Leaving Lonely Town [Mass Market Paperback]

Cait London (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 30, 2001

Wyoming's most passionate women and powerful men all answer to one name: Langtry!The Lost Langtry Baby is Coming Home...

Sable Barclay is afraid and excited about what awaits her in Shiloh, Wyoming. Compelling evidence suggests that she might have been the kidnapped Langtry baby...so she's headed there to learn the truth. But even more unsettling is the man who can help her find the answers: the Langtry's rugged ranch foreman, Culley Blackwolf, whose intense sensuality entices Sable in ways she never thought possible.

Culley senses that this woman is big trouble -- and he should know, since trouble's dogged his entire life. Still, her soft vulnerability and intoxicating feminine ways make Culley ache to hold and protect her. Sable seeks his trust, but after a lifetime alone will he be able to share his own secrets...or will the past rise again to tear their love apart?

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About the Author

A leading series romance writer, Cait London is a national award-winning bestselling author. She writes articles, is a speaker, and fully enjoys the perks of her career, like meeting readers. Her love of the West is demonstrated in her books. Call's contemporary style involves humor and bringing characters to life by using their pasts and their heritages. "I love digging in genealogy and heritages, and creating them," she says."Really neat characters are born out of immigrant heritages or descendants of Native Americans. The contemporary blend makes fascinating texture."

Of German-Russian descent (with rumors of an Austrian princess in her lineage), Cait grew up in rural Washington State. She is now a resident of Missouri and the mother of three daughters, all taller than she.The best events of her life have always been in threes. Cait London says, "I enjoy creating romantic collisions between dark, brooding heroes and contemporary, strong, active women who know how to manage their lives. Readers are the best perks in this game and I love meeting them. I believe that each of my books is a gift to a reader, a part of me on those pages, and I'm thrilled when readers say, 'That was a good book.'

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: Avon (October 30, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380815516
• ISBN-13: 978-0380815517
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,298,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cait London is my latest pseudonym; previous was Cait Logan, and I'm thrilled when people remember my other writing persona. After 20+ years in publishing best sellers, I've received awards and have written in almost all of the romance subgenres (series, historical, paranormal, etc.), and a hefty amount of those were in Desires, including the Tallchiefs. More info at my website and blog, an enewsletter is available at [e-mail]. I'm probably best known for small town secrets, characterization and twists and am a member of several writing groups. I am currently researching new projects/novels.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story!, November 6, 2001

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Huntress Reviews (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leaving Lonely Town (Mass Market Paperback)

Sable Barclay was a criminologist. While doing some forensic testing she stumbled onto the major possibility that she was the lost Langtry baby. She took time off work to travel to Shiloh, Wyoming to quietly investigate. Her life long best friend, Eden, went with her for support. Soon Sable was in a relationship with Faith and Jacob Langtry's ranch foreman, Culley Blackwolf. As Sable slowly came to terms with both sets of parents, she also began helping Culley deal with his own difficult past.

Eden Eglantine was a paleontologist. As she helped Sable reunite with her biological parents, she spent time with Sable's biological brother, Roark Langtry, looking for the bonebeds of dinosaurs. Eden understood that Roark wanted her, but not WHY. Her own parents cared nothing for her and her brother, Piers, was cruel. Piers took credit for all Eden's work and kept he on a short leash! If Eden gave into her feelings for Roark, Piers would harm Roark, Sable, and the entire Langtry family!

But the Langtry family had a special heritage of some golden coins. Their ancestors watched over them. Sable and Eden were about to learn that the Langtry family protected their loved ones!

**** This was like two stories in one! Two women in two difficult romances with two difficult men! Whew! If that was not enough to keep me busy, the author continued (and concluded) a sub-plot from a previous book, titled "It Happened At Midnight", of the kidnapped Langtry baby years before and the reunion once she was grown! I was delighted to read of so much happening at once! Wonderful story that I highly recommend! ****

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Two Good Romances In One Book, February 21, 2002

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Rhonda (Windsor, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leaving Lonely Town (Mass Market Paperback)

Sable Barclay, a criminologist, finds possible evidence that she is the lost Langtry baby that was kidnapped twenty-eight years ago. She knows that she is adopted and decides to confront her suspicions head on by traveling from Kansas City to the Langtry ranch in Shiloh, Wyoming with Eden, her best friend and paleontologist. The first person Sable meets is the ranch foreman, Culley Blackwolf. He is quiet, strong, and protective of the family. Sable and Eden pretend to be interested in Faith Langtry's pottery to get a feel for the family. Faith invites the girls into her home where they meet Jacob, Faith's husband and Roark, her son. After the brief visit, the girls return to Kansas City where Culley shows up suspecting who she is and telling her that she has to face this now or wonder for the rest of her life. She and Eden end up returning to the Langtry ranch for an extended period of time where familial and romantic relationships develop. Of course, there's the proverbial bad seed, Eden'd brother, who adds malice to the story. I really enjoyed the two romances and found myself equally interested in both. The women characters felt real, strong and not model perfect as many are. However, there were a few spots where I wondered if pages were actually missing because the sentence didn't continue on the next page. Also, Ms.London repeated the same phrase too close together a couple of times and I found that disappointing in a professional author. The book was sappy in places, a little far fetched and the last 30 pages were not as good as the rest of the book. However, overall I enjoyed it, but it's no 5 star.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What a disappointment!, November 1, 2001

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"[e-mail]" (Warner Robins, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Leaving Lonely Town (Mass Market Paperback)

This is one of the worst written books I've ever read! The editor must have been asleep when reviewing this manuscript. It is so bad that I began editing it myself a third of the way through just to keep my interest up. London uses the same phrases over and over to describe characters and their emotions. By the end of the book I was ready to scream from Culley's repeated mental self-abuse over not being "good enough" to touch Sable. The build up of Piers as the villian was not followed up by any suspense and the resulting death scene lent itself to some of the funniest dialogue in the book! Please don't insult the intelligence of romance readers by passing off half-written drival as quality work. Clearly London was not giving her all to what was a promising concept. A pity for her fans.