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The Good, the Bad, and the Sexy

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This book had mixed reviews, so I was a little hesitant...but it was wonderful. There was a lot of sexual tension, but in an innocent, powerful way. A hard one to put down because you get so involved with the characters.

I've read several of Emily Carmichael's books and my favorite has always been Jezebel's Sister. The Good, the Bad and the Sexy is even better. I can't remember when I have enjoyed a book so much. I have found myself reading and smiling and laughing. If you want a good, pick-me-up book - open The Good, the Bad and the Sexy. I don't know how Ms. Carmichael will top this one, but I know she will. Highly recommended and highly enjoyed.

The Good, the Bad and the Sexy is a really good contemporary romance with a cheesy title. The book is written very well. The romance between Rachel and Jackson is great, as is the unlikely relationship between their children.

When movie star Jackson Stone once again has to rescue his wayward daughter from one of her never ending escapades, he decides he's had enough for a while, and he and Cherie need some time to theirselves, and to let the media hoopla die down. He drags Cherie, with her Morticia Adams look, and sexy grunge clothes, to camp out with him in Arizona. But when Jackson falls and sprains his ankle, and Rachel Marsh, the sexy owner of the Lazy M ranch comes to his rescue, the brain child is born for him to kill two birds with one stone: he can become incognito as a cowboy on her ranch, and he can get to know the sexy Miss Marsh.

Rachel Marsh is doing quite well raising her som Sam, but when Jackson Stone offers her a good deal of money to play at working for her, she can't turn it down. She's got no use for the movie star and his smart mouthed daughter, but hey, he's paying her.

This was a wonderful, sometimes laugh out loud, sometimes very touching story. Jackson's daughter Cherie, and Rachel's son Sam soon form a relationship, both determined to change the other, and quickly become as close as siblings. Rachel and Sam soon discover that they are most definently attracted to one another, and in close proximity, it's hard to fight. They're drawn together, on the rocky road to love.

In The Good, The Bad, And The Sexy, Ms. Carmichael does a wonderful job of focusing on the humor, the angst, the frustration and the joy of relationships. With the children, and with Jackson and Rachel. This book was joy to read, and the pace starts fast and doesn't let up. For you contemporary fans, don't miss this wonderful story!

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The antics that follow Jackson Stone and his Morticia look-alike daughter, Cherie, are pure fun, laced with emotion and understandable teen angst on Cherie's part. The product of divorced Hollywood beautiful people, she's always felt like she's in the background and does whatever is needed to gain attention. Rachel's eleven year-old son, Sam, is almost too good to be true, but he is a country boy, not city or street wise. Cherie plans on changing that. Sam wants to change her!...

THE GOOD, THE BAD and the SEXY is a laugh out loud, heart-warming tale of several people trying to get their lives together without much luck. Once they all come together under the same roof, however, things start to click.

Emily Carmichael shines again in this romance tale that has it all, from movie star parents to typical kids, sarcastic, yet fun-loving ranch help, and an all-knowing, all-seeing octogenarian postmistress. I highly recommend THE GOOD, THE BAD and the SEXY as a must-read!

Livid Hollywood superstar Jackson Stone interrupts a romantic tryst between his thirteen-year-old daughter Cherie and her wannabe lover music star Jimmy Toledo. The tabloids already have the story so Jackson decides it is time to make a hasty retreat until the scandal is replaced by some other more notorious event. Taking Cherie with him, Jackson vanishes to no where Arizona, hiding at the Lazy M ranch.

Jackson offers the dude ranch owner widow Rachel Marsh a large sum of cash if she allows him to hide undercover as a cowboy. Though the ranch has shown some success lately, Rachel can use the money to help her raise her eleven-year-old son Sam. With Jackson playing the part of an inept cowboy, he lands the role of a lifetime as he and Rachel fall in love. However, a morose Cherie remains an unhappy camper who follows the tenet that misery loves miserable people so she goes out of her way to make everyone miserable.

Emily Carmichael provides her fans with an amusing contemporary romance that has a serious undertone to the tale. The story line is at its slapstick funniest when Jackson tries his best to be Stony the cowboy. His relationship with Rachel feels fairy tale like, as if royalty prince and a pretty commoner found love. Cherie adds teenage angst as she struggles between being daddy's little girl and her raging adult-like hormones. Readers will enjoy the delightful THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE SEXY.

Harriet Klausner

This is a terrific contemporary romance, with lots of humor and well-developed characterizations. I loved the fact that Emily Carmichael has created an original plot, with the heroine as the owner of a dude ranch, rather than recycling standard plotlines. She uses the western setting to great effect, whether it is a scene of tenderfoots in the wilderness or romance under the stars. Ms Carmichael also does a terrific job with the children of the hero and heroine so that they are completely formed, believable kids whose feelings and dialogue ring true. The hero and heroine are two of the most likable, three-dimensional characters ever and it is a pleasure to read about them - and to reread this book again.
Definitely a keeper!

It has a good story line, but it's a slow read.