One Stubborn Texan (Harlequin American Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Kara Lennox (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin American Romance | Publication Date: September 11, 2007

The town of Linhart had never seen a sophisticated beauty like Sydney Baines, and Russ Klein suspected that whatever had brought the long-legged detective all the way to the Texas Hill Country couldn't be good. And he was right-- years of weaning his mother away from Las Vegas's high rollers would be wasted and her gambling addiction would be back in full swing once Sydney's news about his long-lost inheritance got out.

At first the big-city sleuth didn't believe it. The harder she pushed the stubborn Texan to take the money, the harder he resisted. Could she pass up the finder's fee her family desperately needed so the charming backwoods adventurer could keep his secret? Because it looked as if botching her assignment was the only way she could catch her man...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin; September 1180 edition (September 11, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373751842
• ISBN-13: 978-0373751846
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,753,216 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kara Lennox (a.k.a. Karen Leabo) published her first book when she was in the eighth grade. She wrote a children's book as a class assignment, then convinced her yearbook publisher to print up bound copies, which she distributed herself to friends, relatives and neighbors. Though this was hardly a high-profit venture, the urge to see her work in print never deserted her.

Kara began her first novel in college, a truly awful gothic that was best left in a drawer. Then graduation, finding a job, marriage and moving cross-country got in the way. She toiled in anonymity for the Texas Society of CPAs, writing brochures for their continuing education program. Naturally, with such scintillating subject matter to occupy her days, her imagination ran wild at night, and soon she was working on her second novel.

The horrible first job gave way to an even worse second job (writing insurance policies in plain English) and a third. But she never completely lost sight of the dream of earning her living as a writer--a real writer, with a byline.

She worked several years as a nonfiction magazine writer with hundreds of articles to her credit. She would get up at five every morning to work two hours on her novels before tackling her various freelance jobs. Three years and five novels later, Kara sold her first book, Roses Have Thorns (by Karen Leabo) to Silhouette Romance.

Determined to earn a living as a novelist, Kara focused relentlessly on her goal to sell at least three books per year (the minimum she figured she could live on). And during the past fifteen-plus years, that's exactly what she's done (if you average things out!). Writing has always been her priority, and in sixty-plus books, she has missed only two deadlines (both only by a few days).

Kara has written for seven different category lines (for Harlequin, Silhouette and Bantam Loveswept). In addition, she's written ten screenplays (three of which have been optioned, none produced, alas) and numerous novels and proposals that haven't sold (yet). She also blogs, tweets and spends way too much time on Facebook. The blank page doesn't frighten her.

Kara's books have finaled in several romance industry contests including the National Readers' Choice Awards, the Holt Medallion competition and the Rita. Her Harlequin American PLAIN JANE'S PLAN won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice.

Currently Kara writes a romantic suspense series for Harlequin Super Romance, PROJECT JUSTICE. She lives in a 105-year-old fixer-upper Victorian house in California with her husband Rob, also a writer, and various pets. When she is not writing, she enjoys an ever-changing array of activities that currently includes bicycling, yoga, mosaic-making and selling vintage jewelry online.

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars Who wins when an irresistable force meets a stubborn Texan?, September 29, 2007

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This review is from: One Stubborn Texan (Harlequin American Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Russ Klein wants only one thing--to be left alone with his wilderness business in the hill country of Texas. He's finally helped his mother overcome her self-destructive tendencies, he's survived a father who never cared for him, and he's made something of himself. The last thing he wants is to be reminded of his Las Vegas childhood--and of what those fast-living days did to his mother. Turning down money is easy. Saying no to the beautiful woman who's trying to give it to him, now that is really tough.

For heir-finder Sydney Baines, the Oberlin Inheritance is the holy grail. The commission will not only save her father's business--a business that has been almost ruined as her father dealt with the loss of his wife--it'll also prove to her father that Sydney is a formidable investigator in her own right. And giving the super-sexy Texan a nice chunk of money is certainly a good deed. Or she would have thought so. Mostly, people go out of their way to persuade her they're the heirs even if they aren't. But Russ Klein seems to want her to believe he isn't--even as more and more evidence says he is. So, what is going on here?

Author Kara Lennox spins a charming tale of romance, second chances, and redemption. Both Russ and Sydney have compelling reasons for their positions--reasons that come from their love of family. To overcome those and to create a new family will be a real challenge. Some cute secondary issues like Russ's oversized dog (Sydney is afraid of dogs) add to the enjoyment.

ONE STUBBORN TEXAN is one enjoyable read.

1.0 out of 5 stars Stubborn?, July 29, 2010

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This review is from: One Stubborn Texan (Harlequin American Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

I REALLY did not like this story. Russ was the only good part. He was funny, a good man, not stubborn at all, and I couldn't find one thing wrong with his decisions. Like, ever.

Sydney got on my nerves so much, I finally just gave up on the story and scanned through to see the ending. She was so superficial and prissy, how could anybody want that kind of a person? Materialist, rude, bratty, selfish, close-minded...I could go on and on.

If I can't relate to the main female character in the least, then forget it. I couldn't care less what happened to her anymore halfway through.

4.0 out of 5 stars lighthearted romp, September 12, 2007

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: One Stubborn Texan (Harlequin American Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

Linhart, Texas is a quiet small Hill Country town. At least it sued to be quiet; then New York City private investigator Sydney Baines of Baines and Baines arrives looking for Russ Klein, owner of the general store. She explains she tracks down heirs of lost money for a fee. His biological father Sammy Oberlin left him $10 million.

Russ is not interested in the money and though he would love a fling with the big city slicker, he wants her to leave. He fears that if his mom, Sammy's widow, learns about the inheritance she would rush back to Las Vegas and her gambling addiction would explode. Sydney tries to persuade him with her assets to collect his assets so she can earn her finder's fee of 10%, as her family desperately needs the money. They fall in love in spite of their differing opinions..

The key to this amusing tale is Sydney's frustration and attraction to ONE STUBBORN TEXAN, who does not want the money that she can obtain for him. The changing relationship seems off kilter, as the lead couple each has family problems but to their credit neither welcomes the feelings of love at this time. Fans will enjoy Kara Lennox's lighthearted romp.

Harriet Klausner