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Summary: I Enjoyed Every Moment!
Review: Almost Home is a wonderful, engrossing book and kept me reading long past midnight. I especially loved the hero, Zach. Mmmmhmmm. I was also immediately drawn to the setting--Kentucky bluegrass country--as well as the very interesting background of thoroughbred horse racing. Almost Home is a keeper, romantic without being unrealistic, and with a surprise twist at the end. Once again, Barbara Freethy has written one from the heart!
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Summary: A wonderful book
Review: Almost Home, Barbara Freethy's latest, will keep you guessing from page one. Who's the heroine's father? Will she fall for the sexy horse trainer? Lots of emotion, lots of suspense, lots of romance. My kind of book.
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Summary: Thumbs up
Review: I enjoyed this book - it has all the elements of a good romance. A rough around the edges hero, a heroine with a personality, some mystery and a dose of antagonism between the two characters to keep the tension going.I particularly liked Katherine, mainly because she doesn't follow the stereotype of a romance heroine. She's vulnerable and very human. After reading this book, I would probably read something else by this author.
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Summary: The best romance I've read in a long time.
Review: I found this book by accident in a church rummage sale and picked it up even though I was unfamiliar with the author. Can I tell you how glad I am? Zach and Kat simply took my breath away. And isn't that really what we read romances for, anyway? The romance. Aside from the beautiful horses and the lush countryside, aside from the wonderful dialogue and the interesting secondary characters - we simply want a romance. "Almost Home" delivers it - completely! This was simply a wonderful book. It was a wonderfully realistic romance - the way they meet, the feelings they have for one another, how their emotions become involved. This is a couple who respect each other and like each other. This is such a fabulous story, I highly recommend it!! Read this book - you won't regret it.
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Summary: Thumbs up
Review: I just finished this book after racing madly through the last five chapters wanting to find out who Katherine's father really is. Ms. Freethy does a wonderful job with the characters in this book. I found the horse racing background fascinating, but most of all I just loved the way the story was unveiled, each secret leading to a new twist in the road. This one goes on the keeper shelf!
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Summary: A Great Read!
Review: I just finished this book after racing madly through the last five chapters wanting to find out who Katherine's father really is. Ms. Freethy does a wonderful job with the characters in this book. I found the horse racing background fascinating, but most of all I just loved the way the story was unveiled, each secret leading to a new twist in the road. This one goes on the keeper shelf!
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Summary: Fantastic book!
Review: I just finished this book, and I loved it. The story starts when Katherine, the heroine, finds a letter from her mother to her father buried in an old chest. It occurs to her that her father might not have known of her existence and now totally alone in the world, she sets off to find him. Her journey takes her to Kentucky where she meets a very sexy horse trainer. I loved the romance, and I really enjoyed all the characters in the town and how the wrong secrets kept threatening to spill out, confusing everyone. This was a great book to start the New Year!
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Summary: Terrific story, sexy and fun and emotional!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. The hero was my favorite kind, a rough around the edges guy, strong, sexy, intense. The heroine was a good match with lots of heart and passion. But most of all I loved the way the other characters played around them. The older women were so interesting, one reminded me of my mother! Ms. Freethy does such a great job writing stories that feel so real and yet are still so magical.
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Summary: Terrific story, sexy and fun and emotional!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. The hero was my favorite kind, a rough around the edges guy, strong, sexy, intense. The heroine was a good match with lots of heart and passion. But most of all I loved the way the other characters played around them. The older women were so interesting, one reminded me of my mother! Ms. Freethy does such a great job writing stories that feel so real and yet are still so magical.
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Summary: Good Kentucky Love Story
Review: I really like Barbara Freethy's work and this is a good book, but I like some of her others better. Kat is a young woman living in California and working for her stepfather who has raised her since her mother died when she was 12. She never quite feels truly loved by him and feels a strong desire to find her own father. She has never known who he is but finds possible clues in her mother's old chest. These clues lead her to a small town in Kentucky and to men with J's in their names. She meets Zach when she almost runs into him and his horse trailer. His horse is on its way to the Kentucky Derby and Zach is trying to prove himself to the town. While waiting for the tow truck, she confides in him why she has come to this town. He believes she is just a city girl who should go back home. Kat is not deterred and proceeds to ruffle feathers of men with J's in their names.
While I guessed who her father was early on, it was entertaining to see how her appearance in town caused so much commotion. I thought the relationship between Kat and Zach was good, and his cowboy "from the wrong side of the tracks" feeling was interesting. I was a little skeptical about his spending time with Kat looking through photos just days before the Kentucky Derby a little hard to swallow, as well as what goes on at the Derby that day but it ties everything together.
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