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The SEALs of Chance Creek #1
A Seal's Oath Lib/E
one wife, one baby. Love not required. Navy SEAL Boone Rudman has six months to find a wife and get her pregnant or he'll lose his chance to win 1500 acres of prime Montana ranch land. So when he discovers Riley Eaton living on his new ranch, all grown up from the tomboy she used to be, he decides she'll do for his bride--whether or not she's got other plans. Riley Eaton quit her job, sold her car, and moved to Chance Creek with her friends to pursue the dreams she'd put on hold for far too long. She has no idea her uncle sold the ranch out from under her--and has no plans to marry any time soon--but when Boone shows up, sexy as hell after fifteen years in the service, she begins to wonder if her priorities are all wrong. When duty turns to desire, Boone launches a campaign to win Riley's heart. But is it too little, too late? Or can he convince Riley to forget the past and create a future worth fighting for?
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Cora Seton
85 books1,517 followersWith over one million books sold, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cora Seton has created a world readers love in Chance Creek, Montana. She currently has thirty novels and novellas set in her fictional town, with many more in the works.
Like her characters, Cora loves cowboys, military heroes, country life, gardening, jogging, binge-watching Jane Austen movies, keeping up with the latest technology and indulging in old-fashioned pursuits. She lives on beautiful Vancouver Island with her husband, children and two cats.
Visit www.coraseton.com to read about new releases, locate your favorite characters on the Chance Creek map, and learn about contests and other cool events!
Like her characters, Cora loves cowboys, military heroes, country life, gardening, jogging, binge-watching Jane Austen movies, keeping up with the latest technology and indulging in old-fashioned pursuits. She lives on beautiful Vancouver Island with her husband, children and two cats.
Visit www.coraseton.com to read about new releases, locate your favorite characters on the Chance Creek map, and learn about contests and other cool events!
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March 13, 2024
As a Navy SEAL he'd put his life on the line. Now he'd put his heart on the line, if that's what it took.
Well, this was just a blast of a sexy
read. Admittedly, I snagged this book as a freebie on KOBO and my expectations were almost non-existent because I only dabble in the romance genre. Cora Seton presents one of the most ridiculous storylines imaginable and I loved every minute of it!
Boone, Jericho, Walker, and Clay are all set to retire from the SEALS in a matter of weeks when they learn that their plan of a sustainable development community in the Montana countryside where they all grew up has caught the eye of a billionaire. A billionaire that also wants to turn the men's idea into a new reality show. Of course, there are a couple of finer details to the project. Boone must promise to bring with him his friends, they must marry and at least three of the women have to be pregnant and all of this must happen in SIX months! Stay with me because I've not even come close to where the plot gets interesting.
At the exact moment this idea is being pitched, in a Boston apartment, Boone's high school girl next door, Riley is getting together with her best girlfriends-Nora, Savannah, and Avery. The four women are disappointed with the curves that life has dealt. Bad relationships and unfulfilling jobs make these women wonder what they can do to better improve the quality of their lives. An idea is hatched that these women return to Riley's family estate in Montana, sell all their possessions, and live together according to the rules of Regency England during Jane Austen's time dresses and all. The women have no idea they are going to meet up with 4 lusty Navy SEALS hoping to find a wife.
Sparks ignite between Riley and Boone who has a history and it isn't too long before Boone is able to get under that 19th-century dress. Lots of steamy sex ensues and Riley quickly agrees to marry Boone. But how will Riley and her friends react when they find out the real reasons Boone and his team are there?
As I said, this is such an unrealistic plot and it was so bad that it was deliciously good. I laughed, smirked, eye-rolled, and just kept turning the pages. 100% pure fun!
Goodreads review 16/04/17
Well, this was just a blast of a sexy
read. Admittedly, I snagged this book as a freebie on KOBO and my expectations were almost non-existent because I only dabble in the romance genre. Cora Seton presents one of the most ridiculous storylines imaginable and I loved every minute of it!
Boone, Jericho, Walker, and Clay are all set to retire from the SEALS in a matter of weeks when they learn that their plan of a sustainable development community in the Montana countryside where they all grew up has caught the eye of a billionaire. A billionaire that also wants to turn the men's idea into a new reality show. Of course, there are a couple of finer details to the project. Boone must promise to bring with him his friends, they must marry and at least three of the women have to be pregnant and all of this must happen in SIX months! Stay with me because I've not even come close to where the plot gets interesting.
At the exact moment this idea is being pitched, in a Boston apartment, Boone's high school girl next door, Riley is getting together with her best girlfriends-Nora, Savannah, and Avery. The four women are disappointed with the curves that life has dealt. Bad relationships and unfulfilling jobs make these women wonder what they can do to better improve the quality of their lives. An idea is hatched that these women return to Riley's family estate in Montana, sell all their possessions, and live together according to the rules of Regency England during Jane Austen's time dresses and all. The women have no idea they are going to meet up with 4 lusty Navy SEALS hoping to find a wife.
Sparks ignite between Riley and Boone who has a history and it isn't too long before Boone is able to get under that 19th-century dress. Lots of steamy sex ensues and Riley quickly agrees to marry Boone. But how will Riley and her friends react when they find out the real reasons Boone and his team are there?
As I said, this is such an unrealistic plot and it was so bad that it was deliciously good. I laughed, smirked, eye-rolled, and just kept turning the pages. 100% pure fun!
Goodreads review 16/04/17
November 23, 2018
DNF 43%
The story just kept getting more & more far fetched (which is extrememly difficult considering how far fetched the plot was in the first 15% of the book anyways) along with the unbearable (and extremely unrealistic) coincidences that got slapped the label of 'fate' just to make them work made the book cringe worthy.
I tried, I really tried, but just could not justify wasting my time getting through the rest.
The story just kept getting more & more far fetched (which is extrememly difficult considering how far fetched the plot was in the first 15% of the book anyways) along with the unbearable (and extremely unrealistic) coincidences that got slapped the label of 'fate' just to make them work made the book cringe worthy.
I tried, I really tried, but just could not justify wasting my time getting through the rest.
February 4, 2017
This book was really, really far-fetched as far as plots go. It started out normal enough with the girls but the big time money man demanding folks get married? Really? Come on? No one would do it under those conditions. And the girls deciding to live a Jane Austen life? Sigh.... please. It's totally ridiculous. I read the entire book because I enjoyed the characters but I really had to try to ignore some of the really ridiculous stuff that was also going on throughout. This will not be a series I complete.
March 6, 2019
Fun story although a bit far fetched
How great a chance it is a billionaire buys the property you grew up and is willing to gift it to you? How big is the chance childhood friends return home at exactly the same time?
If you’re willing to accept these facts, this book might be for you.
How great a chance it is a billionaire buys the property you grew up and is willing to gift it to you? How big is the chance childhood friends return home at exactly the same time?
If you’re willing to accept these facts, this book might be for you.
January 16, 2016
It's a good start to a new series. It's a interesting read on second chance at romance.
I like the premise of the book and the writing style of Cora Seton. She knows show to write strong Military men and the feisty women who love them. There were several laugh out loud moments throughout this book.
Riley and Boone were once friends but time and a commitment to his country tore them apart. Coincidentally, they reunite 10 years later with similar ideals, wants and needs. Despite wanting the same thing Riley put up quite a struggle in her commitment to Boone.
While I liked the book it was getting a bit repetitive. By the time this couple settled down and decided to commit 100% to each other it was the end of the book.
I was gifted an audio book for an honest review. I liked the narrator of the book. He did a good job staying in character.
I like the premise of the book and the writing style of Cora Seton. She knows show to write strong Military men and the feisty women who love them. There were several laugh out loud moments throughout this book.
Riley and Boone were once friends but time and a commitment to his country tore them apart. Coincidentally, they reunite 10 years later with similar ideals, wants and needs. Despite wanting the same thing Riley put up quite a struggle in her commitment to Boone.
While I liked the book it was getting a bit repetitive. By the time this couple settled down and decided to commit 100% to each other it was the end of the book.
I was gifted an audio book for an honest review. I liked the narrator of the book. He did a good job staying in character.
November 8, 2019
Such a shame, I loved the first book from this authors other series, but was disappointed to find it wasn’t on KU, so thought I would try this series. This book is so far into cloud cuckoo land I seriously can’t wrap my head around it, and have had to call it a day at 45%. The whole regency/Jane Austen living and talking like they are in the past for me doesn’t work at all.
April 1, 2019
This was a ridiculous premise. People wanting to live as Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen. UGGGG no one in their right mind would want to wash clothes in a pot of water over a fire outside by hand. Just too weird and not really all that good of a read. Thank God I didn't pay for this.
June 4, 2021
First book in The SEALs of Chance Creek Series. In this series Cora Seton has created a world where a group of dedicated SEALs who leave the service to implement their dream of a sustainable living community, but definitely not without some interesting bumps along the way. I loved this sweet second chance romance and yeah, it developed pretty fast, but you just have to go with it.
Navy SEAL Boone Rudman has a passion for the sustainable living life style. As SEALs he and his friends have seen first hand what our over commercialized world has become and the conflicts that it has caused. They want to build a sustainable community that could be an example for the world community. All they need is money, lots and lots of money. When they are approached by Martin Fulson, head of the Fulson Foundation with funding and the Westfield Ranch land in their hometown of Chance Creek, Montana, they jump right in. But, there is always a but, Fulson wants to film the building of the community as a reality television show and one other tiny detail: He wants families, women, married men, babies and children. A tall order for four guys who don't even have girlfriends, but you know the SEAL motto: The only easy day was yesterday.
Growing up Riley Eaton loved her grandparents ranch. It was the only true home she had and she loved no one more than Boone and his friends. She would tag along with them everywhere they went, until Boone discovered the charms of older girls were a lot more alluring than a tag along tomboy. Riley packed up her hurt and moved on to college, but the hurt stayed with her. As an adult, she had dreams of becoming an artist, but reality had her working a dead end job. Her happiest times were the hours she could escape into the simpler times of a Jane Austen novel. When she is downsized from her job and her friends from college find themselves similarly unfulfilled by their careers, the all decide to move to Westfield Ranch and for six months, live a Jane Austen Regency lifestyle.
Jane Austin's Regency vs. Sustainable Community. Can the both co-exist on the same Ranch? Not according to Martin Fulsom they can't. But, Boone has a bigger problem, he needs to get married right away and after finding Riley again, he is not about to let her go without a fight that could put his whole future in jeopardy. Riley, who has always loved Boone, is willing to do whatever it takes, even giving up her Regency dream.
Navy SEAL Boone Rudman has a passion for the sustainable living life style. As SEALs he and his friends have seen first hand what our over commercialized world has become and the conflicts that it has caused. They want to build a sustainable community that could be an example for the world community. All they need is money, lots and lots of money. When they are approached by Martin Fulson, head of the Fulson Foundation with funding and the Westfield Ranch land in their hometown of Chance Creek, Montana, they jump right in. But, there is always a but, Fulson wants to film the building of the community as a reality television show and one other tiny detail: He wants families, women, married men, babies and children. A tall order for four guys who don't even have girlfriends, but you know the SEAL motto: The only easy day was yesterday.
Growing up Riley Eaton loved her grandparents ranch. It was the only true home she had and she loved no one more than Boone and his friends. She would tag along with them everywhere they went, until Boone discovered the charms of older girls were a lot more alluring than a tag along tomboy. Riley packed up her hurt and moved on to college, but the hurt stayed with her. As an adult, she had dreams of becoming an artist, but reality had her working a dead end job. Her happiest times were the hours she could escape into the simpler times of a Jane Austen novel. When she is downsized from her job and her friends from college find themselves similarly unfulfilled by their careers, the all decide to move to Westfield Ranch and for six months, live a Jane Austen Regency lifestyle.
Jane Austin's Regency vs. Sustainable Community. Can the both co-exist on the same Ranch? Not according to Martin Fulsom they can't. But, Boone has a bigger problem, he needs to get married right away and after finding Riley again, he is not about to let her go without a fight that could put his whole future in jeopardy. Riley, who has always loved Boone, is willing to do whatever it takes, even giving up her Regency dream.
May 21, 2017
Great read
This is a great beginning to what appeard to be a fabulous new series. The characters are so interesting. And the storyline is totally different.
This is a great beginning to what appeard to be a fabulous new series. The characters are so interesting. And the storyline is totally different.
August 13, 2019
Okay normally I love Cora Seton. I've read so many of her books and have never given less than a 4 star rating. I actually feel guilty giving this one only a 2 but I just can't get past it. I'm hoping this book is a fluke and maybe it's just this series that's the issue.
I feel like I should start off by saying that I do really well reading far fetched and oftentimes silly tropes. I always say there is a time and place for fanciful and sometimes we just want to read that. But, this book is in a class all by itself. The storyline and characters are so far fetched and out of touch that it's laughable. Now, if this book had a setting based on fanciful and silly I could handle it but it's not. It's a serious-ish plot that the author could've really rocked. I hate that it was ruined by these women.
Boone and his fellow SEAL's have a new mission. They have been given an opportunity by a billionaire to create and maintain a self sustainable community. His only hitch is that it's done on live tv and each of the men find wives and create families while making their community everything that Boone envisions it to be. At the end of 6 months if the stipulations are met the land and all that is on it will be signed over to the SEAL's so that they can continue on with their vision. Okay, this is where the story is completely plausible and has so much promise. I loved this premise and could see it going in so many awesome directions.
Riley and her friends have decided that they are tired of living their high stress lives and dealing with so many curves that have been thrown their way. So, what better way to deal with something like this? Get rid of all of their stuff, quit their jobs and move to Montana to live on Riley's uncle's property without even getting the okay from him. I get it that he told her to come anytime, but before I completely rid myself of my current existence I would nail down the details. Oh yeah and even better. They are only allowed to wear clothes and live as if they are in Regency England. That's right people - they loved Jane Austen so much that they will now be living as if they were alive and well with her.
This is where the story took a terrible twist. Don't get me wrong it was fun at first but then these ladies held on to it like a lifeline. When Riley found out that her uncle no longer owned the land and was given the opportunity to make it all work anyways she acted like a spoiled child. She loved Boone so that wasn't the problem. The problem was he was asking her to go 6 months without wearing her regency clothing (because the billionaire funding everything refused it) and to live with him once they were married instead of her friends. Really, those were her sticking points. Not only that but she insisted on going on and on about how she was the only one sacrificing. I seriously can't even with this character. These are intelligent women that went to college and had real adult lives, yet she's throwing a tantrum because her fiance has asked her to not play dress up for 6 months in return for 1500 acres of beautiful land and don't forget she's upset because she has to live with the man she loves rather than her friends!!! It's just so strange. To top it off as she's lamenting how she is the only one sacrificing Boone is scrambling trying to find ways to give Riley her way and he's even offering to give up all that he believes in for her.
This whole book made me so sad. Had the women been willing to play in the real world for a time and not be so selfish I think this story could have been amazing!
I feel like I should start off by saying that I do really well reading far fetched and oftentimes silly tropes. I always say there is a time and place for fanciful and sometimes we just want to read that. But, this book is in a class all by itself. The storyline and characters are so far fetched and out of touch that it's laughable. Now, if this book had a setting based on fanciful and silly I could handle it but it's not. It's a serious-ish plot that the author could've really rocked. I hate that it was ruined by these women.
Boone and his fellow SEAL's have a new mission. They have been given an opportunity by a billionaire to create and maintain a self sustainable community. His only hitch is that it's done on live tv and each of the men find wives and create families while making their community everything that Boone envisions it to be. At the end of 6 months if the stipulations are met the land and all that is on it will be signed over to the SEAL's so that they can continue on with their vision. Okay, this is where the story is completely plausible and has so much promise. I loved this premise and could see it going in so many awesome directions.
Riley and her friends have decided that they are tired of living their high stress lives and dealing with so many curves that have been thrown their way. So, what better way to deal with something like this? Get rid of all of their stuff, quit their jobs and move to Montana to live on Riley's uncle's property without even getting the okay from him. I get it that he told her to come anytime, but before I completely rid myself of my current existence I would nail down the details. Oh yeah and even better. They are only allowed to wear clothes and live as if they are in Regency England. That's right people - they loved Jane Austen so much that they will now be living as if they were alive and well with her.
This is where the story took a terrible twist. Don't get me wrong it was fun at first but then these ladies held on to it like a lifeline. When Riley found out that her uncle no longer owned the land and was given the opportunity to make it all work anyways she acted like a spoiled child. She loved Boone so that wasn't the problem. The problem was he was asking her to go 6 months without wearing her regency clothing (because the billionaire funding everything refused it) and to live with him once they were married instead of her friends. Really, those were her sticking points. Not only that but she insisted on going on and on about how she was the only one sacrificing. I seriously can't even with this character. These are intelligent women that went to college and had real adult lives, yet she's throwing a tantrum because her fiance has asked her to not play dress up for 6 months in return for 1500 acres of beautiful land and don't forget she's upset because she has to live with the man she loves rather than her friends!!! It's just so strange. To top it off as she's lamenting how she is the only one sacrificing Boone is scrambling trying to find ways to give Riley her way and he's even offering to give up all that he believes in for her.
This whole book made me so sad. Had the women been willing to play in the real world for a time and not be so selfish I think this story could have been amazing!
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Blurb:
Navy SEAL Boone Rudman and his friends are ready to make their mark by creating a sustainable community that can be replicated anywhere in the world. But they need land, so when Martin Fulsom, iconic leader of the Fulsom Foundation, offers them Westfield, an uninhabited ranch in Chance Creek, Montana, they take it sight unseen—and agree to Fulsom’s condition that they document their progress on a reality television show. Building a working community will be hard enough, but Boone’s got another problem. Fulsom expects families—not single men—to make up the population of the new town. Now Boone’s got to find a wife, fast, before he loses his funding, and his dream. So when he arrives at Westfield to find it already occupied by Riley Eaton, the woman he thought he'd lost forever, he wonders if fate itself has provided him with an answer.
Riley Eaton's played by the rules all her life, but it hasn't gotten her anywhere. Now she's out of work and no closer to being a full-time artist--or meeting a man and starting a family. Never happier than when she’s buried in a Jane Austen novel, she knows she’s not the only woman longing for a simpler, more beautiful life—one that allows time for art, literature and music. When she discovers her friends are in the same frame of mind, she throws caution to the wind and invites them to Westfield, the ranch her uncle inherited long ago, but has never lived in. Equipped with a key and a standing invitation to stay there whenever she likes, she heads to Chance Creek and gives up all things twenty-first century in order to take a six-month Jane-Austen style vacation. Westfield is perfect for Regency living with its wide lawns, extensive gardens and large ballroom. But when sexy, stubborn Boone shows up with plans to build a hyper-modern sustainable community on the ranch, it’s clear her Regency paradise is over before it even began.
Now Boone has thirty days to marry Riley or lose the ranch to developers, and Riley has to decide whether to marry Boone or say good-bye to Westfield--and her Jane Austen life--forever.
Can they overcome their prejudices to help each other? Or will their pride destroy both their futures?
Blurb:
Navy SEAL Boone Rudman and his friends are ready to make their mark by creating a sustainable community that can be replicated anywhere in the world. But they need land, so when Martin Fulsom, iconic leader of the Fulsom Foundation, offers them Westfield, an uninhabited ranch in Chance Creek, Montana, they take it sight unseen—and agree to Fulsom’s condition that they document their progress on a reality television show. Building a working community will be hard enough, but Boone’s got another problem. Fulsom expects families—not single men—to make up the population of the new town. Now Boone’s got to find a wife, fast, before he loses his funding, and his dream. So when he arrives at Westfield to find it already occupied by Riley Eaton, the woman he thought he'd lost forever, he wonders if fate itself has provided him with an answer.
Riley Eaton's played by the rules all her life, but it hasn't gotten her anywhere. Now she's out of work and no closer to being a full-time artist--or meeting a man and starting a family. Never happier than when she’s buried in a Jane Austen novel, she knows she’s not the only woman longing for a simpler, more beautiful life—one that allows time for art, literature and music. When she discovers her friends are in the same frame of mind, she throws caution to the wind and invites them to Westfield, the ranch her uncle inherited long ago, but has never lived in. Equipped with a key and a standing invitation to stay there whenever she likes, she heads to Chance Creek and gives up all things twenty-first century in order to take a six-month Jane-Austen style vacation. Westfield is perfect for Regency living with its wide lawns, extensive gardens and large ballroom. But when sexy, stubborn Boone shows up with plans to build a hyper-modern sustainable community on the ranch, it’s clear her Regency paradise is over before it even began.
Now Boone has thirty days to marry Riley or lose the ranch to developers, and Riley has to decide whether to marry Boone or say good-bye to Westfield--and her Jane Austen life--forever.
Can they overcome their prejudices to help each other? Or will their pride destroy both their futures?
August 31, 2017
2.5 stars
Okay, let's just address the elephant in the room right from the beginning. The premise of this book is ludicrous. While I could see the girls doing the whole retreat from society/artist's colony/Austen life thing, and I couldn't see the SEALs doing the whole sustainable community with those conditions on them. Get married and conceive children in six months with women they've never met. It's ridiculous. Maybe require them to include women at the community and see if sparks fly, but seriously.
Okay, given that, I thought the story was fun and interesting. First books in Seton's series tend to be weak because she is establishing SO. MANY. CHARACTERS. It takes away from the romance between the main couple. It helps that they have history so it's a bit more believable that they're willing to work it out under the stipulated conditions.
However. HOWEVER. A bunch of Austen maniacs living together and one of them is thinking about the scene in the Sense and Sensibility movie where Captain Wentworth listens to Marianne play the piano.
CAPTAIN WENTWORTH.
Wentworth is in Persuasion, not Sense and Sensibility, and any good Austenite would know that. There isn't even a captain in S&S at all. Colonel, yes. Captain, no.
I can't believe no one caught that in editing or beta reading. I seriously almost flung my kindle across the room at that point, but I didn't want it to break. If I'd had a physical copy of the book, I totally would have thrown it, though.
That said, I am interested to see where the rest of the series is going, though I am so wary of what she's going to do with Walker's character. So. So. Wary.
Okay, let's just address the elephant in the room right from the beginning. The premise of this book is ludicrous. While I could see the girls doing the whole retreat from society/artist's colony/Austen life thing, and I couldn't see the SEALs doing the whole sustainable community with those conditions on them. Get married and conceive children in six months with women they've never met. It's ridiculous. Maybe require them to include women at the community and see if sparks fly, but seriously.
Okay, given that, I thought the story was fun and interesting. First books in Seton's series tend to be weak because she is establishing SO. MANY. CHARACTERS. It takes away from the romance between the main couple. It helps that they have history so it's a bit more believable that they're willing to work it out under the stipulated conditions.
However. HOWEVER. A bunch of Austen maniacs living together and one of them is thinking about the scene in the Sense and Sensibility movie where Captain Wentworth listens to Marianne play the piano.
CAPTAIN WENTWORTH.
Wentworth is in Persuasion, not Sense and Sensibility, and any good Austenite would know that. There isn't even a captain in S&S at all. Colonel, yes. Captain, no.
I can't believe no one caught that in editing or beta reading. I seriously almost flung my kindle across the room at that point, but I didn't want it to break. If I'd had a physical copy of the book, I totally would have thrown it, though.
That said, I am interested to see where the rest of the series is going, though I am so wary of what she's going to do with Walker's character. So. So. Wary.
November 15, 2018
Not a fan of Jane Austen or A Seal's Oath.
This book was the most challenging read I've picked up all year. While you don't have to be a fan of Jane Austen to read and enjoy it, the references to Austen and the Regency period is a bit unrealistic and overwhelming. The story itself is painfully slow and ridiculous.
The first premise, Riley and her three friends quit their jobs and take six months off to go back to a time when people took time for themselves, so off to Westfield, they go. We should all be so lucky. The main characters Boone and Riley are B-O-R-I-N-G even though they have a history together, it doesn't help this story or the fact that a thirty-year-old woman is still suffering from self-esteem issues and hanging on to a painful past. The second part of the story is plausible but even a bit hard to believe. Boone and his three friends are heading to Westfield to start a community (commune) of sustainable living for a year. During which time, the men must find a woman, get married and have children as part of a reality tv show. Ludacris! The two factions clash at Westfield, and the story drags on to its lackluster, uninteresting conclusion.
Having trouble sleeping. Read this book; it's a true snorefest. It's a given I will not continue this series.
This book was the most challenging read I've picked up all year. While you don't have to be a fan of Jane Austen to read and enjoy it, the references to Austen and the Regency period is a bit unrealistic and overwhelming. The story itself is painfully slow and ridiculous.
The first premise, Riley and her three friends quit their jobs and take six months off to go back to a time when people took time for themselves, so off to Westfield, they go. We should all be so lucky. The main characters Boone and Riley are B-O-R-I-N-G even though they have a history together, it doesn't help this story or the fact that a thirty-year-old woman is still suffering from self-esteem issues and hanging on to a painful past. The second part of the story is plausible but even a bit hard to believe. Boone and his three friends are heading to Westfield to start a community (commune) of sustainable living for a year. During which time, the men must find a woman, get married and have children as part of a reality tv show. Ludacris! The two factions clash at Westfield, and the story drags on to its lackluster, uninteresting conclusion.
Having trouble sleeping. Read this book; it's a true snorefest. It's a given I will not continue this series.
February 2, 2017
Too unbelievable
I'm generally a fan of Cora Seton, but this book stretched credulity to the point of almost breaking. The set up of this series is both too busy with tropes and coincidence:
1. Reality tv
2. Jane Austen / regency
3. The guys and girls just happen to do their things at the same time
4. There just happens to be four guys and four girls
The list goes on.
If you can completely suspend all disbelief, it's a decent novel, though development of some of the secondary characters was a little lacking. That's okay, though, since their own novels are coming ;)
I'm generally a fan of Cora Seton, but this book stretched credulity to the point of almost breaking. The set up of this series is both too busy with tropes and coincidence:
1. Reality tv
2. Jane Austen / regency
3. The guys and girls just happen to do their things at the same time
4. There just happens to be four guys and four girls
The list goes on.
If you can completely suspend all disbelief, it's a decent novel, though development of some of the secondary characters was a little lacking. That's okay, though, since their own novels are coming ;)
February 8, 2016
While I liked this book because, duh, it's Chance Creek, it strayed a little more to the frivolousness of the girls pretending to be like women of means in a bygone era. The underlying reasoning was solid, I just didn't get into it. The sustainable living was great, even if it was flawed by a man's thinking lol. I personally just didn't like this as well as all the other Chance Creek books. I will definitely read more in this series to see if I was a bit hard on this story or not.
February 12, 2017
This was just an ok book. The concept kept competing with the character development. I think 2.5 stars would be a more accurate rating. While you could see where the author was going I think a little more planning would have helped even out the rough spots a little bit more. Having so many characters to focus on also pulled the view in too many directions.
December 18, 2017
It was free and I thought what the heck 🤦🏻♀️ nope, I should have kept scrolling because it was ridiculous in every way! While entertaining I just couldn’t bring myself to want to read the next book in the series when I had to force myself to read this one.
August 30, 2016
Unusual premise. There were a few parts that just didn't have the follow up I was looking for. I'm hoping the rest of the series will fill the gaps.
May 10, 2018
Boone Rudman and four of his best friends and SEAL brothers take A SEAL's Oath to work together to build a sustainable community on a ranch near their hometown of Chance Creek, Montana. They had worked as boys on Westfield, a large ranch when they were boys. It was the perfect place for their project. It came with a catch when the man with the money to fund the project turned it into a reality TV show with not just the ten men as originally planned but all ten had to be married by the end of the year and three had to have children on the way or a developer would get the ranch and cut it up into expensive mountain mansions.
Riley Easton's family had owned Westfield for generations and her Uncle Russ the current owner lived in Europe. He had promised it to her and she had a key to use it whenever she wanted with her friends. Together with her three best friends from college they made an oath to live as Jane Austin characters for six months, pool their resources and live a life devoted to the arts and beauty in Jane Austin tradition at Westfield.
They arrived on the first day Boon arrived and found out the ranch had been sold. Boone had know Riley since childhood; she was the girl he never forgot for the years he served as a Navy SEAL. This sets up an interesting romance, plot full fun, characters and a demanding TV crew.
Riley Easton's family had owned Westfield for generations and her Uncle Russ the current owner lived in Europe. He had promised it to her and she had a key to use it whenever she wanted with her friends. Together with her three best friends from college they made an oath to live as Jane Austin characters for six months, pool their resources and live a life devoted to the arts and beauty in Jane Austin tradition at Westfield.
They arrived on the first day Boon arrived and found out the ranch had been sold. Boone had know Riley since childhood; she was the girl he never forgot for the years he served as a Navy SEAL. This sets up an interesting romance, plot full fun, characters and a demanding TV crew.
August 30, 2018
I would have given this book five stars however I wish there was a little more of an ending to it. I love how the story follows a love story that started decades before and adds in some hiccups. The reference to Jane Austin is great and to use it in a strong female role was brilliant. I'm hoping for something 'positive' in the next book.
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January 16, 2016
First of all, I seriously doubt that Cora Seton can write a bad book. I love her Chance Creek series and this new series happens to take place in Chance Creek again. This is a brand new series independent of the other books in the Chance Creek series.
Boone Rudman is a Navy SEAL looking to make some changes to the world as a result of things he has seen during his time in the US Navy. He and the others on his team have a plan to build a community that is sustainable and off the grid. Boone has taken the chance and submitted the plan to some one who has the power to help make it come true. But it will come with strings including that Boone and his friends all must marry since the back wants them to found a real community which includes having women and children as part of the community.
The property that is offered to Boone and his buddies to use for their community is a property in Chance Creek, Montana, where Boone and several of his friends were born and raised. Even with the conditions placed on them, Boone and the boys are eager to get their community up off the ground so they agree to the terms.
Riley Eaton has known Boone since childhood. She used to escape from her unhappy home life every summer to her grandparents’ ranch in Chance Creek, Montana. Riley and her college friends have found that their lives are not working out as they thought they would during college. And they do not have time to pursue their passions. At a weekend reunion in Boston at Riley’s place, they all decide to try living their lives for six months based on the lives of characters in Jane Austin novels. Riley suggests that they go to her grandparents’ ranch in Chance Creek since her uncle has promised it to her many times. The plan is that they will sell off everything and pool all of their resources and spend time at the ranch working on their passions. For Riley, this means working on her art which has suffered as a result of trying to make a living.
The ladies even down size their wardrobes down to about five or six period outfits. And for their Austin life, the ladies even make their own clothing. (This is one of my favorite things about the book.) They even burn their modern clothing after they arrive at the ranch.
Unbeknownst to Riley, her uncle has sold the ranch. Of course Riley and her friends do not find this out until after they arrive at the ranch. Boone has plans that include taking Riley as his wife in order to fulfill the strings attached to the contact to but he has to make up for several mistakes he made as a teenager when he treated her poorly. Think obtuse teenage boy mistakes.
Watching these two dance around each other and finally admit that they love each other is what makes reading this story a great read.
The audio version of this book is read by Eric G. Dove. His voice is great for the character of Boone. His narration of the novel moves along at a nice steady pace. Being able to listen to the book was great since it meant that I could knit and sew and “read” the latest book by Cora Seton. This was my first time in several years that I have had the chance to listen to an Audible book and I realized that they do have a place in my life again. Being able to “read” while knitting means that I don't have to worry about flipping to the next page.
I was provided by the author a coupon for a free copy of the Audible book in exchange for a fair, unbiased, balanced review.
Boone Rudman is a Navy SEAL looking to make some changes to the world as a result of things he has seen during his time in the US Navy. He and the others on his team have a plan to build a community that is sustainable and off the grid. Boone has taken the chance and submitted the plan to some one who has the power to help make it come true. But it will come with strings including that Boone and his friends all must marry since the back wants them to found a real community which includes having women and children as part of the community.
The property that is offered to Boone and his buddies to use for their community is a property in Chance Creek, Montana, where Boone and several of his friends were born and raised. Even with the conditions placed on them, Boone and the boys are eager to get their community up off the ground so they agree to the terms.
Riley Eaton has known Boone since childhood. She used to escape from her unhappy home life every summer to her grandparents’ ranch in Chance Creek, Montana. Riley and her college friends have found that their lives are not working out as they thought they would during college. And they do not have time to pursue their passions. At a weekend reunion in Boston at Riley’s place, they all decide to try living their lives for six months based on the lives of characters in Jane Austin novels. Riley suggests that they go to her grandparents’ ranch in Chance Creek since her uncle has promised it to her many times. The plan is that they will sell off everything and pool all of their resources and spend time at the ranch working on their passions. For Riley, this means working on her art which has suffered as a result of trying to make a living.
The ladies even down size their wardrobes down to about five or six period outfits. And for their Austin life, the ladies even make their own clothing. (This is one of my favorite things about the book.) They even burn their modern clothing after they arrive at the ranch.
Unbeknownst to Riley, her uncle has sold the ranch. Of course Riley and her friends do not find this out until after they arrive at the ranch. Boone has plans that include taking Riley as his wife in order to fulfill the strings attached to the contact to but he has to make up for several mistakes he made as a teenager when he treated her poorly. Think obtuse teenage boy mistakes.
Watching these two dance around each other and finally admit that they love each other is what makes reading this story a great read.
The audio version of this book is read by Eric G. Dove. His voice is great for the character of Boone. His narration of the novel moves along at a nice steady pace. Being able to listen to the book was great since it meant that I could knit and sew and “read” the latest book by Cora Seton. This was my first time in several years that I have had the chance to listen to an Audible book and I realized that they do have a place in my life again. Being able to “read” while knitting means that I don't have to worry about flipping to the next page.
I was provided by the author a coupon for a free copy of the Audible book in exchange for a fair, unbiased, balanced review.
January 21, 2016
"Maybe I'll catch you." .... "For my wife. If I ever want one. You'll never see me coming"
Navy SEAL Boone Rudman returns to Chance Creek Montana to start an sustainable community with the help of 3 of his childhood friends & Navy SEALs Clay, Jericho & Walker. They have 6 months to build the community & find wives or forfeit their funding & land for the community.
Riley Eaton & her 3 friends Savannah, Avery & Nora, want to jumpstart their lives & pursue their passions in the fine arts . They head to Chance Creek to Riley's family home Westfield, where Riley spent her childhood summers, for 6 months to live a Renaissance life as portrayed by Jane Austen. But Riley has no idea her uncle has sold Westfield.
When Boone finally arrives on Westfield he is shocked to see Riley after 13 years, especially dressed in Regency attire. An idea springs to Boone but he is afraid Riley will reject his offer after he hurt her 13 years ago. Will Riley take him offer or will his rejection 13 years ago keep her from it.
This is the 1st book in the series of SEALs of Chance & once again Cora hit it out of the ball park with this new book. Can this lady write a book or what, as for me I am so glad she can. There hasn't been a book by Cora I haven't enjoyed. I loved how Cora mentions some characters from past Chance Creek series, like the Halls, Rose & Mia. You could just feel the love that Boone had for Riley & how he wanted to make it up to her for how he treated her 13 years ago, I just feel in love with him. I was so sure I was going to like the Regency part of the book, but Cora made me love those "Austenites" If you are planning to read this in public be prepared for people giving you strange looks when you can't stop laughing, cause I know my family gave me strange looks when I started bursting out laughing.
This is one reader waiting patiently, trying to, for Cora's next book in the series A SEAL's Vow. If you haven't read one of Cora's books, I highly recommend you pick one up today, you will not regret it!
Audio Review:
This was the first audiobook I have listened to done by Eric G Dove, I feel he did bring the book to life, you could tell her was speaking before it was said most of time. The only problem I had with this Audiobook was some words were changed, left out or added, & one of the characters name toward the end was wrong. But besides those things I really enjoyed listening to the book while I read it.
Navy SEAL Boone Rudman returns to Chance Creek Montana to start an sustainable community with the help of 3 of his childhood friends & Navy SEALs Clay, Jericho & Walker. They have 6 months to build the community & find wives or forfeit their funding & land for the community.
Riley Eaton & her 3 friends Savannah, Avery & Nora, want to jumpstart their lives & pursue their passions in the fine arts . They head to Chance Creek to Riley's family home Westfield, where Riley spent her childhood summers, for 6 months to live a Renaissance life as portrayed by Jane Austen. But Riley has no idea her uncle has sold Westfield.
When Boone finally arrives on Westfield he is shocked to see Riley after 13 years, especially dressed in Regency attire. An idea springs to Boone but he is afraid Riley will reject his offer after he hurt her 13 years ago. Will Riley take him offer or will his rejection 13 years ago keep her from it.
This is the 1st book in the series of SEALs of Chance & once again Cora hit it out of the ball park with this new book. Can this lady write a book or what, as for me I am so glad she can. There hasn't been a book by Cora I haven't enjoyed. I loved how Cora mentions some characters from past Chance Creek series, like the Halls, Rose & Mia. You could just feel the love that Boone had for Riley & how he wanted to make it up to her for how he treated her 13 years ago, I just feel in love with him. I was so sure I was going to like the Regency part of the book, but Cora made me love those "Austenites" If you are planning to read this in public be prepared for people giving you strange looks when you can't stop laughing, cause I know my family gave me strange looks when I started bursting out laughing.
This is one reader waiting patiently, trying to, for Cora's next book in the series A SEAL's Vow. If you haven't read one of Cora's books, I highly recommend you pick one up today, you will not regret it!
Audio Review:
This was the first audiobook I have listened to done by Eric G Dove, I feel he did bring the book to life, you could tell her was speaking before it was said most of time. The only problem I had with this Audiobook was some words were changed, left out or added, & one of the characters name toward the end was wrong. But besides those things I really enjoyed listening to the book while I read it.
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February 14, 2017The joy of love
Having been such a fan of suzanne Brockmann's books on the seals I didn't think I would find any equal to hers but I did. This book had both love and g forgiveness I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an adventure of the past meeting today's life and struggles
Having been such a fan of suzanne Brockmann's books on the seals I didn't think I would find any equal to hers but I did. This book had both love and g forgiveness I would recommend this book to anyone who wants an adventure of the past meeting today's life and struggles
January 28, 2016
Boone is a former SEAL looking to build a sustainable community with 3 of his SEAL brothers. He gets an offer by an eccentric millionaire to build this community on some property in Chance Creek where he grew up but there are a few tasks that must be completed in order to win the land (very similiar to her Hereos of Chance Creek series which I LOVED). One requirement is that Boone must marry within 2 months. Boone now needs to find a girl and convince her to live this lifestyle and marry him. Enter Riley. A girl he grew up with and realized he always wanted but let get away. Riley and her girlfriends are tired of living their lives. They want to go to the era of Regency living where things are more beautiful. Her and her friends decide to go to her uncle's ranch in Chance Creek. Here's where the two groups collide as they return to the same ranch. The chemistry is back between Boone and Riley. Now they all have to live on this one ranch. Riley and friends dressing and acting as if its the Regency era and Boone and his boys working to create a sustainable ranch and this will happen in front of TV crews as this will be a new reality TV show. Everyone's agreed to give it six months and see what happens after that. I will say that even with the similarities, I really enjoyed meeting the characters and I'm excited to see what happens to them. I love Cora's books. If you love a sweet romance, then check out this new series!
February 11, 2017
I found the whole plot thing with the environmentalist marines to the regency wearing Austinites very contrived and boring. Seals are supposed to be about protecting the women they love with sheer brute and force, not period costumes. The editing could use some work also, but it didn't detract from the story. For a Seton novel, I was disappointed. Where's the romantic suspense?
August 7, 2017
This is the first book of a series, the one that sets the mood for the rest. The main characters in this book are Boone and Riley, the characters have a past, and they used to be friends. Both of them rallied their friends for a mission, one is trying to save the world by creating a sustainable community, the other is trying to change their lives by living a Regency life, focused on their respective arts. The place where they arrived used to be Riley's family, only her uncle sold it without telling her, ruining her plans.
The setting for the series is that the big bad guy with the money is changing Boone's dream, and turning it into a reality show, and he keeps setting goals and rules that are almost impossible to reach, setting them for failure. All of that only complicates the relationships of the characters, and what could have been easy, gets complicated. In this first case, Boone needs to marry on the first episode, and that makes their already complicated relationship even more complicated.
The setting for the series is that the big bad guy with the money is changing Boone's dream, and turning it into a reality show, and he keeps setting goals and rules that are almost impossible to reach, setting them for failure. All of that only complicates the relationships of the characters, and what could have been easy, gets complicated. In this first case, Boone needs to marry on the first episode, and that makes their already complicated relationship even more complicated.
July 24, 2020
I normally like Cora Seton's work, but this book was a struggle for me. I thought It was a DNF, so I picked up the audio book through Hoopla. The narration decent, but for me, it was the story that held no interest. It makes me hesitant to try any of the others in the series.
Boone and Riley didn't have any chemistry, at least not to me. On top of that, the Regency aspect was ridiculous. These 4 adult woman were willing to BURN their clothes?!!!
I could even handle the whole sustainable community idea, but the rest was too much. That included The reality tv deal. (But, I really don't like reality tv, so that might have something to do with my reaction to it.). The town's opinion of the Regency idea was too much. The story dragged on and on.
My recommendation would be for you to read and judge for yourself. Every book is not for every reader.
Boone and Riley didn't have any chemistry, at least not to me. On top of that, the Regency aspect was ridiculous. These 4 adult woman were willing to BURN their clothes?!!!
I could even handle the whole sustainable community idea, but the rest was too much. That included The reality tv deal. (But, I really don't like reality tv, so that might have something to do with my reaction to it.). The town's opinion of the Regency idea was too much. The story dragged on and on.
My recommendation would be for you to read and judge for yourself. Every book is not for every reader.
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