Miniseries: Hill Country Heroes 0373753926 I really enjoyed Claimed by a Cowboy by Tanya Michaels. Lorelei Keller has been busy working in the city and hasn't taken time to return to her hometown to visit her mother Wanda. She then learns that her mother has passed away and returns home to take care of her mother's final affairs.
When she returns home she finds Sam Travis living in the B&B that was owned by Wanda. Fireworks start right away. Then the fireworks turn into sparks of interest.
What I liked most about this book was the point don't put off visiting with your love ones because they might not be here tomorrow. Lorelei learns this lesson a little to late. 0373753926 I enjoyed this book. Sam was a footloose cowboy who didn't want any commitments. He didn't want the inn when it was left to him. Lorelei hadn't spent much time back in Fredericksburg, because she didn't have many good memories of it. She came back, expecting to only stay a few days and then leave. When Sam challenged her to stay, she did. She didn't expect to come to like being back, and she certainly didn't expect to fall for Sam. I liked both characters, and also liked some of the other folks in town also. I'm looking forward to the next book in the series. 0373753926
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Sam Travis doesn't like to be tied down. He's used to picking up work all around the Hill Country, including odd jobs for Wanda Keller, an older woman who treats him as a son. When Wanda suddenly dies, her estranged daughter shows up…and Lorelei Keller turns out to be more than he bargained for.Polished—some might say uptight—Lorelei left Fredericksburg in the dust years ago. Coming home for her mom's funeral sends her into a tailspin of regrets. But that's nothing compared to the shock of learning that Sam has inherited her mother's B and B. Did the sexy cowboy manipulate his way into her mother's heart? Lorelei is determined to clean up this mess, and then get the heck out of Texas. For good this time.Because there's nothing to keep her there now…except maybe Sam? Claimed by a Cowboy (Hill Country Heroes #1)
This book's storyline was okay. This book's storyline was sad 😞. Lorelei's character was okay. Sam's character was okay. I loved ❤ the cat 🐱. The ending was okay. 0373753926 Lorelei Keller is an actuary, a woman who avoids taking risks by her very nature. She has never felt at ease in her hometown, where she was the nerd, or in the presence of her mother, a woman who leans on the spiritual almost to the exclusion of the practical. When her mother passes unexpectedly, Lorelei rushes home and runs headlong into laconic Sam Travis, a cowboy who often passes through the B&B Lorelei’s mom ran. He can’t understand why Lorelei would stay away from a mother who clearly loved her so very much—especially not when his mother had abandoned him and foisted him on a gruff uncle. When Lorelei’s mom leaves the B&B to Sam, things really start to heat up between two people who are utterly convinced they have nothing in common despite a mutual attraction that threatens to break down their respective defenses. Throw in a nosy matchmaking older lady who liberally spikes her coffee and a demonic cat, and you have a vivid cast of characters in charming Fredericksburg, Texas.
If you like strong and silent cowboys, eccentric Texas characters, a very opinionated cat, and some serious sexual tension, then this book is for you. As always, I’m particularly partial to Michaels’ sense of humor in which Sam becomes “Monosyllable Man” and the cat’s relationship to Satan is often questioned. It’s the end, though, that got me. Both characters have struggled with a great deal of loss, and their struggle to accept love despite a history of loss is especially poignant.
0373753926 3.5 stars.
The heroine Lorelei is pulled away from her comfortable corporate/city life when she hears that her mother has passed away. She travels back to her small Texas home town rather reluctantly, not wanting to be reminded of her unhappy childhood and her very difficult relationship with her mother. When she gets there she is surprised to find Sam, the hero, at her mother's home. Sam had built a strong friendship with Lorelei's mother and saw her as the mother he never had. But no one is more surprised than he when it turns out Lorelei's mother has left everything, including her inn, to Sam. Lorelei, though, is more than a little annoyed. Sam knows that he doesn't have space in his life for running an inn, but also doesn't want Lorelei to just sell it. He also knows how much her mother adored Lorelei, so he asks her to stay until after the town's annual festival, as a sort-of tribute to her mother, and then he will give her the inn. While Lorelei stays she and Sam spend a lot of time together and become very close, she also begins to realise that her life is not as perfect as she thinks, but neither she or Sam are willing to give up anything to have a future together.
I quite enjoyed this book, there is a nice 'real' feels to the story, and it is written really well. However, that's not to say it didn't get on my nerves a little as it did! I didn't really understand why the heroine has such a problem with her mother, it wasn't really explained enough and the impression I did get seemed a little shallow. The hero makes this book; he is perfect in every way - complex, yet open, and very romantic.
The relationship that develops between them is nicely portrayed, it managed to be both tender and steamy, and makes the eventual HEA worth it.
Enjoyable.
Originally posted at http://everyday-is-the-same.blogspot.... 0373753926 1.5 rounded up to 2 solely for the cat who was a vital part of the plot. I have a number of issues but the top two are:
1. “Claimed” was not the right word for the title
2. Not enough cowboy content for a cowboy romance
Overall rating: 🤠🤠 0373753926 I stayed up half the night to finish this book because I simply couldn't put it down! Successful actuary Lorelei Keller has managed to stay far away from her hometown of Fredericksburg, Texas. But her mother's sudden death forces her to return and deal with a lifetime of regrets - and the mysterious cowboy and handyman Sam Travis who has somehow managed to inherit the family Bed and Breakfast. Lorelei and Sam are complex, well-drawn characters with a colorful supporting cast - including Lorelei's wacky New Age mother, whom we meet only in memory - and the plot is filled with unexpected twists and turns. Will Lorelei be able to get back the Bed and Breakfast and return to her safe, comfortable life? And is sexy Sam a con man or heartbreaker - or both? I recommend you pick up a copy and find out for yourself! 0373753926
