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Panorama of the Old West #25
To Tease a Texan
Throw a sassy whiskey slinger together with a down-on-his-luck cowboy and what do you get? A match made in the Last Chance Saloon...
She's No Lady
Lark Van Schuyler can take care of herself—and has ever since she ran away from home and wound up in Buck Shot, Oklahoma. Taking care of others is a novelty she can t afford. Until she sees a man deep in his drink and being cheated at poker. Lark decides to do him a favor...
He's No Gentleman
The last thing Larado needs is more booze—especially in his lap. Just when he s about to clean up at cards, a no-account soiled dove drops a drink on him. It s her own dang fault that she loses her job. He never expects to see her again. Especially not during a bank hold-up. In Texas. And married—to him.
They're Made For Each Other
Being tied down to a pretty gal and her crazy donkey is turning out to be the worst fix Larado s ever found himself in. The West isn t big enough for both of them. But maybe love is...
She's No Lady
Lark Van Schuyler can take care of herself—and has ever since she ran away from home and wound up in Buck Shot, Oklahoma. Taking care of others is a novelty she can t afford. Until she sees a man deep in his drink and being cheated at poker. Lark decides to do him a favor...
He's No Gentleman
The last thing Larado needs is more booze—especially in his lap. Just when he s about to clean up at cards, a no-account soiled dove drops a drink on him. It s her own dang fault that she loses her job. He never expects to see her again. Especially not during a bank hold-up. In Texas. And married—to him.
They're Made For Each Other
Being tied down to a pretty gal and her crazy donkey is turning out to be the worst fix Larado s ever found himself in. The West isn t big enough for both of them. But maybe love is...
345 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2006
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About the author
Georgina Gentry
48 books106 followersGeorgina Gentry is a former Ford Foundation teacher who married her Irish-Indian college sweetheart. They have three grown children and seven grandchildren and make their home on a small lake in central Oklahoma. Georgina is known for the deep research and passion of her novels, resulting in two Romantic Times Lifetime Achievement awards for both Western and Indian Romance. Often a speaker at writers’ conferences, Georgina has also been inducted into the Oklahoma Professional Writer’s Hall of Fame. She holds the rare distinction of winning two back-to-back Best Western Romance of the Year awards for To Tame A Savage and To Tame A Texan. When she’s not writing or researching, Georgina enjoys gardening and collecting antiques.
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July 3, 2022
Excellent book! 100% batshit crazy at every turn. The whole plot is unexpected especially with the bank robbery and them both impersonating their twins and getting married under false names!
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January 17, 2013
WOW. The plot was OKAY at best, but WOW, it was poorly executed. The writing was just... bad! SO cliché! (And the author USED a lot of clichés.... like STRINGS of them! I was like, "Okay, Georgina... ONE is too many, but three in a row??? COME ON!!" The characters were not terribly likable and I thought their "issues" with each other were really contrived.
Plus, there was the TEXAS element. Basically through the entire book, the characters are like, "THIS is what it means to be a Texan: blah blah blah!" And every time they named something that Texans are, it wasn't terribly flattering. What I got from it is that the author thinks Texans (at least the 1890s ones) are stupid, unsophisticated, and pig-headed to a fault. That ruffled a few of my feathers, even though I'm not a native of these parts...
Anyway, overall, the plot was MEH, the characters were MEH, and the writing was BAD. I'd rate it 1 star, but it wasn't as bad as other 1-star books I've read. At least it was semi-sorta-almost entertaining...
Plus, there was the TEXAS element. Basically through the entire book, the characters are like, "THIS is what it means to be a Texan: blah blah blah!" And every time they named something that Texans are, it wasn't terribly flattering. What I got from it is that the author thinks Texans (at least the 1890s ones) are stupid, unsophisticated, and pig-headed to a fault. That ruffled a few of my feathers, even though I'm not a native of these parts...
Anyway, overall, the plot was MEH, the characters were MEH, and the writing was BAD. I'd rate it 1 star, but it wasn't as bad as other 1-star books I've read. At least it was semi-sorta-almost entertaining...
March 13, 2016
needed to tell more did they stay in rusty spur when did the big wedding happen did she see her twin a I hate that summer sky and iron knife got killed off what about storm gathering and the other 2 siblings... what happened to them....
February 9, 2021
For me it was a page turner and enjoyed the reading and story line.
July 28, 2021
Cute! It’s repetitive, predictable, cheesy and 100% has parts that didn’t age well, but I found it to be rather enjoyable.
June 5, 2019
Lark Van Schuyler is down on her luck; she's serving alcohol to men in a saloon in Buck Shot, Oklahoma. She watches as a drunken hard-luck cowboy, Laredo, is being cheated at a poker game by Snake and friends. In order to get him away from the cheaters, she dumps a beer in the drunk's lap, essentially ending the game. By getting involved on Laredo's behalf, Lark loses her job.
Lark ran away from home; she was tired of living in the shadow of her perfect, mirror twin. Getting involved in the cowboy's problems has cost her a job she couldn't afford to lose.
The next day, Snake talks Laredo into helping him case the town's bank. Laredo convinces Lark to hold the horses' reins while they stroll into the bank. Through a series of errors, Laredo and Snake run out of the bank, each with a bag of bank loot.
Separating quickly, the two robbers decide to meet at a distant location. When Laredo gets there, he finds Snake's girlfriend waiting. They discover that the bag was full of cut paper and Laredo leaves - to return to Texas. Now, all three, Laredo, Lark and Snake, are wanted for bank robbery.
Dixie, Snake's girl, doesn't tell Snake that Laredo's bag didn't have money in it; Snake's bag had cut paper and some coins. Snake vows vengeance against Laredo.
For the first 100 pages, I thought Gentry was writing a spoof on Texas and Texans. There are 3 things I tired of quickly: (1) using most of the cliches of and about Texas, (2) so many things being a "Mexican standoff," and (3) allowing the story to sink to a tacky melodrama.
Most of the characters seemed made of cardboard and cliché. What a waste of paper; by the end of the story, it had been so dumbed-down; I felt that I'd wasted my time.
Lark ran away from home; she was tired of living in the shadow of her perfect, mirror twin. Getting involved in the cowboy's problems has cost her a job she couldn't afford to lose.
The next day, Snake talks Laredo into helping him case the town's bank. Laredo convinces Lark to hold the horses' reins while they stroll into the bank. Through a series of errors, Laredo and Snake run out of the bank, each with a bag of bank loot.
Separating quickly, the two robbers decide to meet at a distant location. When Laredo gets there, he finds Snake's girlfriend waiting. They discover that the bag was full of cut paper and Laredo leaves - to return to Texas. Now, all three, Laredo, Lark and Snake, are wanted for bank robbery.
Dixie, Snake's girl, doesn't tell Snake that Laredo's bag didn't have money in it; Snake's bag had cut paper and some coins. Snake vows vengeance against Laredo.
For the first 100 pages, I thought Gentry was writing a spoof on Texas and Texans. There are 3 things I tired of quickly: (1) using most of the cliches of and about Texas, (2) so many things being a "Mexican standoff," and (3) allowing the story to sink to a tacky melodrama.
Most of the characters seemed made of cardboard and cliché. What a waste of paper; by the end of the story, it had been so dumbed-down; I felt that I'd wasted my time.
November 11, 2013
I can not finish this book, it is so awful. I usually force myself to finish a book when I start but I can't. The author just keeps repeating herself over and over. The sheriff is a pussy and lark is annoying as hell and so is everyone In That dam town. I like Texas but this book is making me hate it so much. Seriously must you repeat it's the Texan way every dam sentence! News flash there are plenty of men who have good morals and know how to shoot that are not in Texas. So disappointed I hate not finishing a book.
July 24, 2011
Amazing! Love the sizzle and sexy romance and attraction Lark and Larado had. The ending was great! Great way to end a book!
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