Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1455977 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-28
• Original language: English
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

Wonderful.
Devin James has been very successful in her historical/western romance series involving a strong heroine character named Rose Coltraine. Rose is a saloon proprietress, but unlike most women in this position, Rose is a prim and proper miss. In fact, she is the most respected woman in town.

Shane McNamara has also been very successful in his western series which involves a tough gunslinger named Dare Calder. Hot bedroom scenes are scattered throughout each book. Calder never has trouble getting any woman he wants into bed and he never looks back once he has taken them to bed.

The two authors are a lot like their characters. Devin and Rose are sweet, honest, and looks for romance. Shane and Calder want only to slip into the sheets with a different woman every night. Normally Devin and Shane would have nothing to do with each other. However, Silver Star Publishing decided they would collaborate on a book. Their two main characters are to meet and share an adventure together. So the two authors are thrown together in a private cabin on a private Florida beach, given a SHORT deadline, and told to go to work.

This is much easier commanded than done. Shane insists that Rose slip into bed with Calder. HIS fans expect it. After all, no female can resist the gunslinger. Devin insists that Calder woo Rose and forget any hanky-panky with saloon owner. After all, HER fans expect Rose to be treated like a true lady. The two authors clash on every single thing. Their heated anger and stress (A.K.A. passionate feelings for their characters) ends up actually bringing the two main characters to life (sort of). Rose and Calder decide to take the making of the novel into their own hands!

***** This is mainly a modern contemporary romance; however, there is a touch of paranormal as the story goes along. No ghosts, vampires, or other overly used props in this tale though. I am told that authors come to care deeply for their characters. This story proves it. An interesting twist for romance fans. *****

Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.

Outstanding story!!!
This story was a thrill to read. I didn't realize it was her first story. I couldn't put the book down. I so enjoy reading stories where the characters have such depth that they in fact seem like real people. All four characters were given this quality (in the story line itself and in my perception of the story as I read it). Great work and I can't wait to devel into the second book.

what a surprising book!
I believe this is the first book for this author? Maybe be wrong, but think it is. I have already bought her second book Drive Me Crazy and drooling over that after reading this bit of perfection!!!

Wester writer Shane McNamara, a hunky typically macho man, who lives in jeans and t-shirts with slogans on them, suddenly is teamed up with romance/western writer Devil James. She is totally opposite. Natty dresser, romantic and turns her nose at Shane's type of man. But the battle of styles and sexes is on when they have to team up writing. Shane sees the problem is to loosen up Devlin (okay maybe I am partial because of the name...giggles), she sees she has to "polish" up the man.

Toss in a paranormal element and you have ONE WINNER Book. This is going on my KEEPER SHELF!!!