- Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Leisure Books; Original edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0843963204
- ISBN-13: 978-0843963205
- Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 12.1 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,503,219 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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3.2 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
entertaining straightforward western romance, Dec 4 2009
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Getting Lucky (Leisure Historical Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)
In 1849 a "Walker" on the trek west after losing her wagon and animals, Tessa White buried her parents on the way to making a fortune; she lost everything she owned. She manages to make it to San Francisco Plaza near Lucky Monroe's gambling tent. Although he prefers to ignore her as Lucky knows she is bad for business if she remains where she is; he helps the waif anyway.
Tessa swears she will pay him back, but Lucky prefers she leave and forget the debt. He offers her passage anywhere, but she rejects his offer. Instead Tessa says her home cooked meals will sell and increase his business. To his shock, it does. Still he wants her so he wants her to leave as someone as virgin pure cannot live in purgatory. However, trouble comes not from the obvious sources, but a jealous brothel owner Delilah and Lucky's refusal to accept what his heart tells him.
This is an entertaining straightforward western romance in which the auricle knows what to expect as the characters are out of sub-genre casting 101, yet relishes every moment. The story line is fast-paced from the first confrontation between the gambler and the walker over breakfast and never slows as an inferno threatens lives. Fans will enjoy this fine historical made fresh with tidbits on walkers and the city during the Gold Rush.
Harriet Klausner
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Forget the accuracy! The heroine is TSTL! Too STUPID to LIVE!, July 21 2011
By SunFlowers - Published on Amazon.com
I read the reviews before I bought this book and I ignored the whining about it not being San Francisco accurate. WHO wants to read detailed descriptions about San Francisco mud? Not this reader.
It was accurate enough for me. I felt like I could picture it all and that worked for me.
What DIDN'T work for me was this heroine! Almighty Lord in Heaven this girl was the epitome of too stupid to live! I had to skim when she was acting all stupidly "headstrong" defending whores saying that could have been her. No one, even a good hearted person would say that could have been them.
The hero was just a horny guy who wanted to taste the sweet nectar flowing from her heated core (I almost quit reading that. I mean, I know sex scenes are cheese central in romance novels but come on! Nectar?)
The hero may be determined and honest but she has ZERO common sense. This girl has a single marble rattling around in her head and it's not touching anything to make her smart.
Trust me, you'll roll your eyes so much you'll worry their about to pop out. Don't buy this book. If you just like to read for sex then there's not even a LOT of that. There's 2 very short scenes and a detailed description of the hero quenching his thirst on the heroine's nectar. That's not sexy being described ridiculously as nectar.
Pass the book on by like scenary
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love this booki!!!, Jan 1 2010
By gigi "reader" - Published on Amazon.com
Tessa is the kind of spunky heroine who is not afraid to take a chance. And Lucky, the gambler, is the kind of hero I like to read about. Puzzled by the spunky Tessa, she will lead him a merry chase before he finally catches her. If you want to read about the California gold rush, this well researched novel will take you there. Get ready to smell the air and walk the land. Thank you, Ms. Barbieri for such and enchanting tale. This is a book to read and reread.
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