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Texas Rich (Texas #1)
The first in Fern Michaels' best-selling Texas series, TEXAS RICH introduces us to passionately compelling Billie Ames. Young Billie was naive but a real knockout when she met Moss Coleman at the Philadelphia Navy Yard during World War II. Within a few months she was pregnant and married to him. It was a marriage that brought Billie--and her mother, Agnes--across the count...more
Paperback, 576 pages
Published
March 12th 1987
by Ballantine Books
(first published 1985)
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This was the first Fern Michaels book I read. The Texas series is one of my favorite series of books. I read them for the first time about ten years ago, and I still enjoy going back and reading them again every couple of years. The characters develop really well. This (as well as the rest of the series) is a book that you can't put down until the end and it leaves you wanting more. It is great to follow such a story, a history of a family, for so long of a timespan. I'm not much of a romance bo...more
Plot summary: self-centered rich people do selfish things.
I was visiting my family, and ran out of reading material. The horror! My Mom gave me her old copy of Texas Rich, and said if I liked it, there was a whole series. Although the action, and historical accuracy, was good enough to keep me turning the pages, the real killer for me was how flat all the characters were--even my favorite, Agnes the Manipulative Mother Determined Not To Die Poor. Agnes' character fizzles out after she marries he...more
I was visiting my family, and ran out of reading material. The horror! My Mom gave me her old copy of Texas Rich, and said if I liked it, there was a whole series. Although the action, and historical accuracy, was good enough to keep me turning the pages, the real killer for me was how flat all the characters were--even my favorite, Agnes the Manipulative Mother Determined Not To Die Poor. Agnes' character fizzles out after she marries he...more
I hated almost everything that happened in this book......but I couldn't put it down or stop reading it. I don't know if I will move on to the other books in this series or not. It was too stressful and everyone was too manipulative and mean. Billie didn't deserve half of what happened to her and Moss was just a jerk.....no other words for it.
The best part of this book was Moss on his deathbed. He tells Billie he loves her (finally) and she replies, "I know you do." Good for her!!!
The best part of this book was Moss on his deathbed. He tells Billie he loves her (finally) and she replies, "I know you do." Good for her!!!
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This book had such potential, but was an epic fail. And I do mean epic - it was 29 hours long. The concept was great: middle class girl becomes the war bride of the heir to a Texas fortune. War, class issues, adjustments. Could have been great.
But I hated each and every character in the book. Heroine and mother-in-law: weak and walked-upon. "Hero" and father-in-law: self-centered narcissists. Mother: clever and interesting, but not written as someone to like.
I thought "shut up" every time any c...more
But I hated each and every character in the book. Heroine and mother-in-law: weak and walked-upon. "Hero" and father-in-law: self-centered narcissists. Mother: clever and interesting, but not written as someone to like.
I thought "shut up" every time any c...more
I can't tell you completely how I feel about this book. I loved,loved, loved the ending of it, when Moss' dream comes together, plus Billie and Thad finally get married, but the begining I had mixed emotions about the characters. I'm the kind who loves a strong women, and Billie deffantly wasn't strong. She let her mom make all the decisions for her, and she let Moss push her around, and if that wasn't bad enough, Moss' dad hated her and treated her like she was skum on the bottom of his chore b...more
Texas Rich is a good, solid, read. This is the story about the start of the series of Texas books and is a good foundation for the rest of them. It is well worth reading and enjoying.
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
J. Robert Ewbank author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"
This is a great saga. It's been a long time since I have read it but I remember it being one of the best series that I have read. There are 4 in the set. It takes you through Billy's life from teenager to grandma
A very good read about a naive young girl who marries a rich Texan. What follows are years of heartbreak and a scewed up family life. Very entertaing.
Oct 30, 2009
La Bloom
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I read this series years (alot of years) ago, and I am re-reading now. Remember some of it, but not all. Very good book, though.
Dec 31, 2008
Andrea
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I didn't learn anything. I just need an escape every once in a while. Hence Fern Michaels and Danielle Steele.
Mar 15, 2013
Catherine
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It wasn't bad; it was a long time ago so I don't remember much about it. Fern Michaels is a wonderful author.
billie was an extraordinary woman leading a difficult life....lots of twists but still she comes out fighting fit
This book was OK. Not bad but not great. It was SO long and predictable. Wasn't my favorite.
Ugh. All the characters are so depressing. Not at all what I expected (a happy romance).
really good book for the first half, I didnt finish because the end was more of the same.
Like reading a soap opera script--light, trashy, cheesy as hell at times. Take it with you in the tub on a lazy day. I did.
Billie and Moss.... from Boston to Texas... three children, and the introduction of their children. Billie struggles her whole life to fine her place on Sunbridge Ranch, and never quite makes a place for herself with Moss... book covered a lot of time.
Loved this series, these characters are wonderful!
Really great, fascinating reading, good romance story!
I love this book and the whole series. It was wonderful.
I loved and enjoyed this whole series....great books
I read (and loved!) this series as a younger person and decided that I needed to read it again. I thought because I knew what happened it might dull my enjoyment of the story, but since I really just remembered one thing out of the thousands that happened, it wasn't a big deal. Unfortunately I am less idealistic than I was at 14/15 so I sincerely doubt that I will like any of the characters as much as I did the first time around. Nevertheless, looking forward to finishing the series.
An interesting read of family dynamics.
I love tho series. 3 nooks
Easy fun read
Great book
Jul 28, 2011
Tina Patton
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great!
Crazy family but very interesting. I can't wait to read the next 3.
I love this series. It's at least my third time reading it and I still enjoy reading them.
I enjoyed this book - junk and all. It was pretty long - this wasn't a good or bad thing. I found it a little frustrating that Billie kept taking her husband back over and over and over again. I guess I am glad that he finally saw the light by the end (sort of since he didn't tell Billie about her grandson), but it just felt too late. I will read the second book - but I will definitely be taking a break from the writer and the characters.
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Fern Michaels (born Mary Ruth Kuczkir) is an American author of romance and thriller novels, including nearly 50 best selling books with more than 70 million copies in print. Her USA Today and New York Times best selling books include Family Blessings, Pretty Woman, and Crown Jewel, as well as the Texas quartet and the Captive series. She started writing in 1973 when her youngest son went off to s...more
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