The owner of the troubled Spur Ranch, Eden Rossiter is struggling to cope with the ruthless owner of a nearby spread who is trying to squeeze her out and her gambler brother, until she joins forces with Kincade, a former Texas rodeo rider. Simultaneous.
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Some formulas never go out of style, and the prolific Dailey (Legacies, 1995) always mixes the ingredients well. As she has done some 90 times previously, first in Harlequin romances and later in hardcover (here for the first time for HarperCollins), Dailey arranges for a tough-minded heroine to meet a strong alpha male. A broken-down pickup truck strands Kincade (a nod to the hero of The Bridges of Madison County?) Harris, a washed-up rodeo rider, in the small town of Friendly, Nev. Almost immediately, he rescues pretty Eden Rossiter, owner of the Spur Ranch, from a stampeding herd of cattle. Sparks fly, and she hires Kincade as a ranch hand. But Eden is skittish when it comes to men: about 10 years ago, she was acquitted of killing Jeff DePard during an attempted rape. Now Jeff's brother is determined to drive Spur Ranch out of business; he's abetted by Eden's own brother, whose gambling addiction makes him DePard's pawn. Steering clear of vapid introspection and dialogue, the novel succeeds on the strength of Dailey's well-paced plot and emotion-packed ending. $250,000 ad/promo; Doubleday Book Club main selection; Reader's Digest Condensed Books selection; author tour; U.K., translation, dramatic rights: Richard Curtis.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Booklist
The latest novel by the prolific and wildly popular Dailey is a contemporary western romance. Set in Nevada, with a plot that's sort of a latter-day Big Valley, the tale boasts scenery as important as any of its characters: "Here was the West of legend, subtle in its grandeur and awesome in its vastness, a land of broad, undulating valleys clumped with sage brush, riven with dry arroyos, and walled by jagged, saw-toothed mountains." Eden Rossiter owns Spur Ranch, but her hold on her holdings is threatened by her mean neighbor, the figurative guy in the black hat. One day a tall stranger rides in--he, of course, in the figurative white hat. With dialogue so cliched it's brittle, the novel nonetheless spins and cascades with exciting action as the tall stranger helps Eden with her ranch troubles and her hard heart. Brad Hooper
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Modern Western Adventure - With A Little Romance,
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"Notorious" by Janet Dailey
The description on the back promises a story with western adventure, action and "breathtaking romance". If you are thinking of this book for strictly the romance aspect, I would say take a pass on this one. Although there is some steamy romance,and the tension and anticipation of it builds through the sparks between the main characters, there's not much and it doesn't happen until around Chapter 20 or 21, which was almost the end. Having said that, if you are a lover of Westerns with a little romance thrown in(lucky for me, that is my case), you may find this an enjoyable summer read. It's got all the elements that make a good western. Ms. Dailey does a good job of paying homage to the traditional western. It's action packed with an old-fashioned cattle drive, a stampede,a land grubbing boss and his band of bad guys,shoot-outs,a saloon setting, a hero to die for and a gal in trouble. It's a modern day Western setting, but the story could take place in the old west as well. A mysterious stranger, only known as Kincaid, pulls into a small Nevada town to have his pick-up repaired. Right off the bat, he has to rescue a beautiful girl from a deadly situation. The girl it seems is the owner of a cattle ranch that is barely holding it's own. At the chatty town bar, Kincaid gets advice from all sides on his stay there, the most telling coming from a tough guy telling him to "stay away from Rossiter". Eden Rossiter, the girl he saved. Naturally he does not heed the warnings and immediately gets a job on her ranch. As the story unfolds, we find trouble at every turn for Eden Rossiter, as Depard the land grubber tries to take over her little piece of heaven. Even her own brother seems to be suspect in the sabotage. Kincaid, helps thwart off the dangerous situations constantly arising, but Depard already has it in for Eden for killing his son years earlier, and makes things mighty tough. Eden meanwhile has a deep secret about the day she shot Jeff Depard. And what is Kincaid's reasons for being there? Is he out for some sort of revenge for past deeds himself? Will Eden trust Kincaid over her own brother? There are a few surprises along the way, as the relationship between them runs hot and cold. I thought the story dragged in a few places. The dialogue at times was a little dry, and the relationship between Kincaid and Eden took too long to develop. There were a couple of characters, who I would have liked to get to know a little better. A barmaid named Star, with a teenage son, were characters I became interested in(actually kind of hoping Kincaid and Star would get together at first),but their story line kind of fizzled out early on. There were some fun characters, the cook who's hooked on vanilla extact, and Rusty the cowhand who became Kincaid's sidekick.The bad guys were worthy of any good western. I did enjoy the western/adventure aspect and the little romance there was. So mostly I would recommend this to those who enjoy a good western. There is an unabridged audio edition - Notorious [Audiobook] by Janet Dailey [Unabridged] - if you are looking for something to keep you company on a long drive(it's nearly 13 hours) So good summer read for western lovers only.....Laurie
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