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The Cartwrights #4
Saving Luke
When journalist, Madison Birch, buys a cute cottage in Apple Pie Creek, she’s told it just needs a few cosmetic updates. And then the place falls apart. Distraught, she calls on Luke Cartwright for a rescue.
Luke was only in town to build a restaurant, and he’s eager to get away from a place that holds so many bad memories for him. But when a damsel in distress calls on him, he stays to do battle with her plumbing and the ghost she’s convinced is living in her house.
As a threat to the Cartwright Ranch rocks his entire family, Madison jumps in to help Luke investigate it. Thrown together in a desperate race against time, will these two commitment-phobes do the unthinkable and fall in love before they find a way to save the ranch?
Luke was only in town to build a restaurant, and he’s eager to get away from a place that holds so many bad memories for him. But when a damsel in distress calls on him, he stays to do battle with her plumbing and the ghost she’s convinced is living in her house.
As a threat to the Cartwright Ranch rocks his entire family, Madison jumps in to help Luke investigate it. Thrown together in a desperate race against time, will these two commitment-phobes do the unthinkable and fall in love before they find a way to save the ranch?
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Published November 3, 2022
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Cynthia Dees
14 books15 followersWith over two million books sold worldwide, Cynthia Dees/Cindy Dees is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of 80+ books. A 2-time RITA winner and five-time RITA finalist, Cindy writes thrillers, military romance, and romantic suspense.
As Cynthia Dees, she writes clean and wholesome romance with a twist of fun. A former U.S. Air Force pilot and part-time spy, Cindy draws upon real-life experience to fuel her stories of love on the edge. A mom, dog mom, and craft addict, Cynthia draws on her quirky family to write stories of hearth and home, love and laughter. When she's not typing like a maniac, she can be found playing with (or being laid on by) her very large Doberman Pinscher named Waffles, cooking, cross stitching, gardening, and traveling. She loves to chat with readers, and her blog and social media links are on her websites, www.cynthiadees.com and www.cindydees.com
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As Cynthia Dees, she writes clean and wholesome romance with a twist of fun. A former U.S. Air Force pilot and part-time spy, Cindy draws upon real-life experience to fuel her stories of love on the edge. A mom, dog mom, and craft addict, Cynthia draws on her quirky family to write stories of hearth and home, love and laughter. When she's not typing like a maniac, she can be found playing with (or being laid on by) her very large Doberman Pinscher named Waffles, cooking, cross stitching, gardening, and traveling. She loves to chat with readers, and her blog and social media links are on her websites, www.cynthiadees.com and www.cindydees.com
For exclusive discounts, content, and giveaways, free books, latest news and more from Cynthia, sign up for her newsletter at www.cynthiadees.com. For all the same goodies, but from Cindy, you can sign up for her newsletter at http://cindydees.com/join-cindys-vip-.... I'm not sure who's chattier, Cindy or Cynthia. But both of us vow never, ever to share your email information, nor to flood your inbox with excessive emails.
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December 24, 2022
Family drama and romance
Family drama, history and a ghost, a Montana ranch, and a TV show, combine to create an entertaining love story.
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This is the book I read, but it actually appeared on my Kindle as Saving Wes. My review was originally posted on the wrong book, but I have tried to correct it. Beware that there is a mix-up in the book titles apparently on Goodreads and Amazon.
Family drama, history and a ghost, a Montana ranch, and a TV show, combine to create an entertaining love story.
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This is the book I read, but it actually appeared on my Kindle as Saving Wes. My review was originally posted on the wrong book, but I have tried to correct it. Beware that there is a mix-up in the book titles apparently on Goodreads and Amazon.
July 28, 2023
A good read, although it seemed to cut off quite quickly at the end. Lovely main characters. 4☆
January 14, 2023
I downloaded a book called "Saving Wes" but he was a secondary character, I suppose the content of the book belongs to "Saving Luke". So the review is for that book.
The first chapters are about Luke and Madison, then they go to the old farmhouse and meet Wes and the other brothers, next chapters Luke and Madison again. So quite clearly the books were interchanged.
There were a lot of inconsistencies and the book could use a good editor:
- although Luke never read the letter before he made fotocopies for everybody for this meeting and then reads said letter;
- Madison buys the house, gets the keys, has somebody set up electrcity, the pipes burst, she calls Luke, he calms her down for an hour, switches off electricity, drives her to his house, she takes a long hot shower and changes into dry clothes, they go to the meeting, discuss the shocking news, he organizes a crew to take out her old carpets, they go there and watch - and the reader is to believe all that happened in ONE day?
- the lawyer couldn''t say whether such claim after years of silence was legitimate, it is his bread and butter;
- the renovation of her house is super fast as well: putting in electricity and plumbing in one day? magic craftsmen!!!
- how old is Luke? one time it says 30 years, but as Jesse is a younger brother, who got his BA and played for 10 years football, Jesse should be 32, that makes Luke at least 33.
- Jesse, a football player, was in knee surgery during the meeting, he shows up at Luke's house the next day; I doubt it is possible and done to leave hospital, get in a plane and drive a car the next day, later he uses Luke's gym. Usually professionals in sport would start with physical rehab under supervision immediately and driving a car is not possible due to the cast.
A lot of the story is told not shown, we learn that Madison got the recipes from Felicity, why couldnt we read the telephone call? The same applies to her interaction with Jesse.
It was fun to read her interviews of the former poker players, those scenes were well done.
The first chapters are about Luke and Madison, then they go to the old farmhouse and meet Wes and the other brothers, next chapters Luke and Madison again. So quite clearly the books were interchanged.
There were a lot of inconsistencies and the book could use a good editor:
- although Luke never read the letter before he made fotocopies for everybody for this meeting and then reads said letter;
- Madison buys the house, gets the keys, has somebody set up electrcity, the pipes burst, she calls Luke, he calms her down for an hour, switches off electricity, drives her to his house, she takes a long hot shower and changes into dry clothes, they go to the meeting, discuss the shocking news, he organizes a crew to take out her old carpets, they go there and watch - and the reader is to believe all that happened in ONE day?
- the lawyer couldn''t say whether such claim after years of silence was legitimate, it is his bread and butter;
- the renovation of her house is super fast as well: putting in electricity and plumbing in one day? magic craftsmen!!!
- how old is Luke? one time it says 30 years, but as Jesse is a younger brother, who got his BA and played for 10 years football, Jesse should be 32, that makes Luke at least 33.
- Jesse, a football player, was in knee surgery during the meeting, he shows up at Luke's house the next day; I doubt it is possible and done to leave hospital, get in a plane and drive a car the next day, later he uses Luke's gym. Usually professionals in sport would start with physical rehab under supervision immediately and driving a car is not possible due to the cast.
A lot of the story is told not shown, we learn that Madison got the recipes from Felicity, why couldnt we read the telephone call? The same applies to her interaction with Jesse.
It was fun to read her interviews of the former poker players, those scenes were well done.
January 25, 2023
Awesome read
What a sweet read. I loved Luke and Madison story. Two souls intertwined. I love a journey that pulls you in and brings a little bit of ghostly adventure. I'm so looking forward to see how all the journeys in this series are coming along
What a sweet read. I loved Luke and Madison story. Two souls intertwined. I love a journey that pulls you in and brings a little bit of ghostly adventure. I'm so looking forward to see how all the journeys in this series are coming along
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February 25, 2025Mystery, love, romance, and a ghost - such a fun read!
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