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Dynasties: The Jarrods #3
Expecting the Rancher's Heir
Melissa Jarrod treasured her secret no-strings affair with rich rancher Shane McDermott. Then a pregnancy test rocked the Aspen heiress's world. An out-of-wedlock baby would spook conservative investors in her family's luxury resort business just as she and her siblings were settling in to run Jarrod Ridge. But Shane was a man of honor— curbing his playboy ways and proposing came naturally.
Make no mistake, the bride was beautiful, but for Shane this was strictly a marriage of convenience. Melissa, on the other hand, wouldn't settle for anything less than love—for her and her child.
Make no mistake, the bride was beautiful, but for Shane this was strictly a marriage of convenience. Melissa, on the other hand, wouldn't settle for anything less than love—for her and her child.
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published September 14, 2010
About the author
Kathie DeNosky
363 books179 followersKathie writes at night with country tunes playing from a local radio station while the rest of the world sleeps. It's the quiet time of the night that inspires her to craft her stories with a unique style of sensuality, interspersed with a little humor.
Kathie has been a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist twice. Her June 2001 release, His Baby Surprise, received the National Readers' Choice Award for Best Short Contemporary Romance of 2001. All of her books have been listed on the Waldenbooks Category Romance Bestsellers list.
Kathie lives in the Illinois area her family settled in the early 1800's when they moved from North Carolina. Besides writing, Kathie loves to read romances, travel to historic locales, and delights in trying to rid the world of chocolate -- one bite at a time! She also enjoys meeting readers and writers at the numerous conferences, workshops, and booksignings she attends.
Kathie has been a Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist twice. Her June 2001 release, His Baby Surprise, received the National Readers' Choice Award for Best Short Contemporary Romance of 2001. All of her books have been listed on the Waldenbooks Category Romance Bestsellers list.
Kathie lives in the Illinois area her family settled in the early 1800's when they moved from North Carolina. Besides writing, Kathie loves to read romances, travel to historic locales, and delights in trying to rid the world of chocolate -- one bite at a time! She also enjoys meeting readers and writers at the numerous conferences, workshops, and booksignings she attends.
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June 11, 2016
This was a very good read and I liked that it wasn't overloaded with angst.
Our cowboy and ranch owner Shane was a gorgeous man who went from one woman to another. His mother left when he was nine because she felt a prisoner on their ranch. Being in Colorado they would get snowed in for weeks at a time and she finally up and left his father and him when he was nine. Shane never wanted to feel the pain and betrayal is father suffered after his mother abandoned them so he was out for a good time and nothing more until...
Lissa had been on her own for eight years escaping her father's tyranny with his obsession of running their resorts. Her father's life was business and he never had time to be a father, play a game, or just talk to his children. He set them to work when they were still in single digits cramming his business down their throats. Expecting them to run the resort like they were adults, he clearly let them know that they were nothing but a disappointment. When Lissa left for college she never came back. But her father had passed away and in order for the heirs to claim their inheritance they had to live and work at the result for one year.
When she arrived home for the reading of the will she ran into Shane, a now grown-up version of the teen she knew. They were both immediately attracted to one another and Shane quickly tempted her with an offer of a friends with benefit relationship since he did not get serious with any woman.
When he turns up at her home to ask her to spend the weekend with him she also has something very important to tell him and it's a life changing event for Shane. The life he never wanted with a woman and children just bit the dust.
What bothered me: Melissa had an obsession since she was very young with how other people's opinions of her could reflect badly on Jarrod Ridge (the business) because her father had placed the business above all else and taught his children to do the same. This had damaged her and made her weak-willed. I do like my heroines with a backbone but I also realize that not all stories can be that way. Jarrod Ridge was her father's number one priority and he expected the same of his offspring.
Our cowboy and ranch owner Shane was a gorgeous man who went from one woman to another. His mother left when he was nine because she felt a prisoner on their ranch. Being in Colorado they would get snowed in for weeks at a time and she finally up and left his father and him when he was nine. Shane never wanted to feel the pain and betrayal is father suffered after his mother abandoned them so he was out for a good time and nothing more until...
Lissa had been on her own for eight years escaping her father's tyranny with his obsession of running their resorts. Her father's life was business and he never had time to be a father, play a game, or just talk to his children. He set them to work when they were still in single digits cramming his business down their throats. Expecting them to run the resort like they were adults, he clearly let them know that they were nothing but a disappointment. When Lissa left for college she never came back. But her father had passed away and in order for the heirs to claim their inheritance they had to live and work at the result for one year.
When she arrived home for the reading of the will she ran into Shane, a now grown-up version of the teen she knew. They were both immediately attracted to one another and Shane quickly tempted her with an offer of a friends with benefit relationship since he did not get serious with any woman.
When he turns up at her home to ask her to spend the weekend with him she also has something very important to tell him and it's a life changing event for Shane. The life he never wanted with a woman and children just bit the dust.
What bothered me: Melissa had an obsession since she was very young with how other people's opinions of her could reflect badly on Jarrod Ridge (the business) because her father had placed the business above all else and taught his children to do the same. This had damaged her and made her weak-willed. I do like my heroines with a backbone but I also realize that not all stories can be that way. Jarrod Ridge was her father's number one priority and he expected the same of his offspring.
August 2, 2016
Mellissa and Shane are having a casual affair. She is shocked when she finds out she is pregnant. He proposes a marriage of convenience she accepts but they have some issues. Melissa wants his unconditional love for her her as well for their baby but Shane has some mommy issues.
I adored Melissa and Shane. She was a sweetheart and he was a dreamy loving hero! Great chemistry and tender love scenes! An epilogue with their baby would have been just perfect :(
I adored Melissa and Shane. She was a sweetheart and he was a dreamy loving hero! Great chemistry and tender love scenes! An epilogue with their baby would have been just perfect :(
March 21, 2013
This was a really sweet and short book. I was able to finish it in one afternoon. Melissa finds out she is pregnant. She is afraid her pregnancy will hurt her family’s business. She is also afraid of long term relationships, and so is Shane the father of her baby. The book talks about the challenges they face. They really are sweet to one another. What I really enjoyed about this book is Shane really cares, and loves Mellissa from the start. I’ve read other books when the girl tells the guy she is pregnant, and they are jerks, and they say the child can’t be his. That is not the case in this story. Shane calls his cook, Cactus. Well cactus is an older gentleman, and he is so funny. He made me laugh. Here is an example from the book. “A little Irritable?” The old man looked disgusted. “Boy, I’ve seen pissed off grizzly bears with a better attitude than yours.”
February 3, 2020
Catching up on reviews. This is book 3 in the Jarrods series. Love seeing this family. They had been having a no relationship relationship until Melissa finds out she is pregnant. She doesn't want to stir the pot of the investors getting wind that she is pregnant and unwed so she is willing to forgo her inheritance, but Shane has other ideas.
January 24, 2013
Melissa and Shane's story was so good. They started a no strings affair while she was back in Aspen for a year but a night of passion resulted in her becoming pregnant. Shane wants to do the right thing and marry her but she wants to know him better and love him. She falls for him hard and when it seems that he may have too he tries to distance himself from her. It ended very nicely
December 11, 2020
I liked it, though the conflict at the end was SOOO predictable!! I just knew at that point in the story that things were going too well to be true and that some trivial conflict was going to happen for the climax. And sure enough, it did.
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September 1, 2010Miniseries: Dynasties: The Jarrods
September 30, 2011
average, it bothered me that we never found out the story of how they met/got together
May 12, 2017
leído el 10/07/2012
Argumento:
¿Por conveniencia o por amor?
Melissa Jarrod mantenía en secreto su aventura con el rico ranchero Shane McDermott. Pero entonces, una prueba de embarazo volvió del revés el mundo de la heredera de Aspen. Un bebé nacido fuera del matrimonio espantaría a los conservadores inversores que apoyaban el lujoso complejo de su familia, Jarrod Ridge.
Pero Shane era un hombre de honor y no dudó en proponerle matrimonio. Para él aquello era sólo un matrimonio de conveniencia. Sin embargo, Melissa no se contentaría con algo menos que el amor… para ella y para su bebé.
Argumento:
¿Por conveniencia o por amor?
Melissa Jarrod mantenía en secreto su aventura con el rico ranchero Shane McDermott. Pero entonces, una prueba de embarazo volvió del revés el mundo de la heredera de Aspen. Un bebé nacido fuera del matrimonio espantaría a los conservadores inversores que apoyaban el lujoso complejo de su familia, Jarrod Ridge.
Pero Shane era un hombre de honor y no dudó en proponerle matrimonio. Para él aquello era sólo un matrimonio de conveniencia. Sin embargo, Melissa no se contentaría con algo menos que el amor… para ella y para su bebé.
April 12, 2019
I almost gave this 3 stars when Melissa overheard Shane talking to the senator and assumed wrong what was being said. Then she did not confront Shane and Shane did not press for an explanation. Lack of communications causes more serious problems that could be avoided. Thank goodness for Cactus.
Shane and Melissa are 2 intelligent beings. They should have not given up so easily
Shane and Melissa are 2 intelligent beings. They should have not given up so easily
July 26, 2019
Writing was ok but really boring.
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December 15, 2025time waster
August 20, 2016
Continuing on with the Jarrod saga, we knew something was up with Melissa in the previous book. Most could probably guess that she was pregnant - and she is. She's been sleeping discreetly with local ranch owner Shane McDermott for the past two months in a no-strings attached affair, since he made it clear he wasn't going to do anything long-term. Well, she ends up pregnant and that is decidedly long-term. Shane is floored, but he decides to do the right thing and offer marriage, but Melissa isn't so sold on the idea. He spends some time convincing her and she finally agrees. Shane has to spend a bit more time adjusting to the idea himself, as he swore he'd never do it. But, he believes he'll be find as long as he doesn't let himself fall in love with Melissa, but that so ain't happening.
This was an okay installment to the series. One thing I'm no much of a fan of with the whole series thing is that the beginning of their story sort of already happened, so we're brought into it while they're already in a "relationship" and she's already pregnant. So we hit the ground running, but we miss out on build up chemistry. On the bright side, we do see the development of their friendship and relationship, which is great. Not a lot of angst here - just a bit with a very brief and minor separation. More than anything I felt like this story lacked a strong ending. I felt like I needed a bit more wrap up or an epilogue or something.
This was an okay installment to the series. One thing I'm no much of a fan of with the whole series thing is that the beginning of their story sort of already happened, so we're brought into it while they're already in a "relationship" and she's already pregnant. So we hit the ground running, but we miss out on build up chemistry. On the bright side, we do see the development of their friendship and relationship, which is great. Not a lot of angst here - just a bit with a very brief and minor separation. More than anything I felt like this story lacked a strong ending. I felt like I needed a bit more wrap up or an epilogue or something.
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March 22, 2013
Another smoking hot installment from the Dynasties: The Jarrods. This is book three in the series and as usual our couple has all kinds-o-ways hot and sexy loving going on. Yup, I fell hard for tough, gruff, dreamy cowboy Shane and enjoyed his struggle with the stubborn and lovable Melissa Jarrods!
January 20, 2015
Mellissa Jarrod was very surprised when she found out she was pregnant. She had been having an affair with rancher, Shane McDermott, but did not believe that he wanted anything but a marriage of convenience. She was in love with him but did not know how he felt about her.
This is my E book for Alphabet Soup. It is the third of 6 in this series which I am reading;
This is my E book for Alphabet Soup. It is the third of 6 in this series which I am reading;
May 22, 2016
D2036 Sep2010 The Jarrods #3 Melissa Jarrod and Shane McDermonts' secret no-strings affair has consequences. He proposes marriage, but she wants love. Enjoyed the give and take between the two and how the story worked out.
January 6, 2011
Great book from start to finish. Kept the continuing storyline going.
Book 3 of 6 Jarrods' series.
Book 3 of 6 Jarrods' series.
February 12, 2011
I don't know why I try to read these category books. I keep trying to find a good one, and the search is still on. Meh.
April 8, 2015
Shane is really nice and cute <3
I don't know why the heroin was really scared of any one knowing about their relationship .. :/
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