Taming The Texan (Harlequin Historical) [Mass Market Paperback]

Charlene Sands (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Historical | Publication Date: March 1, 2008

Clint Hayworth had returned to the Double H to find his father's too-young, too-attractive widow in charge. The woman had to be a gold digger--so why couldn't Clint stop thinking about her?

Tess Morgan-Hayworth couldn't sit by and watch the ranch be destroyed. It was the only place she'd ever felt safe. So she would have to face up to this stubborn, hardheaded, gorgeous Texan, and tame him....

But Tess wasn't sure she could hold out against the sexy cowboy for long!

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (March 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373294875
• ISBN-13: 978-0373294879
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,805,973 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

BIO FOR CHARLENE SANDS

Charlene Sands is a USA Today bestselling author. To date, she's penned 30 novels, writing contemporary romance for Silhouette Desire and westerns for Harlequin Historicals. She's been honored with the National Readers Choice Award, the Cataromance Reviewers' Choice Award and the Booksellers Best Award.

She's an active member of Romance Writers Of America and belongs to the Orange County Chapter and the Los Angeles Chapter of Romance Writers of America where she volunteers her time as the Published Authors Liaison. Her sizzling Desires have landed on the USA Today Bestseller List and her current book, The Cowboy's Pride has been voted, The Long and Short Reviews (LASR) BOOK OF THE WEEK!

When not writing Charlene moonlights as a childbirth and baby care instructor. She's married to her high school sweetheart and loves happy endings! She enjoys Pacific beaches, playing tennis, great coffee, taking long walks with her hubby and reading from her list of favorite authors. She loves hearing from her readers. You can reach her at www.charlenesands.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Another typical Harlequin Historical, September 22, 2011

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Sweet Pea - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taming The Texan (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

If you don't want to know the pluses or drawbacks to a story do not read reviews. Read the book and form your own opinion first then write your own review. With that said--RT rated this story with 3 stars out of 4 ½. Typical so-so rating most Harlequin Historicals fluff stories deserve, which isn't saying a lot. That means Harlequin authors need to step it up or Harlequin needs to replace their editors. I found the writing nor the story to be exceptional. The characters all felt like cardboard cutouts. The mystery was not terribly well thought out or surprising. In the 1880s a respectable woman would've worn a corset. There was no explanation as to why Tess didn't. Maybe the author didn't want to take the time to understand how they actually worked. The title is so cliches. I can't tell you how many TAMING the somebody's are out there. Sounds like someone needs to take a whip to someone, or chain and cage them. Clint and Tess reminded me of every other Harlequin hero and heroine. Honestly, I didn't think much of him. I didn't find the story to be lighthearted as the RT reviewer said, either. Just another head-shaking eye-roller with corny, unrealistic love scenes best skipped over. But hey, if you like these kind of stories, by all means, go for it. I believe I'll go clean the dust bunnies out from beneath my couch.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Sorry, but I don't recommend, September 3, 2008

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Arial Burnz "That's my two pence..." (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taming The Texan (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Sands had all the necessary requirements Halequin usually has for its books, which is one of the reasons I don't read a lot of Harlequin novels: hero, heroine, sexual tension, barely passable plot. The story seems a bit contrived and the "mystery" to be solved, so to speak, on the ranch was a disappointment when finally revealed. The whole reasoning behind the "plot to sabotage the ranch" made me purse my lips and say, "Oh, come on!" Personally, I thought the 'hero' was an ass and I questioned the heroine's interest in a man who degraded her so much and yet she still kept going back for more. Sands is a better writer than this, so the poor quality of the tale could have more to do with her editor than her.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book, March 12, 2008

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Romance Reader 21 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taming The Texan (Harlequin Historical) (Mass Market Paperback)

Charlene Sands sure knows how to create sexy and dynamic male heros. Clint Hayworth is an alpha male--the type of man women hate to love and his appealing character drives the story, keeping your interest for all 288 pages! The heroine, Tess Hayworth--his father's young widow--has a deep sense of compassion that shows through in all her efforts to help the town's women. Though different, the two make an incredibly compelling pair. I enjoyed this book from start to finish.