Pearl

Jewels of Texas #2

by Ruth Ryan Langan

The Jewels of Texas

Pearl Jewel Was About To Teach A Lonely Cowboy A Lesson In Love.

Cal McCade's world was the open range with no one but himself and his haunted past for company. It was the life of a man with no ties—and he liked it that way, until Pearl, a cultured beauty fresh from Boston with proper manners and fiery kisses, gave him a taste of something he could never have.

Diamond, Pearl, Jade and Ruby. The Jewels of Texas. Four sisters as wild and vibrant as the untamed land they're fighting to protect.

Genres: Romance, Historical Romance, Harlequin, Westerns, Historical

297 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Ruth Ryan Langan (aka Ruth Langan) is an award-winning author of romance novels. She is a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award winner and has twice been nominated for Romantic Times Reviwers' Choice Awards, for Jade and Return of the Prodigal Son. She has spent much of her career writing historical romance novels for the Harlequin Historicals line of category romances. Many of her book are set in medieval times, while others are western romances. She has also written some contemporary romances, and often includes elements of suspense in her novels.

Langan began her writing career in secret. Her family discovered her writings when her children came home unexpectedly from school one day and found her writing. When Langan's husband was told of her hobby, he bought her an electric typewriter "because 'writers need tools'". Her first book was published by Silhouette Books in 1981 after an editor picked it out of their slush pile. After the first sale was completed, Langan got an agent.

Langan is a charter member of the Romance Writers of America. She has five children and lives with her husband in Michigan.

Has also written under the name of Ruth Langan and R.C. Ryan

Reviews

[Regiane Moreira · Rating 4 out of 5]

Melhor que o primeiro.
Não sei se por envolver crianças, mas para mim foi melhor que o primeiro.
Da irmã que mais parece uma Calamity Jane para a perfeita, correta e discreta professorinha.
O mais interessante neste volume foi ver como Pérola descobre dentro de si, através do amor, a força e a coragem que nunca acreditou possuir. E que coisa mais deliciosa e sofrida são aqueles meninos. Que vontade de pegar no colo e não largar mais.
Isso tudo sem falar do Cal que só nesse livro tive uma noção de idade.
Recomendo. Um livro delicioso de ler... e vamos para Jade. A irmã oriental

[Sara G · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF @ 10%.
This main character is too stupid to live, almost literally. Plus the names are absurd - Onyx Jewel is father to Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, and Jade (obviously half Asian because racism) Jewel? I'm not sure how I ended up with this book but it's not for me.

[Jess · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5

[Adriana Fogaça · Rating 5 out of 5]

As Jóias do Texas 02
Pérola
Ruth Langan

Acredito que a estória de Pérola e Cal uma das mais interessantes, exatamente porque Pérola é a mais comum das irmãs Jewel, pois as outras três são exóticas. E ela aparenta ser uma dama na concepção da palavra, fútil e inútil.

É obvio que ela não fútil ou inútil, apenas é diferente das pessoas que habitam o Texas selvagem, pois ela vem de uma cidade grande e foi moldada por uma Escola Para Moças. Nessa escola, ela de certa forma sofre preconceito por ser filha de pais não casados. E assim, acredita que não é digna de se casar e ter filhos, então, ela se prepara para o futuro estudando para ser professora.

Mas no Texas tudo é diferente. Ela vai se transformar e vai transformar as pessoas ao seu redor. A honra, o espírito nobre e o amor são forças, da natureza de Pérola. Ela vai mostrar a Cal e seus alunos os significados destas palavras.

Ohhh, é tão lindinho... espero q vocês gostem...

ADORO!!!!!!!!!!!

[NatalyaVqs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heartfelt, plot keeps you going, characters honorable very likable people, good description of hardships and morals in nineteenth century