"The Lady and the Loner. Horse trainer Victoria Flynn had learned the hard way that good looking men just plain couldn't be trusted. But she was in big trouble, and she had nobody to turn to but a man who was too damn handsome for her own good- a long, lean Texan with a lazy smile, and strangely haunted eyes. A lifetime's worth of hard lessons had taught Cole Bannister never to let anybody get too close- but Tory Flynn wasn't making it easy. The rodeo star turned private investigator was ready to help her find out who was out to destroy her ranch- but he wasn't ready for the way she made him dream of changing his solitary ways." This is from the back cover of the book.
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This review is from: Out Of The Dark (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)
Horse trainer Tory Flynn is desperate and heart sick. Three horses under her care have died under mysterious circumstances. It appears that someone is trying to put her Uncle's ranch out of business and they've got to find out who and why before another innocent animal dies and their reputation is shattered.When Tory walks into Cole Bannister's office and requests his investigative services he initially turns her down. After three terrible tragedies that he holds himself responsible for he refuses to get involved. But against his better judgment he does. This is a romance, so it's no surprise that the culprits are found and the two fall in love but first they have to overcome a lot of personal baggage. Cole is drop dead gorgeous, so the heroine despises him on sight. You see, her Dad was a beautiful, lying, sack of doggy dung who was the worst kind of womanizer. With only her dad as an example Tory believes all pretty men are ugly on the inside. So she's scared to death of her attraction to Cole and fears she's following in her doormat Mom's footsteps and fights it for all she's worth. Completely understandable. Cole, naturally, is much more than a pretty face but he'd like the world to see him that way so he hides his painful emotions and only dates air-heads who don't care if he has feelings. In his mind any decent woman is too good for him. He has a lot of healing to do and personal demons to face before he can love with all of his heart. He's a classic wounded hero. Tory loses her baggage sooner than Cole does, he carries his around for the entire story. A bit too long for my tastes. I wanted to see them both happy and in love for a few more pages than I got. This is what would be classified as a very angst-filled read. Fortunately, there were quiet moments of humor to relieve the tension; Cole's cat, whom he denies is his, made me smile and brought out Cole's gentle side early on. His vehement denial of ownership is just such a man thing that I couldn't help but laugh every time the cat popped up. A Justine Davis book is always a treat and I recommend this one, especially for those who like wounded characters and loads of internal conflict, but if you're not quite up to reading 240 plus pages of angst you may want to hold off on reading this one until another day.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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Not exciting but not boring.,
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This review is from: Out Of The Dark (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)
Tory kind of got on my nerves after while. She was the let's-all-feel-sorry-for-me attitude that got kind of sickening. Cole could be at times too. I didn't think much of these book until the end. The ending started out real sweet and happy. But then turned real cheesy. I'm not going to say what it was because I don't want to give it away. Let's just say I said "WHAT!?" It surprised me because I really didn't see that much closeness between the two characters. I'm glad the author new something about horses. Sometimes when I read books like these that involve horses most of the time the author has no clue about them. But Justine did a find job in that part.
0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Angst as only Justine Davis can deliver!,
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This review is from: Out Of The Dark (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)
A Justine Davis book is always a treat and I recommend this one, especially for those who like wounded characters and loads of internal conflict, but if you're not quite up to reading 240 plus pages of angst you may want to hold off on reading this one until another day.
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