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Publisher:
Aphrodisia
Release Date:
October 28, 2008
Genres:
Erotic
Contemporary Romance
Anthology
Western
ISBN:
Print
9780758228727
Bookmark Rating:
Reviewed by
Jennifer Ray
Review Posted:
November 2008
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Delilah Devlin brings readers a fascinating trilogy of connected stories with
her novel DOWN IN TEXAS. For those of us who love a good
contemporary western romance, this book is a triple-treat!
The stories are all set in a town called Honkeytonk, and one of the main
characters in each is related to one of the leads in the next story, deftly
setting up each story as the previous tale finishes.
~WEARING HIS BRAND~
Lyssa McDonough has been trying to get Brandon Tynan’s attention for some time,
but getting caught in a barbed wire fence would not exactly have been her first
choice – or even her last one. Somehow, though, it seems to have done the trick
after Brandon rescues her from her plight. Since then, he hasn’t been quite the
same with her, although he hasn’t quite given in to the feelings she is sure he
has for her. Now it is time to turn up the heat another few notches…
OK, I loved this story! Maybe it’s because I’m just a little bit jealous of
Lyssa McDonough. Oh sure, the fact that she ends up with a hot cowboy stud like
Brandon Tynan is reason enough to be jealous of her, but that’s not why I am
(much). No, I admire this woman’s tenacity and gumption in her quest to snare
the man of her dreams – a man who has been a friend for years but has the
potential to be so much more. Not only does Lyssa have the envious ability to
read his true feelings for her despite his denials, she knows just how to get
his attention and sweep away his objections once and for all.
For his part, Brandon is an equally admirable, albeit misguided, character. He
is determined to do right by Lyssa and the promise he made to her brother
regarding her, even stifling his own consuming feelings for her in order to
‘protect’ Lyssa. When he finally caves, the resulting love scenes practically
burn the pages under the readers’ fingertips.
~SLOW RIDE~
Years ago, Daniel Tynan worked on Maggie Dermott’s husband’s farm, learning to
train horses. He might have been a teen-ager then, but he was old enough to
develop some pretty strong feelings for his boss’s wife. Of course, he could
never act on them, not while he was underage and she was married, but he never
forgot the woman who stole his heart at an early age.
Now Maggie is widowed and needs a horse trainer. Now an adult, Daniel is
determined to show the lovely widow that he is the man for the job, in so many
ways.
In SLOW RIDE, Delilah Devlin shows just what a conscientious and
talented author she is. Here she takes a theme with a potential for a slight
‘ick’ factor, and handles it so responsibly, that it never once moves into
questionable territory. Sure, Daniel is a teen when he and Maggie first meet,
but there is never any contact between them before he is an adult. And really,
there aren’t that many years between them – only seven, actually. So when they
meet up again as two single adults, there is nothing to hold them back from
acting on their feelings – except perhaps Maggie’s reservations.
Lucky for her and us, Daniel knows just how to put all her worries to bed, along
with Maggie herself.
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He woos her relentlessly, but with ample consideration for her needs, ensuring a
happy ending for this couple.
~STRAIGHT UP SOLDIER~
Suki Reese is in hiding from a violent ex-boyfriend who just happens to be
connected to the Mexican mafia, and is being hunted by the law for his
activities involved with them. She needs someone to protect her who has her
safety first and foremost in mind and doesn’t want to use her as bait.
Enter Mac McDonough. This sexy ex-Marine may have sustained a serious knee
injury, but that doesn’t render him incapable of taking care of the lovely Suki.
Once he meets her, that mission becomes of utmost importance to him.
In the beginning of STRAIGHT UP SOLDIER, Mac is feeling more than
a little sorry for himself. Sure, he has ample reason, but dwelling on his
injury has sunk him into a depression he is finding it difficult to overcome.
What he needs is to be needed. To be necessary. When his friend coerces him
into playing bodyguard for Suki, the mission proves to be just what the doctor
ordered for his sunken spirits. Suddenly, this man finds a purpose again, and
looking protecting Suki restores his own belief in his viability as a man,
despite the lingering problems from his injury.
Suki is just great. She’s a sharp, self-sufficent woman – she’s had to be
lately. But that doesn’t prevent her from accepting help from Mac when she
needs it most. Having been on the run by herself for so long has her run down
and functioning at less than full capacity. Having a man like Mac watching her
back allows her to rest and rejuvenate her flagging strength. The fact that he
isn’t bad to look at doesn’t hurt her spirit either…
This is the story about two people who are strong apart, but in each other find
a love that makes them even stronger together. They learn it isn’t weak to need
someone, and together they can overcome anything.
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