2nd in the "Bitter Creek" series...Danger and Romance Abound

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	• The Texan Joan Johnston Dell, 2001 - 368 pages average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Not bad at all

I enjoyed the book even though it didn't get me hooked compleatly. There are too many stories going on with the other caracters that messes up with the flow of the story. I gave it 4 stars since the author is a favorite of mine, but I will stick to her historical books rather then contemporary. All in all it was a very good read if not excellent.

So Good.

Should have read this one sooner. It was very good and very believable. The setting was perfect. liked it better than her latest and put it up with my favorites in the last year, Fantasy Lover and Anything, My Love.

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A contempory western filled with twists, turns and emotions.

The Bitter Creek trilogy begins with the cowboy (which I haven't read), the Texan, and finally the Loner. The Texan stands alone very well although I would advise reading it before going on to the final book, the loner. The book is so filled with plots that is certainly holds your interest. In fact I've found myself looking ahead several times to see what happens to a character.
The other reviews explain the story well, as does the synopsis. Although I don't like contempory stories, the mix of the FBI, Texas Rangers, nerve gas plot with the cattle ranches and horses, etc. and dynasty issues was very enjoyable. The characters were. great. Owen and Clay Blackthorne are twins, both in law enforcement and they are independently working on the same case. But one wonders if Clay is a bad guy at times. Bayleigh Creed is the local vet, trying to protect her angry young brother from harm. The creeds and blackthornes are the "old time McCoy" western enemies but they're crossing the hated line often in this plot. There's mystery, betrayal, multi generational love and deception, sadness, inventiveness, bravery, honor and witty dialogue. My one complaint is that the author felt the need to repeat so frequently the Creed-Blackthorne animosity which is clearly evident throughout the book through the characters. This author is excellent. You might want to also try her "Bodyguard/Bridegroom" series.

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2nd in the "Bitter Creek" series...Danger and Romance Abound

The Bitter Creek Series, are modern day Western Romance/Adventure stories, by Joan Johnston. In this the second of the series, "The Texan", Bayleigh Creed and Owen Blackthorne are thrown together to try and find their brothers, who are both someway involved in an intriguing and tense mystery concerning the theft of some deadly VX nerve gas. The Creeds and Blackthornes have been bitter enemies for generations, and although the romance that blosoms between the two is predictable(their siblings fell for each other in the first of the series, "The Cowboy"), there are several other stories going on that will keep you from putting this book down. The hunt for the brothers and the stolen XV nerve gas, puts them in danger at every turn, and the mystery of finding out who the bad guys are, is captivating. Other family members have various sagas going on as well. The young Summer Blacthorne, and "Bad' Billy Coburn start becoming more then friends, and their story heats up with complications. The older generation doesn't get left out either, as the parents story goes back to long before the children were even born. Joan Johnston puts some great finishing touches on the end, but as always, leaves you wanting more. The third in the series, "The Loner", picks up the unfinished stories.

Miss Johnston adds just enough of the previous story to fill you in on the background of the characters and the families, so if you haven't read the first one, you will not be lost. She also gives you a good taste of the prequel series, "Sisters of the Lone Star", so that not only will you get an idea of the family history dating back to before Texas was a State, but will leave you wanting to read about the predecessors as well. Those books are (in order), "Frontier Woman", "Comanche Woman", and "Texas Woman". All full of fabulous Western adventure,intriguing family sagas, and the steamy romance that Miss Johnston always brings us.The characters are always strong and interesting, and the stories seem well reasearched and they bring realism and sometimes a bit of a history or current event lesson to the story.

If you have not read any of the books mentioned above, and are interested in those as well, please see my reviews for details.
I am looking foward to reading "The Loner", as well as to start in on some of the other series in the Joan Johnston collection.

Enjoy the read...Laurie

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Action-packed and fast-paced, but........

.......far-fetched. If you want to lose yourself in a novel as you would a movie then you'll enjoy this book.

As previously stated by other reviewers, the story is about the relationships between the members of two fueding families. Sparks fly in more ways than one throughout the novel, and those were the best parts of the book by far. My only complaint would be that the ending left a lot of loose ends, which are probably tied up in the third book of the series.

This was my first book by this author and I would definitely pick up another.

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Joan Johnston, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Cowboy, casts her beguiling spell once again in her breathtaking new novel.

Set against a majestic backdrop of sprawling modern-day Texas, The Texan weaves a tale of two feuding families?the Blackthornes and the Creeds?and of two extraordinary people, loner Owen Blackthorne and beautiful, headstrong Bayleigh Creed, irresistibly drawn to each other despite the desperate odds against their love.

Owen Blackthorne was a lone wolf, a man who didn't need anyone. Until Bayleigh Creed appeared on his doorstep, demanding his help in locating her missing brother.

They headed into the desolate West Texas wilderness together, a Blackthorne and a Creed, mortal enemies obliged to join forces to survive. Neither counted on the unwanted attraction that drew them together, or the bitter truths that would force them apart. Until the ruthless wilderness compelled them to make life-and-death choices?between family ... and duty ... and love.

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