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Welcome to Destiny #2
The Sheriff's Secret Wife
"As of 2:33 this morning we're hitched."After a wild night in Vegas, Racy Dillon and Gage Steele had gone and done it. Now they were officially husband and wife. A fact Racy preferred to keep under wraps—at least until they could get the marriage annulled. Even if her new husband was the sexiest lawman this side of Nevada… Gage had never forgotten the kiss he and Racy had shared back in high school. Apparently neither had she. If the Wyoming bartender wanted out, he wasn't going to stand in her way. Unless he could persuade the reluctant Racy that their impulsive marriage was their true destiny…
227 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 15, 2009
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About the author
Christyne Butler
111 books48 followersThanks to an aunt’s love of genealogy, Christyne discovered both Louisa May Alcott and Harriet Beecher Stowe are members in her extended family tree on her mother’s side, so she firmly believes her love of writing has always been her destiny.
Her father served in the Air Force for twenty years which resulted in her birth in Taipei, Taiwan and she spent her youth growing up all over the world before her family settled in New Hampshire in time for her to attend high school. She followed in her family’s rich military history and joined the United States Navy where she fell in love with romance novels after someone remembered women were serving aboard seagoing vessels and sent a box full of paperback romances to her ship, the USS VULCAN AR-5.
She started pursuing her own writing in 2002, sold her first ever ‘finished’ manuscript in 2006 and made her first sale to Harlequin Special Edition two years later! She writes contemporary romances full of life, love, a hint of laughter and perhaps a dash of danger too. Christyne loves the challenge of the boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl-back and the journey of joy and hardship two people go through. And there has to be a ‘happily ever after’ or she’s just not satisfied.
When she’s not writing, she can be found hunting for treasures at yard sales and antique fairs to add to her collection of memorabilia of women who served in the military, watching classic romantic movies and the great movie musicals of the 40′s and 50′s, and reading books by her favorite authors.
She lives in central Massachusetts with her family, a four-footed double-pawed black cat who rules the house and a shelter-saved pup named Harley (short for Harlequin) who really thinks he’s a cat too!
Her father served in the Air Force for twenty years which resulted in her birth in Taipei, Taiwan and she spent her youth growing up all over the world before her family settled in New Hampshire in time for her to attend high school. She followed in her family’s rich military history and joined the United States Navy where she fell in love with romance novels after someone remembered women were serving aboard seagoing vessels and sent a box full of paperback romances to her ship, the USS VULCAN AR-5.
She started pursuing her own writing in 2002, sold her first ever ‘finished’ manuscript in 2006 and made her first sale to Harlequin Special Edition two years later! She writes contemporary romances full of life, love, a hint of laughter and perhaps a dash of danger too. Christyne loves the challenge of the boy-meets-girl, boy-loses-girl, boy-gets-girl-back and the journey of joy and hardship two people go through. And there has to be a ‘happily ever after’ or she’s just not satisfied.
When she’s not writing, she can be found hunting for treasures at yard sales and antique fairs to add to her collection of memorabilia of women who served in the military, watching classic romantic movies and the great movie musicals of the 40′s and 50′s, and reading books by her favorite authors.
She lives in central Massachusetts with her family, a four-footed double-pawed black cat who rules the house and a shelter-saved pup named Harley (short for Harlequin) who really thinks he’s a cat too!
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February 6, 2017
★★★★½ Whoa. I was going through my books in the garage, trying to whittle down my stash, and came across this one I hadn't read before. I wasn't expecting such a "gritty" storyline from a Silhouette book. Goes to show the old cliché about judging a book by its cover. The end came a little too fast for me, but loved going along for the bumpy ride to this couple's HEA.
July 22, 2011
The Sheriff's Secret Wife was good. Racy was a waitress, bar-tender now a manager and wants to buy out the bar she's been working at for the past eight years. She's fun loving and brash but her life has been filled with hard-knocks. She comes from a family where her father and brothers were in and out of jail, her first husband died(drunk) and second cleaned her out, so she flirts but not anything more.
Five months ago in Vegas she ends up married to Gage, the sheriff and her tormentor. Both of them shared a kiss when they were in high-school and after his father died ten years ago Gage left his dreams of the FBI to look after his family. Gage has often been the one dealing with her family messes and Racy feels he doesn't approve of her. Racy is rebellious and tries hard to live upto it for show, she tells Gage she doesn't remember their night together and that it was a mistake.
So both of them walk around each other, but they soon find out their marriage is still legal and her brothers are out of jail. I admired Racy but she had way too many barriers, Gage just didn't try hard enough since she was so good at deflecting.
The book was good but I felt nothing happened between these two till almost the end.
Rating 3.5
Five months ago in Vegas she ends up married to Gage, the sheriff and her tormentor. Both of them shared a kiss when they were in high-school and after his father died ten years ago Gage left his dreams of the FBI to look after his family. Gage has often been the one dealing with her family messes and Racy feels he doesn't approve of her. Racy is rebellious and tries hard to live upto it for show, she tells Gage she doesn't remember their night together and that it was a mistake.
So both of them walk around each other, but they soon find out their marriage is still legal and her brothers are out of jail. I admired Racy but she had way too many barriers, Gage just didn't try hard enough since she was so good at deflecting.
The book was good but I felt nothing happened between these two till almost the end.
Rating 3.5
June 29, 2011
I loved this book.
Racy is the girl from the "wrong side of the track", with two brothers in prison, two previous marriages and with a desire and the will to do better. She and Gage had a stormy relationship from the beginning, it didn't help that Gage's father the sheriff was constantly arresting either her father or her brothers. There wasn't much of a relationship for that matter - just a stolen kiss and years of snipping at each other. But when they met in Vegas they let go of the past and helped by alcohol they got married. But what happened in Vegas, stays in Vegas, right?
Gage is the town sheriff now. After his father was killed on duty he left his old job and his dream of being a FBI agent and came back home to help his grieving mother and his siblings. He'd always been attracted to Racy, unwilling to admit it to anyone, but the feelings were definitely there.
I loved both Racy and Gage, their problems were understandabe, and when they jumped to conclusions or made mistakes they admitted it and apologized, not clinging to pride very much. Racy's dog Jack is great as well, especially in his role as a matchmaker.
I liked Lacy's brother Justin, a man who made mistakes in the past, but tries so hard to make up for them. I really want to read his story A Daddy for Jacoby.
Rating:
5 stars
Racy is the girl from the "wrong side of the track", with two brothers in prison, two previous marriages and with a desire and the will to do better. She and Gage had a stormy relationship from the beginning, it didn't help that Gage's father the sheriff was constantly arresting either her father or her brothers. There wasn't much of a relationship for that matter - just a stolen kiss and years of snipping at each other. But when they met in Vegas they let go of the past and helped by alcohol they got married. But what happened in Vegas, stays in Vegas, right?
Gage is the town sheriff now. After his father was killed on duty he left his old job and his dream of being a FBI agent and came back home to help his grieving mother and his siblings. He'd always been attracted to Racy, unwilling to admit it to anyone, but the feelings were definitely there.
I loved both Racy and Gage, their problems were understandabe, and when they jumped to conclusions or made mistakes they admitted it and apologized, not clinging to pride very much. Racy's dog Jack is great as well, especially in his role as a matchmaker.
I liked Lacy's brother Justin, a man who made mistakes in the past, but tries so hard to make up for them. I really want to read his story A Daddy for Jacoby.
Rating:
5 stars
June 3, 2020
2.5 stars
March 22, 2011
I really enjoyed this book by a new to me author....so much that I won't hesitate to pick one of hers up again. It was a really good true to life story. Ended abruptly, but otherwise good book for the length.
July 5, 2015
A "bad" girl and straight-laced guy with a past get hitched after a crazy fun night in Vegas.
Racina "Racy" Dillon is an independent and strong-willed woman who wants to prove that she is a far cry from her family and deserves respect although she may not have the cleanest track record.
Gage Steele, the town sheriff, does everything and anything to ensure to uphold what is right... until that one night.
So, will what happened in Vegas stay in Vegas?
Anticipation is a reader's best friend. :D The secondary characters were definitely put to good use. Would've loved to see Gina and Justin's thing resolved.
Racina "Racy" Dillon is an independent and strong-willed woman who wants to prove that she is a far cry from her family and deserves respect although she may not have the cleanest track record.
Gage Steele, the town sheriff, does everything and anything to ensure to uphold what is right... until that one night.
So, will what happened in Vegas stay in Vegas?
Anticipation is a reader's best friend. :D The secondary characters were definitely put to good use. Would've loved to see Gina and Justin's thing resolved.
May 23, 2019
"The Sheriff's Secret Wife (Welcome to Destiny Book 2)" by Christyne Butler was a quick, easy read and it was classic romance. Racy Dillon and Sheriff Gage Steele are from a very small town. They grew up together. They found themselves in Vegas together, and in from a night of binge drinking found themselves married to each other. Racy decides that this never happened and they head home. They find that if they are not drawn to each other by mutual attraction that fate intervenes and they are thrown together by other people.
July 25, 2015
A quick, easy, fast paced, romantic and charming story. A great way to spend a lazy weekend. I think this has to be my favorite book by Ms. Butler, so far. I liked Racine 'Racy' Dillon from her friend, Maggie's book, Second Chance Cowboy. She was such a fun character. I absolutely LOVED and adored Sheriff Gage Steele, as well as the rest of the Steele family. I could picture his gorgeous home. I wished I was Racy just so I could be married to him, and live there. I loved how he had kinda secretly loved her since High School and wouldn't give up on her. The Vegas wedding with the Elvis impersenator was so funny. There was also a bit of danger with Racy's loser brother, Billy Joe. CREEP! I also loved Racy's Golden Retriever, Jack. I'm a SUCKER for pets featured in romance's. Just a great book for a lazy Saturday or Sunday.
February 12, 2013
This book takes what seems like very stereotypical characters from the book description and fills them out into anything but stereotypical. There was a lot of interesting yet unexpected detail in the backstory. However, I was not happy with the ending as it seemed too rushed and quite predictable - a letdown after the rest of the book had proved to be unpredictable.
June 10, 2011
Really a 3.5. I would have enjoyed this more had it been a full length book-the story could have done with some fleshing out. There were just too many abrupt scene changes, time lapses & the HEA was awfully rushed.
However, I did enjoy the characters and the premise-just wanted more of it.
However, I did enjoy the characters and the premise-just wanted more of it.
June 28, 2014
I really enjoyed this book !!!
July 28, 2014
Cute, good read. Nice pacing, I liked Racy and the fact that they had a real small town romance.
September 19, 2017
A charming and fast paced romance.
Could have been a bit longer with some more character details. Especially the ending happens pretty abruptly.
Could have been a bit longer with some more character details. Especially the ending happens pretty abruptly.
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