Sweet Water (Signet Eclipse) [Paperback]

Anna Jeffrey (Author)

Book Description

Series: Signet Eclipse | Publication Date: January 3, 2006

Though purchasing a remote town in West Texas on eBay sounds crazy, real-estate developer Terry Ledger knows a good deal when he sees it. Now he must curry favor with the town's unofficial leader, the feisty Marisa Rutherford, who's fiercely guarding her hometown-and her recently broken heart. With different plans for the town's future, they find themselves agreeing on one thing: an undeniable attraction.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Signet (January 3, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451217373
• ISBN-13: 978-0451217370
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,385,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Anna Jeffrey is an award-winning author of mainstream romance novels as well as romantic comedy/mystery. She wrote six romance novels under the pseudonym of Anna Jeffrey and has written two as Sadie Callahan. She and her sister have co-written five comedy/mystery novels as USA Today Bestselling Author, Dixie Cash. ..... Anna Jeffrey's books have won the Write Touch Readers' Award, the Aspen Gold, and the More Than Magic awards. Her books have finalled in the Colorado Romance Writers award, the Golden Quill and Southern Magic as well as the Write Touch Readers' Award, the Aspen Gold and the More than Magic awards. ..... She is a member of Romance Writers of America and several of its chapters. She enjoys many hobbies, i.e., reading, painting and drawing, crafting, needlework and beading among others. She and her husband live outside a small town in North Central Texas.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mark Off Your Calendar, February 28, 2006

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Romance Reading Mama "Kristen" (Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sweet Water (Signet Eclipse) (Paperback)

This book requires lots of time because you just can't put it down. Marisa and her crazy neighbors have their lives turned upside down when their little town is sold on EBAY. What will happen to Peacos Belle's? What about the martian landing pad?
What was Terry Ledger thinking when he bought a Texas town on EBAY? What was he going to do with the residents? What was he going to do about the budding romance that could cause him to sabotage his own big plans? These questions were answered in a fun, full of life, emotional rollercoaster of emotions that is Sweet Water. This book like Anna Jeffrey's others is full of vivid full color writing. I find myself smelling the coffee brewing and feeling a part of the action. Now that I have fallen in love with all of these characters and I do mean characters,I need to know what happens next... Sequil PLEASE!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars warm contemporary romance, January 3, 2006

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sweet Water (Signet Eclipse) (Paperback)

In Agua Dulce, Texas, Mr. Patel informs Marisa Rutherford that their town of ten residents in West Texas has been bought over eBay. Marisa worries that the owner will build a modern monster petrol station that will put out of business her mom's Pecos Belle's Emporium & Eats. Marisa wonders what she and her Alzheimer's afflicted mom will do once the newcomer arrives.

Realty speculator Terry Ledger knows even for him this million dollar gambit seems insane. However, he pictures a travelers' oasis in the middle of nowhere, but the ten citizens, that is those with their faculties, consider him an idiot. He soon realizes that his prime obstacle is the beautiful intelligent town leader Marisa; if he can sell the concept to her, she will sell his plan to the others. However, as Terry works on the roadblock, he and Marisa begin to fall in love. He alters his plans to expand his persuasion to include Marisa as his life's partner, but she was burned once by love and fears touching a greater heat the second time around.

SWEET WATER is a warm contemporary romance starring amiable lead protagonists and a town of eccentrics who meddle, matchmake and mother the stars. The changing relationship between Marisa and Terry make the tale; on a personal level they begin to fall in love though she doubts her competency with those feelings; on a professional level they are combatants with different dreams for the future of Agua Dulce and for one another. Though the solution seems too simple, fans will enjoy this slice of life in West Texas.

Harriet Klausner

5.0 out of 5 stars wow, great book, March 2, 2011

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This review is from: Sweet Water (Kindle Edition)

This was a great book. None of the stupid "romance" tricks - like people that don't communicate, and wring their hands with the "does he love me?" craziness. This was just a great story. I'll be looking for more by this author.