Morning Light (Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan #8)

by Catherine Anderson

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297 ratings, 3.85 average rating, 36 reviews (more data...)

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January 2nd 2008 by Signet

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Mass Market Paperback, 412 pages

characters

Loni MacEwen, Clint Harrigan

setting

United States

isbn

0451222776 (isbn13: 9780451222770)

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Born with second sight, Loni MacEwen has vowed to ignore the visions that have brought her so much heartbreak Then she meets Clint Harrigan and realiz…more

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Mar 27, 2008

Isis FG rated it:

bookshelves: 2008, author--catherine-anderson, info--full, reviewed, romance--drama, series--coulters-etc, stars--3, z2008-july-dec

Read in August, 2008

recommended to Isis FG by: favorite author

Catherine Anderson is one of my favorite authors and I usually love her books, but I have to admit that this one was a bit of a disappointment for me.

At the core, I liked the storyline - Loni, a clairvoyant, has a vision that a young boy is lost in the wilderness and only horseman Clint Harrigan will be able to save him. There's also the fact that the boy is Clint's biological son - which Clint doesn't know. After some disbelief on Clint's part, the two head out on horseback to res...more Catherine Anderson is one of my favorite authors and I usually love her books, but I have to admit that this one was a bit of a disappointment for me.

At the core, I liked the storyline - Loni, a clairvoyant, has a vision that a young boy is lost in the wilderness and only horseman Clint Harrigan will be able to save him. There's also the fact that the boy is Clint's biological son - which Clint doesn't know. After some disbelief on Clint's part, the two head out on horseback to rescue young Trevor.

I enjoyed that part of the book. It was a very low-intensity story, but it still kept me reading and wanting to see how things with the boy turned out.

But the rest of the parts of the book just didn't do much for me. The thing I disliked most was the heavy reliance on religion. Usually Anderson uses religion a little in all her books, but in this one, you couldn't go a page without reading God-this and God-that. It was just irritating - more so for me because I'm a true-blue atheist.

Plus, both main characters were Catholics. Clint is sort of a born-again virgin and Loni a true virgin. There's all kinds of talk about sex before marriage being a sin and all that. Throughout the book, there is only one sexual, intimate scene. Which is kinda boring. Maybe I wouldn't have minded it so much if it weren't for the fact that the last book, Sun Kissed, was the same way. Too much religion, not enough intimacy. So all that was a turn-off for me.

I also didn't really care for how sappy it got at times. All kinds of talk about "you're the one I waited for" and how perfect they are for each other and other sentiments like that. It made me roll my eyes.

I don't know, this book just didn't really seem like a Catherine Anderson book to me. Her stories are usually so emotionally charged, with relationships that suck you in and stick with you long after you finish the book. This one didn't have any of that for me. The characters were just kind of there and didn't stand out in any way. I can't see this as being a book that I'd want to reread.

And one last note - once again, I was disappointed by how much Anderson under-utilized past characters from this series. Samantha and Tucker (Sun Kissed) get small cameos just in the sense that they are part of Clint's family, and a couple other characters get negligible mentions. If it weren't for the fact that I knew this was part of set of connected books, just reading Morning Light wouldn't have clued me in. It's just disappointing to see much-loved characters left adrift once their books are done.

So yeah...by far not one of my favorite Anderson books. It's probably my least favorite out of all the books by her that I've read. But it wasn't horrible. It's probably worth reading for those who enjoy the Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan books, or Anderson's books in general.(less)

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Jun 30, 2008

Kim rated it:

bookshelves: 2008, cowboys, romantic-suspense

Read in August, 2008

recommended to Kim by: continuation of series
recommends it for: Catherine Anderson Fans

The latest in the series tells Clint Harrigan's story. We met him briefly in his sister Samantha's book, Sun Kissed. He came off as a hot head, but of course a gorgeous hothead, in that one so I was interested to learn more about him. Clint is contacted by psychic, Loni, who tells him his son is in danger. What? He doesn't have a son. They begin a wilderness hunt for the child and end up falling in love. I was a little disappointed that there was only the single love scene, but then the char...more

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Feb 12, 2010

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Jul 21, 2009

Michelle rated it:

bookshelves: own, romance-contemporary

Owns a copy — Read in August, 2009

Another wonderful book by Anderson and once again I am reminded of why she is one of my favorite authors! Everything about Loni MacEwen and Clint Harrington was absolutely adorable! The paranormal aspect added a twist that I really enjoyed!

Loni left her old life and moved to Crystal Falls where nobody knew of her psychic abilities. Ever since she was a little girl she’s had visions of a dreamy cowboy and would fantasize about him romantically. But now all grown up, and being unluc...more Another wonderful book by Anderson and once again I am reminded of why she is one of my favorite authors! Everything about Loni MacEwen and Clint Harrington was absolutely adorable! The paranormal aspect added a twist that I really enjoyed!

Loni left her old life and moved to Crystal Falls where nobody knew of her psychic abilities. Ever since she was a little girl she’s had visions of a dreamy cowboy and would fantasize about him romantically. But now all grown up, and being unlucky in love, she’s put her fantasies behind her and has accepted that she’ll never find love because ever man she’s ever dated has run away after learning of her visions, which come and go with no control.

When she first runs into Clint she is so shocked to see her dream cowboy in real life. She sees a vision of Clint’s son, Trevor, who was in a rafting accident and the only person who can save Trevor’s life is Clint. Clint thinks Loni is crazy when she confronts him with her story because he doesn’t have a son but as soon as Clint sees the tragedy on the news he starts to believe Loni. They go on a long search through the wilderness looking for Trevor while Loni's visions help lead the way. Slowly but surely Clint gains complete faith in Loni and her psychic abilities. During their long journey Clint falls in love with Loni and is scared of all the new emotions he’s feeling. Being 37 years old, he’s never had such strong emotions for a woman. Loni feels the same way, as if she’s loved him her whole life. They were both destined to be together and Loni finally finds happiness with her dreamy cowboy!

I loved this book very much. Loni and Clint were so sweet to each other! During the entire journey Clint did not believe that Trevor was his son. But once they found Trevor and Clint took one look at his face he knew right then that Trevor was his boy. Trevor was injured and Clint would do anything to save his boy, even give him a blood transfusion. When Clint broke down in the hospital and started crying on Loni’s shoulders I got really teary eyed. You can’t help but love a big, strong man, with such a tender heart who is not ashamed to shed tears. Great Book!
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Aug 14, 2009

Trang Nguyen rated it:

bookshelves: contemporary-romance

Read in August, 2009

I found the first 7 books from Anderson compelling reads. I'm somewhat disappointed with the first of the Harrigan boys finding love. This story had a twist all it's own when Clint has unexpected visit from a clairvoyant who shows up at his doorstep with life changing news. What I did not like about this book was a few chapters of just horse talk. I think Anderson went a little overboard with her knowledge of horses. Secondly, this book is supposed to be a romance novel instead I'm reading passa...more

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Feb 24, 2008

Rhapsody rated it:

bookshelves: fiction, romance, romance-contemporary, romance-psychics, westerns--ranches--cowboys

Read in February, 2008

recommends it for: hardcore Anderson fans, romance readers who like female clairvoyants

When I saw the "Never Before In Print" text on the back cover, I suspected that this one would be a dud. I was right. It's so much worse than Anderson's usual that I'm tempted to give it just one star. Usually I finish her books in one or two sittings. This one, I read on and off for over a week. That says A LOT, because I usually love books about female clairvoyants.

Basically, Loni's a psychic who's been dreaming of this cowboy all her life. When she meets him, she *...more

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Jun 05, 2009

Tina rated it:

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Oct 12, 2009

Kallie M rated it:

bookshelves: realistic-fiction

Like any book of Catherine Andersons, i can almost see and hear everything going on, that should let this book get five stars all in itself. This book is also good because she does acutally have 'second sight'. It's also funny on when they go walking togeather and, she is completely night blind, he always start shouting "tree!" since she seems to have an internal compass pointing her straight at them.

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Dec 26, 2009

Kathryn rated it:

Owns a copy — Read in January, 2010

This was a fairly enjoyable light read. I didn't like it as much as Catherine's other books. I found it a little preachy on a few topics. I think it is enough to show, rather than outright spell out the values etc. I think she overcooked it in this book, telling us and showing us. Showing is enough.

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Apr 02, 2009

Maria rated it:

bookshelves: romance

Read in April, 2009

Good writing and I enjoyed the wilderness camping and horseback riding aspects of it, but the psychic part was a bit strange and the pace sort of wandered about, zipping along at one moment and dragging the next.

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Nov 23, 2009

Shana rated it:

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May 23, 2009

Sherri rated it:

Read in May, 2009

a good book, I find it very easy to "get into" her writing. There were a few pages of smut that I had to skip over. An interesting topic, though, the main character has physic abilities.

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Feb 15, 2010

Laura rated it:

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Jun 11, 2009

Amandatripp rated it:

Read in April, 2009

Really wonderful. I love how she mixes unusual circumstances and turns them into heartwarming stories.

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Sep 04, 2009

Leslie rated it:

Read in September, 2009

This book was different; but I liked it. It kept me on edge wondering if they weregoing to find little Trevor. I don't normally read books about clairvoants; but this seemed to be well written and didn't overly focus on the second sight. Just enough to keep you tuned in.

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Feb 03, 2009

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I like the paranormal romance slant of the novel.

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