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Fortunes of Texas #8
The Heiress and the Sheriff
The horse that sideswiped Gabrielle Carter's car as sheapproached the sprawling Fortune ranch left her with a blow tothe head and no memory of being Miranda Fortune's daughter.But that doesn't stop the bighearted Texas family from insistingshe recuperate at the ranch. Sheriff Wyatt Grayhawk isn't surewhat to make of this beautiful interloper. He can't deny hisintense attraction, despite his fears that she's a con artist out toclaim the Fortune legacy.Hidden in her belongings, Gabrielle has proof that she is thefamily's long-lost niece. And she's not looking formoney—just a family to call her own. But herreturning memory and the harsh accusations firedat her by Wyatt leave her angry, hurt and ready toabandon all her dreams…including the sexysheriff with whom she's fallen in love.
256 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 1, 2000
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About the author
Stella Bagwell
448 books87 followersAt seventeen, Stella married her high school sweetheart: Harrell, and they had a son Jason. She began her writing career almost by accident. She was a hairdresser and worked in her sister's beauty shop. Ironically, Stella developed a severe allergy to hairspray and was forced to resign. With time on her hands, Stella wanted to do something creative. She remembered a high school English teacher telling her she could be a writer if she wanted. Although she always loved reading romances, she never thought to write one herself. Armed with that now notion and an old, manual typewriter, she went to work, attempting to create a story similar to those she liked reading. The result‚ her first book, purchased by Mills & Boon and issued under the Harlequin imprint. After that, she became a full time writer and today, has close to forty published novels. Her for the future is to continue writing romance novels as long as there's an audience to enjoy her work.
Next to writing, traveling is one of her most favorite activities. Yet, because the southwest is dear to her heart, she sets most of her books there in rough, rugged ranch country. She feels it's essential to know a place before writing about it; that philosophy gives her more reason to plan trips! The marriage has always lived in southeastern Oklahoma. But, they purchased a portion of a twenty-two hundred, acre ranch; they now make their home there. Before moving onto the ranch, she had a swimming pool in her back yard and spent most of her summer evenings in the water. Her husband has promised to put in another pool, but for now she has to make do with the creek that runs through their property. The closest town of three thousand is fifteen miles away; she says she loves the seclusion, living among the woods and horses and wildlife. The only thing she doesn't like is making the thirty mile round trip to the post office or grocery store. Worse still, is the eighty-five mile trip to get office supplies!
One of her greatest joys was to see Jason, her only son, graduate from college with degrees in math and physical education. He now lives in Port Lavaca, Texas, where he teaches high school algebra and geometry and coaches football and weightlifting. Family has always come first with Stella and she enjoys spending time with her son when he visits Oklahoma. Sometimes, she and her husband drive down to the Texas coast to see him. However, her mother, step-father and siblings all live nearby and they have routine get-togethers. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing violin and guitar, both of which she can play by ear. She claims to need years of practice before calling herself a musician. Stella also enjoys gardening and being outdoors.
Next to writing, traveling is one of her most favorite activities. Yet, because the southwest is dear to her heart, she sets most of her books there in rough, rugged ranch country. She feels it's essential to know a place before writing about it; that philosophy gives her more reason to plan trips! The marriage has always lived in southeastern Oklahoma. But, they purchased a portion of a twenty-two hundred, acre ranch; they now make their home there. Before moving onto the ranch, she had a swimming pool in her back yard and spent most of her summer evenings in the water. Her husband has promised to put in another pool, but for now she has to make do with the creek that runs through their property. The closest town of three thousand is fifteen miles away; she says she loves the seclusion, living among the woods and horses and wildlife. The only thing she doesn't like is making the thirty mile round trip to the post office or grocery store. Worse still, is the eighty-five mile trip to get office supplies!
One of her greatest joys was to see Jason, her only son, graduate from college with degrees in math and physical education. He now lives in Port Lavaca, Texas, where he teaches high school algebra and geometry and coaches football and weightlifting. Family has always come first with Stella and she enjoys spending time with her son when he visits Oklahoma. Sometimes, she and her husband drive down to the Texas coast to see him. However, her mother, step-father and siblings all live nearby and they have routine get-togethers. In her spare time, she enjoys practicing violin and guitar, both of which she can play by ear. She claims to need years of practice before calling herself a musician. Stella also enjoys gardening and being outdoors.
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March 21, 2010
Título em português: A Herdeira e o Xerife
Tradução: Michele Gerhardt
Sinopse: Um acidente fez com que Gabrielle Carter perdesse a memória e não se lembrasse de ser filha de Miranda Fortune. Isso não impediu que a bondosa família texana insistisse para que ela se recuperasse no rancho. Para o xerife Wyatt Grayhawk, ela pode ser uma farsante interessada apenas na herança dos Fortune. Mas ele não consegue negar a intensa atração que existe entre eles.
Tradução: Michele Gerhardt
Sinopse: Um acidente fez com que Gabrielle Carter perdesse a memória e não se lembrasse de ser filha de Miranda Fortune. Isso não impediu que a bondosa família texana insistisse para que ela se recuperasse no rancho. Para o xerife Wyatt Grayhawk, ela pode ser uma farsante interessada apenas na herança dos Fortune. Mas ele não consegue negar a intensa atração que existe entre eles.
March 6, 2022
Love the Fortunes of Texas and can't wait to read alot of these stories. Check out the books you will fall in love with them too.
July 27, 2012
I try to understand my fascination with the Fortune Family but I can't find a rational logical response. I keep buying them and I'm not going to resell because I see myself re-reading them all some winter in the future in front of the fireplace with cozy sox on my feet.
This is about the long lost branch of the Fortune family, Miranda's daughter Gabrielle Carter who has driven out from California to find her family in Texas, but just as she approaches the Main house at the Double Crown Ranch... she gets into a car accident when a runaway horse tries to collide with her rental car. She immediately gets amnesia (I love an amnesia story!) after escaping from her car before it catches fire with all her belongings and identification (not to mention all her clean underwear!).
So she meets MaggieA Willing Wife and the Sheriff of Red Rock (nearby town), Wyatt Grayhawk. So he immediately thinks she is a con-artist out to get money or something equally or more nefarious from the Fortune family. He is really mean and vicious, but strangely protective. The author deals with this is a subtle manner that I appreciated as it showed his own mixed feelings about the beautiful Gabrielle. This is a virgin amnesiac hidden heiress story with a survivor of an abusive abandon childhood hero.
More plot development about the kidnapped Bryan from the first book Million Dollar Marriage. I'm starting to feel like a friend of the family...
246 pages
2 and half stars
This is about the long lost branch of the Fortune family, Miranda's daughter Gabrielle Carter who has driven out from California to find her family in Texas, but just as she approaches the Main house at the Double Crown Ranch... she gets into a car accident when a runaway horse tries to collide with her rental car. She immediately gets amnesia (I love an amnesia story!) after escaping from her car before it catches fire with all her belongings and identification (not to mention all her clean underwear!).
So she meets MaggieA Willing Wife and the Sheriff of Red Rock (nearby town), Wyatt Grayhawk. So he immediately thinks she is a con-artist out to get money or something equally or more nefarious from the Fortune family. He is really mean and vicious, but strangely protective. The author deals with this is a subtle manner that I appreciated as it showed his own mixed feelings about the beautiful Gabrielle. This is a virgin amnesiac hidden heiress story with a survivor of an abusive abandon childhood hero.
More plot development about the kidnapped Bryan from the first book Million Dollar Marriage. I'm starting to feel like a friend of the family...
246 pages
2 and half stars
December 20, 2023
Oitavo volume da série Fortunes of Texas.
A heroína é uma herdeira desaparecida que sofre de amnésia, mas tem mais... ela também é virgem.
Hilário. Recomendo.
A heroína é uma herdeira desaparecida que sofre de amnésia, mas tem mais... ela também é virgem.
Hilário. Recomendo.
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