A Fabulous Wife (Harlequin American Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Dianne Castell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin American Romance | Publication Date: August 1, 2005

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (August 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373750811
• ISBN-13: 978-0373750818
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,437,868 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Award winning author, Dianne Castell, writes for Harlequin and Kensington. Her books have won Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, been on the cover of Romantic Times Magazine and made the Waldenbooks Bestseller list.
Dianne lives in Cincinnati with her husband, four kids and two cats and will do just about anything besides housework.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's Fabulous Being Over 40!, August 4, 2005

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Leslie Hodges "Reader" (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Fabulous Wife (Harlequin American Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Jack Dawson goes to Whistlers Bend, Montana to attend the high school graduation of his son Ben. His ex-wife divorced him thirteen years ago when she couldn't deal with the stress of being a cop's wife anymore. She was a country girl and he was a city boy, and they just couldn't find a compromise, even though they loved each other. So for the last thirteen years, he's been a Chicago detective, and she's been living and working on her family ranch in Montana. When Jack arrives, Maggie is working to try to find out who rustled her prize Buffalo Bull for a new crossbreed she is working on to help sustain the ranch. "Beefalo" is what is going to be the new future of beef if Maggie's idea works out. Jack tries to take over Maggie's life as soon as he arrives on the ranch, aggravating Maggie to no end. This is a terrific second chance at love story. Maggie and Ben have so much chemistry the pages almost sizzle. Add to that interfering best friends, in-laws, and a Bull that will follow you anywhere for a marshmallow Peep and who loves Elvis and you have a wonderful story with this author's quirky sense of humor. This is such a terrific read, I just couldn't put it down until I got to the end. Dianne Castell has written a wonderful tale of love, and I am looking forward to more from her in the future.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars NOVEL CELEBRATES BEING "FORTY & FABULOUS", August 4, 2005

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Marcia A. Anderson "journalist" (Dublin, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Fabulous Wife (Harlequin American Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Dianne Castell's latest Harlequin American romance, A Fabulous Wife, is the first in her "Forty & Fabulous" trilogy - a miniseries that celebrates the lives and loves of three mature heroines. I totally enjoyed reading about a strong, independent, 40-year-old woman who is facing her attraction to her ex-husband, dealing with a person bent on sabotaging her business, and worrying about her teenage son. This reunion story is set in Montana on the heroine's ranch, where Maggie Dawson is attempting to start a business breeding beefalos - a cross between buffalo and cattle. Her ex-husband, Jack Dawson, is a Chicago cop she divorced after a decade of living with the stress of loving someone who is in constant danger and too-frequently injured on the job. Jack arrives in Montana to attend their son's high school graduation at the same time someone steals Maggie's buffalo stud. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, her son is hanging out with a troubled local girl and considering a career in law enforcement like his dad. It's enough to give a weaker woman an ulcer. But Maggie handles it all with the help of friends and family and finds that love with her big, bad cop is better the second time around.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forty IS Fabulous!, August 5, 2005

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Laurie (OH - USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Fabulous Wife (Harlequin American Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

When Maggie Moran and Jack Dawson divorced thirteen years ago, it was because Maggie could not live with the worrisome stress associated with being the wife of a Chicago cop. Now Jack and his parents have traveled to Montana for his son's high school graduation. When Jack arrives to find Maggie preparing to head out at night in search of her stolen bull, he finds himself being overly protective and feeling the need to take over the investigation. Maggie tries to convince Jack that she is perfectly capable of taking care of herself, having done so for the past thirteen years. When old feelings are refreshed and once again become new, Jack and Maggie both try to deny what is happening between them. Throw into the mix a teenage son, comical, caring parents, tastefully written yet steamy passion, and a dash of suspense and you have a beautiful story of love between a hero and heroine who are a smidgeon older and more mature than what is the norm in women's fiction. A Fabulous Wife is a breath of fresh air; Dianne Castell has written a beautiful story that romance lovers are sure to enjoy. I look forward to the upcoming books in this trilogy.