Desert Star [Paperback]

Linda Chaikin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

In this captivating sequel to Desert Rose, popular novelist Linda Chaikin takes readers out west for a spirited romance.

Callie Halliday glitters as she sweeps across the stage in Virginia City. With her career on the rise, Callie is determined to find a respectable husband. And Rick Delance, a gunfighter with a dangerous reputation, doesn’t fit the bill.

But when someone breaks into Callie’s dressing room and she survives some mishaps, it’s obvious someone wants to harm her. Turning to the only man who can protect her, she contacts Rick Delance. As the actress and gunslinger face danger together, will the young woman’s heart soften? Will she become a glittering star in the desert...or will she follow her heart?

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Harvest House Publishers; 1ST edition (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0736912355
• ISBN-13: 978-0736912358
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,425,101 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Linda Lee Chaikin has written over thirty books including the bestselling Daughter of Silk., its sequel Written on Silk, and The Midwife of St. Petersburg. Linda, an award winning author, is a graduate of Multnomah School of the Bible in Portland, Oregon. She and her husband live in Northern California.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Oh, I love this book!, May 7, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Desert Star (Paperback)

Okay, so I liked Desert Rose a little bit better than Desert Star, just because it was a little more romantic, but Desert Star is so great. I'll read anything by Linda Chaikin, because her heroes are so strong and manly and romantic. Desert Star is a little different from most of her books, in that the main characters aren't both strong Christians, but rather are lapsed in their faith and struggling against that. I liked it, though, because I could relate a little bit more to Callie than to a lot of her heroines who are really strong Christians and have it all figured out already. Anyway, I really love this book, and would recommend it, and Desert Rose, the first in this series, very highly.

3.0 out of 5 stars More mystery than romance!, May 30, 2011

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Lisa H. "crafty bride" (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Desert Star (Paperback)

I was a bit disappointed in this story. I read Christian Romance for the romance but there wasn't much in this story. I found it to be more of a mystery than a romance novel. The hero and heroine don't even have any interaction until the 13th chapter which is half way through the book. I personally like more interaction and relationship building in my romances. That being said, it was well written and believable.

My only other complaint is that there were so many characters that I had to keep a hand written list in order to keep track of who everyone was. Reading the first book is a must in order to understand who everyone is.

These were my first Linda Chaikin books and I did like them enough to try more by her.

5.0 out of 5 stars An engaging tale set in the American Old West..., August 4, 2004

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Jennie "cooljennie2000" (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Desert Star (Paperback)

I enjoyed this book alot. I really like how Linda Chaikin sets up her story in the historical setting of the silver boom in Virginia City. She really did her research on this time period. The characters Rick Delance and Callie Halliday were engaging and lively characters. I admit that I fell in love with the cocky handsome gunfighter because even though Rick was set on avenging his family's deaths, his faith in the Lord was just below the surface.Will he be able to set aside his desire for revenge? He was an awesome example of a manly hero. Callie Halliday is the beautiful actress who is determined to make it in the theater world of Broadway with the handsome Ashe Perry. After a year of performances in San Francisco, she returns to Virginia City, Nevada to perform in the new theater and to get engaged to her leading man. What she didn't count on were bizarre incidents in which in one she narrowly escapes death...and her renewed attraction to Rick Delance, who was clearly, she thought, was out of her bounds. Her uncle is also insisting that the man she is thinking of marrying was not a Christian. Yet in spite of everything, Callie is determined to make her dreams come true. What will it take for her to realize God's plan for her? Will love shine in the darkness?