Chances Are [Mass Market Paperback]

Robin Lee Hatcher (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1996

Deserted by her husband on the Wyoming frontier, Faith Butler takes a housekeeping job to support her two children and becomes a challenge to her employer, Drake Rutledge, who is reminded of the love he lost.

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He was a prisoner of his own anger and bitterness. She held the key that could set him free.

Ever since Faith Butler's husband deserted her, her career as an actress with a traveling Shakespearean troupe had put food on the table for her two small children. But when her daughter fell dangerously ill, Faith had no choice but to remain in desolate Dead Horse, Wyoming, while the troupe moved on. Desperately in need of a job, she began working as a housekeeper for the mysterious Drake Rutledge, an enigmatic rancher who had been disfigured in a terrible accident.

Drake had enveloped himself in a world of darkness and isolation. He didn't need anyone complicating his life, and he regretted hiring Faith whose breathtaking beauty and gentle ways were tormenting reminders of what he once had and lost. As Faith showed Drake what it could be like to live again, he feared the day George Butler would come to claim the wife and children Drake longed to call his own.

Two people, each sworn never to love again. Until fate stepped in.

About the Author

Robin Lee Hatcher is the best-selling author of 25 historical romance novels and two historical novellas fromHarperCollins Publishers, Avon Books, and Leisure Books. There are over four million copies of her books inprint. In addition to English language editions, her novels have been translated and published in other countriessuch as France, Italy, China, Poland, Bulgaria, Norway, and Russia. Robin is a past president of Romance Writersof America, Inc., an international professional writers organization with over 8,000 members.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Harpercollins (Mm) (May 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061083879
• ISBN-13: 978-0061083877
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,951,227 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the author of 60+ novels and novellas. My home is in Idaho, where I spend my time writing stories of faith, courage, and love; pondering the things of God; and loving my family and friends. Please note that the list of my books on Amazon includes novels written for the general romance market from 1984 to 1999. My Christian fiction has been published from 1999 to present. I no longer recommend my older fiction. Purchase used books with caution. For more information, please visit my web site at http://robinleehatcher.com.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Chances are... you'll truly enjoy this story!, May 10, 2003

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Jody L. Schoth (Katy, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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I will definitely have to seek out more books by Robin Lee Hatcher. Chances Are is a wondeful story, filled with heartwarming characters, that will tug at your heart and make you eager to turn the next page. This story is truly hard to put down.

Faith Butler somehow, through all her own trials, manages to be a shining light to all those around her. Only can she get through to her new boss, Drake, who hides his scarred face behind dark curtains and unlit rooms.. who only chooses to show his disfigurement when attempting to scare others away from him. Only Faith realizes that, although he attempts to scare everyone around him, a man that gives a desperate woman a job when turing her away would mean certain death for her daughter and probably starvation for her son and herself... must have a heart of gold. Determined to find that heart of gold that he keeps locked away so tightly, Faith sets a direct path to thaw out the cold surface of her boss.

This story is truly wonderful, and I highly recommend it to others that have enjoyed historical romance tales. Robin Lee Hatcher is truly a talented storywriter.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Robin Hatcher winner. Easily a 5+..., December 29, 2003

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Reviewer Jody has done this piece justice so I won't be repetitious. This is a wonderfully written book with a compelling storyline. Very hard to put it down. The characters have depth and are 3 dimensional. Our tormented hero, Drake, is truly a broken man but Faith Butler brings kindness and caring to everyone on the Jagged R ranch. Of course there's Faith's "husband" George, a man worthy of our hate........and there's Gertie, a ranch wrangler who's never learned she was a female til she saves "Doc" from himself......All around good stuff including the precious kids.........precocious Alex and frail Becca. You won't regret buying this one... I understand there is a new, updated version of this story that u may want to check out but I preferred this original myself. Enjoy

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Stuff, May 4, 1999

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This review is from: Chances Are (Mass Market Paperback)

This is definitely one of the best historical novel I have read in a while. The emotions just kept leaping out of the pages and tugging at my heart -- and this is what every good novel should do. So maybe the story is not the most original (even though some aspects are). This is actually the third novel I've read about a disfigured, eye-patched leading male character, but still Ms. Hatcher was able to write a gut-wrenching, compelling story. And it's refreshing to see secondary characters have conflicts of their own, and find their own happy ending too. It was just a little too predictable in the end, and maybe the kids should have had a bigger part -- poor Becca was practically non-existant. But these are small details. Overall an above-average, emotion-filled novel.