Tall, Dark, and Texan (Whispering Mountain Series) [Hardcover]

Jodi Thomas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2008

LARGE PRINT edition prepared especially for Jove Books/Doubleday Large Print Home Library/Berkley Publishing Group. Teagen McMurray would ride to hell and back to protect his land. He'd certainly never felt that way about a woman. At least not until Jessie Barton showed up with her three little girls, desperate for a place to stay. Suddenly he finds himself proposing marriage, telling himself it is only to protect her and her children... Jessie had no place to go except Whispering Mountain - and to Teagen, the one person who couldn't deny her, thanks to the correspondece he shared with her dead husband. But what will happen once the man she's loved through his letters discovers her tangle of lies?

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Jove Books (2008)
• ISBN-10: 1607512513
• ISBN-13: 978-1607512516
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,172,249 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable pre Civil War Texas romance, November 4, 2008

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tall, Dark, and Texan (Whispering Mountain) (Mass Market Paperback)

In 1856 Hill Country Texas Teagen McMurray feels lonely as he runs Whispering Mountain Ranch. His brothers are married (see TEXAS PRINCESS and TEXAS RAIN) and his sister is away at school. However while he wants the love of a good woman, he also admits he enjoys the quietness of the spread.

With the death of her rescuer and jailer husband Eli, Widow Jessica Barton flees Chicago with her three preadolescent daughters to escape the "incarceration" her in-laws plan for their late son's daughters. Leaving behind Barton Bookstore to Eli's avaricious family, she heads to Whispering Ranch and Eli's friend Teagan. The four females make it to the ranch where Teagan takes them in. He persuades his guest to marry for the sake of her kids. She agrees but both hide from the other they want more than a marriage of convenience as each is in love; her from the time she read his letters to Eli back in Chicago and him from the moment the fearsome horde invaded his life and heart.

Though the theme has been used quite often, this is an enjoyable pre Civil War Texas romance as the lonely rancher and the frightened widow find love. Filled with passion and courage (trademarks of Ms. Thomas Texas tales), TALL DARK AND TEXAN is a warm historical.

Harriet Klausner

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best of the series, January 5, 2009

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Janet (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tall, Dark, and Texan (Whispering Mountain) (Mass Market Paperback)

I haven't read a lot of Jodi Thomas books. I did enjoy the Whispering Mountain series, though. This installment is my favorite of the 3. I really liked Teagan and Jessie. The chemistry between them was very strong. Teagan was a great hero - brooding and gruff on the outside, but a soft spot inside, yearning to be loved and to love. Jessie was his perfect counterpart.

But, what made the book especially good was the children. I am a sucker for romances with children who are written really well. The children were some of the best written, IMO. And the interactions between them and Teagan were heart-melting. They truly made the book great. The first breakfast scene where Teagan walks in and gets hit in the face with a flying sticky pancake, thrown by baby Bethie was priceless!

I highly recommend reading this, even if you don't read the others in the series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Place in Texas, September 5, 2009

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Ruth Thompson "Weaver of Tales" (Venice, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tall, Dark, and Texan (Whispering Mountain) (Mass Market Paperback)

Jessica and her daughters leave Chicago to escape her in-laws' plans for them. They flee to her late husband's best friend Teagan who invites them into his home. Teagan who is lonely wants to marry her for the sake of the girls. Can this marriage of convenience stand the test of time and their inter feelings? This is not Thomas' best book. It does keep your attention. By Ruth Thompson author of "The Bluegrass Dream" and "Natchez Above The River"