Texas Redeemed
By:
Isla Bennet
Blurb
Ranch
owner Valerie Jordan learned the hard way that people carve out their
own destiny. She knows firsthand what can come of one night of
unchecked attraction and lost inhibitions. And she also knows there’s
only one way to handle guarded missionary doctor Peyton Turner: with
caution. Thirteen years ago, they went from being friends to lovers
to strangers. To save himself and outrun his past, Peyton
disappeared. Now the prodigal son of Night Sky, Texas, is home—though
he has no intention of staying. But once the revelation that he and
Valerie share a troubled teenage daughter sends him on a hunt for
answers, there’s no avoiding one another…no ignoring the
undeniable desire that draws them together.
Texas
Redeemed is a
passionately written and emotionally gripping story of lust and risk,
love and forgiveness, of confronting the damaging secrets of the past
for a chance at redemption.
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Review Rating: 4 LIGHTNING BOLTS
Review: Texas Redeemed is a fitting title for this story. Years ago, two people crossed the friends to lovers line. There were consequences. But of course, Peyton doesn't know this. Now, thirteen years later, he's home, and in for some surprises.
The story is full of emotions. Good and bad, which the author does a great job executing the emotions to the reader. It drew me in and had me feeling some of the things they were. There's a few times the pacing slows down, but overall it's a great, quick paced read. I rooted for and also struggled with Peyton and Valerie. I hoped things would work for them even though at times it seemed the end was nowhere in sight. This is a richly emotional story that kept me turning the pages. I'm keeping this author on my radar to watch.
Review: Texas Redeemed is a fitting title for this story. Years ago, two people crossed the friends to lovers line. There were consequences. But of course, Peyton doesn't know this. Now, thirteen years later, he's home, and in for some surprises.
The story is full of emotions. Good and bad, which the author does a great job executing the emotions to the reader. It drew me in and had me feeling some of the things they were. There's a few times the pacing slows down, but overall it's a great, quick paced read. I rooted for and also struggled with Peyton and Valerie. I hoped things would work for them even though at times it seemed the end was nowhere in sight. This is a richly emotional story that kept me turning the pages. I'm keeping this author on my radar to watch.
Excerpt
Valerie
could match his stubbornness measure for measure. “I’m not
leaving then.”
He
swaggered into the bathroom, then came the sounds of a toilet
flushing and water running. He appeared in the doorway with a
toothbrush sticking out of his mouth. “Still here?”
“I
said I’m not leaving.” She emphasized her point by sitting at the
foot of the bed.
Peyton
said nothing more as he brushed and rinsed, then stalked into the
bedroom to grab a pair of crumpled jeans from the floor and yank them
on. “You look good in my bed, Val.”
“Seriously,
that’s not why I’m here.” She walked to the opposite side of
the room. “So what’s with the scar? Did you miss the patient when
you were operating?”
The
look he gave her was grim. “I was mugged and stabbed while I was on
a mission. It happened a long time ago and as you can see, I’m
fine. Luckily, all my necessary parts function.”
She
mentally cringed when she met his eyes at the words necessary parts.
“I don’t believe in luck.”
He
ventured closer. “What do you believe?”
“That
you have some ridiculous death wish.”
“I’m
a doctor, not a stuntman.”
Frustrated,
she shoved his shoulder. “Quit brushing off what I say. You’re a
doctor who works in the most dangerous places. You’re Anthony
Turner’s boy, the rebel—the guy who rode around on a motorcycle
at crazy speeds and got into trouble left and right. You never give a
damn what happens to you, and you never consider the people who might
care.”
“You
actually care, Valerie?” His eyes were shuttered, the words a low
rumble.
“Force
of habit.”
“Why’s
that?”
“We—because
we’re friends.” At his harsh look, she continued, “Isn’t that
what you want? Us to be buddies again?”
“You
want to be friends with the guy who hauled ass out of this town
thirteen years ago. That’s not me. I’m different, Valerie. I’m
not that man, and too much has gone down for me to want to be. And if
you don’t realize that, you’re making a mistake.” He brought
his lips toward hers, almost touching her. “Get to know me.”
It
might as well have been an erotic proposition. Instantly her body
reacted—a warm wave passed over her skin, her mouth watered, her
thigh muscles clenched. “Peyton …”
“I
want to learn you.” This time he did touch her, tracing the scar
next to her eye with the tip of his finger before molding both hands
to her buttocks and urging her forward.
Instantly
she felt his heat … and the need to have his hands right where they
were, but with her skirt out of the way. Something in the way he
squeezed her flesh and parted her legs with one of his told her he
was more than ready to fulfill that need.
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Author Info
Isla Bennet’s first encounter with a smoldering hero was on the junior high school bus—between the pages of a novel. Books have been her constant through growing up in the Midwest, partaking in some wicked travels, and working as a bookseller and nanny while earning two college degrees. She’s studied everything from English to sociology to art, and has figured out that she loves meeting people—particularly the ones she makes up. These days she indulges in her weakness for carpentry and all things retro, and dives into a new love story every day as a writer, freelance editor and RWA member—all while pursuing her wish to become a horseback-riding, volleyball-playing, French-speaking seasoned traveler.
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