I own "It Had to be You" and remember enjoying it somewhat, but not enough to pick up any other books by Susan Elizabeth Phillips because the book had simply failed to satisfy the romance reader in me. I picked up "Heaven, Texas" on impulse and, once I started reading, I could not put the book down. I laughed so much as I worked my way through the book, wiping tears from my face in the end when I finally closed the book, completely and happily satisfied by a joyful love story, entertaining and intelligent dialogue, characters I came to love quickly, and chemistry that keeps you captivated.
Bobby Tom is forced to retire from the NFL after a knee injury and decides to… Read more
I have read this book cover to cover about half a dozen times, and have cried over it every single time, even knowing what was coming. James Patterson writes this book awkwardly, and perhaps that's what makes the read so endearing. The writing is simple and honest, without pretty words and complicated analogies and drawn out emotional monologues to make a reader feel like the writer is simply working too damn hard to touch their heart. What James Patterson has done is written a beautiful story as simply as possible and allowed us, his readers, to come up with the emotions. He has forced nothing. He tells a story--a beautiful, heartbreaking tale--and leaves the rest of it up to us.
Having just finished "Gentle Warrior," which was a disappointment, I was eager to recapture the Garwood magic with one of her most popular books--"Ransom." I was not disappointed. I read the 500+ pages on this book in a single sitting and could not bear to be torn away from Ms. Garwood's wonderful characters for even a second. I never read "The Secret," but did not feel like I missed out by reading this book first. "Ransom" is one of Julie Garwood's best writings as it is laced with all the elements that make her such a great writer--a courageous heroine, a handsome giant of a hero (with a gentle heart), characters we want to hold close to our hearts, a love that fills your eyes with tears,… Read more
