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Fireworks
Susan’s friends drag her to a Montana guest ranch to celebrate her fortieth birthday and take her mind off her woes—her boyfriend has left her for a younger woman and her job is about to dissolve. The birthday fireworks they set off light up more than the night. The resulting brush fire has rancher Wyatt Whittaker burning with temper, but when the flames of anger cool, the city girl and the cowboy consider some fireworks of their own.
71 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 30, 2014
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About the author
Elaine Coffman
63 books117 followersBarbara Elaine Gunter was born in San Diego, California, to William Samuel Gunter, Jr., a naval officer and Edna Marie (née Davidson) Gunter, a homemaker. From the age of three she lived in Midland, Texas and graduated from Midland High School. After she received a degree in elementary education from North Texas State University, she taught elementary school in Midland, Texas, while working on her Master’s Degree and certification for Language and Learning Disabilities at Texas Tech in Lubbock.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
Elaine currently resides in Austin, Texas, where her son, Chuck, also lives. She has two daughters, Lesley who resides in Raleigh, N.C. and Ashley, who lives in San Diego, California.
Elaine Coffman is a New York Times bestselling author with a large international following. She has penned novels in both the historical romance genre and suspense. A lover of history, she has penned several novels set in Scotland, Regency England, Italy and the American West. To date, she is the author of nineteen novels and five novellas.
While writing her first novel, My Enemy, My Love, she found herself inspired by a letter her great-great grandmother, Susannah Jane Dowell Shacklett wrote in 1920, telling about her journey from Brandeburg, Kentucky to San Antonio, Texas, and then going with an army escort to El Paso, Texas, where her brother, Ben Dowell, a veteran of the Mexican War, was El Paso's first mayor.
Elaine continued to write best-selling, award-winning books until the publication of her eleventh novel, If You Loved Me, which was the last book of her beloved Mackinnon series and her first book to hit the New York Times bestseller list.
Her first suspense novel, Alone in the Dark, was published by Pocket books in 2006.
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April 25, 2020
Nice to make a put stop into someone else's life even fiction
Great writing. Interesting from the very beginning. Hard to put down but when you do your mind continues on the plot of the book. Only took a matter of hours to finish. Found the story exciting and humorous. It has shown that even as you get older life can still be exciting. Thank you for this wonderful experience
Great writing. Interesting from the very beginning. Hard to put down but when you do your mind continues on the plot of the book. Only took a matter of hours to finish. Found the story exciting and humorous. It has shown that even as you get older life can still be exciting. Thank you for this wonderful experience
September 8, 2016
Susan is turning forty, and her life is in tumult. Her boyfriend has left her for a younger model and her career is stagnant. When her girlfriends decide to take her away to a dude ranch in Montana, she is rather shell shocked and hung in her own daydreams, Romantic fantasies about cowboys and horses, pristine vistas and hours of relaxation are a far cry from the reality of the short, balding ranch hand that meets them at the airport.
From all reaches of the country, the four women: Susan, Beth Ann, Audrey and Berny all live and work in the DC area, and their friendship and support is obvious: the women all relate well to one another, teasing, joking and just listening to tales of woe. The ranch is starting to work its magic on them, until the fateful night of Susan’s birthday.
Adjoining the guest ranch is the working part of the family land, run by Wyatt. A bachelor and a touch rough around the edges, Susan is instantly intrigued by his features, even if his personality could use some work.
This was a decent story, although I did have significant problems with the stupidity of Susan when she drinks before getting on a horse for the second time ever in her life, or her perseveration about several job offers upon her return to DC. Wyatt’s abrupt 180 from being upset with the women who nearly set his ranch on fire after having seriously bad experiences with wildfires in the past, and his concerted efforts to ‘show her how much she means to him’ after an acquaintance of under two weeks. Yes, there is instant attraction, but the characters arrived partly fleshed out and didn’t grow: in fact nearly a year passes from first introduction to climax, and in the span of 70 odd pages that just isn’t enough development or story to make me feel their connection.
I received an eBook copy from the publisher for purpose of honest review for the Jeep Diva. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
From all reaches of the country, the four women: Susan, Beth Ann, Audrey and Berny all live and work in the DC area, and their friendship and support is obvious: the women all relate well to one another, teasing, joking and just listening to tales of woe. The ranch is starting to work its magic on them, until the fateful night of Susan’s birthday.
Adjoining the guest ranch is the working part of the family land, run by Wyatt. A bachelor and a touch rough around the edges, Susan is instantly intrigued by his features, even if his personality could use some work.
This was a decent story, although I did have significant problems with the stupidity of Susan when she drinks before getting on a horse for the second time ever in her life, or her perseveration about several job offers upon her return to DC. Wyatt’s abrupt 180 from being upset with the women who nearly set his ranch on fire after having seriously bad experiences with wildfires in the past, and his concerted efforts to ‘show her how much she means to him’ after an acquaintance of under two weeks. Yes, there is instant attraction, but the characters arrived partly fleshed out and didn’t grow: in fact nearly a year passes from first introduction to climax, and in the span of 70 odd pages that just isn’t enough development or story to make me feel their connection.
I received an eBook copy from the publisher for purpose of honest review for the Jeep Diva. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.
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