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Summary: Purchase with caution
Review: I generally like Jackie Merritt's books, but this one had me baffled. I thought both characters could have used some counseling. This was like a typical 1970 contemporary romance novel where both characters couldn't say 2 kind words to each other, yet were secretly in love. And in the middle of an argument, they would begin to make out. I just didn't think this book was up to Ms. Merritt's usual standard. It will make me think twice before I get another one of her books. I would not recommend this one.
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Summary: True Love Hides Behind the Coldes of Personalities
Review: I love a book that, when I'm through, I can put down and walk away feeling happy, content, and still lost in the characters. Jackie Merritt's book "Tough to Tame" left me feeling all these and more.Jake Banyon has had a rough time with love in the past. Deserted just weeks before his wedding day by his fiancé fresh out of high school and completely broken hearted, Jake spent years throwing everything he gained away. Any money he made he tossed away on booze and slept with any woman who showed the least bit of interest in him. Finally, after hitting rock bottom, he found solitude and happiness working as a ranch manager at the Wild Horse Ranch owned by Stuart Paxton. For four years Jake has lived completely content with his new womanless life on the ranch. Then Stuart calls from his home in New York and informs him that he's sending his daughter Carly for a visit. Instantly, Jake's heart falls to his stomach and the fears begin to grow. Having a woman on the ranch was going to be nothing but trouble and boy is he ever right. Carly Paxton has suffered through a three year marriage with an abusive husband. The only good thing that has come out of the years of misery is the divorce. Being concerned for his daughter's happiness and well-being, Stuart Paxton talks her into taking a vacation to the family ranch in Wyoming. Determined to please her father and not cause him any more worry, Carly agrees. Peace and relaxation may be just what she needs after all. However, from the moment she steps off the helicopter onto the compound of the Wild Horse Ranch and lays eyes on Jake Banyon, she knows she's in for a lot more than just a simple vacation. The characters in this novel are so well formed and developed...from Jake and Carly to the ranch hands with the smallest of parts in the plot. You escape into the lives of Jake and Carly leaving all reality behind. You feel their longing, their reservations, their pain and most of all you feel their love. "Tough to Tame" is moving, hysterical, suspenseful, and completely romantic from the first page to the last. A book that you won't want to put down and wish it didn't have to end. A definite must read for anyone who loves romance and even those who don't.
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Summary: I thought it was petty good.
Review: I thought that this book was not so bad. It's my first book by Jackie Merritt. There were some interesting parts and some boring ones. I would reccomend this book for Desire lovers.
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