For All the Right Reasons [Mass Market Paperback]

Elaine Coffman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1991

"Coffman's writing is deft, capable, and evocative."
--Publishers Weekly

Over the years, fans of Elaine Coffman have fallen in love with her
acclaimed, bestselling love stories featuring the tempestuous adventures
of the Mackinnon brothers.  Now here is one of her most cherished novels
in the series, available again in this beautiful new package. Get ready to
experience the desire, the heartbreak, and the destiny of some
unforgettable Texans. Get ready to fall in love...

Katherine Simon is a woman of the earth. Passionate and strong, she
belongs in the arms of one man: Alex Mackinnon. But Alex has set his mind
on Katherine's sister, Karin, a woman who toys with his heart--and crushes
her sister's hopes. And while Alex's twin brother, Adrian, dares to dream
that Katherine might someday be his, he knows that Katherine can love only
one man. As a drama of desire, despair, and reckless longing unfolds,
Katherine and Alex journey into the depths of an untamed country to follow
a dream and discover love at last...for all the right reasons.

Editorial Reviews

From the Inside Flap

"Coffman's writing is deft, capable, and evocative."
--Publishers Weekly

Over the years, fans of Elaine Coffman have fallen in love with her
acclaimed, bestselling love stories featuring the tempestuous adventures
of the Mackinnon brothers.  Now here is one of her most cherished novels
in the series, available again in this beautiful new package. Get ready to
experience the desire, the heartbreak, and the destiny of some
unforgettable Texans. Get ready to fall in love...

Katherine Simon is a woman of the earth. Passionate and strong, she
belongs in the arms of one man: Alex Mackinnon. But Alex has set his mind
on Katherine's sister, Karin, a woman who toys with his heart--and crushes
her sister's hopes. And while Alex's twin brother, Adrian, dares to dream
that Katherine might someday be his, he knows that Katherine can love only
one man. As a drama of desire, despair, and reckless longing unfolds,
Katherine and Alex journey into the depths of an untamed country to follow
a dream and discover love at last...for all the right reasons.

About the Author

Elaine Coffman is the award-winning author of several bestsellers,
including the New York Times bestsellers If You Love Me,
Someone Like You, Angel in Marble, For All the Right
Reasons, Somewhere Along the Way, If My Love Could Hold
You, So This Is Love, Heaven Knows, A Time for
Roses, and Escape Not My Love. A native Texan and former
elementary-school teacher, she is the mother of three children.

She lives in Washington, D.C.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 435 pages
• Publisher: Dell (September 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044020531X
• ISBN-13: 978-0440205319
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,806,530 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Romance Novel I Have Ever Read!, January 11, 2002

By 

"j_nguyen5" (canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For All the Right Reasons (Mass Market Paperback)

True to the title of my review- I will claim this awesome novel to be absolutely the best romance novel I have ever laid eyes upon. I have read several, meaning many, other romance books but this is much ahead of the others. The characters are so well developed and true to form that when you're reading the book, you feel so close to them, almost a part of them. You want them to love, you want them to realize, you want to be them... you want to help them. All characters have a conflict of their own. The brothers, and the sisters themselves. They are all individuals.
I loved this book so much. And the storyline is so strong. It definitely makes it difficult to put this book down. I read it and re- read it several times. If you only read one romance novel in your whole life- this should be the one.
It is so satisfying to the core of your being. You will feel so happy in the end because the ending is so deserving of all characters but at the same time you'll be sad the novel has ended. I loved Alex and especially Adrian's character- so rich in past and present pain and love.
This book is fabulous! If possible, I would give it a 10 out of 5. Loved it, loved it!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I waited for over a year to get a copy of this book!, October 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: For All the Right Reasons (Mass Market Paperback)

I can only say it was well worth waiting for! Only Elaine Coffman could take such a difficult story to write, and do it with such emotion and charm. The characters are witty, human, and very real. You get a story about two sisters, Katherine and Karin, who are in love with the same man, Alexander Mackinnon. Alex foolishly fancies himself in love with Karin, when anyone could see it is Katherine who has substance. To complicate matters further, Alex's twin brother, Adrian, is in love with Katherine. How it all is resolved leads to a fine, satisfying read. It isn't a book you read and forget about, but one that will linger in your mind long after you've put the book away. This isn't a romance novel. This is an unforgettable love story about people you come to care about because they are real.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For All The Right Reasons, January 5, 2000

By 

sarah lee (Philadelphia, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: For All the Right Reasons (Mass Market Paperback)

Words come so easliy to me, but when asked to talk about this novel I can't find the words to justify it's greatness. I get teased alot for reading "CHEAP" romance novels. But this book is in no way cheap. It's a tender love story that will live with me forever. One cannot help but fall in love with the charecters from page one. I could not put this book down. I read every chance I had. This was the first Elaine Coffman book I ever read and I have to say it is in no way the last. In Elaine's books the emphasies is not so much sex, desire or grand adventures, but love plain and simple. After falling in love with Alex and Kathrine I could not read another book till I read every one of the brothers stories. I tried to read other books but I couldn't which is so odd for me. I now have read Alex, Ross and Adrians' stories and I just began Nick's. I want to get across to all the other lovers of stories that if you pass up this book or any other books from this seires you are not just passing up a book but an experience.