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Taming Mad Max [Kindle Edition]

Theresa Ragan
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (64 customer reviews)

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April 24, 2011
Max Dutton, a starting NFL linebacker for the Los Angeles Condors, is certain he’s going to die young since his father and grandfather both passed away at an early age. Believing his life will be cut short, Max lives every moment to its fullest. For this reason, Max also shies away from forming close relationships. What would be the point of falling in love and starting a family only to leave them as his father left him and his sisters?

Nutrition expert, Kari Murphy, used to think Max Dutton was to die for. She's older and wiser now, but then she’s hired by the NFL franchise to follow Max around for a couple of weeks and give him healthy-eating advice, foolproof facts about carbohydrates and tasteful tips on cooking and shopping smart.

Kari Murphy must work side by side with the guy she spent one spectacular night with during high school…the guy she pined after for way too long.

Too bad he doesn't remember her.

Taming Mad Max finaled in RWA’s 2008 Golden Heart competition under the title, Better Late Than Never.

390 pages


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From the Author

Theresa Ragan grew up in Lafayette, California, as number four of five sisters. She is happily married and has four children. After reading her first romance, she knew exactly what she wanted to do with the rest of her life. When the kids were small, she wrote early in the morning, late at night, and in the car while waiting for the kids to get out of school. Nineteen years later, in 2011, Theresa self-published her very first novel, Return of the Rose. Since that time she has released a total of seven novels and recently signed her first publishing contract with Thomas and Mercer. "The best part of being published," Theresa insists, "is hearing from readers."

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  • File Size: 599 KB
  • Print Length: 292 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 146793240X
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B004XWJ6OC
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,635 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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27 of 28 people found the following review helpful
Taming a racing heart! June 30, 2011
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Taming Mad Max was more than what I thought it would be...it was so romantic and so funny at times. The main story is about Max and Kari, but then there are 2 other love stories going on at the same time. The book is well balanced between the stories and you will cry at a few spots in the book. This book is worth the read! Give it a try! You will be soooo happy you did! This is one of my all time favorite books now, and I look forward to reading more by Theresa Ragan. I read the book in one day because I could not put it down!
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27 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Tame September 1, 2011
By J S
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It's the age old story: girl loves boy from afar, circumstances conspire to bring them together for one night of passion, she conceives and disappears, he pines for her secretly for years, circumstances conspire to bring them together again, he pursues her anew, she rejects him, and he discovers the child he never knew just as they were about to settle their differences.

If you're one of those folks who reads a story and finds yourself yelling at the characters to JUST TALK TO EACH OTHER, then this will be fantastically rage-inducing for you. Frankly, even if you do find it rage-inducing, the story is cute and you might enjoy it regardless. The sullen teenager is written well, the secondary hero is adorable.

I'm not really sure why Max was "mad" or required "taming". With the exception of his odd fatalism, he seemed mostly reasonable. He's funny, considerate, intelligent, and charming. On the other hand, Kari was a far less charming heroine. It's difficult to imagine that she honestly feels justified in her choices and that she's completely unwilling to give him the benefit of a doubt.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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I really enjoyed the family interaction. Max is the big brother to four sisters. Two of them are having problems and I'm curious to know what happens to his #3 sister. I'm not sure if she ended up with a happy ending...maybe Ragan has another book planned for Nicole. Everyone in Max's family talks at once and they all have an opinion which made for some good laughs. His mother was an interesting character...she doesn't let just anyone into the family circle. I definitely recommend this book.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Enjoyable on the whole
The family interaction part was very realistic and enjoyable. The second plot about the friends of the main characters was funny and enjoyable too. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Bookworm
"Taming" was lots of fun!
Really enjoyable contemporary romance with a sports-theme that doesn't get much better than this one! Theresa Ragan isn't far from hitting my "favorites" list. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Anne W
Hilarious with some Seriousness Thrown in
Kari Murphy and Max Dutton met while they were in high school. Fourteen years later, Kari literally walked in to Max's life. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sheiglagh
Taming Mad Max
What an exciting way to involve sports, nutrition, family problems and a love story. It was difficult to break away to complete my own responsibilities. Read more
Published 1 month ago by avid reader
Good story, but not great
Overall, it was a good story, but I had some issues with some of the pace and some of the unnecessary lack of communication. Read more
Published 1 month ago by blueotter
Don't we all have families like this...
This story was so cute & entertainingly funny that I was anxious to get to the end!
Coming from a large family, I could understand all the craziness and drama that happened... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Latochia
Too Funny!
I love it when an author can get multiple plots going all at once! All the sub-plots followed along nicely and didn't seem forced or flimsy. Funny, sweet romantic read.
Published 2 months ago by K. Eldredge
Taming Mad Max
What would you do if after 13 years you've discovered you had a daughter that you didn't know about? How would you react? Would you blame someone for this? Read more
Published 2 months ago by Bia
Amazing!!!!
Really loved this story it had me Laughing and it had me Crying. The story of Max and Kari was so wonderful to read. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gisela
I'm not sure why I stayed with it...
Probably because I kept running into places that are nearby. (I found out after reading it that the author lives in my area). Read more
Published 2 months ago by bookfiend
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Theresa didn't know she wanted to be a writer until she read Jude Deveraux's A Knight in Shining Armor in 1992. She spent the next five years researching medieval times and writing Return of the Rose. She was also working full time and raising four children, but she knew she was a writer when nothing could stop her from getting the words to the page.

Theresa has garnered six Golden Heart nominations in Romance Writers of America's prestigious Golden Heart Competition for her work. She lives with her husband Joe and the youngest of her four children in Sacramento, California.

Theresa writes medieval time travels, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, and in 2011 she released her first two romantic thrillers, ABDUCTED and DEAD WEIGHT by T.R. Ragan.

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