Hidden In A Heartbeat (A Place Called Home) (Special Edition, 1355) [Paperback]

Patricia McLinn (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373243553
• ISBN-13: 978-0373243556
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,039,977 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

My readers say my books are "warm and witty", "down to earth", "poignant", with characters who "live and breathe" and "hit the sweet spot" of "laughter and tears."

I hope you'll find all that in reading the e-books I'm now offering through Kindle and www.AWritersWork.com

As for me, I had a great Midwestern childhood, though I did run away from home once - heading for Hollywood. Alas, Dairy Queen came before the train station, seriously depleting capital. Otherwise I surely would have been the only Oscar-winning screenplay writer under ten.

Instead, I followed the normal education track: BA and MSJ from Northwestern. Not quite as normal (especially way back then), I became a sports writer. It's great training for writing - dialogue, character, motivation, conflict, goals. All that went into my Winter Olympic-set "gold-medal winner" THE GAMES (www.patriciamclinn.com/games2010): Medals can be won, careers can be made, hearts can be lost in the sixteen days of the Winter Olympics.

Plus, I didn't have to get up early.

After being a sports writer for the Rockford (Ill.) Register Star and assistant sports editor at the Charlotte (N.C.) Observer, I moved to the Washington Post. That's when I started writing novels -- it all has to do with dried wallpaper paste. (For the full story, see www.PatriciaMcLinn.com)

A couple decades there and 25 books published, and I headed back to the Midwest to write full-time and enjoy the unfolding twists and turns of my plotline.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended, February 2, 2001

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This review is from: Hidden In A Heartbeat (A Place Called Home) (Special Edition, 1355) (Paperback)

Landing a contract with Fort Big Horn Historic Site Commission gives Rebecca Dahlgren an excuse to follow her only lead to her past. When she arrives at Far Hills Ranch, purportedly to pursue another contract, Rebecca is truthfully looking for answers to her heritage. Determined to land the contract at Far Hills Ranch, Rebecca believes she will find her answers there. She didn't expect to also encounter sexy Luke Chandler who immediately places her on the defensive. Nevertheless, dealing with her grandmother has prepared her for Luke's hard headedness; that is, Rebecca has definite skill for dealing with immovable objects.

Some people believe that Far Hills Ranch is cursed, including the owner Marti Susland who believes the hundred year old legend about the family doing someone wrong. Determined to end the curse, she attempts to bring happiness to those she loves. Part of her schemes includes giving Luke part of the ranch, although he isn't family, but Luke doesn't wish to be tied to anyone or anything. He treasures his independence, and refuses to compromise.

Rebecca has a chip on her shoulder. She constantly thinks of what her grandmother, the woman who raised her, would expect, valiantly trying to remain prim and proper as her grandmother would expect by following the rules. Judged for her mother's mistakes, Rebecca worries about what others think, sharply contrasting Luke's devil may care attitude. Even their first kiss comes to an abrupt halt before getting started because someone might see. Despite their different values, however, neither can ignore their mutually overwhelming attraction.

HIDDEN IN A HEARTBEAT has a terrific plot with lots of complications. A beguiling, sexy romance, HIDDEN IN A HEARTBEAT that tantalizes the reader. Indeed, Patricia McLinn delivers a first rate romance that will heat the cool nights and leave the reader hungering for more from her pen. Now pardon me, I missed the first two books of this series, LOST AND FOUND GROOM (#1344 August 2000) and AT THE HEART'S COMMAND (#1350 September 2000) and have some eagerly awaited reading to do!