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Montana Creeds #6
Creed's Honor
Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle’s legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maybe a small-town cowboy’s life isn’t his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid. Until the identical twin brother he’s been estranged from for years reenters his life. Conner struggles with identity issues as he gets to know his wilder brother. And then he meets Tricia McCall, a beautiful woman who knows a thing or two about living someone else’s dreams. Together they just might find their own dreams right here in Lonesome Bend…
377 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Linda Lael Miller
553 books3,226 followersThe daughter of a town marshal, Linda Lael Miller is a #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of more than 100 historical and contemporary novels, most of which reflect her love of the West. Raised in Northport, Washington, Linda pursued her wanderlust, living in London and Arizona and traveling the world before returning to the state of her birth to settle down on a spacious property outside Spokane.
Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she sold Fletcher’s Woman in 1983 to Pocket Books. Since then, Linda has successfully published historicals, contemporaries, paranormals, mysteries and thrillers before coming home, in a literal sense, and concentrating on novels with a Western flavor. For her devotion to her craft, the Romance Writers of America awarded her their prestigious Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
Long a passionate Civil War buff, Linda has studied the era avidly for almost thirty years. She has read literally hundreds of books on the subject, explored numerous battlegrounds and made many visits to her favorite, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where she has witnessed re-enactments of the legendary clash between North and South. Linda explores that turbulent time in The Yankee Widow, a May 7, 2019 MIRA Books hardcover, also available in digital and audiobook formats.
Dedicated to helping others, “The First Lady of the West” personally financed fifteen years of her Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women, which she awarded to women 25 years and older who were seeking to improve their lot in life through education. She anticipates that her next charitable endeavors will benefit four-legged critters.
More information about Linda and her novels is available at www.lindalaelmiller.com, on Facebook and from Nancy Berland Public Relations, nancy@nancyberland.com, 405-206-4748.
Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection before she sold Fletcher’s Woman in 1983 to Pocket Books. Since then, Linda has successfully published historicals, contemporaries, paranormals, mysteries and thrillers before coming home, in a literal sense, and concentrating on novels with a Western flavor. For her devotion to her craft, the Romance Writers of America awarded her their prestigious Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award in 2007.
Long a passionate Civil War buff, Linda has studied the era avidly for almost thirty years. She has read literally hundreds of books on the subject, explored numerous battlegrounds and made many visits to her favorite, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where she has witnessed re-enactments of the legendary clash between North and South. Linda explores that turbulent time in The Yankee Widow, a May 7, 2019 MIRA Books hardcover, also available in digital and audiobook formats.
Dedicated to helping others, “The First Lady of the West” personally financed fifteen years of her Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women, which she awarded to women 25 years and older who were seeking to improve their lot in life through education. She anticipates that her next charitable endeavors will benefit four-legged critters.
More information about Linda and her novels is available at www.lindalaelmiller.com, on Facebook and from Nancy Berland Public Relations, nancy@nancyberland.com, 405-206-4748.
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March 8, 2020
3 ⭐⭐⭐ - OK decent reads.
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In every paragraph I read, I saw Dolly Parton singing in my mind ...
Jolene
It was an ok read, I liked the heroine. Jolene is a whore. LOL!
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In every paragraph I read, I saw Dolly Parton singing in my mind ...
Jolene
It was an ok read, I liked the heroine. Jolene is a whore. LOL!
And because he’d been bone-headed crazy about Joleen Williams, the platinum blonde wild child with the body that wouldn’t quit.
“You heard about Joleen?” Malcolm asked, when they’d finished piling the bags in the back of the truck.
“She’s coming back to Lonesome Bend,” Malcolm answered.
“She’s with Brody,” he said, as though it pained him. “I guess they’ve been—seeing each other.”
Hunter, at five-eight, was tall enough. Perfect, in fact. He was the perfect man. If you didn’t mind being ignored most of the time.
Or if you set aside the fact that he didn’t want children. Or that he didn’t like animals much.
“You know he and Joleen hooked up somewhere along the line, right?”
Conner spat, though his mouth was cotton-dry. “Hell,” he snapped. “I wouldn’t touch Joleen with your pecker.”
Conner had to give Brody this much: it was true enough that he’d gotten over Joleen with no trouble at all. What he hadn’t gotten over, what he couldn’t shake, no matter how he tried to reason with himself, was being betrayed by the person he’d been closest to, from conception on.
“Yes,” Joleen said thoughtfully, sizing Tricia up with a slow sweep of her emerald-green eyes. “So long that I can’t remember, for the life of me, who you are.” “Tricia McCall,” Tricia offered, amused. Of course, being one of the most popular girls in town, Joleen wouldn’t remember her, the summer visitor who rarely said more than two words running.
“I went to college in Denver,” Conner said, tugging his hat brim down lower over his eyes and keeping his face in profile. “Couldn’t wait to graduate and get back here.” To Joleen, Tricia thought, with a bruising sting in the center of her heart, and then wondered where in the heck that had come from.
Brody and Joleen were riding toward them, at top speed, both of them laughing, though the sound didn’t carry above the sound of their horses’ hooves. They were racing, and it was neck-and-neck, a dead heat.
So they were attracted to each other? That was a far cry from being in love, and if all Conner had wanted from a woman was good sex, well, hell, there had never been any shortage of that.
“You were my brother when I thought Joleen and I were going to get married and raise a family together,” Conner heard himself say, his tone mild and matter-of-fact. “How was that different?”
That was when Brody told him about the woman, and the boy, and the accident that had taken their lives.
June 6, 2011
I adored the first in this series, but this second on kind of fell flat for me. The main characters didn't even talk to each other until about page 100. It seemed very slow to get to the point and when the point was made it was a rush to the end. I liked the characters individually but together I am not sure they had chemistry, and that could be because there wasn't a lot of the book that revolved around them being a couple, just their own battles that needed to be won. I am very much looking forward to Brody's book though, hoping this is just a little bump in the road.
July 1, 2011
I've seen and heard about Linda Lael Miller's books for years and I think I may have read a book or two of hers when I was in college (probably borrowed from my stepmother). I know several people who like her books, though one feels that her westerns aren't her books. Based on this story, I'm inclined to agree.
The book is marketed as a romance but the romance, what there was of it, felt like it was actually secondary to the story. Most of the story is taken up with Conner's relationship with his twin brother and Tricia's relationships with her matchmaking grandmother, Natty, and her best friends ten year old daughter and Tricia's god-daughter, Sasha.
Conner and his twin have been estranged for about 10 years though we are not given much detail about why. There are hints and accusations but it was frustratingly vague. I didn't read the first book in this trilogy, "A Creed in Stone Creek", so possibly there was more information in there; this trilogy, The Creed Cowboys, is a spin off of an earlier trilogy, The Montana Creeds.
Conner is bitter about the event that drove them apart, and bitter and angry about Brody, his twin, being gone for so long and leaving all the work of running the ranch in Conner's hands. He doesn't trust Brody, doesn't understand why he's back, and spends most of his time arguing with him. He wants Brody gone again, despite the extra work that means for him, while simultaneously there's a part of him that's glad not to be alone any more. He feels lonely and is bitter about being stuck on the ranch while Brody is out playing on the rodeo circuit.
Meanwhile Tricia shares a house with her grandmother Natty, her late father's mother, while she runs his businesses until she can sell them and move back to Seattle. She left Seattle approximately eighteen months earlier to deal with his estate and live with Natty. Her parents divorced when she was little and she spent every summer while growing up in Lonesome Bend with her father. She's not quite a local but not quite an outsider. She doesn't have any friends locally and few connections; we are told repeatedly how shy she is but it doesn't really come across. She chats, she volunteers to help with the local fundraising event, etc. She comes off at times as a bit of a loner, which is different from being shy.
Tricia and Conner bump into each other while Natty is away visiting her sister in Denver. They were acquainted as children but apparently haven't seen each other around since Tricia's been back. He smirks, she's awkward, we're told that they are attracted to each other but I never felt it. They bump into each off and throughout the story, he bullies her into eating lunch with him a few times, smirks at her often, she ruminates about how honorable he is, he wonders why she's still single and gets angry because she, *gasp*, wants to go back to Seattle and follow her dreams.
Natty thinks that Conner and Tricia are perfect for each other and plots to bring them together but there's actually not a lot of time in the story devoted to them as a couple. Mostly they are off doing their own thing and when the pace finally picks up, then Miller shifts gears and it happens so quickly it's like being hit by a truck. The ending was rushed and only mildly believable.
Miller also spends a fair amount of time setting up the next story, laying the groundwork for Brody and his HEA. That's not unusual in a series and I don't mind as long the focus is on the main romantic couple but in this case, it detracted from the main story.
I wanted to like "Creed's Honor"; I like romances, and Miller has a good reputation, but this book just didn't do it for me.
I received this paperback from the publisher for review. This review was also published at Bea's Book Nook.
The book is marketed as a romance but the romance, what there was of it, felt like it was actually secondary to the story. Most of the story is taken up with Conner's relationship with his twin brother and Tricia's relationships with her matchmaking grandmother, Natty, and her best friends ten year old daughter and Tricia's god-daughter, Sasha.
Conner and his twin have been estranged for about 10 years though we are not given much detail about why. There are hints and accusations but it was frustratingly vague. I didn't read the first book in this trilogy, "A Creed in Stone Creek", so possibly there was more information in there; this trilogy, The Creed Cowboys, is a spin off of an earlier trilogy, The Montana Creeds.
Conner is bitter about the event that drove them apart, and bitter and angry about Brody, his twin, being gone for so long and leaving all the work of running the ranch in Conner's hands. He doesn't trust Brody, doesn't understand why he's back, and spends most of his time arguing with him. He wants Brody gone again, despite the extra work that means for him, while simultaneously there's a part of him that's glad not to be alone any more. He feels lonely and is bitter about being stuck on the ranch while Brody is out playing on the rodeo circuit.
Meanwhile Tricia shares a house with her grandmother Natty, her late father's mother, while she runs his businesses until she can sell them and move back to Seattle. She left Seattle approximately eighteen months earlier to deal with his estate and live with Natty. Her parents divorced when she was little and she spent every summer while growing up in Lonesome Bend with her father. She's not quite a local but not quite an outsider. She doesn't have any friends locally and few connections; we are told repeatedly how shy she is but it doesn't really come across. She chats, she volunteers to help with the local fundraising event, etc. She comes off at times as a bit of a loner, which is different from being shy.
Tricia and Conner bump into each other while Natty is away visiting her sister in Denver. They were acquainted as children but apparently haven't seen each other around since Tricia's been back. He smirks, she's awkward, we're told that they are attracted to each other but I never felt it. They bump into each off and throughout the story, he bullies her into eating lunch with him a few times, smirks at her often, she ruminates about how honorable he is, he wonders why she's still single and gets angry because she, *gasp*, wants to go back to Seattle and follow her dreams.
Natty thinks that Conner and Tricia are perfect for each other and plots to bring them together but there's actually not a lot of time in the story devoted to them as a couple. Mostly they are off doing their own thing and when the pace finally picks up, then Miller shifts gears and it happens so quickly it's like being hit by a truck. The ending was rushed and only mildly believable.
Miller also spends a fair amount of time setting up the next story, laying the groundwork for Brody and his HEA. That's not unusual in a series and I don't mind as long the focus is on the main romantic couple but in this case, it detracted from the main story.
I wanted to like "Creed's Honor"; I like romances, and Miller has a good reputation, but this book just didn't do it for me.
I received this paperback from the publisher for review. This review was also published at Bea's Book Nook.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 14, 2019
Good book
June 23, 2011
I received this book from Linda Lael Miller's publicist in exchange for a fair review.
Whenever we get a notice that there is a Linda Lael Miller book to review it's a done deal that I'll be grabbing it. I love a good cowboy book. Plus I've been reading all the books in Ms. Miller's contemporary Creed Series. Not surprisingly, there hasn't been a dud in the bunch. This new one is no exception.
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK:
Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maby a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid. Until the identical twin brother he's been estranged from years reenters his life.
Conner struggles with identity issues as he gets to know his wilder brother. And then he meets Tricia McCall, a beautiful woman who knows a thing or two about living someone else's dreams. Together, they just might find their own dreams right here in Lonesome Bend...
There were so many aspects of CREED'S HONOR that I loved. It is a retelling of the Bible classic, The Prodigal Son with Conner being the "good son" who stayed home while his twin brother, Brody, being the prodigal son who returns home after 10 years on the rodeo circuit. The problem (for Conner at least) is that he's followed the rodeo circuit results the whole time. And while Brody's name appeared a couple of times, not enough to warrant being gone for so long. Plus there's the girl Brody "stole" from Conner...the girl Conner "believed" to be the love of his life. But that was a long time ago...a life time. Time has passed. Conner has grown into a man, albeit a gruff and brother-grudge-holding man. Now that Brody has decided to "move home" (which means moving back into the house with Conner), the tension is palpable, the dialog terse, and feelings obviously bruised. Then a woman enters the scene who has the potential to change Conner's life.
Tricia McCall is in town for one reason and one reason only...sell the campground and dilapidated drive-in movie theater let to her by her father. Once those are sold, she's gone back to Seattle and the man she left behind...only being apart from him for so long hasn't been as hard as she would have thought. Shouldn't she have missed him more? Written him more? Answered the phone when he called? Tricia is living with her great-grandmother, an incredibly spry 91-year-old. I wish I had the energy of Great-Grandma Natty! Natty knows the perfect man for Tricia--Conner Creed, but Tricia is having none of the matchmaking efforts, except she's attracted to this quiet, strong cowboy. But she can't let herself get involved with him. She's going home to Seattle as soon as this property sells.
I loved the slow and realistic development of Tricia and Conner's relationship. From friendship, to attraction, to love. No early bed-diving. While there is sexual tension between them, Ms. Miller hasn't overdone the descriptions. As always, the writing is smooth, the descriptions vivid, and the cowboys hot! Another solid book by this author. Thank you to Nancy Berland Public Relations, Inc for providing this book for review as well as a copy of A CREED IN STONE COUNTY. If you missed my review of that book, go to http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.c... and read it.
I have both books to give away...A CREED IN STONE COUNTY and CREED'S HONOR. If you want to win one or both of these books, tell me in the comment section on my blog http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.c...
I'll choose the winners when I get back from NYC. Check back on the winner's list tab (top of the page) on July 5.
To read more about Linda Lael Miller, here is a link to her website. http://www.lindalaelmiller.com/
For more HOT, dream-worthy pictures from her cover, http://www.takeacowboyhome.com/#video... Totally drool worthy pictures and video.
Whenever we get a notice that there is a Linda Lael Miller book to review it's a done deal that I'll be grabbing it. I love a good cowboy book. Plus I've been reading all the books in Ms. Miller's contemporary Creed Series. Not surprisingly, there hasn't been a dud in the bunch. This new one is no exception.
FROM THE BACK OF THE BOOK:
Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maby a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid. Until the identical twin brother he's been estranged from years reenters his life.
Conner struggles with identity issues as he gets to know his wilder brother. And then he meets Tricia McCall, a beautiful woman who knows a thing or two about living someone else's dreams. Together, they just might find their own dreams right here in Lonesome Bend...
There were so many aspects of CREED'S HONOR that I loved. It is a retelling of the Bible classic, The Prodigal Son with Conner being the "good son" who stayed home while his twin brother, Brody, being the prodigal son who returns home after 10 years on the rodeo circuit. The problem (for Conner at least) is that he's followed the rodeo circuit results the whole time. And while Brody's name appeared a couple of times, not enough to warrant being gone for so long. Plus there's the girl Brody "stole" from Conner...the girl Conner "believed" to be the love of his life. But that was a long time ago...a life time. Time has passed. Conner has grown into a man, albeit a gruff and brother-grudge-holding man. Now that Brody has decided to "move home" (which means moving back into the house with Conner), the tension is palpable, the dialog terse, and feelings obviously bruised. Then a woman enters the scene who has the potential to change Conner's life.
Tricia McCall is in town for one reason and one reason only...sell the campground and dilapidated drive-in movie theater let to her by her father. Once those are sold, she's gone back to Seattle and the man she left behind...only being apart from him for so long hasn't been as hard as she would have thought. Shouldn't she have missed him more? Written him more? Answered the phone when he called? Tricia is living with her great-grandmother, an incredibly spry 91-year-old. I wish I had the energy of Great-Grandma Natty! Natty knows the perfect man for Tricia--Conner Creed, but Tricia is having none of the matchmaking efforts, except she's attracted to this quiet, strong cowboy. But she can't let herself get involved with him. She's going home to Seattle as soon as this property sells.
I loved the slow and realistic development of Tricia and Conner's relationship. From friendship, to attraction, to love. No early bed-diving. While there is sexual tension between them, Ms. Miller hasn't overdone the descriptions. As always, the writing is smooth, the descriptions vivid, and the cowboys hot! Another solid book by this author. Thank you to Nancy Berland Public Relations, Inc for providing this book for review as well as a copy of A CREED IN STONE COUNTY. If you missed my review of that book, go to http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.c... and read it.
I have both books to give away...A CREED IN STONE COUNTY and CREED'S HONOR. If you want to win one or both of these books, tell me in the comment section on my blog http://everybodyneedsalittleromance.c...
I'll choose the winners when I get back from NYC. Check back on the winner's list tab (top of the page) on July 5.
To read more about Linda Lael Miller, here is a link to her website. http://www.lindalaelmiller.com/
For more HOT, dream-worthy pictures from her cover, http://www.takeacowboyhome.com/#video... Totally drool worthy pictures and video.
June 17, 2011
Creed's Honor is the first book I've read by Linda Lael Miller. Even though this book is part of a series, it can be read as a standalone. The author did a great job of providing background information on other characters without bogging down the plot.
I love romance and when I read the synopsis for Creed's Honor, I was anxious to read this book even though I hadn't read anything by LLM. I really wanted to like this book but it did not work for me. The major problem I had with the story was how slow the romance build-up was for Connor and Tricia. They lived in the same small town but didn't speak to each other until almost 100 pages in. I'm thinking, if it took this long for these two to have a conversation, how long will it take for the romance to develop? Connor and Tricia are barely in each other's presence and when they are around each other, the conversation is stilted. There was no flirting or flirtatious banter; flirting was hinted at by describing Connor's "smirk" or a twinkle in his eye. I never felt the romance truly develop because the story and dialog centered more around Tricia and Connor when they were apart than when they were together.
When the romance finally got going, it went from 0-60 in a span of couple of pages. I was a little shocked. Connor and Tricia went from barely having a conversation to declarations of love. For me, there was no build up because I could not understand what they saw in each other. Where was the attraction and the chemistry? There was very little of it. Maybe there were interactions between Connor and Tricia in previous books that explains the quick tumble into Loveville.
The one bright spot in this story is Connor's twin brother, Brody. He's back in town and is finally ready to set down roots. Something happened while he was away from Lonesome Bend and we learn a little about his story. I think Brody has more personality and spark than Connor which made any scene with Brody an enjoyable one.
Creed's Honor was an okay read for me. Nothing about it wowed me. I felt that Connor and Tricia were boring characters who, when they came together, continued to be boring. In my opinion, Connor and Tricia weren't around each other enough to warrant a romantic relationship. I also felt that the build up to the relationship took too long and then everything after felt rushed.
I'm looking forward to reading Brody's book, The Creed Legacy. I hope the romance in this one has the fire that was seriously lacking in Creed's Honor.
I love romance and when I read the synopsis for Creed's Honor, I was anxious to read this book even though I hadn't read anything by LLM. I really wanted to like this book but it did not work for me. The major problem I had with the story was how slow the romance build-up was for Connor and Tricia. They lived in the same small town but didn't speak to each other until almost 100 pages in. I'm thinking, if it took this long for these two to have a conversation, how long will it take for the romance to develop? Connor and Tricia are barely in each other's presence and when they are around each other, the conversation is stilted. There was no flirting or flirtatious banter; flirting was hinted at by describing Connor's "smirk" or a twinkle in his eye. I never felt the romance truly develop because the story and dialog centered more around Tricia and Connor when they were apart than when they were together.
When the romance finally got going, it went from 0-60 in a span of couple of pages. I was a little shocked. Connor and Tricia went from barely having a conversation to declarations of love. For me, there was no build up because I could not understand what they saw in each other. Where was the attraction and the chemistry? There was very little of it. Maybe there were interactions between Connor and Tricia in previous books that explains the quick tumble into Loveville.
The one bright spot in this story is Connor's twin brother, Brody. He's back in town and is finally ready to set down roots. Something happened while he was away from Lonesome Bend and we learn a little about his story. I think Brody has more personality and spark than Connor which made any scene with Brody an enjoyable one.
Creed's Honor was an okay read for me. Nothing about it wowed me. I felt that Connor and Tricia were boring characters who, when they came together, continued to be boring. In my opinion, Connor and Tricia weren't around each other enough to warrant a romantic relationship. I also felt that the build up to the relationship took too long and then everything after felt rushed.
I'm looking forward to reading Brody's book, The Creed Legacy. I hope the romance in this one has the fire that was seriously lacking in Creed's Honor.
June 8, 2011
Conner Creed is right where he belongs and he’s known it from the start, he was born and raised to be a rancher on his Colorado spread. It hasn’t always been easy and there have been plenty of hardships too, he’s determined to live the dream but to truly fulfill it he needs his perfect mate, one content to be a rancher’s wife, one who wants a family and one who wants to share that way of life with him. Trisha McCall knows what she wants, she’s known it for the longest time, funny thing is when she gets to Colorado to sell her dad’s properties she’s in no obvious hurry to get home to Seattle and to her “perfect” life back there right down to Mr. Perfect keeping the home fires burning, in fact she’s starting to believe that maybe, just maybe a certain rough and tumble cowboy is more her speed and maybe she’s been having the wrong dream all this time.
I have no doubt that very soon under the synonym for cowboy in the thesaurus you will find Ms. Millers name, no one does a better cowboy/western romance than she does and when she adds to the pot one of her prolific families like the Creeds watch out because you are in for one wild bronco ride. The plot may seem redundant or simple, but what’s more simple than boy meets girl, look closely at the underlying moral of the story where good guys in the white hats finish first. and what self respecting romance-addict doesn’t want that too. Her dialogue is a subtle mix of big city meets down home, it flows, it works and it makes the reader keep turning those pages to see does this boy get this girl. This boy is Conner Creed and he’s steadfast, dependable and honest, there’s no bad boy lurking under his white hat and no devil sitting on his shoulder, the girl Trisha McCall has been looking for love in all the wrong places, for the wrong reasons and it’s up to Conner to show her how it’s done right, will they make it, well don’t just sit there, get to the bookstore and find out. The romance is reminiscent of days gone by courting, that is until you get to the love scenes and then it’s all 21st century fireworks and hotter than August in Amarillo.
Keep up with the Creed history, it’s past and it’s present and real soon it’s future as we end this trilogy with Creed’s Legacy, Brody Creed’s story. Keep the chaps close, you’ll need them for this next ride too. These read fine as stand a lones, but why deny yourself the whole kit-n-caboodle.
Ms. Miller thank you for a must summer read with all the ingredients that make one heck of a tale.
I have no doubt that very soon under the synonym for cowboy in the thesaurus you will find Ms. Millers name, no one does a better cowboy/western romance than she does and when she adds to the pot one of her prolific families like the Creeds watch out because you are in for one wild bronco ride. The plot may seem redundant or simple, but what’s more simple than boy meets girl, look closely at the underlying moral of the story where good guys in the white hats finish first. and what self respecting romance-addict doesn’t want that too. Her dialogue is a subtle mix of big city meets down home, it flows, it works and it makes the reader keep turning those pages to see does this boy get this girl. This boy is Conner Creed and he’s steadfast, dependable and honest, there’s no bad boy lurking under his white hat and no devil sitting on his shoulder, the girl Trisha McCall has been looking for love in all the wrong places, for the wrong reasons and it’s up to Conner to show her how it’s done right, will they make it, well don’t just sit there, get to the bookstore and find out. The romance is reminiscent of days gone by courting, that is until you get to the love scenes and then it’s all 21st century fireworks and hotter than August in Amarillo.
Keep up with the Creed history, it’s past and it’s present and real soon it’s future as we end this trilogy with Creed’s Legacy, Brody Creed’s story. Keep the chaps close, you’ll need them for this next ride too. These read fine as stand a lones, but why deny yourself the whole kit-n-caboodle.
Ms. Miller thank you for a must summer read with all the ingredients that make one heck of a tale.
March 18, 2011
I didn't think I'd like this book so much, but I really did enjoy it.
I read the synopsis, then looked up the series and found book #5 of Montana Creeds series (it looks like books 5, 6 and 7 are new generational add-ons to this series). I thought book #5 A Creed in Stone Creek sounded more my speed so I grabbed it instead (it was released in Feb of 2011). Read through that (I'll have a review posted) and then came to this book which is #6 in the series.
I didn't anticipate liking this book quite so much as I did. Connor is one of those responsible but silent and strong cowboys. He is pretty fond of cutting off his nose in spite of his face. In other words, my type of man.
Tricia is adorable, supportive and loving. She is a really well-written heroine and I really enjoyed reading through her journey.
This book had a lot of foreplay. There is the whole 'will-they-won't-they get together' thing going on with a lot of little misunderstandings. The book was almost over when they two finally got it on for the first time. But the delayed gratification made it so much sweeter when it happened. The timeline seemed to really suit the characters and what they were each going through.
One thing I wish was developed or explored more was Connor and Tricia's shared past. They were aware of each other when they were kids, but they didn't really know each other. Connor, internally, remembers that she was considered a little weird when she'd come down for the summers, and Tricia talks a little about being cripplingly shy and working to overcome that, but we never see them talk to each other about what they thought of each other when they were kids. I love when that sort of thing happens, so I would have enjoyed a short or long conversation about that. But the story isn't affected by the fact this isn't included.
The characters that are going to star in book #7 are developed a little bit in this book. We get a teaser. It's mean, real mean, of the author to do that - but I am about beside myself to read Brody's story. It looks to be a lot more complex than I'd originally imagined.
If you like a good modern-day lonely cowboy meets a modern day city girl story, then you'll likely like this book as much as I did.
I read the synopsis, then looked up the series and found book #5 of Montana Creeds series (it looks like books 5, 6 and 7 are new generational add-ons to this series). I thought book #5 A Creed in Stone Creek sounded more my speed so I grabbed it instead (it was released in Feb of 2011). Read through that (I'll have a review posted) and then came to this book which is #6 in the series.
I didn't anticipate liking this book quite so much as I did. Connor is one of those responsible but silent and strong cowboys. He is pretty fond of cutting off his nose in spite of his face. In other words, my type of man.
Tricia is adorable, supportive and loving. She is a really well-written heroine and I really enjoyed reading through her journey.
This book had a lot of foreplay. There is the whole 'will-they-won't-they get together' thing going on with a lot of little misunderstandings. The book was almost over when they two finally got it on for the first time. But the delayed gratification made it so much sweeter when it happened. The timeline seemed to really suit the characters and what they were each going through.
One thing I wish was developed or explored more was Connor and Tricia's shared past. They were aware of each other when they were kids, but they didn't really know each other. Connor, internally, remembers that she was considered a little weird when she'd come down for the summers, and Tricia talks a little about being cripplingly shy and working to overcome that, but we never see them talk to each other about what they thought of each other when they were kids. I love when that sort of thing happens, so I would have enjoyed a short or long conversation about that. But the story isn't affected by the fact this isn't included.
The characters that are going to star in book #7 are developed a little bit in this book. We get a teaser. It's mean, real mean, of the author to do that - but I am about beside myself to read Brody's story. It looks to be a lot more complex than I'd originally imagined.
If you like a good modern-day lonely cowboy meets a modern day city girl story, then you'll likely like this book as much as I did.
May 10, 2011
Review by Jen
Source: ebook provided by Harlequin via NetGalley
Blurb: Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maybe a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid. Until the identical twin brother he's been estranged from for years reenters his life.
Conner struggles with identity issues as he gets to know his wilder brother. And then he meets Tricia McCall, a beautiful woman who knows a thing or two about living someone else's dreams. Together, they just might find their own dreams right here in Lonesome Bend….
Review: The blurb for this book is a little misleading. It focuses all on Conner, and while the series is about the Creed men, this book spends a LOT of time on Tricia, so it's unfortunate that she's just mentioned in brief in the blurb. So, here's a little more about your heroine of the story... Tricia is a big-city girl who ends up in Lonesome Bend to tie up some loose ends after her father passes away. She spent summers in the small town while growing up, but finds herself living their full time as she tries to unload some property that was left to her... and deal with the memories the town invokes. What she doesn't plan on is meeting and ultimately falling for Conner (I'm not spoiling anything, it's a Harlequin romance after all).
I am a huge fan of Linda Lael Miller and have met her at a couple book signings (heck, she lives in the same town as me) so I was excited to get my hands on her upcoming book. Again, Linda has delivered a solid book, delving into family relationships as well as a blooming romance. The only thing that prevented me from giving this book the highest rating was the romance. To me, it seemed a little shallow. Conner and Tricia seem to circle around each other and then magically are announcing "I love you" to each other. More time was spent on Conner's strained relationship with his brother and Tricia's with her great-grandmother and goddaughter than with each other.
This minor slight is the only flaw in an otherwise engaging book. I found myself glued to the story until the last page and am looking forward to the next book in the series, The Creed Legacy, which is about Conner's twin brother, Brody.
Source: ebook provided by Harlequin via NetGalley
Blurb: Conner Creed knows exactly who he is: a hardworking rancher carrying on his uncle's legacy in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Maybe a small-town cowboy's life isn't his dream, but he owes the man who took him in as a kid. Until the identical twin brother he's been estranged from for years reenters his life.
Conner struggles with identity issues as he gets to know his wilder brother. And then he meets Tricia McCall, a beautiful woman who knows a thing or two about living someone else's dreams. Together, they just might find their own dreams right here in Lonesome Bend….
Review: The blurb for this book is a little misleading. It focuses all on Conner, and while the series is about the Creed men, this book spends a LOT of time on Tricia, so it's unfortunate that she's just mentioned in brief in the blurb. So, here's a little more about your heroine of the story... Tricia is a big-city girl who ends up in Lonesome Bend to tie up some loose ends after her father passes away. She spent summers in the small town while growing up, but finds herself living their full time as she tries to unload some property that was left to her... and deal with the memories the town invokes. What she doesn't plan on is meeting and ultimately falling for Conner (I'm not spoiling anything, it's a Harlequin romance after all).
I am a huge fan of Linda Lael Miller and have met her at a couple book signings (heck, she lives in the same town as me) so I was excited to get my hands on her upcoming book. Again, Linda has delivered a solid book, delving into family relationships as well as a blooming romance. The only thing that prevented me from giving this book the highest rating was the romance. To me, it seemed a little shallow. Conner and Tricia seem to circle around each other and then magically are announcing "I love you" to each other. More time was spent on Conner's strained relationship with his brother and Tricia's with her great-grandmother and goddaughter than with each other.
This minor slight is the only flaw in an otherwise engaging book. I found myself glued to the story until the last page and am looking forward to the next book in the series, The Creed Legacy, which is about Conner's twin brother, Brody.
June 19, 2011
Connor Creed has given up his dreams to follow in his uncle's footsteps and become a rancher in Lonesome Bend, CO. The name of the town is more than appropriate for Connor and when his wild twin brother, Brody, reenters his life, he finds himself longing for the rodeo dreams he put aside. Brody stole the love of his life, which for Connor is difficult and he has a hard time reconciling his emotions. Tricia McCall ends up in Lonesome Bend after her father dies and she takes over his trailer park. She intends to stay long enough to sell the property and move to Seattle. Her grandmother is moving behind the scenes to bring Tricia together with Connor. Things move slowly but surely and when a stray dog (Valentino) comes into Tricia's life along with a goddaughter named Sasha.
Of course, I love a story where a dog and girl are the catalyst for a romance! I really enjoyed this one and look forward to the next book in this series. The book is pure and simple romance with a bit of angst and drama thrown in. There are some really wonderful dialogues in this book and the conversations are so natural and real that made the book very enjoyable. The minor character really added a much needed spice to the romance between Connor and Tricia.
Of course, I love a story where a dog and girl are the catalyst for a romance! I really enjoyed this one and look forward to the next book in this series. The book is pure and simple romance with a bit of angst and drama thrown in. There are some really wonderful dialogues in this book and the conversations are so natural and real that made the book very enjoyable. The minor character really added a much needed spice to the romance between Connor and Tricia.
June 6, 2011
With this book we move from Arizona (Steve's story in a Creed in Stone Creek) to Colorado. Tricia is trying to figure out what she wants to do and get back to Seattle and Hunter; while Conner knows what he wants to do. With this story we got to see why the twins - Conner and Brody had a falling out. The relationship between Tricia and Conner took awhile - even though they were dancing around each other for most of the book. The side characters help add to the book - a great granny, a god child and a match making dog. I can't wait to read The Creed Legacy and see what happens with Brody and Carolyn.
July 2, 2015
5 Stars
As always, I Loveeee the "FEELS". Every LLM's work is like perfection for me. I want to go the the bookstore and effiingg buy all "cowboys" by LLM!
#highlydefinitelyrecommended
As always, I Loveeee the "FEELS". Every LLM's work is like perfection for me. I want to go the the bookstore and effiingg buy all "cowboys" by LLM!
#highlydefinitelyrecommended
October 3, 2014
***NOTE MY REVIEWS OFTEN CONTAIN SPOILERS***
Connor Creed has lived on the same ranch since he was born and has been running that ranch since he came of age. He’s got honor and roots so deep that can’t be unburied, but he doesn’t have the one thing he wants more than anything – love, a wife, children and a family and he doesn’t have the time to go searching for it. Tricia McCall is only in town until she can sell the three small businesses her Dad left to her when he died and have the money to move back to Seattle to her life, her friends and her long time boyfriend Hunter. She doesn’t intend on being attracted to one of the Creed twins she watched from a distance when she came to visit her Dad every summer. And she certainly doesn’t intend on sticking around to develop a relationship with a man less likely to leave Lonesome Bend Colorado than any other resident. But after a year and a half there’s still been no bids on the property and the more she runs into the sexy rancher the more drawn to him she is. But when someone offers to buy the properties like she’s been hoping for all along can she still leave like she planned?
I truly hate giving a book three stars, you wouldn’t realize that because I do it often, but three stars is my lump rating. I can’t bring myself to give a book without what I think of as waste of money flaws a rating lower than three stars whether I liked the book or not. I can’t however make myself give a book that I enjoyed but felt has some definite major flaws to it four stars. Four stars are meant for the books that have a few issues but are destined to be favorites, five stars are for the books that are practically perfect, two stars are for books that are in my opinion a complete waste of money but something you might be able to at least force yourself to finish and while I’ve never given a one star that’s for the books that nothing under any circumstances could get you to keep turning those pages. I don’t think I could finish a novel and give it a one star. That leaves those poor books in the category of three a mixed of good books with some major flaws to them and bad books that aren’t necessarily a waste of money but are definitely not something on which I’d like to spend mine. It’s unfortunate that the average rating system does not include six stars and allow us to separate that poor middle of the line group. Someday I’ll think of some way to differentiate between the two at least on the blog, but for now I’ll just feel guilty about the poor three star books.
Creed’s Honor is one of those books which is not necessarily terrible, but definitely one I didn’t much enjoy reading. First of all so far in this little trilogy Miller has shown a consistent pattern of the women changing their plans or their lives to fit the men and of course being wonderfully happy that they gave everything up for said man. The man of course is perfect as is and has no changes to make and though I like Connor more than I cared for Steven whose only appeal to me was the way he interacted with Matt and the fact he was sexy, the simple idea that the woman must revolve her life around the man’s is to me outright offensive. I mean I know a lot of women that say they wish their man would pick up a romance novel sometime maybe they’d learn a few things, but based on the first two novels in the series these are the last two books on earth I’d want a man learning about romance from. The love story in this book is almost nonexistent and completely unrealistic. For more than half the book the characters have causal run ins with each other, when they fall into bed together it isn’t like some heated thing that makes sense but is rather just kind of thrown in there and on their first actual date he proposes. It’s basically the equivalent of falling in love with a casual acquaintance who you randomly decide to jump the bones of and that of course makes you realize that everything you thought about your life was wrong because honestly, really truly honestly down deep this casual acquaintance you barely know is your soul mate and you LA -U-OV him. And yes I know just butchered the world love, but I wanted you to hear in your head as three syllable sarcastic pronounced word. Seriously I’ve seen more spark between coworkers who’d never consider dating each other than between the two leading characters in this novel. Hell I’ve had work relationships like the above mentioned that had more spark and that’s with guys I’d never in a million years consider getting involved with physically or emotionally, just coworkers I’ve enjoyed verbally sparing with or joking around with. Based on Miller’s portrayal of love I should have jumped into bed with and married each and every one of them because they just MUST have been my true love. Though the story was more than a string of sex scenes and didn’t in fact have a ton of them, the love story was completely ludicrous. And to top matters off this story, like the last one included the “gifted” child who since they are described as such don’t act like normal children and that’s okay. This particular child was 10 and legally had to ride in a booster seat because that’s of course normal for a 10 year old. I think the last time any of my kids had booster seats they were six, seven tops and I don’t have large children, in fact my boys are the smallest in their grades. I wouldn’t risk losing my kids so I know for a fact it’s perfectly legal for them not to have booster seats. My eleven year old daughter would die of embarrassment and never get into a vehicle if she thought for a moment she had to ride in a booster seat. And by the way her gifted ten year old character had less maturity than my above average eight year old son if that gives you an idea at how badly Miller creates child characters. I could have seen it if the character wasn’t allowed to ride in the front seat, kids aren’t supposed to because of air bags, but a ten year old in a booster seat? Ten anymore is about when the lines start blurring between little girl and young woman. They still play with their dolls but not as often and they still want their parents, but their friends are starting to rank almost as high in esteem. It’s that age when you start having to pry a little to learn about their lives instead of listening to them talk nonstop of every little thing that happened in school. It’s that age when you start finding notes from boys in their things and they talk about boyfriends and are in love with the idea of marriage. It’s that age when they make you’re realize you’re half done parenting them and halfway toward being put on a shelf that only gets random attention and phone calls when they think of it. It’s the age where you realize you sometimes have to be the enemy to make sure they turn out okay in the long run and while it’s only just now starting to happen occasionally it’s only going to get worse before it gets better. It is not the age where they talk about riding in a booster seat. Honestly if a writer doesn’t remember what it’s like to be around children they shouldn’t try to portray them in novels for the cute factor. It’s downright irritating. Miller portrayal of a ten year old come across more like a six or seven year old tops and isn’t in anyway gifted though she’s referred to as such. When my daughter turned nine I learned that Justice was the new Nike and it was now cool to pay $30 for a t-shirt and I just wasn’t cool because she was lucky to get one or two of that brand name a year because I don’t want to pay $60 for a pair of jeans that will be lucky to make it past one school year. And I learned I wasn’t cool because even though I let her have a Facebook she wasn’t allowed to actually post or chat or message, but could only play some of the games which didn’t have chat functions. I became the evil mother because I worry about the idea of internet predators preying on my children and I don’t let my kids go play at a strangers house and they’re like the ONLY ones at school who haven’t spent the night with almost every kid in the class. So yeah I remember ten years old because that’s the point when the little girl starts breaking her mother’s heart without even realizing it because mom isn’t as important anymore and mom’s rules are more of a hindrance than a protection. To any mom that’s been through ten years old recently the portrayal is insulting because ten and every age after sucks and you really want to go back to eight or seven or even better infancy. I’d happily change a million dirty diapers just to have my little girl still look at me like I’d hung the moon and watch her whole face light up every time I walked into a room and I’m pretty sure there are a lot of parents who have children in those blurring lines ages that would say the same. So enough of my depressing rant, my point is the kid isn’t realistic. There isn’t as much going on in the plot as the last novel, but at the same time the book was more like entering small town life than reading a love story and there really wasn’t much to that plot at all.
The characters are well developed however, each distinct with memorable positive and negative traits. This can be said for both the male and female leads and the numerous secondary characters. In fact in my personal opinion some of the secondary characters were more interesting than the male and female lead. I’d personally love to read about Natty and her Henry and the crazy life that came after. And I’m so looking forward to Brody’s story because he’s the most interesting Creed I’ve seen in this series.
Overall I can’t recommend the book but if you like contemporary western romance you might enjoy it because Miller is an established and talented writer so I can’t say her story won’t find fans and people that it appeals to.
Connor Creed has lived on the same ranch since he was born and has been running that ranch since he came of age. He’s got honor and roots so deep that can’t be unburied, but he doesn’t have the one thing he wants more than anything – love, a wife, children and a family and he doesn’t have the time to go searching for it. Tricia McCall is only in town until she can sell the three small businesses her Dad left to her when he died and have the money to move back to Seattle to her life, her friends and her long time boyfriend Hunter. She doesn’t intend on being attracted to one of the Creed twins she watched from a distance when she came to visit her Dad every summer. And she certainly doesn’t intend on sticking around to develop a relationship with a man less likely to leave Lonesome Bend Colorado than any other resident. But after a year and a half there’s still been no bids on the property and the more she runs into the sexy rancher the more drawn to him she is. But when someone offers to buy the properties like she’s been hoping for all along can she still leave like she planned?
I truly hate giving a book three stars, you wouldn’t realize that because I do it often, but three stars is my lump rating. I can’t bring myself to give a book without what I think of as waste of money flaws a rating lower than three stars whether I liked the book or not. I can’t however make myself give a book that I enjoyed but felt has some definite major flaws to it four stars. Four stars are meant for the books that have a few issues but are destined to be favorites, five stars are for the books that are practically perfect, two stars are for books that are in my opinion a complete waste of money but something you might be able to at least force yourself to finish and while I’ve never given a one star that’s for the books that nothing under any circumstances could get you to keep turning those pages. I don’t think I could finish a novel and give it a one star. That leaves those poor books in the category of three a mixed of good books with some major flaws to them and bad books that aren’t necessarily a waste of money but are definitely not something on which I’d like to spend mine. It’s unfortunate that the average rating system does not include six stars and allow us to separate that poor middle of the line group. Someday I’ll think of some way to differentiate between the two at least on the blog, but for now I’ll just feel guilty about the poor three star books.
Creed’s Honor is one of those books which is not necessarily terrible, but definitely one I didn’t much enjoy reading. First of all so far in this little trilogy Miller has shown a consistent pattern of the women changing their plans or their lives to fit the men and of course being wonderfully happy that they gave everything up for said man. The man of course is perfect as is and has no changes to make and though I like Connor more than I cared for Steven whose only appeal to me was the way he interacted with Matt and the fact he was sexy, the simple idea that the woman must revolve her life around the man’s is to me outright offensive. I mean I know a lot of women that say they wish their man would pick up a romance novel sometime maybe they’d learn a few things, but based on the first two novels in the series these are the last two books on earth I’d want a man learning about romance from. The love story in this book is almost nonexistent and completely unrealistic. For more than half the book the characters have causal run ins with each other, when they fall into bed together it isn’t like some heated thing that makes sense but is rather just kind of thrown in there and on their first actual date he proposes. It’s basically the equivalent of falling in love with a casual acquaintance who you randomly decide to jump the bones of and that of course makes you realize that everything you thought about your life was wrong because honestly, really truly honestly down deep this casual acquaintance you barely know is your soul mate and you LA -U-OV him. And yes I know just butchered the world love, but I wanted you to hear in your head as three syllable sarcastic pronounced word. Seriously I’ve seen more spark between coworkers who’d never consider dating each other than between the two leading characters in this novel. Hell I’ve had work relationships like the above mentioned that had more spark and that’s with guys I’d never in a million years consider getting involved with physically or emotionally, just coworkers I’ve enjoyed verbally sparing with or joking around with. Based on Miller’s portrayal of love I should have jumped into bed with and married each and every one of them because they just MUST have been my true love. Though the story was more than a string of sex scenes and didn’t in fact have a ton of them, the love story was completely ludicrous. And to top matters off this story, like the last one included the “gifted” child who since they are described as such don’t act like normal children and that’s okay. This particular child was 10 and legally had to ride in a booster seat because that’s of course normal for a 10 year old. I think the last time any of my kids had booster seats they were six, seven tops and I don’t have large children, in fact my boys are the smallest in their grades. I wouldn’t risk losing my kids so I know for a fact it’s perfectly legal for them not to have booster seats. My eleven year old daughter would die of embarrassment and never get into a vehicle if she thought for a moment she had to ride in a booster seat. And by the way her gifted ten year old character had less maturity than my above average eight year old son if that gives you an idea at how badly Miller creates child characters. I could have seen it if the character wasn’t allowed to ride in the front seat, kids aren’t supposed to because of air bags, but a ten year old in a booster seat? Ten anymore is about when the lines start blurring between little girl and young woman. They still play with their dolls but not as often and they still want their parents, but their friends are starting to rank almost as high in esteem. It’s that age when you start having to pry a little to learn about their lives instead of listening to them talk nonstop of every little thing that happened in school. It’s that age when you start finding notes from boys in their things and they talk about boyfriends and are in love with the idea of marriage. It’s that age when they make you’re realize you’re half done parenting them and halfway toward being put on a shelf that only gets random attention and phone calls when they think of it. It’s the age where you realize you sometimes have to be the enemy to make sure they turn out okay in the long run and while it’s only just now starting to happen occasionally it’s only going to get worse before it gets better. It is not the age where they talk about riding in a booster seat. Honestly if a writer doesn’t remember what it’s like to be around children they shouldn’t try to portray them in novels for the cute factor. It’s downright irritating. Miller portrayal of a ten year old come across more like a six or seven year old tops and isn’t in anyway gifted though she’s referred to as such. When my daughter turned nine I learned that Justice was the new Nike and it was now cool to pay $30 for a t-shirt and I just wasn’t cool because she was lucky to get one or two of that brand name a year because I don’t want to pay $60 for a pair of jeans that will be lucky to make it past one school year. And I learned I wasn’t cool because even though I let her have a Facebook she wasn’t allowed to actually post or chat or message, but could only play some of the games which didn’t have chat functions. I became the evil mother because I worry about the idea of internet predators preying on my children and I don’t let my kids go play at a strangers house and they’re like the ONLY ones at school who haven’t spent the night with almost every kid in the class. So yeah I remember ten years old because that’s the point when the little girl starts breaking her mother’s heart without even realizing it because mom isn’t as important anymore and mom’s rules are more of a hindrance than a protection. To any mom that’s been through ten years old recently the portrayal is insulting because ten and every age after sucks and you really want to go back to eight or seven or even better infancy. I’d happily change a million dirty diapers just to have my little girl still look at me like I’d hung the moon and watch her whole face light up every time I walked into a room and I’m pretty sure there are a lot of parents who have children in those blurring lines ages that would say the same. So enough of my depressing rant, my point is the kid isn’t realistic. There isn’t as much going on in the plot as the last novel, but at the same time the book was more like entering small town life than reading a love story and there really wasn’t much to that plot at all.
The characters are well developed however, each distinct with memorable positive and negative traits. This can be said for both the male and female leads and the numerous secondary characters. In fact in my personal opinion some of the secondary characters were more interesting than the male and female lead. I’d personally love to read about Natty and her Henry and the crazy life that came after. And I’m so looking forward to Brody’s story because he’s the most interesting Creed I’ve seen in this series.
Overall I can’t recommend the book but if you like contemporary western romance you might enjoy it because Miller is an established and talented writer so I can’t say her story won’t find fans and people that it appeals to.
January 12, 2020
Lonely cowboy Conner Creed finally gets a girl.
Tricia McCall's parents divorced when she was young, after which she split her time between being with her mother in Seattle during the school year and summer's with her father in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Her mother was not especially loving, so she preferred her summers with her father and great grandmother, Natty. Her father passed and left her property, the River's Bend Campground and RV Park and the Bluebird Drive-in Theater, river-side property, which he hoped to provide her with a legacy. The properties have been FOR SALE for a while, but so far no buyers. She is currently living with Natty, who is 99. Her dream is to sell the properties and open a little gallery in Seattle, but she also doesn't want to leave Natty alone. She has a boyfriend in Seattle, but they have not seen much of each other, neither Natty or her friends in Seattle think much of him and she is also having doubts.
Conner and Brody Creed are identical twins, raised by their uncle and aunt after their parents died; their mother from complications of their birth and their father in a accident shortly afterwards. Conner and Brody had a fight years ago and have not spoken to each other since. Conner had been checking in on Natty and providing her with firewood and starts taking an interest in Tricia, but she is quite shy. An abandoned dog turned matchmaker, a visit from Tricia's goddaughter and the return of Brody provide the push that these two lonely souls needed to find the one they had been meant for.
Endearing characters and a compelling plot, without any sinister machinations for a nice change, make this book an enjoyable read.
Tricia McCall's parents divorced when she was young, after which she split her time between being with her mother in Seattle during the school year and summer's with her father in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. Her mother was not especially loving, so she preferred her summers with her father and great grandmother, Natty. Her father passed and left her property, the River's Bend Campground and RV Park and the Bluebird Drive-in Theater, river-side property, which he hoped to provide her with a legacy. The properties have been FOR SALE for a while, but so far no buyers. She is currently living with Natty, who is 99. Her dream is to sell the properties and open a little gallery in Seattle, but she also doesn't want to leave Natty alone. She has a boyfriend in Seattle, but they have not seen much of each other, neither Natty or her friends in Seattle think much of him and she is also having doubts.
Conner and Brody Creed are identical twins, raised by their uncle and aunt after their parents died; their mother from complications of their birth and their father in a accident shortly afterwards. Conner and Brody had a fight years ago and have not spoken to each other since. Conner had been checking in on Natty and providing her with firewood and starts taking an interest in Tricia, but she is quite shy. An abandoned dog turned matchmaker, a visit from Tricia's goddaughter and the return of Brody provide the push that these two lonely souls needed to find the one they had been meant for.
Endearing characters and a compelling plot, without any sinister machinations for a nice change, make this book an enjoyable read.
August 28, 2018
Another of those slow, low-key stories about two people and their families, problems and friendships. The MCs eventually end up together, but romance isn't the focus of the story. I enjoyed the setting and the two MCs and their situations a lot. I kept wondering how they'd ever get together, and how the heroine would get rid of her jerky boyfriend, and kept happily listening.
There was one big annoyance, though - a girl who's supposed to be 10 years old but sounded about half that. I think she was written too young most of the time. Then the narrator voiced her as young, but as she was always referred to as a "little girl" and even used a car seat with buckles and snaps, I couldn't blame him. I really wish writers would leave children out of their books if they're not going to get them right.
There was one big annoyance, though - a girl who's supposed to be 10 years old but sounded about half that. I think she was written too young most of the time. Then the narrator voiced her as young, but as she was always referred to as a "little girl" and even used a car seat with buckles and snaps, I couldn't blame him. I really wish writers would leave children out of their books if they're not going to get them right.
October 4, 2019
Tricia was not my favorite. If I heard one more time how shy she was I was going to scream! She was not. What she was was lazy. If she wanted to sell her properties why wasn’t she out every day cleaning and repairing them? Also, living with (sponging off) her great grandmother but never seeming to be of help or thinking about what happens when her great grandma can’t live alone anymore! She was “hoping she would be alright after she moved away”. Really.
Conner was just okay. Needed a swift kick sometimes. My favorite was the 10 year old! Finally someone with some brains and communication skills!
Conner was just okay. Needed a swift kick sometimes. My favorite was the 10 year old! Finally someone with some brains and communication skills!
July 17, 2018
I love how Miller actually builds real characters with their own issues. The women aren't just here to meet the men or wait for rescue - they are more real. I enjoyed that the book wasn't just about the romance, but I do think that meant Miller had to rush it a little when they finally did connect. I really enjoy the character development and the pace of the plot. I love how this book was almost as much about finding love in a new dog as it was finding romance. I'll try some of the others in the series.
July 13, 2018
Love the story line
Great story but some of the books could have been combined. They end in the middle of a topic in most cases.
I really wish the last page would give you the title of the next book. I have to either keep a list or go on the computer to look it up. It’s a simple thing to say “next book”
Great story but some of the books could have been combined. They end in the middle of a topic in most cases.
I really wish the last page would give you the title of the next book. I have to either keep a list or go on the computer to look it up. It’s a simple thing to say “next book”
February 5, 2019
Creed is lonely and wants a wife and family. However he hasn’t met the person he wants to marry until he runs into Tricia and he starts thinking. When his twin suddenly shows up after ten years he just gets angry. This is an examination of the feelings of betrayal for past mistakes. It is an interesting book.
August 23, 2022
This Creed series story is about Conner Creed, a rancher in Lonesome Bend, Colorado. He's a small-town cowboy, a twin and very lonesome. Enter Tricia McCall, a single woman, scared to give her heart to another. They seem to like each other at once but will they take the plunge and trust one another. A good read.
January 3, 2023
I used to read lots of romance novels before I switched to reading mostly mysteries. Though I still like to read the occasional romance, I find that a lot of the books and authors I used to enjoy didn't age well for me. Miller is one notable exception. I still love her books every bit as much as I did as an idealistic and inexperienced 20-something. This book was really sweet, the hero was truly a good guy and the romance was a whirlwind. The setting was really cool, though I wish the drive-in was reopened!
December 6, 2017
Another well written perfectly paced story about true love and how it happens. Lost is hard to get over and finding you way home is where family and friends are waiting. A story that pulls you in from the start.
January 9, 2018
A brother, a twin, conflict with his twin has kept them apart for years. Family is everything, and finding love is not easy. How to mend the family, and welcome his twin back is a major conflict that has to be worked out. And will his twin betray him again?
September 18, 2019
Touching Romance
This story was a believable tale of a girl dealing with life’s unexpected turns, indecision and desires. She found her heart in a twin rancher named Conner Creed. This was a very good book set in a small town in Colorado.
This story was a believable tale of a girl dealing with life’s unexpected turns, indecision and desires. She found her heart in a twin rancher named Conner Creed. This was a very good book set in a small town in Colorado.
May 28, 2018
I REALLY wanted to like this book, but in the end I had to force myself to finish it. The characters annoyed and grated. I searched for ways to like them and I just kept wanting to walk away
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July 29, 2018
love Linda Lael Miller cowboys series. and this is one of the best
January 31, 2019
It was ok. Read the series and liked them
April 19, 2019
I love these romance stories even when the characters hook up and get hitched unrealistically fast.
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December 7, 2019
I enjoyed this book but it took a long time to get to the point where I was “hooked”. Onto the last of this Creed trilogy!
May 24, 2020
I enjoyed this book but it felt like the pacing was way off. It took forever for them to get together. But like no time at all for him to propose to her. I still think it was a good read though.
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