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In Too Deep
Starting a new life in Santa Fe, far away from her brutal ex-husband, single mother and Texas heiress Jenny Holloway finds herself drawn to Hunter Calgary, a mysterious loner, who unbeknownst to Jenny has a secret agenda driven by revenge. Original.
382 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published October 1, 2001
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About the author
Janelle Taylor
101 books243 followersThe legendary Janelle Taylor was born on June 28, 1944 in Athens, GA. In 1965, she married Michael Taylor with whom she had two children, Angela Taylor-MacIntyre and Alisha Taylor Thurmond. Ms. Taylor attended the Medical College of Georgia from 1977 to 1979 and Augusta State University from 1980-1981. She withdrew from the latter after she sold her first two novels. Today, she is the author of thirty-nine novels, three novellas, and many contributions to other collections. There are thirty-nine million copies of her works in print worldwide and she has made The New York Times Bestseller List eight times. Ms. Taylor's works have also been featured ten times on the "1 million +" bestseller's list at Publisher's Weekly.
Some of Ms. Taylor's most recent books include By Candlelight, Someday Soon, Lakota Dawn, and Lakota Winds (due out in paperback in May 1999). She has also made contributions to other books including The Leukemia Society Cookbook, Christmas Rendezvous, and Summer Love. In addition, readers can see her as co-host of the QVC/TV Romance Book Club Show.
Ms. Taylor's interests include collecting spoons, coins from around the world, ship models, dolls, and old books. She loves to fish, ride horses, play chess, target-shoot, travel (especially in her motorhome and out West), hunt for Indian relics, and take long walks with her husband. Reading, in particular books set before 1900 and current Biographies, Thrillers, Horror, or Fantasy novels, is also one of Ms. Taylor's favorite activities. She is also extremely active with charity work and was even featured on the cover of Diabetes Forecast in February of 1998.
She lives in the country on seventy-nine acres of woods and pasture with a lake and a catfish pond. She writes her novels in a Spanish cottage which overlooks a five-acre lake, a working water mill, gazebo, and covered bridge.
Some of Ms. Taylor's most recent books include By Candlelight, Someday Soon, Lakota Dawn, and Lakota Winds (due out in paperback in May 1999). She has also made contributions to other books including The Leukemia Society Cookbook, Christmas Rendezvous, and Summer Love. In addition, readers can see her as co-host of the QVC/TV Romance Book Club Show.
Ms. Taylor's interests include collecting spoons, coins from around the world, ship models, dolls, and old books. She loves to fish, ride horses, play chess, target-shoot, travel (especially in her motorhome and out West), hunt for Indian relics, and take long walks with her husband. Reading, in particular books set before 1900 and current Biographies, Thrillers, Horror, or Fantasy novels, is also one of Ms. Taylor's favorite activities. She is also extremely active with charity work and was even featured on the cover of Diabetes Forecast in February of 1998.
She lives in the country on seventy-nine acres of woods and pasture with a lake and a catfish pond. She writes her novels in a Spanish cottage which overlooks a five-acre lake, a working water mill, gazebo, and covered bridge.
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April 14, 2022
When Kevin's Aunt Kathy brings over a collection of beach reads, one must. About the quality you would expect. Seems like all the problems could have been avoided by some better Mother-Son communication. . Amazingly, this is Janelle Taylor's 42nd book!!!
July 24, 2012
Because Of You - Two Delightful Reads!
Two books for the price of one. “The Indy Man” and “Homeplace. “ I hope you will pick up this book as a great summer read.
“The Indy Man”
The Indy Man is a strange name for a title of a story. As the story unfolds you will come to learn why this story was named that.
Susan Mabry works in the law firm of Robert & Warren Sullivan. (Father and Son.) She is engaged to Warren. Warren very rarely shows his romantic side but Susan doesn’t mind, not at first anyway. Actually, Warren had never really proposed to her, he told her they were getting married. So Susan’s life falls into a routine, seeing Warren on specific days of the week. Same routine, week in and week out.
Mitch Braden soon appears into the picture. He notices Susan and Warren dining together in the same restaurant that he is in and instantly is fascinated with Susan. She is a beautiful young lady that has caught his eye. Mitch unknown to Susan and Warren is a race car driver. It isn’t until Susan sees him on the local Indianapolis news that she realizes that Mitch was the same obnoxious man they ran into at the restaurant that evening.
Mitch’s goal is to win Susan’s heart. Does he succeed in doing so? Does Susan end up having feelings for Mitch or does she stay with Warren?
This is a sweet love story that keeps the pages turning. Author Janet Dailey does not disappoint the readers. She portrays Susan has a strong independent woman with a mind of her own. Warren is portrayed as a man who has to be in control at all times and when things don’t go according to his plan he isn’t the least bit happy. Mitch is portrayed as the man who won’t go away. He pops up here and there where ever Susan seems to be! Coincident? I think not!
“Homeplace”
Homeplace is a delightful read. I loved every page of this story. I had hoped this book would end the way I wanted it to. Did it? My lips are sealed.
Cathie Haradon’s life will never be the same. She is saddened by the fact that her family’s farm was sold and to a stranger, some city slicker, named Rob Douglas. So many memories are here on this farm.
Cathie is engaged to Clay Carlsen a person she has known all her life. They grew up playing together on the farm. It is only natural that they should end up spending the rest of their lives together, right?
As a teacher Cathie is dismayed that Rob’s son Tad will be attending her fourth grade class. That means she will have to interact with Rob.
Her heart starts to melt when she notices that Tad doesn’t make friends with any of his class mates. He stands out in the way he dresses and carries himself. He is picked on by the other students. They call him names such as “Tadpole.”
As Cathie becomes more involved with Rob, because of Tad, she starts to feel a change toward Rob and that angers her. She doesn’t want to like this man and she sure doesn’t want these strange stirrings that are happening inside her toward him.
Will Cathie run from her feelings she has toward Rob and convince Clay they should marry right away?
This book had me turning pages just as fast as I could read them. I just had to know how it ended. The author took me to places in my own past. Memories came flooding in very similar to what Cathie was facing. I even shed a few tears while reading this book. Am I an old softie or did the author hope to tug on my heartstrings?
I do hope everyone reading this review picks up a copy of Because of You. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
I wish to thank Kensington Publishers for sending me this book to read and review. The opinions in this review are mine alone.
Two books for the price of one. “The Indy Man” and “Homeplace. “ I hope you will pick up this book as a great summer read.
“The Indy Man”
The Indy Man is a strange name for a title of a story. As the story unfolds you will come to learn why this story was named that.
Susan Mabry works in the law firm of Robert & Warren Sullivan. (Father and Son.) She is engaged to Warren. Warren very rarely shows his romantic side but Susan doesn’t mind, not at first anyway. Actually, Warren had never really proposed to her, he told her they were getting married. So Susan’s life falls into a routine, seeing Warren on specific days of the week. Same routine, week in and week out.
Mitch Braden soon appears into the picture. He notices Susan and Warren dining together in the same restaurant that he is in and instantly is fascinated with Susan. She is a beautiful young lady that has caught his eye. Mitch unknown to Susan and Warren is a race car driver. It isn’t until Susan sees him on the local Indianapolis news that she realizes that Mitch was the same obnoxious man they ran into at the restaurant that evening.
Mitch’s goal is to win Susan’s heart. Does he succeed in doing so? Does Susan end up having feelings for Mitch or does she stay with Warren?
This is a sweet love story that keeps the pages turning. Author Janet Dailey does not disappoint the readers. She portrays Susan has a strong independent woman with a mind of her own. Warren is portrayed as a man who has to be in control at all times and when things don’t go according to his plan he isn’t the least bit happy. Mitch is portrayed as the man who won’t go away. He pops up here and there where ever Susan seems to be! Coincident? I think not!
“Homeplace”
Homeplace is a delightful read. I loved every page of this story. I had hoped this book would end the way I wanted it to. Did it? My lips are sealed.
Cathie Haradon’s life will never be the same. She is saddened by the fact that her family’s farm was sold and to a stranger, some city slicker, named Rob Douglas. So many memories are here on this farm.
Cathie is engaged to Clay Carlsen a person she has known all her life. They grew up playing together on the farm. It is only natural that they should end up spending the rest of their lives together, right?
As a teacher Cathie is dismayed that Rob’s son Tad will be attending her fourth grade class. That means she will have to interact with Rob.
Her heart starts to melt when she notices that Tad doesn’t make friends with any of his class mates. He stands out in the way he dresses and carries himself. He is picked on by the other students. They call him names such as “Tadpole.”
As Cathie becomes more involved with Rob, because of Tad, she starts to feel a change toward Rob and that angers her. She doesn’t want to like this man and she sure doesn’t want these strange stirrings that are happening inside her toward him.
Will Cathie run from her feelings she has toward Rob and convince Clay they should marry right away?
This book had me turning pages just as fast as I could read them. I just had to know how it ended. The author took me to places in my own past. Memories came flooding in very similar to what Cathie was facing. I even shed a few tears while reading this book. Am I an old softie or did the author hope to tug on my heartstrings?
I do hope everyone reading this review picks up a copy of Because of You. I promise you won’t be disappointed!
I wish to thank Kensington Publishers for sending me this book to read and review. The opinions in this review are mine alone.
February 4, 2015
Divorcee whose daddy has money to burn feels like she is being watched.
Unbeknownst to her, Daddy has been touched for cash by abusive ex wanting to make "amends," so he hires bodyguard to watch her.
Bodyguard is burned out ex-cop whose pregnant sister was abused and maybe thrown off roof by divorcee's ex.
The two meet accidentally on vacation before returning home where he lives and she's opening restaurant.
Of course relationship is tested because cop kept daddy's role secret, daddy doesn't like cop with daughter, and ex kidnaps son he didn't know he had. But it's an HEA.
Cue Whitney Houston's "I will always love you" theme song to "The Bodyguard" movie here.
Unbeknownst to her, Daddy has been touched for cash by abusive ex wanting to make "amends," so he hires bodyguard to watch her.
Bodyguard is burned out ex-cop whose pregnant sister was abused and maybe thrown off roof by divorcee's ex.
The two meet accidentally on vacation before returning home where he lives and she's opening restaurant.
Of course relationship is tested because cop kept daddy's role secret, daddy doesn't like cop with daughter, and ex kidnaps son he didn't know he had. But it's an HEA.
Cue Whitney Houston's "I will always love you" theme song to "The Bodyguard" movie here.
July 28, 2024
I got this used for 25 or 50 cents on a whim. It was ok. Fairly predictable. Tbh, I almost stopped reading it halfway through because I found the quality and flow of the writing to be inconsistent. There were times I felt the narrative gave too much extraneous background detail or felt clunky, and other times where I thought I had missed something. But I did enjoy most of the protagonists, and the story did eventually pick up and draw me in.
July 26, 2012
Because of You by Janet Dailey
This book has 2 complete novels in it, both published in 2002
The Indy Man
susan is engaged to Warren, who works in a law office. Martin Braden has made it his purpose to speak up and seek her out and let her know she is beautiful.
He's shown up at dinner parties and even to help her brother change the flat tire, and to thank him-to be invited to their house for dinner. He's the hot racing car driver.
She keeps telling him she won't date him that she's engaged. She's visiting Warren's father at the hospital when she learns from the other patients' radio that he's been in a pit stop accident.
After the accident they talk him into staying at their house so he can recuperate.
Reissue of 2002 book. Kinda thought so cuz there's no real high-tech things and he smokes cigarettes.
.
Homeplace
Cathie an elementary school teacher is going to marry Clay. They were finally engaged a year ago now. Problem is they keep putting off the wedding, save til after college,
save til after getting a job, save til they have enough to afford a house, save till they find a house.
The family's farm land was also sold and she and Clay remember all the good things about spending their childhood there.
Love that this book is about all the memories I have of where I grew up-on a farm.
Very nice detailed letter about how the Americana books were written, but I don't follow why these two old books, of 10 years ago are given another name and put into a new book because they are old books still.
This book has 2 complete novels in it, both published in 2002
The Indy Man
susan is engaged to Warren, who works in a law office. Martin Braden has made it his purpose to speak up and seek her out and let her know she is beautiful.
He's shown up at dinner parties and even to help her brother change the flat tire, and to thank him-to be invited to their house for dinner. He's the hot racing car driver.
She keeps telling him she won't date him that she's engaged. She's visiting Warren's father at the hospital when she learns from the other patients' radio that he's been in a pit stop accident.
After the accident they talk him into staying at their house so he can recuperate.
Reissue of 2002 book. Kinda thought so cuz there's no real high-tech things and he smokes cigarettes.
.
Homeplace
Cathie an elementary school teacher is going to marry Clay. They were finally engaged a year ago now. Problem is they keep putting off the wedding, save til after college,
save til after getting a job, save til they have enough to afford a house, save till they find a house.
The family's farm land was also sold and she and Clay remember all the good things about spending their childhood there.
Love that this book is about all the memories I have of where I grew up-on a farm.
Very nice detailed letter about how the Americana books were written, but I don't follow why these two old books, of 10 years ago are given another name and put into a new book because they are old books still.
December 23, 2012
Another "2 for 1" book of Janet Dailey's, another "re-release" of two books she already had published. Books were good this time, esp. Homeplace. But really hate the trickiness of bundling two previous-issued books in one book with a new title and no mention of the 2 books on the front of the book.
July 29, 2016
This was a wonderful book!
The 2 stories were different but so enjoyable to read.
I did find it a little sad that both women were engaged to other men and broke off their engagements and married the new fellows. (oh, sorry, spoiler alert!)
The 2 stories were different but so enjoyable to read.
I did find it a little sad that both women were engaged to other men and broke off their engagements and married the new fellows. (oh, sorry, spoiler alert!)
April 26, 2017
This has two unrelated stories combined to create a novel. Janet Dailey is a prolific romance writer within two pages it was apparent how the plot would unfold, however if romance novels are your thing you'll probably like this.
November 25, 2011
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July 11, 2021
Both great stories. Couldn’t put it down
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