Texas Temptation

by Gina Robins

SHE'D SWORN TO HATE ALL MEN

Men! They had brought pretty Catlin Quinn nothing but trouble, destroying her family, burning her plantation, and stealing her land. So when the distrusting beauty stumbled into Lucas "Doc" Murdoch, she wasn't about to give him a friendly "hello." She threatened him, insulted him, reviled him... but even as the golden-haired spitfire warned the cowboy away, her body was inflamed by his nearness. Her curves ached for his caress, her blood clamored for fulfillment-and her heart yearned for the wild rapture only he could give!

HE VOWED HE'D NEVER LOVE AGAIN

After losing the first love of his life, rancher Lucas Murdoch knew he could never love another woman. The handsome rakehell had moved to San Antonio to blot out his bitter memories by taming broncs, driving cattle and bedding females. Then the hot-tempered Catlin Quinn fell into his arms and all of a sudden, Lucas could think of nothing else. Vowing to possess her body and soul, he pursued the luscious vixen, stealing kisses and snatching embraces, determined to learn all the secrets of his seductive Texas Temptation.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance

448 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 1989

About the author

A pseudonym used by Connie Feddersen, Debra Falcon, Carol Finch, Connie Drake

Reviews

[Blue Falcon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This review is of “Texas Temptation” a standalone by Gina Robins (a pseudonym for author Connie Feddersen). (Zebra/Kensington, October 1989).

Part 1.
As the book begins, Catlin Quinn, the heroine of the book, is arriving in San Antonio, Texas to live with her aunt, Martha Lewis, after her life in post-Civil War Louisiana becomes too hellish to bear. After her stagecoach is robbed, Catlin seeks medical attention; she receives it from Lucas Murdock, the hero of the book, whom she thinks is a doctor (he’s not). They are attracted to each other, but both try to fight it. Eventually, Catlin and Lucas give in to their attraction and become lovers. However, Catlin is forced to leave Texas by a vengeful man, Dr. Emmet Blake, who tries to control both her and Lucas.
Part 2.

Catlin flees Texas, disguises herself as a male and joins Lucas’ cattle drive to Colorado. He soon realizes her disguise and exposes her. Soon, Catlin and Lucas are continuing their relationship, albeit not without a lot of tempestuous moments. Meanwhile, another person, Jace Osborn, has also joined Lucas’ crew. His motives, however, are far less sanguine.

Part 3.

Catlin returns to San Antonio to confront Emmet, which leads her into more trouble (Emmet is later killed).Later, after a few revelations, arguments and lots of making love, Catlin and Lucas agree to marry and have their Happily Ever After.

Upside: Readers who know the “Carol Finch/Gina Robins” name know that they can expect a rom-com type of book, and that is certainly the case here in “Texas Temptation”. Catlin and Lucas are a high-spirited, well-matched couple with good chemistry that jumps off the pages.

Downside: If you’ve read one of Ms. Feddersen’s books under the “Carol Finch/Gina Robins” name and then read this one, you might feel like you’ve read this story before, it’s because you basically have. Every one of the “Carol Finch/Gina Robins” books features the same premise: beautiful, curvaceous, shapely, spirited heroine falls in love with a roguish hero.Lots of witty banter, dangerous situations and love follows. It’s basically the same script in every book. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, I’d just like to see a little more variety sometimes.

Sex: As usual, Ms. Robins’ love scenes are full of purple prose where the characters are “seeking ultimate depths of intimacy” and other flowery language.

Violence: Assault, battery, and murder all take place in “Texas Temptation”. The violence is not graphic.

Bottom Line: “Texas Temptation” isn’t Ms. Robins’ best work, but it’s pretty good. 3.63 stars.

Heroine: Catlin Quinn, 22. Honey-blond hair, violet eyes. Becomes a newspaper reporter upon arrival in San Antonio.

Hero: Lucas “Doc” Murdock, 31. Black hair, brown eyes. Cowboy/rancher.Owner, Flying Spur ranch.
Location: San Antonio, Texas, post-Civil War.

Tropes: Displaced Southerners. Historical romance. Romantic comedy. Texas.

[Shellie · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 - 4 stars. This is an angsty book and from the start the H/h have a love hate relationship based mostly on physical attraction that eventually turns to love. I happen to like the angst. The H from the get go makes no bones about his physical attraction to the h, but he’s lost his only true love and is trying to move on from the memories and no woman can replace her. Of course give our h time…she’s practical, a feisty survivor, and quite cynical perhaps rightfully so given what she’s been through at the hands of men. The H often refers to her as a she male. There’s not a real involved plot but there is a villain who in the later parts of the book makes for some good storyline. One thing I’m not a huge fan of was some of the really purple prose that goes on for pages. The long descriptions of the earth shattering experiences they have while intimate is a little over the top for me, but even given that I really enjoyed the couple and thought they had good chemistry!

[Stephanie · Rating 1 out of 5]

Urrrgh. Simply terrible. It was a sincere struggle to reach the end of this novel. Just no. Thank goodness I can finally move on and read something else! :P

[Beth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great fun. Likeable characters, lots of silly love scenes and a ridiculous plot. What more do you need?

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

[Cm Hamann]

This is the book that started everything...................
Got me addicted to reading historical romances... I read this book about 5 times..

Gina is still my favorite writer of all times... The story of Katelin and Luke the best

I have read more than 1000 plus books