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McKettricks of Texas: Austin
McKettricks of Texas: Austin
McKettricks of Texas: Austin
Audiobook11 hours

McKettricks of Texas: Austin

Written by Linda Lael Miller

Narrated by Jack Garrett

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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Hot Texas nights are always in store for the strapping heroes and passionate ladies of Linda Lael Miller's New York Times best-selling romances. In this chapter of her remarkable McKettricks saga, bull rider Austin returns home to Blue River a broken man-his career over and his love life in shambles. But as he is nursed back to health-physically and emotionally-by the demanding nurse his brothers hired for him, Austin determines to grab life by the horns and ride once again.
LanguageEnglish
Release dateFeb 11, 2011
ISBN9781449839833
McKettricks of Texas: Austin
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Linda Lael Miller

Linda LaelMiller is a #1 New YorkTimes and USA TODAY bestselling author of morethan one hundred novels. Long passionate about the Civil War buff, she has studied theera avidly and has made many visits to Gettysburg, where she has witnessedreenactments of the legendary clash between North and South. Linda exploresthat turbulent time in The Yankee Widow.

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  • Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
    3/5
    2.5 stars. I don't read a lot of Westerns but I thought I'd give this one a try. Tate is the eldest McKettrick brother. The McKettricks are filthy rich (they're compared to Ewings in the book). He's divorced from bitchy wife Cheryl and has twin 6 year old daughters. His old flame is Libby Remington - they were going out until Tate "knocked Cheryl up" when he was away in college and had to marry her. I thought the conflict was a bit glossed over - after all, Tate cheated on Libby and dumped her when Cheryl got pregnant. Libby had been humiliated as the whole town knew what had happened and pitied her. Even though years had passed, I didn't quite buy the "I forgave you ages ago" thing. While I didn't think Tate would cheat on her again, I wondered if that was a proximity thing (ie, he was planning to stick close to Libby anyway) and I wondered why Libby thought he wouldn't cheat. There were a LOT of characters in this book and some of them I, frankly didn't understand why they were there. They didn't seem to add anything to the forward movement of the plot (eg, the lawnmower/ostrich lady). I think Ms. Miller has written many McKettrick books and even though this is the first in the most recent series, I wondered if the other characters had been in previous books and appeared in this one as a "catch up" for fans. The sex scenes were pretty hot and I liked how Tate was with his daughters but in the end the book didn't really grab me.

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  • Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    5/5
    I LOVE Linda Lael Miller's books! I saw the trailer for this series out on the book blogosphere and I knew I needed to add this series to my list of MUST READS! I love how the author makes all the character's likeable...even Tate's manipulative ex-wife! The tension between Libby and Tate is PHEMONINAL! In my opinion that tension and history that they share really made the story for me. Let's talk about Tate for a minute....THERE IS SOMETHING INCREDIBLY HOT ABOUT A GUY WHO PUTS PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY ELSE FIRST and then thinks about himself after everyone else's needs are taken care of. Oh, and the fact that he see's himself as just a "normal guy" who happens to have a BOATLOAD of MONEY! There is plenty of humor, drama, love scenes and interactions with Tate's little girls to really keep the story going at a fast clip. I guess my only "gripe" with the book was that the ending was a little predictable (in a good way of course) but that's about it. I had a very hard time putting this one down to basic everyday things.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    A fair beginning for another McKettrick trilogy, but not as good as the last one. The next two brothers seem to have a better premise for a storyline, so I'm thinking this will be a series that should improve.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    I received this at a writers' conference earlier this year and had my copy signed by the author.Tate McKettrick is a divorced dad of two six-year-old girls, busy running a massive ranch. He broke the heart of the love of his life, Libby, years before when he was a stupid drunk college kid--but the result of that transgression was his beloved twin girls. But in a small town like Blue River, he and Libby can't avoid each other forever. The chemistry and love are still there--everything comes down to trust.I read very few romances, and I admit this is my first cowboy romance. It follows the typical romance book pattern of strife, chemistry, and sizzling sex. I must admit--Miller can write. Her dialogue is fantastic, and she creates very believable characters quickly. No one in this book felt like a cardboard cut-out. Indeed, they were all real, modern people with all the screw-ups to prove it. I could have really, REALLY hated Tate because of what he did to Libby, but I didn't. Even though this isn't my sort of book, it wasn't bad, and it's a joy to see a masterful writer at work even if it's not in my preferred genre.
  • Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    2/5
    It's more or less the same storyline as its first 2 predecessors, with some tweaks here and there specific to the couples. I kept listening with the hope it would improve, but it didn't. If you've read Tate, stop there. You can insert Garret or Austin's names and their respective sister into the book and come out with pretty much the same reader experience.

    I think I'm definitely done with LLM western romance novels.
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Austin McKettrick, world rodeo star has come home due to a back injury but is too proud to admit it. At home on Silver Spur Ranch, his nurse (elected by his overbearing brothers) is Paige Remington. At first, Paige is frustrated that she is to be his nurse, she has despised Austin ever since he broke her heart back when they were kids in High School. Paige is just as stubborn and willful as any McKettrick, but is afraid to fall in love with Austin again fr he hurt her once and she knows that if she lets him in he can hurt her more a second time. But things never go as planned and before she realizes it, she yearns for her place in his life to be for good and not just until he has healed.Austin is the most recent installment in the McKettrick series. Of all the series and books that Linda Lael Miller has written-The McKettricks are by far my favorite t read. however Austin is my least favorable book in the series, even though it was enjoyable, it didn't flow as smoothly as her other books. This story is about two people who have always loved each other, but their time wasn't right for them to be together...until now. The characters are both equally stubborn and so right for each other, and have met their match in one another. Overall a fun and enjoyable story set in Texas
  • Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    4/5
    Felt the ending was a bit rushed, but over all I really liked this book.