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Texas Passions #1
Eagle's Run
Book 1 in the Texas Passions series.Her father was murdered by an unknown killer. Now Leah Morgan, the half-Comanche daughter of the owner of White Eagle Ranch, is faced with his unsolved murder, as well as two illegitimate half brothers who have each been left a share of the ranch. If not for Shane Duffy, the hot-looking, hot-blooded veterinarian, she’d be falling apart completely.As she fights to retain control of the ranch and considers her heritage, Leah finds comfort in long nights of sweaty sex with Shane. And then there’s Grant Fallon, the geologist who wants to show Leah he can bring her more screaming orgasms than the hunky vet if she’ll just give him a chance.But someone has an ulterior motive. Is it Shane? Grant? One of her half brothers? Leah might find the answer…if she’s not too busy chasing away the shadows in the arms of her lover.
99 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 26, 2010
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Desiree Holt
321 books1,276 followersA multi-published, award winning, Amazon and USA Today best-selling author, Desiree Holt has produced more than 200 titles and won many awards. She has received an EPIC E-Book Award, the Holt Medallion and many others including Author After Dark’s Author of the Year. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Mail. She lives in Florida with her cats who insist they help her write her books, and is addicted to football.
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August 14, 2012
Meh?
Leah is the (half?) Comanche daughter of a ranch owner. He dies, leaving the ranch, not to just her, but also her (previously unknown) illegitimate half-brothers. She's upset about it, and generally gets bratty all over the storyline, even when every other character (including her own grandfather) tells her to chill the hell out, because these guys are shocked and haven't even done anything yet.
She had a dream, where two eagles appear in her sky and then she's being chased by a vulture. Dun dun duuuuuuuun!
So there's someone evil lurking about. It takes about 2 seconds to identify him.
It's a novella, so it's gleefully short. It's an Ellora's Cave book, which means plenty of sexy time (although there was more sex in this book than even I was expecting). The writing is ho-hum at best. The characters are the most one-note in existence. The sex scenes are fun, even if I am not a fan of "quivering wombs" (seriously?).
Favorite sentence has to be, "Leah jerked at the electricity of his touch, her vaginal muscles fluttering in response, the pulsation of her womb like a ferocious drumbeat."
Fluttering.
Pulsations.
Ferocious Drumbeats.
It almost deserves an extra star for that.
Leah is the (half?) Comanche daughter of a ranch owner. He dies, leaving the ranch, not to just her, but also her (previously unknown) illegitimate half-brothers. She's upset about it, and generally gets bratty all over the storyline, even when every other character (including her own grandfather) tells her to chill the hell out, because these guys are shocked and haven't even done anything yet.
She had a dream, where two eagles appear in her sky and then she's being chased by a vulture. Dun dun duuuuuuuun!
So there's someone evil lurking about. It takes about 2 seconds to identify him.
It's a novella, so it's gleefully short. It's an Ellora's Cave book, which means plenty of sexy time (although there was more sex in this book than even I was expecting). The writing is ho-hum at best. The characters are the most one-note in existence. The sex scenes are fun, even if I am not a fan of "quivering wombs" (seriously?).
Favorite sentence has to be, "Leah jerked at the electricity of his touch, her vaginal muscles fluttering in response, the pulsation of her womb like a ferocious drumbeat."
Fluttering.
Pulsations.
Ferocious Drumbeats.
It almost deserves an extra star for that.
July 7, 2014
This was a short, erotic, and suspenseful read set in the contemporary west. I keep reading westerns in the hope that one of them will change my mindset about the genre from the fact that I really dislike it and should avoid it like the plague. Sadly, this wasn't the book I was searching for to do that. The heroine used sex to gloss over the problems she was facing, going so far as to not even ask her lover how he felt about her. For all her talk of being part Comanche, she darn sure didn't act like it! She was the most non-confrontational modern, non-Amish woman I'd seen in a long time! And she wasn't a doormat either, because she could and did stand up for herself a few times in the book, but she was just so insecure that she just didn't want a confrontation that she couldn't control the outcome of. It made for a frustrating read, and one that I'll be deleting from my Kindle, as I know I won't want to re-read this!
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February 15, 2016Ellora's Cave Cowboy/Ranch
99p Her father was murdered by an unknown killer. Now Leah Morgan, the half-Comanche daughter of the owner of White Eagle Ranch, is faced with his unsolved murder, as well as two illegitimate half brothers who have each been left a share of the ranch. If not for Shane Duffy, the hot-looking, hot-blooded veterinarian, she 19d be falling apart completely.As she fights to retain control of the ranch and considers her heritage, Leah finds comfort in long nights of sweaty sex with Shane. And then there 19s Grant Fallon, the geologist who wants to show Leah he can bring her more screaming orgasms than the hunky vet if she 19ll just give him a chance.But someone has an ulterior motive. Is it Shane? Grant? One of her half brothers? Leah might find the answer 26if she 19s not too busy chasing away the shadows in the arms of her lover.
99p Her father was murdered by an unknown killer. Now Leah Morgan, the half-Comanche daughter of the owner of White Eagle Ranch, is faced with his unsolved murder, as well as two illegitimate half brothers who have each been left a share of the ranch. If not for Shane Duffy, the hot-looking, hot-blooded veterinarian, she 19d be falling apart completely.As she fights to retain control of the ranch and considers her heritage, Leah finds comfort in long nights of sweaty sex with Shane. And then there 19s Grant Fallon, the geologist who wants to show Leah he can bring her more screaming orgasms than the hunky vet if she 19ll just give him a chance.But someone has an ulterior motive. Is it Shane? Grant? One of her half brothers? Leah might find the answer 26if she 19s not too busy chasing away the shadows in the arms of her lover.
August 8, 2016
This is the first short story in a series set in Texas. It is mostly sex scenes with a bit of suspense and intrigue set amongst Leah and Shane's lusty encounters.
For me it was an okay read that had a well used formula of legitimate child being surprised with her two half brothers getting equal shares of a ranch she had thought would deed to herself alone when her father was murdered.
Second part of formula was of course using sex as a way for Leah to shut out thinking about her problems, very hot and satisfying sex at that but still overused as an escape mechanism.
3rd and the most predictable was the villain who threatened Leah after he found her in the way of getting the ranch, which had a hidden source of wealth that came to light at the end.
Not really a bad way to entertain one's self for a bit but not outstanding either for me.
For me it was an okay read that had a well used formula of legitimate child being surprised with her two half brothers getting equal shares of a ranch she had thought would deed to herself alone when her father was murdered.
Second part of formula was of course using sex as a way for Leah to shut out thinking about her problems, very hot and satisfying sex at that but still overused as an escape mechanism.
3rd and the most predictable was the villain who threatened Leah after he found her in the way of getting the ranch, which had a hidden source of wealth that came to light at the end.
Not really a bad way to entertain one's self for a bit but not outstanding either for me.
May 8, 2012
Yes, I knew I was buying an erotic romance when I clicked on this book. I like erotic romance...I still think this book hasd too much sex and not enough plot.
I was hoping for a murder mystery along with the love story. What I got was sex scenes with a murder mystery--there was no relationship development between the main characters, as the book opens they've been together for six months.
The murder mystery was too easy to solve; I could see who the killer was almost as soon as he walked on screen.
All the characters are two-dimensional at best. They left no impression on me--I can't remember their names, and I finished this book several hours ago.
My advice would be to skip this book.
I was hoping for a murder mystery along with the love story. What I got was sex scenes with a murder mystery--there was no relationship development between the main characters, as the book opens they've been together for six months.
The murder mystery was too easy to solve; I could see who the killer was almost as soon as he walked on screen.
All the characters are two-dimensional at best. They left no impression on me--I can't remember their names, and I finished this book several hours ago.
My advice would be to skip this book.
May 8, 2012
Leah Morgan feels like the rug has been pulled beneath her when she finds out her father has left it in his will to share her ranch with her two illegitimate half brothers. Her fathers murder is still unsolved and it looks like the man she has begun to fall for, Shane Dufy is not all he appears to be or it could be that Grant Fallon, a geologist who has shown interest in her is planting seeds to keep her away from Shane. Who does she trust during this time of turmoil.
There was a lot going on in this story, it was too much for me. I like Desiree Holt a lot but this one I had a hard time connecting with the characters.
There was a lot going on in this story, it was too much for me. I like Desiree Holt a lot but this one I had a hard time connecting with the characters.
June 15, 2010
A new novella that examines the problems that come when an uncaring, unfeeling, selfish father leaves his Texas ranch to his daughter AND his two illegitimate sons whom he has never acknowledged. There is also a bad guy who wants the ranch for himself. A great love story, lots of eroticism, and a mystery. What's not to like?
April 4, 2012
It took alot to get into this book, but it was worth it. I didn't like that it just jumped into the middle of things, like there should have been more to the story before the story started. Once I did get into the book it was hard to put it down. Shane and Leah were great characters, Grant was the devil in disquise and at the end of the book I still don't know how to feel about Dash and Mac.
January 25, 2013
Her father was murdered. suddenly now she has 2 step brothers she didn't know about. A vet who she's having sex with and a geologist who wants something more.
Good story line, great characters, hot sex, murder, manipulation, consipiracy and hot scenes.
Good story line, great characters, hot sex, murder, manipulation, consipiracy and hot scenes.
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March 29, 2012Free on Amazon 03/28/2012.
no-thank-you
February 8, 2013Erm, I am speechless at the cover. It is free on Kindle today for the adventurous folks.
April 3, 2012
really no plot ... there was alot of sex that part was alright... but in all favor to this book i just didn't care for it..
April 4, 2012
Desiree does it again. I had no idea who it was until she started to reveal it. Such a good story full of hot, sweaty, yummy goodness!
Want to read
May 20, 2012Having trouble getting into this book. Seems to be bogged down in something like only sex plots.
September 1, 2012
This story was typical DH. Lots of sex every other page and a story thrown in to keep you reading. Not bad, glad it was a freebie
June 10, 2015
This was a Kindle freebie.
Hot sex, weak mystery. The heroine, hero and villain were one-note characters, with no subtlety or nuances. Not good enough to read the next book in the series.
Hot sex, weak mystery. The heroine, hero and villain were one-note characters, with no subtlety or nuances. Not good enough to read the next book in the series.
May 18, 2013
The sex was overstated and didn't connect with the story. Anyway ... It was ok, if you like that sort of thing.
October 18, 2015
This was a pretty good book.
June 16, 2019
Passion and intrigue
Interesting read. Some intrigue and a puzzle to solve. Mixed with some hot passion and descriptive sex. Might read more
Interesting read. Some intrigue and a puzzle to solve. Mixed with some hot passion and descriptive sex. Might read more
September 11, 2016
This book was terrible - poor language, bad story line... not worth the time.
April 23, 2012
I don't think I meant to select this on my Kindle...
I might as well have been watching a porno...
I might as well have been watching a porno...
August 15, 2012
free kindle ebook...wouldn't recommend this one.
June 22, 2013
Excellent set up for this trilogy! Love the connection between Leah and Shane:)
May 17, 2015
A little too disjointed for me.
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