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Summary: What a brilliant, engaging book
Review: Writers always complain that their characters come alive and take over their books. Those books are generally the ones that become keepers, because you don't have "paper dolls" the writer pushed around on paper, but living, breathing people that make the reader care. Well, witty Kate Angell had picked up that gauntlet and run with it, giving a keeper for your shelf and an engaging new voice in romance.Shane McNamara is the author of "Texas West" series staring his gamma rouge gunslinger Dare Calder. Shane ends up with a contract for a new book - but this book is to be written by two people, merging two different series. Devin James writes the Scarlet Garter Series, staring her prim, virginal Rose Coltraine. Each of them has poured a lot of themselves into their characters, which spells trouble as both writers have only 6 weeks to turn out a book staring both Dare and Rose. Shane is a player who loves fun, junk food, t-shirts from every pub in the world and writes at night. Devin loves to work in the daytime, adores gourmet jellybeans and is quite determined that scoundrel Dare Calder leaves her Miss Rose in her self-contained, virginal state. As the two fuss and fight, they find their characters have to step in and take control to see Calder's Rose written properly. It's a super read, full of humour, emotions, a brilliant take on the writing process all writers face. Angell treads the light fantastic with a grace that is amazing for a first time book. This books will leave you with a big smile in your heart and rushing to find Angell's next book.
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