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Lex & Amanda #6
The Way Things Should Be
Amanda Cauble-Walters is thrilled as her sister, Jeannie, prepares for the birth of her first child. Amanda’s elation is offset by the compelling desire to have a child of her own, but she fears that her wife, Lex, doesn’t want children.
Lex is so busy trying to hang onto newly acquired land that she doesn’t realize what’s going on with Amanda. When a stranger claiming to be a long-lost relative insinuates herself into the family, Lex sees red.
The tragic loss of someone dear to them dampens the joy of Jeannie’s baby, bringing pain – and hope, to them all.
Lex is so busy trying to hang onto newly acquired land that she doesn’t realize what’s going on with Amanda. When a stranger claiming to be a long-lost relative insinuates herself into the family, Lex sees red.
The tragic loss of someone dear to them dampens the joy of Jeannie’s baby, bringing pain – and hope, to them all.
292 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 10, 2005
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About the author
Carrie L. Carr
19 books94 followersCarrie is a native Texan, born in the Lone Star State in the early sixties. Currently a resident of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, she lives with her partner of 20 years, Jan, whom she legally married in Toronto in September 2003.
Carrie loves to geocache, as well as volunteer her time with a local animal shelter and rescue group. While she enjoys traveling, she likes to spend most of her time at home with her wife and dogs.
She has written nine books in the Somerville series, and has revised and rereleased them as an independent writer.
Carrie has also written four stand-alone romances and has several more planned.
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Carrie loves to geocache, as well as volunteer her time with a local animal shelter and rescue group. While she enjoys traveling, she likes to spend most of her time at home with her wife and dogs.
She has written nine books in the Somerville series, and has revised and rereleased them as an independent writer.
Carrie has also written four stand-alone romances and has several more planned.
Carrie’s website - www.CarrieLCarr.com
Email - cbzeer@gmail.com
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/carrielcarra...
Twitter - twitter.com/carrie_carr
Instagram - www.instagram.com/carriecarr63/
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January 25, 2021
Let the good old lesbian fanfic times roll!
Part VI
Part VI
June 17, 2020
A must read series!
Heartbreak, tragedy, happiness and true love. A lot of emotions and a lot of exciting stuff going on. Both good and bad. I really enjoyed the adventures of the Walters Cauble family and their daily worries. Highly recommended.
Heartbreak, tragedy, happiness and true love. A lot of emotions and a lot of exciting stuff going on. Both good and bad. I really enjoyed the adventures of the Walters Cauble family and their daily worries. Highly recommended.
June 16, 2020
More Drama and Angst for Our Friends
Amanda’s Sister is expecting her first child, and as much as she wants one of her own, she is scared Lex doesn’t want kids. Lex meanwhile has problems of her own. Her new land is turning out to be more trouble than its worth, especially when someone wants the land and isn’t willing to take no for an answer. Add in a new family member, an old adversary and things are just as chaotic as ever in this latest installment.
While this one isn’t my favourite in the series, it is a good one. Of course I loved the characters. It’s like visiting family again after all the books I’ve been through with these wonderful women. I loved the adventure and action, the drama and love. I’ve missed them. There is a shocking twist that I couldn’t believe and there was a trigger warning part that left me less than happy, especially when the perp got to keep his life. This can be skipped over if you are not comfortable with such a scene. There were a few things that left me wondering why they weren’t followed up on but if they had been, then the next story wouldn’t be able to keep that angle going. If you are a fan of this series, Then this is a must read for you. If you are new to Amanda and Lex, I strongly suggest starting from the beginning but you can always read this and catch up on the back story later. Either way, it’s worth the read.
Amanda’s Sister is expecting her first child, and as much as she wants one of her own, she is scared Lex doesn’t want kids. Lex meanwhile has problems of her own. Her new land is turning out to be more trouble than its worth, especially when someone wants the land and isn’t willing to take no for an answer. Add in a new family member, an old adversary and things are just as chaotic as ever in this latest installment.
While this one isn’t my favourite in the series, it is a good one. Of course I loved the characters. It’s like visiting family again after all the books I’ve been through with these wonderful women. I loved the adventure and action, the drama and love. I’ve missed them. There is a shocking twist that I couldn’t believe and there was a trigger warning part that left me less than happy, especially when the perp got to keep his life. This can be skipped over if you are not comfortable with such a scene. There were a few things that left me wondering why they weren’t followed up on but if they had been, then the next story wouldn’t be able to keep that angle going. If you are a fan of this series, Then this is a must read for you. If you are new to Amanda and Lex, I strongly suggest starting from the beginning but you can always read this and catch up on the back story later. Either way, it’s worth the read.
May 30, 2017
The Amanda and Lexington story continues with mystery, angst, romance and challenges. What we know for sure is that Lexington will get seriously injured, Amanda will get roughed up and difficult situations will be encountered. In the end, the good guys continue to come out ahead and that is why I continue to read.
January 16, 2018
A must read series!
Heartbreak, drama, happiness and true love. I cannot get enough of this series. Every time something happens unexpectedly. Just wow!
Heartbreak, drama, happiness and true love. I cannot get enough of this series. Every time something happens unexpectedly. Just wow!
November 24, 2023
Ugh.
Alright. So… the first couple of books were ok. But at this point it’s just dumb. The drama is a stretch, and it is becoming more and more soap opera like. Not only that, but the authors continued refusal to do any research into things that are not horses is beyond frustrating.
In this book, all sorts of trouble is afoot. Most notably, Lex and Amanda’s refusal to talk to one another about anything. It’s just dumb.
Add in a long lost cousin, a villainous mother who apparently is the cat who walks through freaking walls, and the story is a frustrating read.
The way the author handles bank and securities fraud is laughably stupid. If an investment house lost that much money through fraudulent actions of their employee, they would have the SEC and the FBI crawling over every inch of the place. They wouldn’t just say ‘whoops, guess we will have to look into it’. The same with the bank. In the other books when Hubert stole money through wire fraud, the banks wouldn’t have been so blasé about it. In this book, Amanda’s entire TRUST WAS APPARENTLY WITHDRAWN IN A SINGLE ACTION. Which makes no sense whatsoever. A trust like that would probably need lawyers and multiple transactions to dismantle down.
Then the mother. Somehow because a nurse, her brother, and some random woman pretending to be her daughter said that she should be released she was? I’m 99% sure that that is not how criminally insane people are treated or handled. Then that somehow no one noticed or alerted any of her victims that she was released? And released early apparently?
Like, this is so much that I can’t even do the next book. The blerb says there’s another long lost sibling or cousin or something? This isn’t a romance any more. It’s a bad soap opera. That’s how it reads, and it’s not enjoyable.
The characters are there and could be fun. It’s nice to read about the family. What is not nice is the insane escalation of inability to communicate until the very end of the book, the stupid melodramatic villains, and the unrealistic plots. I guess I won’t get to read about the next time that Lex randomly assaults some random person instead of behaving like a normal member of society.
Alright. So… the first couple of books were ok. But at this point it’s just dumb. The drama is a stretch, and it is becoming more and more soap opera like. Not only that, but the authors continued refusal to do any research into things that are not horses is beyond frustrating.
In this book, all sorts of trouble is afoot. Most notably, Lex and Amanda’s refusal to talk to one another about anything. It’s just dumb.
Add in a long lost cousin, a villainous mother who apparently is the cat who walks through freaking walls, and the story is a frustrating read.
The way the author handles bank and securities fraud is laughably stupid. If an investment house lost that much money through fraudulent actions of their employee, they would have the SEC and the FBI crawling over every inch of the place. They wouldn’t just say ‘whoops, guess we will have to look into it’. The same with the bank. In the other books when Hubert stole money through wire fraud, the banks wouldn’t have been so blasé about it. In this book, Amanda’s entire TRUST WAS APPARENTLY WITHDRAWN IN A SINGLE ACTION. Which makes no sense whatsoever. A trust like that would probably need lawyers and multiple transactions to dismantle down.
Then the mother. Somehow because a nurse, her brother, and some random woman pretending to be her daughter said that she should be released she was? I’m 99% sure that that is not how criminally insane people are treated or handled. Then that somehow no one noticed or alerted any of her victims that she was released? And released early apparently?
Like, this is so much that I can’t even do the next book. The blerb says there’s another long lost sibling or cousin or something? This isn’t a romance any more. It’s a bad soap opera. That’s how it reads, and it’s not enjoyable.
The characters are there and could be fun. It’s nice to read about the family. What is not nice is the insane escalation of inability to communicate until the very end of the book, the stupid melodramatic villains, and the unrealistic plots. I guess I won’t get to read about the next time that Lex randomly assaults some random person instead of behaving like a normal member of society.
April 28, 2024
Good grief this has taken so much emotion to read!
Carrie L. Carr has dragged us kicking and screaming through this emotional roller coaster. I am not sure that I would have survived the deep trials that Lex and Amanda and family have! I am waiting for the other shoe to drop, for Liz to wreck more havoc on the ladies and the family. With Frank’s death, Jeannie’s stroke and the oh so tiny bundle of joy Frank and Jean made, there is hope for a happy ending!
Carrie L. Carr has dragged us kicking and screaming through this emotional roller coaster. I am not sure that I would have survived the deep trials that Lex and Amanda and family have! I am waiting for the other shoe to drop, for Liz to wreck more havoc on the ladies and the family. With Frank’s death, Jeannie’s stroke and the oh so tiny bundle of joy Frank and Jean made, there is hope for a happy ending!
December 19, 2020
A well established cast of rounded characters. Sometimes the amount of drama in the lives of the two main characters, Lex and Amanda, feels a little unbelievable but anyone who has already invested in this series will know what they are in for, and will enjoy this latest installment.
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October 29, 2022Keeps me wanting more
July 18, 2022
Really enjoyed this book. I had not realised this was book no 6 in a series but it did not detract from my enjoyment of it, although I will now be going back to the first one and start working my way through them all. There was so much packed into this story, it was not all lovey dovey and covered a variety of difficult subjects without making the book too deep. The characters also felt so real because they did not see eye to eye all the time and snapped at one another but that did not mean they were not still in love. All in all a good read which I would highly recommend.
July 30, 2020
The Way ,Things Should Be (Book 6 Somerville Series (Featuring Lex & Amanda)
Another great story and read..This time Lex and Amanda having breing Lorrie up following her sister stroke . She contact's them asking to speak to them twp half years later Amanda thinks she wants Lorrie back.
This is about betrayal, anger, death, pregnancy and much more.
Carrie L Carr again has written another great book with a great read from start to the end.
Recommend Definitely 5****stars
Another great story and read..This time Lex and Amanda having breing Lorrie up following her sister stroke . She contact's them asking to speak to them twp half years later Amanda thinks she wants Lorrie back.
This is about betrayal, anger, death, pregnancy and much more.
Carrie L Carr again has written another great book with a great read from start to the end.
Recommend Definitely 5****stars
December 19, 2020
Cringeworthy
Probably one of the worst series I’ve read. Very cringeworthy. I can’t stand how dependent Amanda is on Lex. It makes me so uncomfortable how they don’t care who is around when they get sexual.
Probably one of the worst series I’ve read. Very cringeworthy. I can’t stand how dependent Amanda is on Lex. It makes me so uncomfortable how they don’t care who is around when they get sexual.
January 5, 2021
Loved it
I have really enjoyed all the books in this series so far. Looking forward to the next. I have become very fond of Lex and Amanda, well actually the entire family.
Thank you so much for this wonderful read.
I have really enjoyed all the books in this series so far. Looking forward to the next. I have become very fond of Lex and Amanda, well actually the entire family.
Thank you so much for this wonderful read.
June 24, 2012
Dull to me, medium romance, I guess.
June 12, 2020
It was fantastic looking forward to the next one
July 25, 2020
I always enjoy the books in this series. With all the bumps and bangs Lex gets into, wonder how she survives! Great setup for the next book, quite a few things left hanging.
October 16, 2020
Fantastic
Will the attacks ever end for Amanda & Lex? And that mother of Amanda's, she needs to be put down.
Will the attacks ever end for Amanda & Lex? And that mother of Amanda's, she needs to be put down.
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