Heartbreaker (Mass Market Paperback)

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New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard takes white-hot passion to the limits . . .

Michelle Cabot has inherited her father's Florida cattle ranch -- and a mountain of debt. To make matters worse, a huge chunk of that debt is owed to the neighboring rancher, her nemesis John Rafferty.

Nothing shocks Rafferty more than discovering that the spoiled, pampered rich girl he once despised is painstakingly trying to run the Cabot ranch herself, working the land with desperation the only thing she has left. He likes this new Michelle and decides to make her his woman. What he doesn't know is that underneath Michelle's cool, polished façade lies heartache, secrets and the raw determination to live life as her own woman. But Rafferty isn't about to take no for an answer.

About the Author

Linda Howard is an award-winning author whose New York Times bestsellers include Open Season, All the Queen¹s Men, Mr. Perfect, Kill and Tell, and Son of the Morning. She lives in Alabama with her husband and two golden retrievers.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Mira (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1551668874
• ISBN-13: 978-1551668871
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #226,124 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Typical older Linda Howard...but GOOD!, February 10, 2002

By	Patti Fischer "pattifischer" (Clarkston, WA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

HEARTBREAKER was one Linda Howard book I had not read yet and I have been anxiously awaiting its re-release. Although not a stellar written book, it was one that once I got into it, could not put down.

The storyline is this: Michelle Cabot has returned to her now deceased father's rundown ranch to try and salvage it. John Rafferty is her next door neighbor and her nemesis. Each think they know about the other and their opinions are not high of one another.
Michelle is trying to rebuild her life after a failed marriage to an abusive man. To help do this, she wants to make a success of the ranch. Enter John, who thinks she cannot. This is the basis for this book, and one that has been told many times by other authors, but one that Linda Howard can tell well.
Like many of her heroes, John is an alpha male extraordinaire and Michelle is the heroine who seems weak, but is really quite overpowering to the hero and it is fun watching him falling in love with her...hard.

I thought the story started out slow, but once I got into reading it, I could not put the book down! It has it all: love, romance, suspense, colorful characters and of course, steamy lovemaking scenes that typify Linda Howard. HEARTBREAKER is not her best work, but if you enjoy her writing as much as I do, not one to miss.

Note: this book goes along with Diamond Bay, Midnight Rainbow and White Lies. Although it is not necessary to have read the other books, the characters from Diamond Bay are mentioned.

57 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A definite keeper., October 21, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Heartbreaker (Silhouette Intimate Moments) (Paperback)

Ms. Howard gives readers a hero to remember in John Rafferty. After ten years, John finally has Michelle where he wants her--in debt to him. However, when he offers her a simple "arrangement" she stubbornly digs in her heels, determined to hold on to her independence. Rafferty is the epitome of the romance hero--tough and tender, protective and sexy. John and Michelle fight their feelings only to lose their hearts in that once-in-a-lifetime love to melt readers hearts and bring tears to their eyes. Brava, Ms. Howard.

28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vintage Howard - always a good read!, February 12, 2002

By	Book Addict "B.A." (Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

The heartbreaker of the title is a perfect Howard hero - John Rafferty, big, handsome, quite arrogant, and a "my way or the highway" kind of guy. The heroine, Michelle Cabot, is another typical Howard creation, a woman who's abilities are seriously misjudged by the hero, who looks at her with his hormones not his heart! These two make a splendid pair, and their romance kept me spellbound - even though I am not particularly fond of a plot which involves abuse and stalking themes. Linda Howard's dynamic writing style and wonderfully sensual love scenes dominate this tale of courage and discovery - I very much enjoyed it, and didn't realize until toward the end that it was indeed a continuation of Diamond Bay. It goes with the rest of the Linda Howards on my keeper shelf.