Any Man of Mine (Love Inspired #355) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Carolyne Aarsen (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 303 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press (September 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786297506
• ISBN-13: 978-0786297504
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

More About the Author

A transplanted city girl, Carolyne moved to the country when her fiancee and now husband, decided he wanted to farm. The move took quite well and Carolyne learned to milk cows, herd cows, drive a tractor, can, freeze, garden, bake, cook and preserve. She and her husband raised four wonderful children and took in numerous foster children. Somewhere along the way Carolyne decided she wanted to recreate her own version of the romance novels she loved reading. In her writing she yearns to show redemption and change and the chance to start over. Coming home to faith and love is a thread that is woven through every story she writes.

Customer Reviews

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4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it, but something about it irks me, October 26, 2011

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Alyn (The Land of the Fey) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Any Man of Mine (Love Inspired #355) (Mass Market Paperback)

I did really like this book; I bought another copy when I could not find mine. I find it very entertaining and sweet. I like the main character, Danielle. But just something about this book irks me or just doesn't set right. I think I just really didn't like how Danielle's dreams and goals are portrayed as bad or not right. And I did not like that she was the only one who had to change or adapt to the situation, and that was portrayed as if it should be that way.
So all in all, I like this book, but it will never be one of my favorites and if I am in a bad mood, this is not a good book to read as it will only make me more upset.

4.0 out of 5 stars Witty romance about men versus guys, March 8, 2009

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Barbara L. Lemaster "Bibliophile" (Pompano Beach, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Any Man of Mine (Love Inspired #355) (Mass Market Paperback)

What I first liked about this novel is that it's written in the first person, which gives you more sympathy for the main character, a put-upon social worker named Danielle Hemstead. She's caring for her invalid father and dealing with three brothers who care more about tractor parts and calf roping than they do about people--or so it seems.

She's immediately introduced to James (aka Jigs), a handsome and rugged man who likes Schubert and poetry and can also ride a bucking bronc. Danielle is afraid that she'll end up with a guy (like her brothers): in her head, someone who trips over dirty laundry and doesn't know how to run a dishwasher instead of a man, someone who reads poetry and understands how to make a good cappuchino.

She wants to leave Preston, the small town she's lived in for the big city and a job with an adoption agency. But James and her brothers, not to mention her best friend Tracy, have other ideas in mind for her. Danielle is an appealing and funny heroine. She is absolutely real, and seeing her finally stand up for herself is great. James is equal parts tough guy and softie, as he aids his sister, Robin, and her new baby. Danielle's brothers initially come across as literary versions of the Dukes of Hazzard but eventually show their more humane side as well.