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Horseman'S Bride (Heartbreak Canyon) (Silhouette Intimate Moments)

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THE HORSEMAN'S BRIDE is a compelling story revolving a man haunted by past mistakes trying to recover from an almost fatal accident that's left him handicapped. It also centers on the woman he's always loved and her determination to have him realize that handicapped or not, he and their love is worth fighting for. THE HORSEMAN'S BRIDE is definitely a fantastic read that you'll enjoy. Trust me!

Luciano

This is a romance from the days of old. Not to be mistaken with old-fashioned, it can definitely hold its own against anything released in the genre today. What I mean by old-fashioned is that there are no hooks, she isn't a virgin, no-one's secretly pregnant, and our hero is neither a billionaire nor devastatingly handsome... and they're not even pretend married!

But the couple is good together. They are both strong and intelligent and caring, especially caring. They care for each other and their friends and even their relationship. Easy is a jerk, but you can feel his motivation and you know what drives him. Shay loves her man and precious little can sway her from that, she's willing to work through the pain for the pleasure of being with him and we celebrate when he does the same for her.

By the end of the book I cared about these two, I wanted it to work forever, and I believe it will. They had a past and it wasn't filled with the usual mis-understandings ... they knew exactly what they did to each other but weren't mature enough handle it until now. I'll be hunting for the rest of Ms. Pappano's books.

I usually like Marilyn Pappano's work, but this is really good. I stayed up all night fascinated by this book -- great characters, great writing! Can't wait to see the next in the series.

Wow! This story absolutely knocked my socks off! The characters engaged me right from the start. It made me laugh - when Easy holds up his maimed hand to count the women he's been with - oh my! And more than once, Pappano had me in tears for these two wonderful, wounded characters. This is a must-buy, keeper-shelf book!

This is one of the best books I've ever read-in any genre! Easy, a wounded ex-rodeo cowboy is back in town. Shay, his former best friend's former fiancee is waiting for him. She wants to know why he left her after they ran off together. He wants to be left alone. She wants to bring him back into the world. And although he throws up all of his defenses, Shay's love for him and his for her won't let him keep her at arms length.

The high point is that after 14 years of emotional ebuse they still love each other.
But Shay was too weak not to strike out at Easy and had affair after affair with any man. Yuck!

Both are 34 and emotionally wounded, they still want each other but have a lot to work out.

Easy Rafferty ran off with Shay Stephens three days before her marriage to Gutherie Harris [CATTLEMAN'S PROMISE] and has felt guilty ever since. So he decides to make all concerned suffer.

Only a crash in which he injured himself, severly, and also his horse, Gambler brings him back to Heartbreak, Oklahoma. Now he fears facing his horse and other people because of his scars.

Gutherie and Olivia's little daughter, Elly boldly invades Easy's space and offers friendship. Happly to see the tykes back again.

Easy learns of Ethan James' betrayal to Gutherie, his half-brother. We also meet Sheriff Reese Barnett who has dated Shay off and on. I like the way Grace Prescott was woven into the story as the 25 year old shy, much abused daughter of Jed Prescott, owner of Heartbreak's only hardware store. Now what was she up to??

Excellent story except for the moral issues [or lack thereof]- such questionable main characters, but in keeping with everyone's thought process.

Read it to continue the collection but --- Am looking forward to Ethan's story in ROGUE'S REFORM [I think is the name]