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Summary: Heartwarming and Hysterical
Review: Hardworking Rancher Travis Burnett despises cheats and liars--something he is sure Rose Severin, Fort Worth's resident medium, is. When his mother Eugenia pays the lovely Rose to make contact with his missing brother, Travis is outraged that she would take money from a desperate woman and threatens her to give his mother a wide berth or be prepared to leave town. Rose doesn't like to be bossed around, especially by arrogant cowboys, but she is a woman alone and needs her farce of a business to avoid more unsavory ways of making a living. When Eugenia, with matchmaking on her mind, tricks Travis into believing that Rose stole her wedding ring, the stubborn man puts Rose under house arrest--and sparks fly.Travis is everything you would expect a rugged cowboy to be. Rose is a fiery and resourceful woman in a frontier town surviving on her wits, of which she has plenty. Together, these two make a great pair and provide the reader many laughs along the way. Great stuff! I'll be looking forward to THE OUTLAW TAKES A WIFE very soon!
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Summary: Cute bur predictable. Having trouble finishing it because .
Review: Hope u enjoy it more than I did. Obviously others have,
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Summary: Lose yourself in this wonderful romance!
Review: Rose Severin reads palms and communicates with the spirit world for a living, not the professions of a typical genteel lady of Fort Worth, Texas in 1874. Rose has committed no crime, although sexy rancher Travis Burnett doesn't believe that. He thinks Rose's profession means she is a con artist and a thief, perhaps even a loose woman. Accusing her of stealing his mother's ring, Travis kidnaps Rose and holds her hostage at his ranch. But why does Travis think these things about Rose, you may wonder. His matchmaking mama, Eugenia, is tired of having single sons and sets out to get them married. Finding the spirited Rose to be a perfect match for her stubborn eldest son, Travis, Eugenia hides her wedding band and waits for love to take its course. What a course it takes! From searing looks to a romp in a mud puddle, neither Rose nor Travis can deny their growing feelings for each other. Yet their time together may not be for long, as Rose is tired of being held for a crime she did not commit. Determined to become a famous actress like her mother, Rose wins a part in a traveling acting troupe. Even though she is not his idea of a perfect wife, can Travis bear to let Rose leave? Can Rose truly be falling in love with a man who doesn't trust her? Has Travis been wrong in thinking that Rose stole his mother's ring? Can these two captivating characters resolve their problems? Travis and Rose make a delightful pair and this reader could almost feel the sparks between the fiery couple. Their fights are humorous, their lovemaking sizzling and, best of all, their relationship is honest and appealing. Travis is a bit slow coming to accept that Rose is an honest woman who didn't steal his mother's ring, something for which readers will forgive in the long run. Rose is a great heroine; feisty, independent and intelligent, she carries her own in THE RANCHER TAKES A WIFE. Ms. McDaniel has given us a taste for the sexy brothers in her new series, the Burnett Brides. I will certainly be looking for Tanner and Tucker's stories, as Ms. McDaniel has proven herself to be a wonderful new voice in historical romance!
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Summary: Missed the mark
Review: Set in 1870's Fort Worth, Texas, Rose Severin operates a séance parlor to raise money to travel to New York to be an actress, like her late mother. Eugenia Burnett visits Rose in attempt to locate her middle son, who has been missing for ten years after running away to join the Confederate Army. Her oldest son, Travis is infuriated when he learns his mother is involved with the spritualist. After Travis confronts Rose and she holds her ground with the angry cowboy, Eugenia decides Rose is the perfect girl for her stubborn, overprotective son. Eugenia visits Rose after Travis and his brother, Tucker, the town sheriff, send her to jail. Eugenia tells her sons after the visit that she cannot find her wedding band and Rose must have stolen it. In truth, Eugenia "disappears" it into her reticule. Travis hunts Rose down and literally carries her kicking back to the family ranch. Rose is to be kept under house arrest until the ring is returned. Travis becomes attached to Rose, but cannot reconcile the fact his mother's ring is still missing.
I did not enjoy this installment in the "Burnett Brides" trilogy. Rose and Travis' relationship lacks a solid base. Physical attraction is all that keeps the couple, if they can even be called a couple, together. It is not until the end that Travis learns the truth about the ring. The only trust in the story is between Travis and his well meaning, but severely misguided mother. Rose fights the whole story to prove her innocence to Travis, who decides she is worth a place in his life after his mother's confession twelve pages from the end. For a couple with a more developed relationship, read the middle brother's story, The Outlaw Takes a Wife. 2.5/5
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Summary: Cute bur predictable. Having trouble finishing it because .
Review: Set in 1870's Fort Worth, Texas, Rose Severin operates a séance parlor to raise money to travel to New York to be an actress, like her late mother. Eugenia Burnett visits Rose in attempt to locate her middle son, who has been missing for ten years after running away to join the Confederate Army. Her oldest son, Travis is infuriated when he learns his mother is involved with the spritualist. After Travis confronts Rose and she holds her ground with the angry cowboy, Eugenia decides Rose is the perfect girl for her stubborn, overprotective son. Eugenia visits Rose after Travis and his brother, Tucker, the town sheriff, send her to jail. Eugenia tells her sons after the visit that she cannot find her wedding band and Rose must have stolen it. In truth, Eugenia "disappears" it into her reticule. Travis hunts Rose down and literally carries her kicking back to the family ranch. Rose is to be kept under house arrest until the ring is returned. Travis becomes attached to Rose, but cannot reconcile the fact his mother's ring is still missing.
I did not enjoy this installment in the "Burnett Brides" trilogy. Rose and Travis' relationship lacks a solid base. Physical attraction is all that keeps the couple, if they can even be called a couple, together. It is not until the end that Travis learns the truth about the ring. The only trust in the story is between Travis and his well meaning, but severely misguided mother. Rose fights the whole story to prove her innocence to Travis, who decides she is worth a place in his life after his mother's confession twelve pages from the end. For a couple with a more developed relationship, read the middle brother's story, The Outlaw Takes a Wife. 2.5/5
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Summary: A really fun read!
Review: The first installment of THE BURNETT BRIDES introduces us to two of the three Burnett brothers -- Tucker, the local marshal and his older brother Travis, who runs the family ranch. The third brother, Tanner, has been missing since going off to fight in the war. Their mother, Eugenia Burnett, is quite adamant that her boys are going to be married soon, and she's doing her darndest to see it happen. Her first project? Travis. The year is 1874. Texas is rough, open and not the place for a lady to be making a living on her own. Madame Desirée Severin, Voice of the Dead is getting by though, running séances for people who want to speak to their deceased loved ones one last time. Business has been steady since settling in Fort Worth and Rose Severin, aka Desirée, hopes that she'll be able to save enough money to get to New York to become an actress like her mother. It's not going to happen if Travis Burnett has anything to say about it though. The rugged rancher sees Desirée Severin as a cheat and is furious that his own mother had been at one of her séances. Overly protective of his own, Travis threatens to shut down Desirée's business if she ever speaks to his mother again. But if Travis thinks his problems are now over, he's in for a big surprise. Eugenia Burnett has a few cards up her sleeve yet. After watching Rose stand up to Travis and his high-handed ways, Eugenia is convinced that she is the woman who could get her oldest son to the alter. One tiny little lie wasn't going to hurt anyone, and if it could bring these two together then it would be worth it. Believing his mother's accusations about Rose, Travis puts her under house arrest--his house. He can fight the growing physical attraction he has for her, he can even fight his growing admiration for her strength and spunk, but when he starts to fall in love with his captive cheat and liar he knows he's in big trouble. Maybe forcing her to live under his roof and sleep in the bedroom across the hall from his wasn't as good an idea as it had seemed in the beginning. Although from where Eugenia stands, things are going right on schedule. ------------ Sylvia McDaniel's THE RANCHER TAKES A WIFE is such a fun read! Travis Burnett sees the world in black and white while Rose sees the world in vivid techni-color. They bring out both the best and the worst in each other, causing some of the funniest arguments I've read in a long time. For those who enjoy frontier romances, this is a great read. But if you enjoy spunky intelligent women, alpha men and sexy, laugh out loud dialogue this book is for you. The next book in this series is THE OUTLAW TAKES A WIFE, Tanner's story, and it will be available in January 2001 from Zebra books. ~sue
Sue Waldeck
Road to Romance http://www.roadtoromance.dhs.org
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Summary: A really fun read!
Review: The first installment of THE BURNETT BRIDES introduces us to two of the three Burnett brothers -- Tucker, the local marshal and his older brother Travis, who runs the family ranch. The third brother, Tanner, has been missing since going off to fight in the war. Their mother, Eugenia Burnett, is quite adamant that her boys are going to be married soon, and she's doing her darndest to see it happen. Her first project? Travis. The year is 1874. Texas is rough, open and not the place for a lady to be making a living on her own. Madame Desirée Severin, Voice of the Dead is getting by though, running séances for people who want to speak to their deceased loved ones one last time. Business has been steady since settling in Fort Worth and Rose Severin, aka Desirée, hopes that she'll be able to save enough money to get to New York to become an actress like her mother. It's not going to happen if Travis Burnett has anything to say about it though. The rugged rancher sees Desirée Severin as a cheat and is furious that his own mother had been at one of her séances. Overly protective of his own, Travis threatens to shut down Desirée's business if she ever speaks to his mother again. But if Travis thinks his problems are now over, he's in for a big surprise. Eugenia Burnett has a few cards up her sleeve yet. After watching Rose stand up to Travis and his high-handed ways, Eugenia is convinced that she is the woman who could get her oldest son to the alter. One tiny little lie wasn't going to hurt anyone, and if it could bring these two together then it would be worth it. Believing his mother's accusations about Rose, Travis puts her under house arrest--his house. He can fight the growing physical attraction he has for her, he can even fight his growing admiration for her strength and spunk, but when he starts to fall in love with his captive cheat and liar he knows he's in big trouble. Maybe forcing her to live under his roof and sleep in the bedroom across the hall from his wasn't as good an idea as it had seemed in the beginning. Although from where Eugenia stands, things are going right on schedule. ------------ Sylvia McDaniel's THE RANCHER TAKES A WIFE is such a fun read! Travis Burnett sees the world in black and white while Rose sees the world in vivid techni-color. They bring out both the best and the worst in each other, causing some of the funniest arguments I've read in a long time. For those who enjoy frontier romances, this is a great read. But if you enjoy spunky intelligent women, alpha men and sexy, laugh out loud dialogue this book is for you. The next book in this series is THE OUTLAW TAKES A WIFE, Tanner's story, and it will be available in January 2001 from Zebra books. ~sue
Sue Waldeck
Road to Romance http://www.roadtoromance.dhs.org
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Summary: There's A Hot Time In Cowtown Tonight!
Review: There's a hot time in the old town in Sylvia McDaniel's new romance, "The Rancher Takes A Wife," and the West has never been more exciting. In her new trilogy series entitled "The Burnett Brides," McDaniel examines the lives of Travis, Tucker, and Tanner Burnett and their delightful mother Eugenia's plans and schemes to get her boys married. In this first installment, pretty séance-holder Rose Severin has come to Fort Worth to earn her fortune with ultimate plans to make enough money to get to New York City to live out her dreams as an actress. When a chance mystical meeting with Mrs. Burnett earns Rose the ire of her son Travis, Rose must prove her innocence in a crime she is falsely accused of. In the process, she and Travis must deal with the undeniable attraction they feel towards one another. Will Mother Burnett's matchmaking wishes come true with these two independent young lovers? It's an exciting ride to find out! Sylvia McDaniel's new series is an exciting trip back to the Wild, Wild West of love, so get ready for a big time in Cowtown tonight! Readers will soon come to realize why McDaniel is considered one of the up-and-coming authors of western historical romance.
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Summary: Heat in Texas.......
Review: Travis Burnett is one worked up cowboy! His mother has been taken in by a young woman that is nothing short of a con. Rose Severin, better none as Desireé, travels around as a spiritualist. She longs to become an actress but until that time she performs seances to help the loved ones of dearly departed souls make peace with their grief. Travis does not accept what this woman pratices as a job for one minute. And he vows to expose her fraudulent business and has her arrested for fraud, then run out of town. His mother wants to see her sons wedded and she longs for grandchildren, so she sets out to make this happen, starting with her oldest son. The scheme she pulls is certainly effective, which sends Travis roaring out of town to bring back the thief that stole his mother's wedding ring. Oh boy, the fireworks explode in this Texas town! This story kept me amused as the gypsish heroine went all out to keep the hero in a constant state of upheaval. Much to my delight, as he was a tad arrogant and needed to be brought down a peg or two and this heroine did it quite nicely. Her antics had him falling for her in spite of what he thought of her wrong doings. They were great together! I do look forward to the rest of this trilogy as I am curious to see what lengths Mama Burnett will go to to have her other sons wedded as well. She is definitely an interesting character!
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