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Texas Wide Open (2012)

by K.C. Klein(Favorite Author)

3.62 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

1601831986 (ISBN13: 9781601831989)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Kensington Publishing Corporation

series

Texas Fever

review 1: 3 1/4 stars“Texas Wide Open” by KC Klein is a contemporary Western romance that follows the tumultuous relationship between Cole Logan and Katie Harris, as well as the complicated interactions between Jett Avery and Nikki Logan. The Logans have struggled to survive after losing their parents during their formative years and both Katie and Jett have managed to befriend the prickly siblings who consistently reject overtures from others. Their complicated tales are conveyed through poignant flashbacks interspersed with more recent happenings which are catalyzed by Katie’s return home after her father’s serious heart attack. The longstanding friendships between these complex individuals are about to be tested as their interactions enter a new phase and their lives c... morehange significantly.This angst-filled tale details the complicated tap dance between disparate souls who feel a deep connection yet want to deny it for one reason or another. The individual scenes are filled with rich imagery and wonderful emotion but the overall story didn’t quite resonate with me and seems a bit too cliched while the characters are a bit two-dimensional. I am not a big fan of flashbacks but this author does a nice job of gradually conveying the events which formed the Logan siblings into the somewhat emotionally damaged individuals that they have become. The heroine’s erratic behavior is frustrating to me, especially when she acts out a popular country song and there are a few other things which strike me as illogical or unrealistic but I do think the individual vignettes are vivid and entertaining and make this a worthwhile light read.A copy of this title was provided to me in exchange for an honest review
review 2: I just read TEXAS WIDE OPEN by KC Klein. I am still wiping tears off my cheeks. This is the BEST BOOK I have read this year. NO question. I'm a romantic suspense author and my tastes run toward, well, romantic suspense obviously, and paranormals. But KC is a friend so I figured I would read this contemporary romance to be nice. I'm so glad I did. Honestly, I had reservations - because it's not a genre I typically enjoy. And, it skips back and forth in time, showing what happened in the past then what's happening in the present. I thought it would be a chore reading back and forth in time. Instead, I found myself marveling at KC's brilliance. The way she wove in what happened and juxtaposed it against current day was exactly the way this story should have been told. It was an incredibly clever way to keep building tension by revealing bits and pieces of backstory. I loved the hero and heroine and the secondary love story was wonderful as well. This story is gut-wrenchingly emotional. If you don't cry at least once, something is wrong with you. Seriously. I absolutely loved it. And I do have to add a plug for how she handled the setting. I know nothing about Texas and very little about horses. KC wove such unique, interesting elements of both into the story that I really felt like I was there, in Texas, on a horse ranch. I highly recommend this book. It's just an absolutely wonderful love story. My only complaint is that I didn't want it to end! less

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