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Tate was a wonderful light hearted book. Tate and Libby work to get past their shared pasts and hurts and Tate's two beautiful twin daughters add to the livelihood of the book. It was a nice story that took me away for a few hours and helped to pull me out of a reading slump.
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I'm wondering if Linda Lael Miller has finally run out of ideas... This book just didn't thrill me. I'm hoping that the next one in this series is better, or else I won't even bother with the third. There wasn't really any "depth" to any of these characters, and their "problems" all seemed very contrived and forced. (And if I'd read the phrase "It was the McKettrick way..." one more time, I thought I'd scream!) I thought that the books from her "Creed Brothers" series were much better than this one.
This is the first of three more McKettrick books. This is Tate & Libby's story. Brothers Garrett (June 2010) and Austin (July 2010) follow later this summer and they bring along Libby's sisters whom were both introduced in this book.
I loved this book as I do all works by this author.
Modern rich cowboy Tate struggling to figure out his place in the world as the divorced dad of twins. Poor girl Libby struggles to make a living in a small coffee shop. Former lovers the two have avoided each other since Tate married his pregnant one night stand several years earlier. Typical romance format - they run into each other, sexual tension takes over and they are soon exploring what they really mean to each other - among other things. There is several side stories - Tate's brothers, Libby's sisters and "wacky" mother Marva. AAHHH is all I had to say when I finished the book.
Modern rich cowboy Tate struggling to figure out his place in the world as the divorced dad of twins. Poor girl Libby struggles to make a living in a small coffee shop. Former lovers the two have avoided each other since Tate married his pregnant one night stand several years earlier. Typical romance format - they run into each other, sexual tension takes over and they are soon exploring what they really mean to each other - among other things. There is several side stories - Tate's brothers, Libby's sisters and "wacky" mother Marva. AAHHH is all I had to say when I finished the book.
Nice romantic western novel. Easy to read.
love the mckettricks !!!!
I can't believe how much I hated this book. I just started reading Miller and have read a few of her historical romances. I really enjoyed those. But this one was horrible.
First of all, it is really boring. Second, I absolutely could not stand Libby. She was overly nice and forgiving plus she lets everyone run all over her. The woman was pathetic. I had no respect for her at all. She never spoke her mind and lacked personality. She was totally unbelievable as a character.
Tate's six year olds daughters were not endearing at all. They were brats and very annoying. At least Libby's nephew was fun.
The love scenes between Tate and Libby were not romantic. It was all about getting it on. In fact, Libby and Tate did very little bonding and soul searching when it comes to their relationship. She also didn't spend much time with his daughters either before she decided she loved them as well.
And what's up with Libby's family wanting her to forgive Tate for cheating and dumping her when she needed him most? After all, her father was dying and it wasn't like she had a mother around to help. Where is the sisterly loyalty? Not even a little bit of anger at the man who hated their sister so badly? Not even a threat of he better not hurt her again?
Tate wasn't the best father either. He pretty much takes off and leaves them with the housekeeper whenever he feels like it. Not to mention introducing Libby to them without getting to know if Libby is serious about him. Still a pretty selfish bastard in my book.
So overall, I hated all the characters and there wasn't much of a plot. The whole book was focused on Tate and Libby's relationship but at the same time nothing really happened on that front. Nothing deep or emotional gets worked on nor does it get resolved. It was horribly put together and some of the conversations didn't flow properly.
Definitely not worth the read. Hopefully the other ones will be better.
First of all, it is really boring. Second, I absolutely could not stand Libby. She was overly nice and forgiving plus she lets everyone run all over her. The woman was pathetic. I had no respect for her at all. She never spoke her mind and lacked personality. She was totally unbelievable as a character.
Tate's six year olds daughters were not endearing at all. They were brats and very annoying. At least Libby's nephew was fun.
The love scenes between Tate and Libby were not romantic. It was all about getting it on. In fact, Libby and Tate did very little bonding and soul searching when it comes to their relationship. She also didn't spend much time with his daughters either before she decided she loved them as well.
And what's up with Libby's family wanting her to forgive Tate for cheating and dumping her when she needed him most? After all, her father was dying and it wasn't like she had a mother around to help. Where is the sisterly loyalty? Not even a little bit of anger at the man who hated their sister so badly? Not even a threat of he better not hurt her again?
Tate wasn't the best father either. He pretty much takes off and leaves them with the housekeeper whenever he feels like it. Not to mention introducing Libby to them without getting to know if Libby is serious about him. Still a pretty selfish bastard in my book.
So overall, I hated all the characters and there wasn't much of a plot. The whole book was focused on Tate and Libby's relationship but at the same time nothing really happened on that front. Nothing deep or emotional gets worked on nor does it get resolved. It was horribly put together and some of the conversations didn't flow properly.
Definitely not worth the read. Hopefully the other ones will be better.
Very Good!
Linda Lael is always great
This story centers around Tate, the oldest of three McKettrick brothers. He's the stable, level-headed brother that took over ranch duties at the spread when his other two brothers took off (Austin to follow the call of the rodeo and Garrett to work for a Senator). When Tate was a young man, his goal was to marry Libby Remington (one of three sisters, by the way). However in a weak moment, he sired twins with Cherryl, married her and consequently divorced her a year later.
He's now trying to win Libby's trust--for dumping her all those years ago--since he never got his childhood sweetheart out of his blood. He's also trying to keep the twins with him at the spread and having interesting interactions with his two brothers.
This is book ONE of the series. The next will be Austin's story. No doubt he'll be hooking up with Libby's sister, Paige. It should be interesting.
He's now trying to win Libby's trust--for dumping her all those years ago--since he never got his childhood sweetheart out of his blood. He's also trying to keep the twins with him at the spread and having interesting interactions with his two brothers.
This is book ONE of the series. The next will be Austin's story. No doubt he'll be hooking up with Libby's sister, Paige. It should be interesting.
I'm a big fan of Linda Lael Miller...have even met her. She's a super nice lady. I've read almost everything she's ever written. While I liked this book, I was somewhat disappointed. It was kind of "pat" - typical rich man/poor woman story. Predictable (but what romances aren't)and it seemed to drag on for a long time. I think it could have been condensed and been a monthly romance instead of almost 400 pages. I was very irritated with Marva but LOVED what she did in the end!! It was hilarious and just the "shocker" this story needed. I don't want to spoil it so I won't say what happened, but it was great! All in all, I will still recommend the book. It was good just not the absolute best that LLM usually writes.
I have just recently discovered this author and love her stories. The McKettrick brothers are very interesting boys. Great fast read.
