When Lacey Van Schuyler Durango and Blackie O'Neal stake their claim for the same piece of Oklahoma land, the battle lines are drawn. On Lacey's side: teetotaling, abstinence, and do-gooding. On Blackie's side: betting, boozing, and bedding. The prim and proper Lacey is a newspaper woman on her own crusade to the tame the West. She plans to turn this nameless prairie town into a civilized piece of heaven. Dark and handsome, Blackie is a Texas gambler peddling his own brand of sin. And he's just found the perfect spot for his new saloon and bordello, if he can run Lacey out of town...Neither the strait-laced crusader nor the charming cardsharp are above dirty tricks and double-crosses to get what they want - even if what they want turns out to be each other...
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*Starred Review* He's a rogue and a rascal. She's a social reformer and crusader. He owns a saloon and bordello. She's a temperance worker. He supported the South. She's a "damnyankee." He's a chauvinist. She's a suffragist. He's a sexy rake. She's "Miss Iron Corset." He wants to name their new town "Whiskey Flats." She's campaigning hard for "Pretty Prairie." But the main thing that Lacey Van Schuyler Durango, editor of the Crusader, and Blackie O'Neal, proprietor of the Black Garter, are at odds over is a piece of prime Oklahoma land. He wants to build a first-class liquor establishment, and she thinks it's the perfect site for publishing a newspaper. Gentry, author of To Tame a Texan (2003), presents another wonderful battle-of-the-sexes novel, in which a little bit of Guys and Dolls, a touch of lysistrata, and a whole lot of Gentry's own special style combine to make a most enjoyable read. Shelley Mosley
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"One of the finest writers of the decade."
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Booklist starred review - No Way!,
By Sweeperjones (Maryland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: To Tempt a Texan (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
I can't believe this book received a starred review in Booklist. As a librarian, I am a faithful reader of Booklist. This is the first time I've seen a book fall way short of it's "professional review". In one word, this book was BORING! Every interaction between the hero and heroine, right down to the actual dialogue, was basically the same. The author and the heroine started to get on my nerves and if I read one more line about the wonderful qualities of being a Texan I was going to scream. Don't waste your time or your money with this repetitive snoozer.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: To Tempt a Texan (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
The characters in this book are a lot of fun. However, I had to practically force myself to read it all the way through. The one major problem with this book is that the author would explain something once, and then she explained it again every other time it was mentioned in the book, almost as if she didn't think the reader had the ability to remember it from one page to the next. I found this really annoying. One example is that Gentry refers to giving up as "yelling calf rope." Every time she mentioned calf rope, which was often, she would explain that it is a Texan's way of saying give up. The author did this numerous times throughout the book. I felt as though it were a first attempt at writing, although Gentry has written several other books. Also, the editing was horrible, so if that kind of thing bothers you, avoid this book. If you can overlook dozens of grammatical errors, and don't mind feeling like the author thinks you're stupid, then this isn't a bad book. All in all, it's good, but not great.
2.0 out of 5 stars
OUTRAGEOUS ????,
This review is from: To Tempt a Texan (Zebra Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is 345 pages long and the word "outrageous" is used 345+ times. On one page it was used 5 times. I recently purchased all the books in this series to date, but if the next one starts out like this one (which I kept hoping would get better) then they are all going into my "donation" pile. Having been an avid reader of this author's earlier books - it was hard for me to believe she was not the same writer I was used to from 10 years ago.
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