Review: Interesting mix for Western fans
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 05 25, 2014
I found this series of stories a good mix of different genres of the Western romance field.  You have the sweet in Montana Blue, the steamy in Rowan's Ascension, good old rodeo cowboy just trying to make it as a single father in Texas Devil and strangers meet for the first time when they marry in Mail Order Misunderstanding.  I am peculiar about detail in my stories, so I was unable to make it through Love Me Once, Love Me Twice when the story started with her driving a car in Montana, in 1895, when there were 300 cars made in the world during that time and none of them were trucks, truckers or a abundance of gas stations around during that time.  The people would have been disgustingly wealthy to even own....never mind.I am familiar with Hildie McQueen's work and "Montana Blue" did not disappoint.  It is a good taste of her writing style that I think sets her apart in the field.  There was depth to her characters and a good story.  It helps to read her "Shades of Blue" series to know the back stories to all of the people mentioned, but not necessary."Rowan's Ascension" was an interesting change in the normal Western fare.  It is really steamy and involves witches and supernatural things that I do not normally see in Western novels. I was surprised to find that I enjoyed it."Texas Devil" had me shaking my head and clicking my tongue, since a single dad is letting a woman whose husband is looking to kill her and everyone around who is interested in her into his house.  Romantic, right?  Not when he has three children in the same house in which one has a disability.  I guess I have read way too many stories in the news.  Other than that, it was a good story that was very "Sleeping With The Enemy.""Mail Order Misunderstanding" was a decent story that I had some issues with as well.  Those issues are my own however, and other readers may not have the same issues.  I did not like how the cowboy would not listen to the intended bride and "rushed" the coupling in M.O.M. in order for her not to be able to get out of the marriage.  Even though the wife didn't have issues with it, I did.  It wasn't because he couldn't wait to have her, it was to trap her.  Other than that, I thought the story was okay though not exciting.  The snippet of the follow up story seems more interesting and I may check that story out.Again, it was a good mix of different genres.  All are steamy with the exception of "Montana Blue", where there is a good bit of sexual tension and you know the characters are hot for each other, but don't go through with the deed.  I give one star for the ones I was able to finish and reviewed them in order of rank of likability.