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Coltrane Corners
Elizabeth Coltrane has given up on finding a man who will love her in spite of the physical and emotional scars she carries thanks to a mountain lion attack. When her father is murdered, she inherits Coltrane Corners. The only man she can trust to save her cattle ranch is the foreman she just fired…and the man she’s loved since she was a child. But can Elizabeth keep her desire for Chase under control and her heart safe as they work side by side every day?
Chase Cameron is determined the bad blood of his abusive pa will end with him and vows to never marry. When Elizabeth needs his help getting her cattle to market, Chase has to decide if he can do the job while fighting the strong attraction he has to her.
When accidents begin to happen, threatening Elizabeth’s life, Chase discovers he is willing do whatever takes to keep her safe. They must both learn to trust again in order to save her ranch and her life.
Chase Cameron is determined the bad blood of his abusive pa will end with him and vows to never marry. When Elizabeth needs his help getting her cattle to market, Chase has to decide if he can do the job while fighting the strong attraction he has to her.
When accidents begin to happen, threatening Elizabeth’s life, Chase discovers he is willing do whatever takes to keep her safe. They must both learn to trust again in order to save her ranch and her life.
330 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 6, 2016
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Teri Riggs
35 books289 followers Teri Riggs was destined to be a writer. As a small girl she didn’t read bedtime stories, she made up her own. Who needed Little Red Riding Hood or The Three Little Pigs when there were so many great tales bouncing around in her head? When she grew up and became a mother to three little girls, she continued the tradition of making up bedtime stories. On the occasions she chose to tell conventional fairytales, Teri usually gave them a bit of tweaking here and there or added a new ending. Her girls loved it.
After her daughters had the nerve to actually grow up and leave home, Teri discovered she had a passion for writing and jumped right in. It came as no surprise she chose to write mysteries and happily-ever-after’s since that’s the genres she loves to read.
Teri lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, one of her daughters and two dogs that seem to think they rule the world. And some days Teri thinks maybe they do.
Teri still frequently tells herself stories as she falls asleep. The only difference now is she wakes up the next morning and turns her bedtime stories into books.
After her daughters had the nerve to actually grow up and leave home, Teri discovered she had a passion for writing and jumped right in. It came as no surprise she chose to write mysteries and happily-ever-after’s since that’s the genres she loves to read.
Teri lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, one of her daughters and two dogs that seem to think they rule the world. And some days Teri thinks maybe they do.
Teri still frequently tells herself stories as she falls asleep. The only difference now is she wakes up the next morning and turns her bedtime stories into books.
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August 15, 2025
I really enjoyed this novel and will be looking for others by Teri Riggs. If you are a fan of historical western romance, I highly recommend it.
May 31, 2017
I enjoy reading books by Best selling authors. I want to dissect their works to see what ingredient(s) got them to their best selling status. And since, I enjoy westerns, I was doubly excited to read “Coltrane Corners”. To begin with, it had a well crafted back cover blurb and a nice cover.
However, 1/4 of the way through, I was already shaking my head. Few books make me as frustrated to read as this one did. If not for some redeeming qualities, I might have been tempted to give up.
For starters, Elizabeth Coltrane, the main character, has returned home after six years “back east” at some fancy school. It was supposed to turn her into a proper lady, as well as time spent eastward was to help her physically. As far as I can tell, all it did was turn her from a pleasant, fun, and likeable young girl into a childish snob.
She is immature, and not at all likable compared to the backstory provided. Spoiler–six years ago the guy she had a teen crush on said some insensitive things that drove her away. That was six years ago. She was a girl of fourteen. Yet she clings to it like a crutch now, and uses it as a cause to treat Chase Cameron, the male main character, as terrible as possible. I wished she would grow up already and stop looking at that one single event through the lens of a fourteen-year-old.
And truthfully, the men were not much better. Lots of indecision on their parts. It sort of ended up reminding me of the old Life cereal commercial with Mickey and the two boys. The boys kept saying, “I’m not gonna eat it, you eat it.” as they push the bowl of cereal between them, until one finally decides to give it to Mickey to try. Except there is no Mickey in Coltrane Corners to take responsibility for Elizabeth’s flame and her father. So they push the past between them like immature boys. Personally, if one of them would have grown a pair, and treated Elizabeth like the grown lady she was supposed to be, instead of the child she acted like, the story could have been much less redundant. Truly, Daddy would rather pay his ranch hands to follow his daughter around and spy on her instead of just telling her the truth about a danger around the ranch. Not very mature of anyone.
The redeeming qualities of the story was the language. It was very natural to the time and setting. It seemed well researched and organic. The metaphors were amusing and clearly pictured. Chase was very likeable, from his endless patience in dealing with Elizabeth’s endless tantrums and stunts to his protectiveness of both her and her father. I found myself rooting for Chase, even if he isn’t the strongest hero in print. It seemed he was the strongest one in the book.
Spoiler, my pet peeve is male characters who make macho, chauvinistic, know-half-the-story, stereotypical assumptions. I see red when I read that stuff and want to claw someone’s eyeballs out. I wish we could have bad guys without the assumptions that the woman is naturally a whore. Apparently not if she hasn’t “spread ’em” for that guy.
All in all, “Coltrane’s Corners” was an acceptable read, not something I would want to read again. If one can get past the redundant backstory telling and the chauvinistic arse-holes sprinkled along, the action and dialogue will make up for it.
May 31, 2017
May 30, 2017
.Many western romance stories have a difficult time of catching my attention completely. The entire book had me gnawing on my nails because of the events that happen in this book.
Elizabeth left home for several years while getting treatments for the horrible attack from a mountain lion. Severe scaring on her arm and leg plus the limp makes her feel damaged. The one man she loved beside her father was the man who called her damaged goods and broke her heart. Elizabeth has just broken up with her abusive and cheating ex-fiance' and is on her way back to Texas and to her "poppy" father. The moment she arrives by stage she sees the man who called her damaged. No longer a dewy eyed girl in love with him she has become tough. Her mother left her father when he took a child off the streets. She basically said him or me and Poppy chose him, she ran to New York where people are civilized.
Chase was abused by his father, watched his mother die at his father's hands, and would rather steal food from the garbage than to stay with his father. Poppy sees the boy and opens his home and heart to him. Chase is now the head man on a massive cattle ranch. He has earned the respect of everyone in the town except for the woman climbing down off the stage coach. The words he told her still on both of their minds. They fight so hard, but their love is still smoldering.
After a week home her Poppy is found in the barn with a pitchfork in his body. The blood is flowing too fast to stop and he dies in Elizabeth's arms. Poppy had several "accidents" that he and Chase kept from her. Every man on the ranch swears to protect her and keep her in sight in all times, but he refused to have protection for himself. Chase blames himself for his death that he let down the man who he loved as a father. Cattle drive is about to take place and Elizabeth, now sole owner of her father's ranch, wants to go and learn how to run the ranch alone.
Several "accidents" start happening to Elizabeth and that person is hell bent on killing her. Both Chase and Elizabeth lock horns over everything especially since she wants to ride a horse alongside the men on the drive. After she is hurt, Chase decides the safest place for her is at his side. He may not have saved Poppy, but he is doing his dangdest to keep her alive.
I love the way that this story has you wondering who the killer is and just when you think you know another curve is thrown. There is no much information about the in's and outs of a drive and the purpose of each man. The pain and sorrow from the death of her father broke my heart and the raw deal that Elizabeth has been dealt. She survives a mountain lion, her mother's hiring men to date her, Chase saying she is damaged when she loves him in spite of it all, and then the boldness of being around all those beasts regardless of the danger. This woman has balls, which is often called sass or bull headed, and refuses to rely on any man for help.
The love scenes are zesty and yet have modesty that a woman of that era would have. Torn between being a lady and a desire for more from Chase. Hot, hot, hot, and oh yeah hot! I was given this book to review from the author/publisher through Reading Alley and in exchange I give my unbiased opinion
.Many western romance stories have a difficult time of catching my attention completely. The entire book had me gnawing on my nails because of the events that happen in this book.
Elizabeth left home for several years while getting treatments for the horrible attack from a mountain lion. Severe scaring on her arm and leg plus the limp makes her feel damaged. The one man she loved beside her father was the man who called her damaged goods and broke her heart. Elizabeth has just broken up with her abusive and cheating ex-fiance' and is on her way back to Texas and to her "poppy" father. The moment she arrives by stage she sees the man who called her damaged. No longer a dewy eyed girl in love with him she has become tough. Her mother left her father when he took a child off the streets. She basically said him or me and Poppy chose him, she ran to New York where people are civilized.
Chase was abused by his father, watched his mother die at his father's hands, and would rather steal food from the garbage than to stay with his father. Poppy sees the boy and opens his home and heart to him. Chase is now the head man on a massive cattle ranch. He has earned the respect of everyone in the town except for the woman climbing down off the stage coach. The words he told her still on both of their minds. They fight so hard, but their love is still smoldering.
After a week home her Poppy is found in the barn with a pitchfork in his body. The blood is flowing too fast to stop and he dies in Elizabeth's arms. Poppy had several "accidents" that he and Chase kept from her. Every man on the ranch swears to protect her and keep her in sight in all times, but he refused to have protection for himself. Chase blames himself for his death that he let down the man who he loved as a father. Cattle drive is about to take place and Elizabeth, now sole owner of her father's ranch, wants to go and learn how to run the ranch alone.
Several "accidents" start happening to Elizabeth and that person is hell bent on killing her. Both Chase and Elizabeth lock horns over everything especially since she wants to ride a horse alongside the men on the drive. After she is hurt, Chase decides the safest place for her is at his side. He may not have saved Poppy, but he is doing his dangdest to keep her alive.
I love the way that this story has you wondering who the killer is and just when you think you know another curve is thrown. There is no much information about the in's and outs of a drive and the purpose of each man. The pain and sorrow from the death of her father broke my heart and the raw deal that Elizabeth has been dealt. She survives a mountain lion, her mother's hiring men to date her, Chase saying she is damaged when she loves him in spite of it all, and then the boldness of being around all those beasts regardless of the danger. This woman has balls, which is often called sass or bull headed, and refuses to rely on any man for help.
The love scenes are zesty and yet have modesty that a woman of that era would have. Torn between being a lady and a desire for more from Chase. Hot, hot, hot, and oh yeah hot! I was given this book to review from the author/publisher through Reading Alley and in exchange I give my unbiased opinion
December 5, 2017
I truly enjoyed this Western romance. The characters are well developed, and the story is well researched. I found myself rooting for Elizabeth and Chase, two wounded souls destined to be together. I learned a lot about cattle ranching and “home on the range.”
On a more serious note, a murder occurs that changes Elizabeth life and puts hers in danger. Together, she and Chase must discover who the killer is, before the person strikes again—not to mention, save Coltrane Corners and each other. Delightful book!
On a more serious note, a murder occurs that changes Elizabeth life and puts hers in danger. Together, she and Chase must discover who the killer is, before the person strikes again—not to mention, save Coltrane Corners and each other. Delightful book!
March 15, 2017
Good Story
Well-written and an exciting story. Great characters, although a lot of stubbornness was going around. The good guys were really good, the bad guys were pig nasty rotten. There was definitely a surprise as Chase and Elizabeth worked through who was attempting to sabotage the ranch and why.
Well-written and an exciting story. Great characters, although a lot of stubbornness was going around. The good guys were really good, the bad guys were pig nasty rotten. There was definitely a surprise as Chase and Elizabeth worked through who was attempting to sabotage the ranch and why.
July 7, 2017
What a beautiful well written story , I would recommend this book. I just could not put it down this Author grabs you at the first page and does not let go until the last page. I have a couple of books from this Author that I am now going to read.I received a free copy of this book and voluntarily chose to review it.
April 3, 2017
A sweet and stubborn romance
I enjoy reading Historical Romances because I know that the authors put in a lot of time into researching those time periods. ‘Coltrane Corners’ was a Historical Western Romance and was about a “flawed” woman named Elizabeth. I enjoyed the overall plot and development of the story. There was a mysterious person who was sabotaging the ranch, he was trying/succeeding in harming Elizabeth’s father. After her father was hurt the horrible “accidents” started happening to Elizabeth. Trying to figure out “who done it” was fun! (Even though I guessed wrong).
Chase was such a good guy! He truly loved Elizabeth. They were both stubborn though so there were many moments where I was frustrated with both! Both were determined to stay single for the rest of their lives and were unwilling to admit that they wanted each other!
The only negative side to this book is that there were some repetitive chapters. Even though there was the repetitiveness, it didn’t take away from the story and it was still a nice and fun read!
I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher through Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
I enjoy reading Historical Romances because I know that the authors put in a lot of time into researching those time periods. ‘Coltrane Corners’ was a Historical Western Romance and was about a “flawed” woman named Elizabeth. I enjoyed the overall plot and development of the story. There was a mysterious person who was sabotaging the ranch, he was trying/succeeding in harming Elizabeth’s father. After her father was hurt the horrible “accidents” started happening to Elizabeth. Trying to figure out “who done it” was fun! (Even though I guessed wrong).
Chase was such a good guy! He truly loved Elizabeth. They were both stubborn though so there were many moments where I was frustrated with both! Both were determined to stay single for the rest of their lives and were unwilling to admit that they wanted each other!
The only negative side to this book is that there were some repetitive chapters. Even though there was the repetitiveness, it didn’t take away from the story and it was still a nice and fun read!
I received a copy of this book from the author/publisher through Reading Alley in exchange for an honest review.
April 25, 2017
Love and Flaws
Coltrane Corners is the name of a ranch owned by the loving father of Elizabeth Coltrane, a sassy, beautiful woman who believes she is as flawed as a woman can get. She can be endearing at times, but she can also be equally unreasonable. Chase Cameron, her love interest, probably felt the same way. He is the Western dream of every lady who ever read a Western Romance book.
The plot is interesting enough, and the romance between the two positively drips from every page. There were times when I felt that the rapport between the characters and I got a bit strained due to numerous romantic clichés, but if you can get past that, you will be able to appreciate the passion between the characters. Also, the true villain did serve as a pleasant surprise for me because I was wrong in my guess.
All in all, it was a fairly nice read.
*I was provided with a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.*
Coltrane Corners is the name of a ranch owned by the loving father of Elizabeth Coltrane, a sassy, beautiful woman who believes she is as flawed as a woman can get. She can be endearing at times, but she can also be equally unreasonable. Chase Cameron, her love interest, probably felt the same way. He is the Western dream of every lady who ever read a Western Romance book.
The plot is interesting enough, and the romance between the two positively drips from every page. There were times when I felt that the rapport between the characters and I got a bit strained due to numerous romantic clichés, but if you can get past that, you will be able to appreciate the passion between the characters. Also, the true villain did serve as a pleasant surprise for me because I was wrong in my guess.
All in all, it was a fairly nice read.
*I was provided with a free copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.*
April 29, 2017
In this Western historical romance, Elizabeth Coltrane comes home to Texas, to the ranch she stands to one day inherit and the man who rejected her six years ago. Scarred from a mountain lion attack when she was a child, and bearing new emotional scars after the fiancé she found in New York cheated on her, she is in no mood to put up with domineering nonsense from Chase Cameron, her father's trusted foreman... and the man she's been in love with ever since he saved her from the mountain lion who almost killed her.
I really liked Elizabeth in this book. She's strong and feisty, damaged but fiercely determined. Chase was a very good match for her, willing to let her have her head as far as he dares but strong enough to rein her in when she gets reckless.
However, I found the storyline more than a little bit muddled. The plot to kill Elizabeth and the identity of the antagonist being hidden for so long just felt contrived and at times the story dragged, with Elizabeth and Chase just rehashing the same arguments repeatedly.
The story also hit on a pet hate of mine; a man who accuses a woman of sleeping with him to get something she wants. Especially when she's a virgin, this particularly trope just makes me want to snarl and shoot him in the head. At least Elizabeth got her revenge with a good slap, though Chase never did actually apologize.
This is a hard one to rate; it's a bit better than OK but I can't really say I liked it either. I'll give it 3 1/2 stars and round up to 4 for Amazon and Goodreads.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review through ReadingAlley.
I really liked Elizabeth in this book. She's strong and feisty, damaged but fiercely determined. Chase was a very good match for her, willing to let her have her head as far as he dares but strong enough to rein her in when she gets reckless.
However, I found the storyline more than a little bit muddled. The plot to kill Elizabeth and the identity of the antagonist being hidden for so long just felt contrived and at times the story dragged, with Elizabeth and Chase just rehashing the same arguments repeatedly.
The story also hit on a pet hate of mine; a man who accuses a woman of sleeping with him to get something she wants. Especially when she's a virgin, this particularly trope just makes me want to snarl and shoot him in the head. At least Elizabeth got her revenge with a good slap, though Chase never did actually apologize.
This is a hard one to rate; it's a bit better than OK but I can't really say I liked it either. I'll give it 3 1/2 stars and round up to 4 for Amazon and Goodreads.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review through ReadingAlley.
April 29, 2017
Coltrane Corners by Teri Riggs is an exciting Historical Western Romance set in Texas. I haven't read anything by this author for quite some time, I'm glad I picked this one up, though.
Elizabeth Coltrane is a sassy, brassy young woman who is flawed, scarred both inside and outside, and just lose her father. Chase Cameron, has issues himself, he has sworn to never marry, and his abusive father's blood will end with him. But, when Elizabeth comes to him to help her save her father's ranch, he can't tell her no. Her father has been murdered, and someone is sabotaging her ranch. Accidents are happening, again.
Well written story with well-developed, strong characters, who are definitely flawed. The plot is solid, interesting and intriguing. The villains are definitely villains, if that makes sense.
With twists and turns, a few surprises, mystery, a bit of suspense, romance, and the possibility of finding a HEA, makes "Coltrane Corner" a very interesting and enjoyable read.
A great read for Historical romance fans, fans of surprises, love, romance, murder, sabotage, and a couple made for each other, will enjoy "Coltrane Corner". An enjoyable and satisfying Western read. In my opinion a great Historical Romance.
I received a complimentary copy.
Rating: 4
Heat rating: Sweet
Received by: AprilR
Elizabeth Coltrane is a sassy, brassy young woman who is flawed, scarred both inside and outside, and just lose her father. Chase Cameron, has issues himself, he has sworn to never marry, and his abusive father's blood will end with him. But, when Elizabeth comes to him to help her save her father's ranch, he can't tell her no. Her father has been murdered, and someone is sabotaging her ranch. Accidents are happening, again.
Well written story with well-developed, strong characters, who are definitely flawed. The plot is solid, interesting and intriguing. The villains are definitely villains, if that makes sense.
With twists and turns, a few surprises, mystery, a bit of suspense, romance, and the possibility of finding a HEA, makes "Coltrane Corner" a very interesting and enjoyable read.
A great read for Historical romance fans, fans of surprises, love, romance, murder, sabotage, and a couple made for each other, will enjoy "Coltrane Corner". An enjoyable and satisfying Western read. In my opinion a great Historical Romance.
I received a complimentary copy.
Rating: 4
Heat rating: Sweet
Received by: AprilR
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