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The Gift Horse [Evergreen Dynasty Series] (BookStrand Publishing)

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This is a truly fun book, I was peasantly surprised and expected to be awash with dripping romance but instead enjoyed honest down and dirty characters who didnt have perfect lives 24/7. Having said that it still ran true to form ending in a triumphant coupling for the two main characters.Bring us some more fun,horse,romance Ms Davenport, I will definitely sign up for the same

What a great story. Ms. Davenport creates two very diverse characters and vividly shows how each influences the other as their relationship grows. The descriptions make me feel like I'm there. Add in the high stakes for both Samantha and Carson, and wow! I couldn't put it down.

One last note: I fell so in love with Gabbie. What a wonderfully, quirky character and my hat is off to Ms. Davenport for giving her a voice.

Thanks for a great read!

I've been enjoying reading authors who, like me, grew up with dog-eared copies of The Black Stallion and every other horse book available. Carolyn Banks and her hysterical mysteries, and Sara Gruen with her vivid and believable tales. So I decided to try this one and am glad it was cheap. First, the story takes place outside of Seattle in an area called 'The Eastside' by people who live here (as the main characters supposedly do). It's fairly obvious to me that the author has, at best, been to the Seattle area to ride the Ducks, but she is so lacking in knowledge about the area that it's painful to read. For example, Sam's family lives in Spokane; she lives in Western Washington and the family reunion is on the peninsula...that's a LONG drive for a family reunion. It would be a lot more believable if the family met at Chelan or even in Idaho. Someone familiar with the area would know that. The book lacks any real description of the setting other than those things everyone around the country knows--the Space Needle and Mt Rainier. Other than that, she may as well be writing about Oklahoma for how generalized she is.

Her character development is mainly to build up to sex scenes. Ass is a common adjective she uses. Tight ass, sweet ass, you get the idea. The horse action seems to just be there to fill out the panting love scenes--which are the best written parts of the book.

I think the author should focus on writing short sexy stories for racy magazines and leave the novels to the professionals. If you want a good story and good writing, check out the authors I mentioned. You won't be disappointed, unless you just want a Harlequin-quality read.