Calder Promise (Calder Saga's) [Paperback]

Janet Dailey (Author)

Book Description

Series: Calder Saga's | Publication Date: May 3, 2005

Young and beautiful, Laura Calder isn't content to live on a Montana ranch. Touring Europe with her "Aunt" Tara brings her into contact with the sophisticated world she's craved...and with the two men - and ultimate rivals - who will lay claim to her heart. Boone Rutledge is the son of a Texas billionaire and used to getting what he wants. He wants Laura...and so does Sebastian Dunshill, Earl of Crawford, a handsome, sexy Londoner with a few secrets he can't share. Caught up in a whirlwind courtship with both men that will take her from the nightclubs of Rome to the manor houses of England, across the dusty flatlands of Texas and finally home to the Triple C Ranch, Laura is determined to make her choice on her own terms. But Calder pride will lead Laura into a danger for which her sheltered background has never prepared her...and to a man who is a threat to the family she loves more than she knows.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In her eighth dip into the Calder story pool, prolific romance writer Dailey focuses on Laura Calder, the 21-year-old granddaughter of crusty Montana millionaire Chase Calder. The young woman is fresh out of college and making the obligatory rich-kid tour of Europe before she settles down to a life of, well, she's not sure. In the meantime, life is good. She's traveling with her "aunt" (really daddy's first wife) Tara and meeting lots of interesting people. Most notable among her new acquaintances are Boone Rutledge, the son of a Texas oilman, and Sebastian Dunshill, an impoverished member of British nobility. Before long it becomes clear that Laura will marry one of them. But first each man must prove himself on her home turf, the Triple C ranch back home in Blue Moon, Mont. The novel's story line is less complex than that of previous Calder novels, but Dailey's pacing, narrative, characterization and dialogue are all handled with verve and grace. Dailey/Calder fans and newbies alike ought to be pleased with this one since it's not necessary to read the previous seven in the series to enjoy it.
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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Zebra (May 3, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0821775413
• ISBN-13: 978-0821775417
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,795 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #5 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Authors, A-Z > ( D ) > Dailey, Janet

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Why do I bother???, July 5, 2004

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This review is from: Calder Promise (Dailey, Janet) (Hardcover)

After the last Calder book I promised myself not to read another Calder book again. I went to the library and Calder Promise was on the new bookshelf. Being a glutton for punishment and since it was raining I decided to read it. It must be a formula for Janet Dailey! Add new characters, kill off beloved ones. Does she use the same outline for every book? I loved the first three Calder books and Cat's book so I think that's why it so upsets me the way Janet Dailey kills off a Calder in every book. In this book it made no sense at all to me when she killed off Logan Echohawk. It didn't even seem plot driven which is why I say the Calder books have almost become an outline of the book that came before. Laura, Ty and Jessie's daughter, who was the center of this book is torn between two love intrests. I couldn't get involved with Laura or her men because you know once you marry a Calder it's just about certain that either you or your spouse will die from unnatural causes in a future book!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars BIG disappointment, August 8, 2004

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MKM (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Calder Promise (Dailey, Janet) (Hardcover)

Do not buy this book, not new, not used. If you just have to read Janet Dailey check it out from a library. There is nothing in this book that is remotely interesting, and the main character is totally unlikeable. Ms. Dailey has lost her touch, I suspected so when the last Calder book was less than expected, but this one isn't worth wasting time on.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not quite up to par...sorry, I love this series though!, December 3, 2005

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April Kempler (Reno, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Calder Promise (Dailey, Janet) (Hardcover)

I, too, started reading this series when I was just a kid, sneaking into my mom's "secret stash" of romance novels she thought she hid from me! I just knew at an early age this continuing series was something great! But, I am so sorry to say I am disappointed with this latest in the Calder family. This girl is rather annoying, she thinks she says clever things and acts tantalyzing, when she is completely immoral! How is she playing hard to get by stripping naked to retrieve a coin she tossed into the Trevi Fountain!? I will most likely read the next book as it is about Quint Echohawk and the Logan/Cat story was pretty good. If you have to read this because you hate to miss anything in this series then please pick it up at the library in the free pile or library book sale like I did (sorry amazon, I do love you though)I give this 2 stars because I just love the Calder's.