a lot to work through, Tom especially. He has a lot of issues he needs to deal with.
Emily has issues too, but I couldn't help but wonder why she didn't fight for her marriage. She wanted a family and she certainly loved Tom.
I've read another book in this series and Maverick was a little more a part of the plot and I think that's why this book lacked the excitement of the other books in the series.
This is a lovely story, but if you are looking for the normal Harlequin Desire fare, you aren't going to find it here.
Maverick, an anonymous blackmailer gets to Emily. Trying to convince her that Tom has a secret family stashed away.
This isn't as hot and spicy as most Desires are. In fact, it was very tame, focusing on trying to get two people that are very obviously still very much in love back together.
I went through most of the book wondering why Tom and Emily hadn't tried counseling after their child's death. Both of them obviously had a lot to work through, Tom especially. He has a lot of issues he needs to deal with.
Emily has issues too, but I couldn't help but wonder why she didn't fight for her marriage. She wanted a family and she certainly loved Tom.
I've read another book in this series and Maverick was a little more a part of the plot and I think that's why this book lacked the excitement of the other books in the series.
This is a lovely story, but if you are looking for the normal Harlequin Desire fare, you aren't going to find it here.
May 30, 2017
Blackmail is the catalyst to get this estranged pair talking again. Although, now that I look back, the bad guy never asked for anything and doesn't make more contact after the initial email. I have not read the others in the series, so I don't know if this is the normal pattern or not.
This was a hard read, even though I haven't lost a child like that. The actions and reactions of Tom and Emily felt very real and normal for a grieving couple. The two steps forward and one back pattern will be very familiar to many couples.
They truly love each other, but think the other would be better off if they were divorced. Tom's protective instincts drive him to take care of Emily when she gets a hateful email. The willingness to work together and really talk to each other helps them to come back together.
This was a hard read, even though I haven't lost a child like that. The actions and reactions of Tom and Emily felt very real and normal for a grieving couple. The two steps forward and one back pattern will be very familiar to many couples.
They truly love each other, but think the other would be better off if they were divorced. Tom's protective instincts drive him to take care of Emily when she gets a hateful email. The willingness to work together and really talk to each other helps them to come back together.
January 9, 2026
2 stars.
Trigger warning: Child loss, sexual coercion.
The intimate scenes in the first half of the book were absolute cringe. He was overly pushy, and she didn't want what he was pushing. Things got better in the second half... as in normal instead of *puke*.
Child loss was a big theme.
I feel like these guys would have been fine if they had just gone to counselling.
"HEA", although if it's like the rest of the book, that'll last a week max.
Book needed an epilogue.
Trigger warning: Child loss, sexual coercion.
The intimate scenes in the first half of the book were absolute cringe. He was overly pushy, and she didn't want what he was pushing. Things got better in the second half... as in normal instead of *puke*.
Child loss was a big theme.
I feel like these guys would have been fine if they had just gone to counselling.
"HEA", although if it's like the rest of the book, that'll last a week max.
Book needed an epilogue.
November 11, 2017
I really enjoyed this story. This one is part of the Texas Cattleman's Club: Blackmail. However, little of the club was discussed in this book. I cried and smiled while reading this one. It broke my heart sometimes for both the main characters. But I like a book that I can get emotionally involved in.
April 7, 2018
Interesting second chance at love
Emily and Tom had a lot of kids and painful memories to work through before they would reunite. The story was good and I liked the characters. I would have liked to find out who Maverick was without having to read complete series.
Emily and Tom had a lot of kids and painful memories to work through before they would reunite. The story was good and I liked the characters. I would have liked to find out who Maverick was without having to read complete series.
September 14, 2018
Two stubborn hurting people. Again Maverick blackmailed someone. But in this case it brought them closer. Was that his real-intent?
I am expected them to get pregnant now since they were nit expecting a baby. I wanted to know how their future ended up
I am expected them to get pregnant now since they were nit expecting a baby. I wanted to know how their future ended up
December 19, 2017
Good Reading
The loss of a child is always painful. Learning how to hold on to love in the middle of the grieving process is a challenge.
The loss of a child is always painful. Learning how to hold on to love in the middle of the grieving process is a challenge.
March 2, 2020
Slow moving, had to make myself finish. Must have needed more action or more coffee.
March 15, 2017
I'm so curious to know who Maverick is. Following these stories is always a thrill. I hope it all unravels soon.
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Miniseries: Texas Cattleman's Club: Blackmail
Miniseries: Texas Cattleman's Club: Blackmail
March 29, 2017
Another book in the great Texas Cattleman's Club Blackmail. The one is no let down..Maverick is at it again...Tom and Emily are an estranged couple. Living in different houses after the loss of their child. Tom blames himself. Emily is just torn and hurt....One day Emily gets an email saying that Tom has moved on with another woman and children..She goes to get divorce papers and when she confronts him she finds out that it is a hoax..that the women and children in the pic are his buddy that got killed in combats family...She moves out to her Uncles house and Tom goes too to help her renovate it..Once they are living there together and working together they become close again..but they go back to the ranch and all the hurts are there..they get an unexpected phone call that leads to pain for the both of them..I cried buckets of tears reading this book..You will know why when you read it too! A great book..Hard to put down..heartbreaking and heart warming at the same time!
October 5, 2017
D2504 Mar17 TCC: Blackmail. Tom and Emily Knox have faced an accident that injured them and resulted in the death of their child. Now Emily is confronted by a blackmailer.
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