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Summary: Will hold you riveted.
Review: .... ***** Awesome romance and mystery with a touch of a thriller thrown in. Lots of twists and turns that will keep the reader hooked until the very end.
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Summary: You can't lose with this book
Review: I can guarantee you will find this book to be a good read. Joan Johnston did her homework with this book. Everything seems to be real and very beliveable. Owen and Bayleigh are great together.Both of them bucked the odds and won. Great
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Summary: You can't lose with this book
Review: I can guarantee you will find this book to be a good read. Joan Johnston did her homework with this book. Everything seems to be real and very beliveable. Owen and Bayleigh are great together.Both of them bucked the odds and won. Great
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Summary: Not bad at all
Review: I enjoyed the book even though it didn't get me hooked compleatly. There are too many stories going on with the other caracters that messes up with the flow of the story. I gave it 4 stars since the author is a favorite of mine, but I will stick to her historical books rather then contemporary. All in all it was a very good read if not excellent.
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Summary: Poorly written and inaccurate
Review: I found this book to be trite and poorly written. It did not allow for good character development. The "players" were stereotyped. The topography and general situation of the Big Bend were inaccurate and exaggerated. (I speak as one who lives here and has hiked the trail described.) But I do not usually read "romances". This may be pleasant reading for those who enjoy this type of literature.
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Summary: Love It
Review: I loved this book. I read it in less than 24 hours. I could not put it down. I can't wait until the next installment in the series. I loved that the hero and heroine also win in the end and even get what seems out of reach for them.
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Summary: Love It
Review: I loved this book. I read it in less than 24 hours. I could not put it down. I can't wait until the next installment in the series. I loved that the hero and heroine also win in the end and even get what seems out of reach for them.
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Summary: Irresistable Even Twice
Review: I recently started rereading the books in this series, and found that even the second time around The Texan captured my heart. It's a little farfetched with the story primarily one of good guys chasing bads, the couple trapped in a desert location (Big Bend) and forced to depend on each other... But Johnston tells the story with warmth and heart. This is the second book in the series, The Cowboy was the first and The Loner is the third. Although it is helpful to have read the first before reading the third, it's not essential - you'll probably want to read it anyway after you finish this one!
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Summary: Great contemporary romance
Review: In Amarillo, still hurting from the murder of his father at the hands of a Blackthorne, teenager Luke Creed accuses Clay Blackthorne of stealing deadly VX-nerve gas mines. Besides the potential danger of the gas, Clay's twin brother, Texas Ranger Owen, has an added incentive to finding the culprit who murdered a peer. Not long after his public condemnation of Clay, Luke vanishes. Owen wonders if Luke knows more about the missing VX-nerve gas than he said during his mouthy accusations. Luke's older sister Bayleigh refuses to help her family's enemy when Owen turns to her. Instead, she offers a deal in which she accompanies him as he searches for her sibling. On the road, they fall in love, but besides the family feud to contend with, it appears as if law enforcement types from the National, Guard, Texas Rangers, or the Feds may be behind the theft. As with THE COWBOY and "The Captive Hearts" series, the acrimonious feud between the Blackthorne and Creed clans serve as the impetus for the fast-moving novel THE TEXAN. The story line is filled with action, adventure, and an exciting contemporary romance. Luke and Bayleigh have a lot to overcome besides family problems including the danger of an unknown assailant before they can forge a lasting relationship. The characters remain strong and Joan Johnston's myriad of fans will feel fully entertained and want to read the next feuding novel, THE LONER. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: A contempory western filled with twists, turns and emotions.
Review: The Bitter Creek trilogy begins with the cowboy (which I haven't read), the Texan, and finally the Loner. The Texan stands alone very well although I would advise reading it before going on to the final book, the loner. The book is so filled with plots that is certainly holds your interest. In fact I've found myself looking ahead several times to see what happens to a character.
The other reviews explain the story well, as does the synopsis. Although I don't like contempory stories, the mix of the FBI, Texas Rangers, nerve gas plot with the cattle ranches and horses, etc. and dynasty issues was very enjoyable. The characters were. great. Owen and Clay Blackthorne are twins, both in law enforcement and they are independently working on the same case. But one wonders if Clay is a bad guy at times. Bayleigh Creed is the local vet, trying to protect her angry young brother from harm. The creeds and blackthornes are the "old time McCoy" western enemies but they're crossing the hated line often in this plot. There's mystery, betrayal, multi generational love and deception, sadness, inventiveness, bravery, honor and witty dialogue. My one complaint is that the author felt the need to repeat so frequently the Creed-Blackthorne animosity which is clearly evident throughout the book through the characters. This author is excellent. You might want to also try her "Bodyguard/Bridegroom" series.
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