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Texas Tender

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In 1886, Will Haskins arrives in Dunmore, Texas to buy a bull from Idalou Ellsworth as he plans to start a ranch. However, the usually fiery Idalou is stunned into silence when she sees how beautiful Will is. However, the bull is missing so Will reluctantly agrees to help her and her brother get the critter back from her neighbor Jordan McGloughlin though Idalou's sibling would prefer his daughter instead.

Before he can blink and get the dazed Idalou to say coherent sentences, Will has become the temporary sheriff of the town. All the ladies in town think he is a hunk and those not married see him as an ideal spouse. However, he wants Idalou, but first must stop whoever is trying to destroy the Ellsworth siblings in what looks like a land grab from McGloughlin before his beloved does something dangerous on her own.

Few authors if any can bring to life a late nineteenth century cowboy romance like Leigh Greenwood consistently does. His latest Texas tale starts with a terrific opening as the in your face Idalou is stoned silent when her eyes see Will for the first time, a condition no one who knows this wild termagant has ever seen before. The amusing story line is a combination of the taming of the no longer shrew and the hunk who adores her even more than her bull. TEXAS TENDER is a delightful historical romance with a touch of suspense that is clearly a Greenwood branded winner.

Harriet Klausner

Can you be too perfect? It's a question that Will would answer in the affirmative. His too beautiful face has caused him much grief and it appears, no pun intended, that it will continue to do so as he moves to Dunmore, Texas to begin a new life. Every woman he meets sets her cap for him, except the one who interests him, Idalou Ellsworth. She seems to be virtually immune to his charms; she has too many problems with someone trying to take over her ranch and feuds going on among locals to be concerned with romance. Yet, she does need love, and Will is the man to give it to her, he can settle the issues making life interesting in the negative sense of the word.

*** Mr. Greenwood's long-time fans will not be disappointed in this last cowboy story. Will's problems offer us a unique perspective on beauty, one that most of us would not consider. ***

Amanda Killgore, Freelance Reviewer

This story has lots of interesting twists & adventures and many of its characters are well developed. There are way too many references to how "beautiful" the hero is, with the local ladies, except the heroine, of course, all smitten by his wonderful looks. Personally, I've never seen such a man, so had a hard time picturing him. I enjoyed all the plot twists, adventures and edge-of-your-seat crisis situations but was very disappointed by this author's handling of a sex scene. (It was mostly gratuitous and definitely written from a man's fantasy viewpoint).

Although the adventures here would probably interest both men & women and the daring rescues & fights would interest men, only some women might enjoy all the raving over the "beautiful" hero. I think guys would just laugh at it & tire of the story. Men might get a kick out of the fast & easy & short sex scene where the virginal heroine gets all hot & bothered instantly but, the scene doesn't ring true for women. Sorry Mr. Greenwood, this book would be better with a more realistic consumation of this romance (as would all your others similarly written) and wouldn't suffer from leaving most of the rawness out of the scene.

That is really all this book is about. Nearly every page is about how beautiful
Will is. Every conversation is about how beautiful Will is. Every woman faints over how beautiful Will is. Will knows how beautiful Will is. It is beyond ridiculous.

If it weren't for the fact that Will is such a nice guy, I'd have given this book 2 stars because it has no substance at all. Will is beautiful. Over and over and over and over.

And, of course, Will falls the gal who is least affected by his looks. Duh. Saw that coming a mile away.