Becoming Miss Becky [Paperback]

Shannon Stacey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2009

A sheriff with a stone-cold reputation. An innocent madam hell-bent on disturbing his peace. Who will be the first to give in? Rebecca Hamilton passed through life as bland as biscuits-until the day she buried her father and fled out West with a fortune in stolen jewelry. She arrives in Gardiner, Texas to find her aunt has bequeathed to her the only whorehouse in town. With no other prospects except a proposal from a tall, dark stranger wearing a badge, Rebecca decides to embrace her vibrant aunt's legacy and never again live under the thumb of an overbearing man. After years of cultivating a reputation as a ruthless lawman, Adam Caldwell can't believe he's offered to marry the quiet, rather plain new madam. Even more perplexing is the fact she turns him down, choosing instead to become a sass-talkin', sashay-walkin' vision in feathers and lace. With an innocent madam wanting him to teach her to be as wicked as she looks and rowdy townsfolk split over the scandal, the sheriff figures his cup of troubles is about full. But a man from Rebecca's past catches up with her, and Adam has to decide just how much he's willing to sacrifice for the woman who refuses to give up on becoming Miss Becky. Warning: This book contains some brawlin', some cussin', and the kind of wanton lovin' that brings a man to his knees.

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Samhain Publishing (July 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1605043141
• ISBN-13: 978-1605043142
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 6.3 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #864,620 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Shannon Stacey lives with her husband and two sons in New England, where her two favorite activities are writing stories of happily ever after and riding her four-wheeler. From May to November, the Stacey family spends their weekends on their ATVs, making loads of muddy laundry to keep Shannon busy when she's not at her computer. She prefers writing to laundry, however, and considers herself lucky she got to be an author when she grew up.

You can contact Shannon through her website, http://shannonstacey.com, where she has maintains an almost daily blog, or visit her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/shannonstacey, her Facebook page, http://facebook.com/shannonstacey.authorpage, or email her at [e-mail].

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The sweet n sexy side of a Man's Man..................and then some., August 9, 2010

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Teresa Pedersen "My Bucket List-a book a day!" (South Dakota-USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Becoming Miss Becky (Kindle Edition)

Ok, so I'm always starting some of these series books in the wrong order. I read this first when it is the 2nd of a 2 book series it seems. I will be reading "THE TAMING OF ELIZA JANE" next for sure!

The moment Rebecca steps off that stage and Adam is there to greet her, you immediately feel the web of attraction between them. (that's how good Shannon's writing is).......The biting words shared are all part of an elaborate dance that we the reader can feel, won't last for long. Rebecca is determined to let her hair down (so to speak) and cut loose in this wild west town ( held in check by a Sheriff *ADAM*that has somewhat of a reputation of shoot first ask questions later)...HIs deputy Will is newly married to Eliza Jane and is constantly running off to be with her so Adam figures it's time for him to maybe take a nice sweet wife like Rebeccca. Boy is he in for a surprise when she starts dressing in the clothes her aunt left her along with the "house of ill repute"....Yes, she is now not only a madam, but a virginal one at that! Dare she ask Adam to be her first??...........

Of course Adam doesn't like her revealing clothes or the face paint-especially not the looks she gets from the men! When she asks everyone to call her Miss Becky he about comes unglued. Well, it seems our 'Miss Becky" has a good reason to be incognito,(the suspense) and between the bible brigade, Eliza's liberated women and Adam's bumbling courtship, oh, and Will's bubble baths with his wife........this story actually has a lot of story(if you know what I mean) I was never bored and the laughs, tears and oohs and ahhhs made this a very enjoyable book for me. The romance rates high in this one....and the sex is sweet, never overdone nor smutty. Yes, the 'other side' of this dangerous sheriff .........is......"sigh"......and tha't's sooo sexy.
Great Job! Gotta read the first one now...........

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE IT TOO!, May 13, 2011

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Becoming Miss Becky was just as great at the first book in this series, Taming Eliza Jane. Miss Becky arrives in a small western Texas town, but she doesn't quite understand what her dead Aunt willed to her! When she finds out it's an ill-repute business that the town folk call the "Chicken Coop" she is more than surprised! While trying to run this "business" she is also trying to find herself. Not only does she figure out who she is as a woman, but she also discovers the Sheriff. He's scary and willing to shoot anyone that looks at him the wrong way or calls his horse ugly, but he can't seem to get enough of Rebecca Hamilton.

Another great book by Shannon Stacey that will make it hard to put the book down!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars umm, umm Good!, November 23, 2009

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Tanya (New York State........ for now) - See all my reviews

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A lovely tale about a mousy northeastern gal who runs away from a forced loveless marriage. She flees away to texas to stay in a property she inherited from her deceased aunt. There she meets the hero, Sheriff Adam, the ultimate sexy alpha male. The chemistry between them is immediate & oh so steamy!