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Texas! Tyler Family Saga #2
Texas! Chase
Chase Tyler has been the object of Marcie Johns’s desire since grade school. But when it came time to settle down, the handsome, laconic cowboy chose another woman to be his bride. Life was good for Chase until things took an abrupt and tragic turn. Ravaged by grief, Chase has become a lost and embittered soul, a man without purpose, compassion, or hope.
Then fate intercedes, reuniting Chase and Marcie, who was an unwitting player in Chase’s unfathomable family tragedy. Guilt weighs heavily on Marcie, but she’s also convinced that only the strength of her love can pull Chase back from the abyss. She’s willing to risk everything on a daring plan to rescue his business, save his life, and bring them together at last.
Then fate intercedes, reuniting Chase and Marcie, who was an unwitting player in Chase’s unfathomable family tragedy. Guilt weighs heavily on Marcie, but she’s also convinced that only the strength of her love can pull Chase back from the abyss. She’s willing to risk everything on a daring plan to rescue his business, save his life, and bring them together at last.
320 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1991
About the author
Sandra Brown
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Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including STING (2016), FRICTION (2015), MEAN STREAK (2014), DEADLINE(2013), & LOW PRESSURE (2012), LETHAL (2011).
Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
In 2009 Brown detoured from romantic suspense to write, Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving historical fiction story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.
Brown was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Sandra Brown is the author of more than sixty New York Times bestsellers, including STING (2016), FRICTION (2015), MEAN STREAK (2014), DEADLINE(2013), & LOW PRESSURE (2012), LETHAL (2011).
Brown began her writing career in 1981 and since then has published over seventy novels, bringing the number of copies of her books in print worldwide to upwards of eighty million. Her work has been translated into over thirty languages.
In 2009 Brown detoured from romantic suspense to write, Rainwater, a much acclaimed, powerfully moving historical fiction story about honor and sacrifice during the Great Depression.
Brown was given an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University. She was named Thriller Master for 2008, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer’s Association. Other awards and commendations include the 2007 Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
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May 4, 2020
I really enjoyed this one. Much more than the first one in the series. It's not really on a par with her later books, her Suspense books but still a good read. Chase, yes, a tortured hero - who doesn't love one of those.
Looking forward to Sage's story. And to see about Laurie and Pat.
Goosey
Chase did something then that he hadn't done in bed with a woman for two years. He smiled
“He lifted his gaze to the framed photograph of Tanya and him taken on their wedding day. God, she had been lovely. Her smile had come through her eyes straight from her heart. He had known unequivocally that she loved him. He believed to this day that she had died knowing that he loved her. How could she not know? He had dedicated his life to never letting her doubt it.”
Looking forward to Sage's story. And to see about Laurie and Pat.
November 23, 2021
This book is plain creepy. The heroine is a psycho. Seriously. lol.
She's been in love with the hero since they were in kindergarten and pretty much stalked him her whole life. Meanwhile, the hero barely knew she was alive.
His wife ends up dying and she goes behind his back to buy his wife's dream house, live there, and plans to somehow get the hero to marry her., to finally notice her. Really, this book should be categorized as a thriller lol.
She spends her time either groveling, pining, getting walked all over by the hero, or stalking him..... What a disturbing book.
She's been in love with the hero since they were in kindergarten and pretty much stalked him her whole life. Meanwhile, the hero barely knew she was alive.
His wife ends up dying and she goes behind his back to buy his wife's dream house, live there, and plans to somehow get the hero to marry her., to finally notice her. Really, this book should be categorized as a thriller lol.
She spends her time either groveling, pining, getting walked all over by the hero, or stalking him..... What a disturbing book.
February 6, 2015
Ok, I am LOVING Sandra Brown old school!!!! This was another huge winner for me, huge. It happens to feature one of my most favorite tropes, unrequited love. Am I sick for loving that? Maybe ;) but it's so good, so angsty and so heart wrenching reading about someone desperately in love with another who doesn't quite SEE them. I feel the torture of seeing that someone they love being with another, I feel the empathy that accompanies the hurt and pain that comes from rejection. It all may sound weird, but it's a beautiful pain that always ends with love and redemption.
I'm going to go as far as saying that so far, I'm loving SB's old school more than her more recent RS. I recently read Slow Heat in Heaven by her and absolutely fell in love with it. This was along that vein. Marcie loved Chase for so long she became used to receding into the background. Even when she wanted his love she accepted that she may never get it, but all she wanted was the potential for it, a morsel of affection. Knowing that broke my heart but also made me love her more. She was independent and strong but completely at Chase's mercy. I'm so glad Chase finally acknowledged what he was so afraid of. Doing so gave him the courage to love Marcie wholeheartedly and forgive himself. But damn, he said some vicious things to her! I was so pissed off at him for being such an asshole at times. But he did rectify all that so I forgive him.
Loved this and loved the whole Tyler family, especially the funny banter between Chase and Lucky. Thank you Mo for this fantastic rec!!!
I'm going to go as far as saying that so far, I'm loving SB's old school more than her more recent RS. I recently read Slow Heat in Heaven by her and absolutely fell in love with it. This was along that vein. Marcie loved Chase for so long she became used to receding into the background. Even when she wanted his love she accepted that she may never get it, but all she wanted was the potential for it, a morsel of affection. Knowing that broke my heart but also made me love her more. She was independent and strong but completely at Chase's mercy. I'm so glad Chase finally acknowledged what he was so afraid of. Doing so gave him the courage to love Marcie wholeheartedly and forgive himself. But damn, he said some vicious things to her! I was so pissed off at him for being such an asshole at times. But he did rectify all that so I forgive him.
Loved this and loved the whole Tyler family, especially the funny banter between Chase and Lucky. Thank you Mo for this fantastic rec!!!
August 20, 2013
One of Sandra Brown's best book way back when she still writes pure romance. This book has all elements of being a true romance book; unrequited love, family drama, and the hero falling for the heroine in spite of himself. I loved it!!
I've read this book way back in college and I remembered being so moved by it. I picked it up again yesterday and re-read it and it brought back the same emotions.
Chase Tyler never got over the loss of his wife. After years after her demise, he felt as lost as ever. A chance encounter during a rodeo show brought Marcie Johns and Chase together. They shared a past, a very important one. Marcie happens to the other person inside the car which took Chase's wife, and the one woman who has loved him since kindergarten.
It took a failing family business to finally bring Marcie and Chase together in a marriage of convenience. Chase was still painfully in love with his wife and has no plans on replacing her in his heart. Marcie on the other hand was already there. In spite of still being hung up on his dead wife, Chase can't help but fall for Marcie. She was beautiful, successful, sexy and oh so, available. It wasn't long before Chase finally surrendered and just let his feelings for Marcie grow. But just when you thought they'll finally have their HEA, a stunning revelation came between Marcie and Chase.
I really can't say anything more without giving away the whole story. But let me assure you that this book will make you feel all kinds of emotions; happiness, sadness, anger, et cetera. A true classic that needs to be revisited now and then. Loved it!!
I've read this book way back in college and I remembered being so moved by it. I picked it up again yesterday and re-read it and it brought back the same emotions.
Chase Tyler never got over the loss of his wife. After years after her demise, he felt as lost as ever. A chance encounter during a rodeo show brought Marcie Johns and Chase together. They shared a past, a very important one. Marcie happens to the other person inside the car which took Chase's wife, and the one woman who has loved him since kindergarten.
It took a failing family business to finally bring Marcie and Chase together in a marriage of convenience. Chase was still painfully in love with his wife and has no plans on replacing her in his heart. Marcie on the other hand was already there. In spite of still being hung up on his dead wife, Chase can't help but fall for Marcie. She was beautiful, successful, sexy and oh so, available. It wasn't long before Chase finally surrendered and just let his feelings for Marcie grow. But just when you thought they'll finally have their HEA, a stunning revelation came between Marcie and Chase.
I really can't say anything more without giving away the whole story. But let me assure you that this book will make you feel all kinds of emotions; happiness, sadness, anger, et cetera. A true classic that needs to be revisited now and then. Loved it!!
December 18, 2014
A book that should be placed in the same shelf as Stephen King's Misery. As another reviewer said, this book was creepy. The heroine has been in love with the hero since kindengarden (that's around 6 years old?). 30 years later she is still in love with him, even though he never showed any interest other than friendship for her; what's more he fell in love and married someone else. Still Marcie didn't get over him. However two years after his pregnant wife was killed in an accident, she proposes to him marriage in exchange for the money he needs to save his family business. As it turns out, Marcie has bought the house Chase and his first wife planned on buying. Based also on her admission, she has furnished it in the style she thought Chase liked, as she always believed they would end up together living in this great house. All those years, she has learned Chase's favorite drink, food, decorating style, music: EVERYTHING. And she, has believed for 30 years, that she is the right woman for him and that God owes it to her to bring them together; even when he married someone else. If that's not the definition of a stalker, I don't know what it is. This book does not belong in the romance department; rather in the psychological thrillers.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 12, 2017
"Texas! Chase" is the story of Marcie and Chase.
We know from the end of previous book that Chase loses his wife Tanya and his unborn child in a freak accident- where Marcie is injured too.
Two years have passed, and Chase has left all responsibilities to be a drunk manwhore in his wife's memory.
When getting trampled on in a rodeo makes him cross paths with Marcie, she finally decides to chase the love of her life.
Basically we have a hero who's in love with his dead ex, hence sleeps with all things walking; a heroine who's loved him forever; a marriage of convinience and pretty damn painful verbal spars.
Did I feel bad for Chase? yeah.
Does it excuse how he behaved with Marcie? NO.
He was deliberately hurtful to her time and again, and even if she apologized and groveled, he didn't blink an eye. Some scenes were really painful to read, and my heart broke for Marcie throughout the book. The hero was a childish whine baby and I soon had no sympathy for him.
They have a mini reconciliation towards the last 1/2, but the H goes back to being a dbag pretty soon.
There's a secondary plot of Marcie having the stalker, but it was pretty much overshadowed by the main story.
In the end, I was extremely disappointed and didn't believe the hero at all because the heroine felt like a replacement- because the hero is never actually portrayed getting over Tanya.
I LOVE a good second chance/ I've loved you forever trope- but not this one.
Unsafe by definition
1/5
We know from the end of previous book that Chase loses his wife Tanya and his unborn child in a freak accident- where Marcie is injured too.
Two years have passed, and Chase has left all responsibilities to be a drunk manwhore in his wife's memory.
When getting trampled on in a rodeo makes him cross paths with Marcie, she finally decides to chase the love of her life.
Basically we have a hero who's in love with his dead ex, hence sleeps with all things walking; a heroine who's loved him forever; a marriage of convinience and pretty damn painful verbal spars.
Did I feel bad for Chase? yeah.
Does it excuse how he behaved with Marcie? NO.
He was deliberately hurtful to her time and again, and even if she apologized and groveled, he didn't blink an eye. Some scenes were really painful to read, and my heart broke for Marcie throughout the book. The hero was a childish whine baby and I soon had no sympathy for him.
They have a mini reconciliation towards the last 1/2, but the H goes back to being a dbag pretty soon.
There's a secondary plot of Marcie having the stalker, but it was pretty much overshadowed by the main story.
In the end, I was extremely disappointed and didn't believe the hero at all because the heroine felt like a replacement- because the hero is never actually portrayed getting over Tanya.
I LOVE a good second chance/ I've loved you forever trope- but not this one.
Unsafe by definition
1/5
January 31, 2015
The love continues! I really enjoyed this one. I mean I have enjoyed just about every one of the Sandra Brown books I have read but this one was a little different. Do I a dare say it had more romance and less suspense?
The book starts out with a Prologue that broke my heart. Chase Tyler has lost just about everything that he treasured in his life. He experienced a sense of pain that would change his life. For two years Chase detaches from his family and all that is Tyler Drilling. He is living a life at the bottom of a bottle and at the hands of meaningless romps with women.
But sharing in his pain was Marcie Johns. Chase and Marcie share a past. They had been friends through school but were never “that” kind of friend. She was there the day Chase’s life fell apart. She shared his agony. Marcie needed to see Chase happy again and would do just about anything to have this happen.
When Marcie sees an opportunity to make amends of sorts she doesn’t waste any time. Tyler Drilling is suffering financially and Marcie can help. But as much as her proposition can offer the business relief it means risking her heart to someone who has nothing to offer her.
When Chase and Marcie make the decision to save Tyler Drilling both of their lives change in ways they didn’t expect. As they share a home and a relationship that becomes physical and emotional neither of them are able to process the feelings they are experiencing. There are some pretty sexy moments between these two. Many of them spent out front of the fire.
There is also something unsettling going on with Marcie. But as her new life starts to fall apart around her she doesn’t want to give in to the threat. As long as it doesn’t go too far she could handle things herself.
I definitely enjoyed this one. Marcie was a great heroine. She was strong, beautiful and independent. I loved that her and Chase had a bit of a past.
And I loved that Chase was a sexy, burly, damaged hero. He resisted his happiness at every turn. Until…..
March 18, 2011
I just read this for the 3rd time and LOVED it!
This book is Sandra Brown at her best.
The Texas! series features the Tyler family. The first book focuses on Lucky, the second book being this one and third book is the story of their younger sister Sage Tyler. All three books provide unforgettable romance with searing passion. I read this book quite sometime back and remembered it to be my favorite. I always tend to love a romance which has a previous history linking the hero and heroine in some manner whether it be romantic or otherwise.
Marcie Jones nicknamed Goosey for being nerdy during the years of high school which she shared with Chase and had a major crush on him, is now a successful real estate agent having amassed quite a fortune with her work. She meets Tanya, Chase’s beloved wife, when they seek to buy a house for themselves before their baby comes along. On the way back from viewing the house Marcie was sure would make a lovely home for Tanya and Chase, a senseless accident kills the pregnant Tanya and leaves Marcie with serious but not life threatening injuries. Chase’s world is shattered when in a day’s time he loses his beloved wife and their child who had not even had the chance to breathe into this world.
Two years later, Marcie encounters Chase at a rodeo where he nearly gets himself killed on the arena. Marcie stays with him during his brief time at the hospital and finally brings Chase back home since the accident. Whilst Chase has been away immersing himself in alcohol and whoring, their family business Tyler Drilling had gone under and things look really bad for them until Marcie proposes that Chase marry her in order for her to help bail out their business. The idea seems ridiculous to Chase at first but soon he makes up his mind to go along with the marriage even though Chase’s family doesn’t feel too comfortable about the decision.
Marcie has her work cut out for her in a marriage where she has to fight with Chase every step of the way to gain his trust, affection and love. Chase determined not to betray the memory of his loving wife doesn’t want to acknowledge the intense feelings that Marcie is able to invoke in him and this ultimate battle of wills proves to be a scorching read. Loved every minute of the sexual tension between the two characters hot enough to scorch the memory chips of my laptop.
Loved every bit of the novel. Highly recommended to anyone who loves a good dose of romance packed with a brooding hero who I guarantee you would make your hearts go aflutter.
This book is Sandra Brown at her best.
The Texas! series features the Tyler family. The first book focuses on Lucky, the second book being this one and third book is the story of their younger sister Sage Tyler. All three books provide unforgettable romance with searing passion. I read this book quite sometime back and remembered it to be my favorite. I always tend to love a romance which has a previous history linking the hero and heroine in some manner whether it be romantic or otherwise.
Marcie Jones nicknamed Goosey for being nerdy during the years of high school which she shared with Chase and had a major crush on him, is now a successful real estate agent having amassed quite a fortune with her work. She meets Tanya, Chase’s beloved wife, when they seek to buy a house for themselves before their baby comes along. On the way back from viewing the house Marcie was sure would make a lovely home for Tanya and Chase, a senseless accident kills the pregnant Tanya and leaves Marcie with serious but not life threatening injuries. Chase’s world is shattered when in a day’s time he loses his beloved wife and their child who had not even had the chance to breathe into this world.
Two years later, Marcie encounters Chase at a rodeo where he nearly gets himself killed on the arena. Marcie stays with him during his brief time at the hospital and finally brings Chase back home since the accident. Whilst Chase has been away immersing himself in alcohol and whoring, their family business Tyler Drilling had gone under and things look really bad for them until Marcie proposes that Chase marry her in order for her to help bail out their business. The idea seems ridiculous to Chase at first but soon he makes up his mind to go along with the marriage even though Chase’s family doesn’t feel too comfortable about the decision.
Marcie has her work cut out for her in a marriage where she has to fight with Chase every step of the way to gain his trust, affection and love. Chase determined not to betray the memory of his loving wife doesn’t want to acknowledge the intense feelings that Marcie is able to invoke in him and this ultimate battle of wills proves to be a scorching read. Loved every minute of the sexual tension between the two characters hot enough to scorch the memory chips of my laptop.
Loved every bit of the novel. Highly recommended to anyone who loves a good dose of romance packed with a brooding hero who I guarantee you would make your hearts go aflutter.
September 19, 2018
3 1/2-Stars I wasn't in love with this one, even though the romance had a solid suspense/mystery plot. The whole book was a slog through angst, martyr and "I can't love you, the love of my life died" land. It was hard to feel warm fuzzes about tither of the main characters. The rating is totally due to the great writing of Sandra Brown. She knows how to move a trite plot along so it isn't too painful.
Marcie Johns’s has been in unrequited love with Chase Tyler since childhood. He barely even knew the quiet nerd existed and Marcie was to self-conscious to try and make him notice her. So, Marcie went on to have a successful real estate career and Chase fell in love, married someone else and lived Happily Ever After. No - that isn't what happened. The love of Chase's life and his unborn child died, in an auto accident with Marcie as the driver, leaving Chase broken and devastated.
When fate crosses their paths, Marcie sees it as a chance to help Chase and in someway assuage the guilt she feels for the tragedy. She finds a way to rescue Chase and the family business, but can Chase ever let go of the love he has for his dead wife.
Marcie Johns’s has been in unrequited love with Chase Tyler since childhood. He barely even knew the quiet nerd existed and Marcie was to self-conscious to try and make him notice her. So, Marcie went on to have a successful real estate career and Chase fell in love, married someone else and lived Happily Ever After. No - that isn't what happened. The love of Chase's life and his unborn child died, in an auto accident with Marcie as the driver, leaving Chase broken and devastated.
When fate crosses their paths, Marcie sees it as a chance to help Chase and in someway assuage the guilt she feels for the tragedy. She finds a way to rescue Chase and the family business, but can Chase ever let go of the love he has for his dead wife.
November 16, 2014
This book was like a retelling of Fatal Attraction where Glenn Close succeeds in killing Michael Douglas' wife and then they go on to live happily ever after in their psychologically messed up world.
And to quote one of the more apt lines from Sex and the City: " The dead wife factor: It doesn't matter how much of a bitch she was alive, now that she is dead, YOU'RE the bitch that can't live up to her." Amen
And to quote one of the more apt lines from Sex and the City: " The dead wife factor: It doesn't matter how much of a bitch she was alive, now that she is dead, YOU'RE the bitch that can't live up to her." Amen
August 22, 2016
3.5 stars...
It was better than I expected. Most importantly, it capturead my attention and it kept me in the story till the end.
I liked heroine and loved to read her unyeilding love evidence and her effort trying to make hero (Chase) happy. Hero was little bit cruel, though I should give credit for his honesty and his struggle being gentle about it. Yet, it was not enoguh. I would love to see his grovel and his love for heroine more. However, I like authoer writing style, from characterization to story developmentç
I think, I misjudged Ms Boıwn's talent. This is my second book of her and liked a lot. I think, I started reading her books with wrong one.
I'll definetly check it out her other books.
It was better than I expected. Most importantly, it capturead my attention and it kept me in the story till the end.
I liked heroine and loved to read her unyeilding love evidence and her effort trying to make hero (Chase) happy. Hero was little bit cruel, though I should give credit for his honesty and his struggle being gentle about it. Yet, it was not enoguh. I would love to see his grovel and his love for heroine more. However, I like authoer writing style, from characterization to story developmentç
I think, I misjudged Ms Boıwn's talent. This is my second book of her and liked a lot. I think, I started reading her books with wrong one.
I'll definetly check it out her other books.
June 27, 2012
I was excited to win Texas Chase from Good Reads because I have recently been on a bit of a romance novel kick and I typically enjoy Sandra Brown books. I can usually count on them to be well written, with mainly plausible plots, and I usually find them to be quick and enjoyable reads. Sadly, I did not feel that way about Texas Chase. My main reason for disliking the book was the heroine, Marcie. Honestly, I felt like Marcie's actions due to her "crush" on Chase were desperate, creepy, and made me incredibly uncomfortable. Instead of feeling like all the things she did for Chase were cute and romantic I found them to be cringe inducing. I wanted to tell Chase to hide and then call the cops. When reading romance novels I like my female characters to be strong and independent, and while Marcie was that way in the business world, her desperation when it came to her personal life ensured that I could not relate to her. Additionally, I hate it when characters seem to have no friends and that was certainly the case with Marcie. I think I could have gotten interested in the plot (nerd from high school finally gets a chance with the Prom King) if Marcie had been written more sympathetically and less like a stalker.
My other problem with the book was one specific plot point that I found stupid and was clearly in the book only to cause conflict between the main characters. I am, of course, referring to the phone call from the painting company. Here were my big problems with this:
1) Why would a painting company assume that a nursery would still need to be painted 2 years later?
2) Why would Tanya give the painter the phone number for a house she didn't even own yet?
3) I have bought several houses and my phone number has never been the same as the previous owners. Phone numbers don't come with houses.
This scenario was so ridiculous and outlandish to me that it completely took me out of the plot. I understand why it was there, to cause conflict, but I think there were smarter, less lazy ways to accomplish the same thing. I still like Sandra Brown books and will continue to read them but this particular book was really not for me.
Note: I was provided with a free copy of this book through the Goodreads' First Reads program but my opinions on the book are entirely my own.
My other problem with the book was one specific plot point that I found stupid and was clearly in the book only to cause conflict between the main characters. I am, of course, referring to the phone call from the painting company. Here were my big problems with this:
1) Why would a painting company assume that a nursery would still need to be painted 2 years later?
2) Why would Tanya give the painter the phone number for a house she didn't even own yet?
3) I have bought several houses and my phone number has never been the same as the previous owners. Phone numbers don't come with houses.
This scenario was so ridiculous and outlandish to me that it completely took me out of the plot. I understand why it was there, to cause conflict, but I think there were smarter, less lazy ways to accomplish the same thing. I still like Sandra Brown books and will continue to read them but this particular book was really not for me.
Note: I was provided with a free copy of this book through the Goodreads' First Reads program but my opinions on the book are entirely my own.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 8, 2015
2 STARS - IT WAS OKAY
AUDIOBOOK
Why oh why do I continue to try Sandra Brown romances that were written in the 80's & 90's. They are so sexist! I'm not a bra burning feminist by any means but seriously, the women in Ms. Brown's 80's/90's romances are total doormats. I couldn't believe some of what Chase says to Marcie in this book - really cruel stuff - and she just takes it. He never really apologizes for it and she just keeps giving and giving to him. It's very frustrating. Most of the story was decent, but some of the way Chase treats Marcie was just unacceptable. I need to just stick with Sandra Brown's thrillers that were written in the 2000's. Those are much more acceptable reads.
February 13, 2022
This is better than the first book of the trilogy. Ms. Brown was able to make me grin and, more than once, burst into laughter with her witty and funny dialogue.
Can't wait to read the last book of this light, enjoyable, unputdownable trilogy.
I know that her recent romantic thrillers are better than her earlier, strictly romantic ones, but this trilogy is worth the read.
Can't wait to read the last book of this light, enjoyable, unputdownable trilogy.
I know that her recent romantic thrillers are better than her earlier, strictly romantic ones, but this trilogy is worth the read.
August 23, 2019
3.5 stars
May 4, 2020
Marcie! Marcie! Marcie! “Goosey” is a homely (so she believes) smart girl. High school valedictorian and now a successful real estate agent, she is a knockout ginger. She’s always carried a torch for Chase, the handsome popular boy.
Chase lost the love of his life and mother of his child in a tragic car accident. Marcie was driving because she was showing his wife a house. Chase drowns his sorrows in alcohol, loose women, and taking risks. Of course he’s tall and gorgeous. I thought most bull riders were small men?
Not being stalkerish at all (I kid), Marcie just happens to be there when Chase is injured by a bull and she rescues him. She pays his medical bills and stages an intervention of sorts. She also happens to have bought the house he was supposed to live with his dead family in. He discovers this later and is furious.
She’s always loved him and pined for him, only him. She convinces him to marry her so he can have access to her money to bail his company out of bankruptcy. Their first encounter is mechanical but Chase and Marcie eventually succumb to passion.
As I write this, I can’t believe that this premise actually became a book, but it did, and I liked it. Sunset Embrace is my favorite book by this author, but there was decent angst. The murderer at the end forced Chase to get his head out of his ass. HEA. 4 stars!
Chase lost the love of his life and mother of his child in a tragic car accident. Marcie was driving because she was showing his wife a house. Chase drowns his sorrows in alcohol, loose women, and taking risks. Of course he’s tall and gorgeous. I thought most bull riders were small men?
Not being stalkerish at all (I kid), Marcie just happens to be there when Chase is injured by a bull and she rescues him. She pays his medical bills and stages an intervention of sorts. She also happens to have bought the house he was supposed to live with his dead family in. He discovers this later and is furious.
She’s always loved him and pined for him, only him. She convinces him to marry her so he can have access to her money to bail his company out of bankruptcy. Their first encounter is mechanical but Chase and Marcie eventually succumb to passion.
As I write this, I can’t believe that this premise actually became a book, but it did, and I liked it. Sunset Embrace is my favorite book by this author, but there was decent angst. The murderer at the end forced Chase to get his head out of his ass. HEA. 4 stars!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
September 19, 2014
I was looking forward to read this story as it had elements I love in romance: MOC, brooding, dark hero. But the story was a disappointment with both main characters being very unsympathetic for different reasons. The hero was so absorbed by the death of his wife that he came across as narcissistic, brutal bully. The heroine who loved the hero from kindergarten turned this love into unhealthy self-demining obsession.
July 28, 2020
Nuestra reseña en A la cama con... un libro
3'5 estrellitas.
No es que el libro tenga gran cosa y creo que le perjudica mucho que sea tan corto, pero a mí estos maromos que se inventa la Brown me encantan y, a pesar de las irregularidades, me lo he pasado bien leyéndolo.
3'5 estrellitas.
No es que el libro tenga gran cosa y creo que le perjudica mucho que sea tan corto, pero a mí estos maromos que se inventa la Brown me encantan y, a pesar de las irregularidades, me lo he pasado bien leyéndolo.
October 17, 2018
Chase kehilangan istrinya, Tanya, dalam suatu kecelakaan mobil. Saat itu Tanya sedang dalam perjalanan untuk melihat rumah yang akan mereka beli, bersama Marcie, teman lama Chase. Dua tahun lamanya Chase tenggelam dalam kesedihan dan kemarahan. Bisnis keluarganya hampir bangkrut. Hingga Marcie berinisiatif menolong Chase.
Marcie sendiri menyimpan ketakutan dan rasa bersalah atas kematian Tanya, meski Chase tidak pernah menyalahkannya. Saat akan membantu bisnis Chase, Chase menolak dengan alasan bisnis mereka murni milik keluarga. Orang luar tidak bisa ikut campur di dalamnya. Marcie pun menawarkan pernikahan kepada Chase.
Kesedihan Chase membuatnya menjadi pria egois. Beberapa kali dia menyakiti hati Marcie. Untungnya Marcie wanita yang kuat dan tabah. Dia selalu punya akal untuk menghadapi Chase. Termasuk mengatasi luka lama dalam diri Chase.
Mungkin klimaks serial ini ada di buku kedua. Kita bisa mendapatkan sekilas kelanjutan hubungan Lucky dan Devon, juga sedikit tentang Sage, Pat dan Laurie.
Marcie sendiri menyimpan ketakutan dan rasa bersalah atas kematian Tanya, meski Chase tidak pernah menyalahkannya. Saat akan membantu bisnis Chase, Chase menolak dengan alasan bisnis mereka murni milik keluarga. Orang luar tidak bisa ikut campur di dalamnya. Marcie pun menawarkan pernikahan kepada Chase.
Kesedihan Chase membuatnya menjadi pria egois. Beberapa kali dia menyakiti hati Marcie. Untungnya Marcie wanita yang kuat dan tabah. Dia selalu punya akal untuk menghadapi Chase. Termasuk mengatasi luka lama dalam diri Chase.
Mungkin klimaks serial ini ada di buku kedua. Kita bisa mendapatkan sekilas kelanjutan hubungan Lucky dan Devon, juga sedikit tentang Sage, Pat dan Laurie.
May 25, 2017
От позицията на времето и на прочетените книги, този тип литература ми е малко наивна и блудкава.
April 14, 2012
Aşk Hep Vardı-Sandra Brown
Texas! Serisinin 4.kitaptan oluşuyor.
1. Texas! Lucky (1990) (Yarınlar İçin) 5/3,85
2. Texas! Chase (1991)(Hep Aşk Vardı) 5/3,92
3. Texas! Sage (1991) 5/3,89
4. The Texas! Trilogy (omnibus) (1992) 5/4,15
İlk üç kitapta Tyler Kardeşlerin hikayeleri olduğu bu seri goodreadsta iyi puan almış olduğunu görüyorum..
Yarınlar içinde Tyler Kardeşlerden Lucky'nin hikayesi vardı..Ağabeyi Chase'in hikayesini okuduğum ikinci hikayenin kurgusu daha güzeldi....Duygu yoğunluğunu güzel vermişti yazar..kitap çok akıcıydı nasıl bittiğini anlamadım bile..Ama Kaza Kurşunu,Acılar Dinecek,Görgü Tanığı,Sis Perdesi,Şahidin Korkusu isimli romanları bence çok daha iyi olsa da büyük bir keyif alarak okudum..Şunu hemen belirteyim ki Martı Yayınlarından çıkan en iyi Sandra Brown kitabıydı bence..
Bir erkeğe ümitsizce aşık olan bir kadının hikayesini okuyoruz aslında bu romanda..Dile kolay lise çağlarından beri aşık olduğu erkeği gizlice bir kadının hikayesi var..Bu hikayeden sakın kadının güçsüz olduğu sanmayın..aksine çok güçlü..Onun mutluluğu içinde geride kalacak kadarda fedakar.. Yaptığı şey cesaret ister yürek ister..Yıllarca ümitsizce aşık olduğu adamın başka birine aşık olup evlenmesini yuva kurmasını sessizce izlemiş bir genç kadın..Hatta sevdiği adam ve karısına ev bakıp onlara hayallerindeki evi bulmuş bir kadın..Yaptığı bence yürek ister..
Belki de bu yüzden Marcie karakterini çok sevdim,takdir ettim..İnsan ister istemez öz eleştiri yapıyor ben olsaydım ne yapardım diye..çünkü o kadar güç ki bulunduğu yer..Yine de yılmıyor sevdiği adam için mücadele ediyor..Bu mücadeleyi verirken de bir sapık tarafından taciz ediliyor..
Öte yandan Chase sevdiği taptığı karısının ölümünden sonra yaşayan bir ölüye dönüyor diyebilirim..Kendini yıllarca cezalandırmak için en kötü ortamlarda yaşamaya çalışıyor..Kendisini tam da ölürmeyi başaracağı sırada yolları Marcie ile kesişiyor.. Marcie onun yanında en rahat olduğu kişilerden arkadaşı,dostu..Ama Chase için işler hiçde umduğu gibi gitmiyor..Marcie onun bulduğu andan itibaren bırakmıyor..Onu kazanmak için deyim yerinde ise yapması gereken her şeyi aşkta her şey mübahtır sözünü doğrular şekilde yapıyor..
Çok zevk alarak okudum..okurken bir kadının aşkı için verdiği mücadeleyi ve kazanmak için neler yapabileceğini okuyun..Emek verilmeden mutluluk ayağımıza kadar gelmiyor..Çok güzel mesajlar vardı bu romanda..Tavsiye ederim...
Hulya YILMAZ
Texas! Serisinin 4.kitaptan oluşuyor.
1. Texas! Lucky (1990) (Yarınlar İçin) 5/3,85
2. Texas! Chase (1991)(Hep Aşk Vardı) 5/3,92
3. Texas! Sage (1991) 5/3,89
4. The Texas! Trilogy (omnibus) (1992) 5/4,15
İlk üç kitapta Tyler Kardeşlerin hikayeleri olduğu bu seri goodreadsta iyi puan almış olduğunu görüyorum..
Yarınlar içinde Tyler Kardeşlerden Lucky'nin hikayesi vardı..Ağabeyi Chase'in hikayesini okuduğum ikinci hikayenin kurgusu daha güzeldi....Duygu yoğunluğunu güzel vermişti yazar..kitap çok akıcıydı nasıl bittiğini anlamadım bile..Ama Kaza Kurşunu,Acılar Dinecek,Görgü Tanığı,Sis Perdesi,Şahidin Korkusu isimli romanları bence çok daha iyi olsa da büyük bir keyif alarak okudum..Şunu hemen belirteyim ki Martı Yayınlarından çıkan en iyi Sandra Brown kitabıydı bence..
Bir erkeğe ümitsizce aşık olan bir kadının hikayesini okuyoruz aslında bu romanda..Dile kolay lise çağlarından beri aşık olduğu erkeği gizlice bir kadının hikayesi var..Bu hikayeden sakın kadının güçsüz olduğu sanmayın..aksine çok güçlü..Onun mutluluğu içinde geride kalacak kadarda fedakar.. Yaptığı şey cesaret ister yürek ister..Yıllarca ümitsizce aşık olduğu adamın başka birine aşık olup evlenmesini yuva kurmasını sessizce izlemiş bir genç kadın..Hatta sevdiği adam ve karısına ev bakıp onlara hayallerindeki evi bulmuş bir kadın..Yaptığı bence yürek ister..
Belki de bu yüzden Marcie karakterini çok sevdim,takdir ettim..İnsan ister istemez öz eleştiri yapıyor ben olsaydım ne yapardım diye..çünkü o kadar güç ki bulunduğu yer..Yine de yılmıyor sevdiği adam için mücadele ediyor..Bu mücadeleyi verirken de bir sapık tarafından taciz ediliyor..
Öte yandan Chase sevdiği taptığı karısının ölümünden sonra yaşayan bir ölüye dönüyor diyebilirim..Kendini yıllarca cezalandırmak için en kötü ortamlarda yaşamaya çalışıyor..Kendisini tam da ölürmeyi başaracağı sırada yolları Marcie ile kesişiyor.. Marcie onun yanında en rahat olduğu kişilerden arkadaşı,dostu..Ama Chase için işler hiçde umduğu gibi gitmiyor..Marcie onun bulduğu andan itibaren bırakmıyor..Onu kazanmak için deyim yerinde ise yapması gereken her şeyi aşkta her şey mübahtır sözünü doğrular şekilde yapıyor..
Çok zevk alarak okudum..okurken bir kadının aşkı için verdiği mücadeleyi ve kazanmak için neler yapabileceğini okuyun..Emek verilmeden mutluluk ayağımıza kadar gelmiyor..Çok güzel mesajlar vardı bu romanda..Tavsiye ederim...
Hulya YILMAZ
September 19, 2015
With a wife he adores and a baby on the way, life is great for Chase Tyler. Then tragedy strikes when Tanya and their unborn child are killed. A grief stricken Chase pushes his family away and abandons the family business to start riding on the rodeo circuit and drinking himself into oblivion. Real Estate Broker Marcie Johns was driving Tanya to look at a house the day of the accident. Even though she didn't cause the accident, she feels responsible. Marcie has known Chase since childhood and wants to help him get his life back in order. When she sees him get injured during a rodeo, she follows him to the hospital and eventually bullies him into going home to his family.
As Chase realizes that Tyler Drilling is barely staying in business, he devotes his time to trying to save it. Marcie offers him a deal. She will give him the money to pay off the creditors if he will marry her. Taking her up on the deal just may be the best thing that ever happened to him.
This is the second book in Brown's Texas series. I read it over 20 years ago and decided to revisit it on audio. Colleen Marlo does a great job as narrator of the audiobook.
Chase is a tortured hero who wallows in his grief. Marcie has loved Chase from afar since childhood, and decides she is the woman who can straighten him up. I enjoyed their various battles where Marcie would verbally kick his butt and get him back on track. I thought the whole marriage of convenience storyline was a bit over the top. It made Marcie look desperate to win Chase no matter what she had to do. From that point the story was predictable with no surprises, as Chase realizes his feelings for Marcie. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
As Chase realizes that Tyler Drilling is barely staying in business, he devotes his time to trying to save it. Marcie offers him a deal. She will give him the money to pay off the creditors if he will marry her. Taking her up on the deal just may be the best thing that ever happened to him.
This is the second book in Brown's Texas series. I read it over 20 years ago and decided to revisit it on audio. Colleen Marlo does a great job as narrator of the audiobook.
Chase is a tortured hero who wallows in his grief. Marcie has loved Chase from afar since childhood, and decides she is the woman who can straighten him up. I enjoyed their various battles where Marcie would verbally kick his butt and get him back on track. I thought the whole marriage of convenience storyline was a bit over the top. It made Marcie look desperate to win Chase no matter what she had to do. From that point the story was predictable with no surprises, as Chase realizes his feelings for Marcie. My rating: 3.5 Stars.
July 26, 2022
Great romance!
October 18, 2014
This book shows how Chase handles the death of his wife and unborn child which we learn about in Texas! Lucky. Chase is a mess and doesn't handle life well at all. He starts drinking way too much, whoring and goes back on the rodeo circuit even though he is too old for it now. He has a very serious accident at a rodeo but when nobody in his family is there to attend to him, an old friend, Marcie, goes to him and stays with him at the hospital. I loved the twist with Chase's business, Marcie and Chase.
I felt horrible for Chase after his loss and didn't want to read an entire book about how devastated he was. However, when I told my thoughts on this to someone who had already read Texas! Chase, she said "Well you'll just have to read it to find out what happens." She was so right. I can only repeat her words, you'll just have to read this.
I felt horrible for Chase after his loss and didn't want to read an entire book about how devastated he was. However, when I told my thoughts on this to someone who had already read Texas! Chase, she said "Well you'll just have to read it to find out what happens." She was so right. I can only repeat her words, you'll just have to read this.
January 11, 2011
Chase Tyler has been grieving for his dead wife and unborn child for 2 years, burying is grief in alcohol. He abandoned the family business and left his younger brother to run it and hit the rodeo circuit and the bars with equal disregard for this life.
Marcie Johns has been in love with Chase since childhood and had been driving the car when it crashed killing his wife and unborn child. She was at the rodeo by chance but took him under her wing when he was tossed off the bull he was riding and she talked him into going back to his family.
Chase was shocked when Marcie made him a brazen proposition to save his company, but he went along with it anyway.
I truly enjoyed this story, it was well told.
Marcie Johns has been in love with Chase since childhood and had been driving the car when it crashed killing his wife and unborn child. She was at the rodeo by chance but took him under her wing when he was tossed off the bull he was riding and she talked him into going back to his family.
Chase was shocked when Marcie made him a brazen proposition to save his company, but he went along with it anyway.
I truly enjoyed this story, it was well told.
May 16, 2020
3 ⭐️ story, 1 ⭐️ for fond memories.
May 13, 2017
I read Sandra Brown’s Texas! trilogy a few years ago for the first time and I wasn’t crazy about it. Yet I remember the basic plots of all three books, which is very unusual for me, so it must have made an impression on me anyway.
This month’s read, Texas! Chase, is the second book in the series and to me it seems very very dated, especially in the attitudes of the characters. I always find it interesting to see how far we’ve come and this book definitely shows me. But I’m reading this with my 21st century goggles on and I just can’t relate to some of it, e.g. a woman’s reputation can be ruined if she’s seen entering a house of a man. It’s not a Regency after all.
*** MILD SPOILERS ***
As for the story itself, I feel it has potential but doesn’t quite deliver. I understand Chase is grieving but he really is an arse for most of the book. And ultimately he accepts quite easily he loves Marcie.
Marcie was a little creepy with buying the house for him and her when she hadn’t even seen him in so long and didn’t know when/if she’d see him again. And he had no idea she’d been in love with him since she was 5 (or so). Disturbing.
In general I think the plot could have done with a little more substance so that the characters and their interactions would have been fleshed out a little more.
I always like Sandra Brown’s writing and this book is no exception (apart from that random ! in the title), but I prefer her crime books to these dated romances with attitudes and views I can’t agree with.
This month’s read, Texas! Chase, is the second book in the series and to me it seems very very dated, especially in the attitudes of the characters. I always find it interesting to see how far we’ve come and this book definitely shows me. But I’m reading this with my 21st century goggles on and I just can’t relate to some of it, e.g. a woman’s reputation can be ruined if she’s seen entering a house of a man. It’s not a Regency after all.
*** MILD SPOILERS ***
As for the story itself, I feel it has potential but doesn’t quite deliver. I understand Chase is grieving but he really is an arse for most of the book. And ultimately he accepts quite easily he loves Marcie.
Marcie was a little creepy with buying the house for him and her when she hadn’t even seen him in so long and didn’t know when/if she’d see him again. And he had no idea she’d been in love with him since she was 5 (or so). Disturbing.
In general I think the plot could have done with a little more substance so that the characters and their interactions would have been fleshed out a little more.
I always like Sandra Brown’s writing and this book is no exception (apart from that random ! in the title), but I prefer her crime books to these dated romances with attitudes and views I can’t agree with.
August 1, 2011
I am going to give this one a high four stars.
Marcie has been in love with Chase since childhood, but unfortunately for her, Chase is happily married to his wife, Tanya. Chase and Tanya are seeking the perfect house before their baby is born. Marcie, being a real estate agent, shows Tanya a house that Tanya falls in love with. Chase is too busy to go to the house viewing so Marcie drives Tanya over to the house, but on the way there, a car accident occurs, instantly killing off the pregnant Tanya.
Two years later Chase has abandoned his business and spends his day drinking, whoring, gambling, all to forget Tanya’s death. Marcie happens to witness Chase nearly getting killed in a rodeo arena, and she, still very much in love with Chase, wants him safe, so she drives him back to his family.
Chase arrives at home, and after an argument with Marcie, decides he needs to do something with his life. He starts off by checking how the family business is striving under his brother, Lucky’s management. Chase learns that the business is not doing well and he must try to pay the debt that they owe to the bank.
That night, Chase is invited to dinner with Marcie who proposes that he marry her. She explains that the marriage will benefit both of them, Chase will be able to pay off the money his business owes and Marcie will get some companionship in her big house. After much thought (and another argument with Marcie), Chase agrees to the marriage proposal.
The beginning of the story was rather dull, but it kicks off after the marriage.
I was wary about reading the book because of the many reviews that said Marcie was a lunatic, or obsessed with Chase. After reading the book myself, I can say that Marcie was a strong and independent woman. She isn’t afraid to stand up to Chase and she not only argues with him, but she even slaps him once! I’m glad that Sandra Brown didn’t hover over the fact that Marcie had a crush on Chase. I mean yes, it was mentioned a few times, but Marcie in no way seemed crazy about him. Marcie simply wanted to help Chase, and when she figured that she didn’t want to end up as a lonely spinster, she asked him to marry her.
Chase on the other hand, was much more dislikeable than Marcie.
***Spoiler*** When he found out that Marcie bought the house that Tanya wanted, he insisted that they were living in Tanya’s house, that Marcie was second place to Tanya, and that Tanya was the wife that he loved. Then he had the gall to say that sex with Marcie was to dull his memories for Tanya and that their marriage is only on paper. And to top it all off, he never apologizes for any of this. So my conclusion? Marcie is a much more bearable character than Chase. ***End of Spoiler***
I also found it extremely annoying that Chase constantly thinks about his wife throughout the story, even in the last few pages, he thought about his love for Tanya. I can understand that he will always love Tanya but this is supposed to be Marcie and Chase’s love story, it focused way too much on Chase’s feelings and deep love for Tanya.
Lucky and his wife Devon have some great scenes in the story that made me wonder if I should read Texas! Lucky after all.
The story would’ve been five stars if we could erase those scenes where Chase was being a bastard. There were some heart-tugging scenes that made me shed a few tears and that’s probably why I ended up giving the book a high four stars. This is a book I would recommend if you don’t mind the hero being a little too mean, overall, it’s an above average romance novel.
Marcie has been in love with Chase since childhood, but unfortunately for her, Chase is happily married to his wife, Tanya. Chase and Tanya are seeking the perfect house before their baby is born. Marcie, being a real estate agent, shows Tanya a house that Tanya falls in love with. Chase is too busy to go to the house viewing so Marcie drives Tanya over to the house, but on the way there, a car accident occurs, instantly killing off the pregnant Tanya.
Two years later Chase has abandoned his business and spends his day drinking, whoring, gambling, all to forget Tanya’s death. Marcie happens to witness Chase nearly getting killed in a rodeo arena, and she, still very much in love with Chase, wants him safe, so she drives him back to his family.
Chase arrives at home, and after an argument with Marcie, decides he needs to do something with his life. He starts off by checking how the family business is striving under his brother, Lucky’s management. Chase learns that the business is not doing well and he must try to pay the debt that they owe to the bank.
That night, Chase is invited to dinner with Marcie who proposes that he marry her. She explains that the marriage will benefit both of them, Chase will be able to pay off the money his business owes and Marcie will get some companionship in her big house. After much thought (and another argument with Marcie), Chase agrees to the marriage proposal.
The beginning of the story was rather dull, but it kicks off after the marriage.
I was wary about reading the book because of the many reviews that said Marcie was a lunatic, or obsessed with Chase. After reading the book myself, I can say that Marcie was a strong and independent woman. She isn’t afraid to stand up to Chase and she not only argues with him, but she even slaps him once! I’m glad that Sandra Brown didn’t hover over the fact that Marcie had a crush on Chase. I mean yes, it was mentioned a few times, but Marcie in no way seemed crazy about him. Marcie simply wanted to help Chase, and when she figured that she didn’t want to end up as a lonely spinster, she asked him to marry her.
Chase on the other hand, was much more dislikeable than Marcie.
***Spoiler*** When he found out that Marcie bought the house that Tanya wanted, he insisted that they were living in Tanya’s house, that Marcie was second place to Tanya, and that Tanya was the wife that he loved. Then he had the gall to say that sex with Marcie was to dull his memories for Tanya and that their marriage is only on paper. And to top it all off, he never apologizes for any of this. So my conclusion? Marcie is a much more bearable character than Chase. ***End of Spoiler***
I also found it extremely annoying that Chase constantly thinks about his wife throughout the story, even in the last few pages, he thought about his love for Tanya. I can understand that he will always love Tanya but this is supposed to be Marcie and Chase’s love story, it focused way too much on Chase’s feelings and deep love for Tanya.
Lucky and his wife Devon have some great scenes in the story that made me wonder if I should read Texas! Lucky after all.
The story would’ve been five stars if we could erase those scenes where Chase was being a bastard. There were some heart-tugging scenes that made me shed a few tears and that’s probably why I ended up giving the book a high four stars. This is a book I would recommend if you don’t mind the hero being a little too mean, overall, it’s an above average romance novel.
April 9, 2012
Re-read
Picking up soon after the first in this trilogy left off, the events of the ending of Texas! Lucky have left Chase Tyler devastated.
Having lost his beloved wife and unborn child to a tragic car accident, his gut wrenching slide into alcohol and dangerous living on the Rodeo circuit is hard to watch.
Self-made Marcie Jones can hardly stand seeing the unrequited love of her life waste away after the loss of his wife either. With a bold proposal to save his family business, Marcie puts herself out there in the hope of seeing Chase happy once again- but will her gamble work? And what will he say when he realizes it’s more than her money on the line- and sees he’s had her heart the entire time?
I accidentally read this one first many years ago not knowing it was part of a trilogy and I still like it much better than the first in the series. I love that Marcie- or “Goosey” as Chase calls her- overcomes her shy teenage years and makes something of herself, before getting the hero! Chase, in his very real grief for his first wife, is not so nice to Marcie at first- but that’s okay, because he eventually wises up.
As I’ve stated before, self-sacrifice is to me the ultimate expression of love and when a character gets rewarded for that sacrifice with a Happily Ever After? Well, I’m hooked.
Sure this series is a bit dated in the way the hero responds to the heroine, but it remains way more compelling than most of the boring crap being peddled as contemporary romance out there right now.
So yeah. <3
Picking up soon after the first in this trilogy left off, the events of the ending of Texas! Lucky have left Chase Tyler devastated.
Having lost his beloved wife and unborn child to a tragic car accident, his gut wrenching slide into alcohol and dangerous living on the Rodeo circuit is hard to watch.
Self-made Marcie Jones can hardly stand seeing the unrequited love of her life waste away after the loss of his wife either. With a bold proposal to save his family business, Marcie puts herself out there in the hope of seeing Chase happy once again- but will her gamble work? And what will he say when he realizes it’s more than her money on the line- and sees he’s had her heart the entire time?
I accidentally read this one first many years ago not knowing it was part of a trilogy and I still like it much better than the first in the series. I love that Marcie- or “Goosey” as Chase calls her- overcomes her shy teenage years and makes something of herself, before getting the hero! Chase, in his very real grief for his first wife, is not so nice to Marcie at first- but that’s okay, because he eventually wises up.
As I’ve stated before, self-sacrifice is to me the ultimate expression of love and when a character gets rewarded for that sacrifice with a Happily Ever After? Well, I’m hooked.
Sure this series is a bit dated in the way the hero responds to the heroine, but it remains way more compelling than most of the boring crap being peddled as contemporary romance out there right now.
So yeah. <3
March 24, 2021
3 stars!
It was okay, I guess. I'm not a big fan of the dead ex trope, so it wasn't much of a surprise that I didn't love it. I do, however, like the unrequited love trope especially when the hero loves someone else and all the angst and heartache that comes from it. That's why I chose this particular book to read.
The story started with Chase's pregnant wife dying in a car accident, the same car Marcie was driving. A few years later, Marcie sees Chase again when he is injured after a bull riding incident. She takes him to a hospital and basically cares for him and calls him out on his bullshit and also forces him to attend to all the responsibilities he has neglected. Oh and also Marcie proposes marriage to Chase in exchange of her giving him the money he requires for his business. She has been in one-sided love with him since her childhood.
Back to my feelings about this book, I didn't particularly connect with either the hero and the heroine. I expected more angst and groveling from the hero. But no, nothing happened. The heroine was a doormat who was satisfied with whatever scraps of attention the hero was feeding her. I hoped once they got married things would start to spice up. It did get better but not upto my expectations. However the writing was good and the book wasn't long either. I finished it in one sitting.
This was my first Sandra Brown book. I've heard she now writes suspense books and that her later works are much better. So, probably I'll check out some of her newer books.
It was okay, I guess. I'm not a big fan of the dead ex trope, so it wasn't much of a surprise that I didn't love it. I do, however, like the unrequited love trope especially when the hero loves someone else and all the angst and heartache that comes from it. That's why I chose this particular book to read.
The story started with Chase's pregnant wife dying in a car accident, the same car Marcie was driving. A few years later, Marcie sees Chase again when he is injured after a bull riding incident. She takes him to a hospital and basically cares for him and calls him out on his bullshit and also forces him to attend to all the responsibilities he has neglected. Oh and also Marcie proposes marriage to Chase in exchange of her giving him the money he requires for his business. She has been in one-sided love with him since her childhood.
Back to my feelings about this book, I didn't particularly connect with either the hero and the heroine. I expected more angst and groveling from the hero. But no, nothing happened. The heroine was a doormat who was satisfied with whatever scraps of attention the hero was feeding her. I hoped once they got married things would start to spice up. It did get better but not upto my expectations. However the writing was good and the book wasn't long either. I finished it in one sitting.
This was my first Sandra Brown book. I've heard she now writes suspense books and that her later works are much better. So, probably I'll check out some of her newer books.
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