Song of the West (Silhouette Romance #143) [Paperback]

Nora Roberts (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1982

A #1 New York Times Bestselling Author

The towering mountains and windswept plains called to her. But she'd never intended to stay forever - until Jake Tanner stirred her emotions like a summer tornado and made it impossible for her to leave. But no man was going to seduce Samantha Evans to give up her dreams. Even a cocky cowboy who made her blood go hot . . .

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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"[Nora Roberts is] a word artist, painting her story and characters with vitality and verve."
-- The Los Angeles Daily News (UNKNOWN ) --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 187 pages
• Publisher: Pocket Books (Mm) (April 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671571435
• ISBN-13: 978-0671571436
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,568,158 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Book, with the feel of "Montana Sky", February 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Song of the West (Silhouette Romance #143) (Paperback)

This book reminds me of one of my favorite Nora Roberts books, "Montana Sky". Even though the plot is different, they both have that "Big Sky Country" feel to them. Samantha comes to Wyoming to help out her pregnant twin sister and falls for the attractive rancher next door. Can she give up the big city and settle in Wyoming?
Excerpt from the back of the book:
"Rugged rancher Jake Tanner was the most irascible and bossy man Samantha Evans had ever met! Though he frustrated her with his demands, she couldn't ignore the electricity in his touch. Samantha had traveled to the majestic mountains of Wyoming in order to help her very pregnant sister. She never expected the long, lean cowboy next door ro rustle up dreams of a family of her own."

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Synopsis, January 22, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Song of the West (Silhouette Romance #143) (Paperback)

WHY DID SHE FIND IT SO HARD TO LEAVE WHOMING? Family obligations had led Samantha Evans to the land of windswept plains and towering mountains. But she had every intention of returning to the East after her sister's baby was safely born.Unexpectedly, she felt like changing her mind. She found that she didn't want to say good-bye after all, evan though she knew her sister no longer needed her. Was it because she had fallen in love with the beautiful country, or should she admit to herself that a tall, commanding rancher had corraled her heart forever?

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars a cookie-cutter romance full of unnecessary antagonism, August 21, 2005

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Donna K. "bookcrosser" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Song of the West (Silhouette Romance #143) (Paperback)

Samantha came to Wyoming to look after her pregnant twin sister, who was on medically prescribed bedrest. While she was there she fell in love with the wide-open spaces, the country air, and the lifestyle on the Wyoming ranch. She wanted to remain in Wyoming permanently, but what made it impossible to stay was that she also fell in love with the rancher next-door. She thought he was committed to a more sophisticated woman, and she couldn't bear to stay while he made a homelife with someone else, so she decided to leave as soon as possible. It's hard to imagine that someone as strong and as self-sufficient as Samantha would walk away from the challenge of another woman being interested in the man she loved.

One thing I find very annoying in romance novels is incessant and unnecessary bickering between the characters, supposedly representing sexual tension or a conflict. Samanatha started off as a giving and unselfish woman, yet I was immediately turned off by her antagonistic and hostile reaction to Jake. Yes, he was very flirtatious, but definitely not the arrogant condescending playboy he is made out to be, and Samantha seemed to overreact in such a silly negative way to his charm. In the end, Jake became quite aggresive in his pursuit of her, but quite frankly it was a welcome break in the plot, and the only way he'd get through to her stubborness and they'd finally come together and resolve the conflict.