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The Touch of Sage
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Marcia Lynn McClure (Goodreads Author)
After the death of her parents, Sage Willows had lovingly nurtured her younger sisters through childhood, seeing each one married and never resenting not finding herself a good man to settle down with. Yet, regret is different than resentment.
Still, Sage found as much joy as a lonely young woman could find as proprietress of Willow's Boardinghouse - fining some fulfillment...more
Still, Sage found as much joy as a lonely young woman could find as proprietress of Willow's Boardinghouse - fining some fulfillment...more
239 pages
Published
2007
by Granite Publishing and Distribution
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Feb 14, 2011
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One of my top favorites!! When Reb was chasing another rider down on horseback and then began to beat the tar out of him (which he was over-reacting, but was a mess over Sage and not thinking straight)... I have to say, that was my very favorite part of the whole book! I FELT that situation, and could picture it completely, and LOOOOOVVVVED it!!!!!! And what Reb does for Sage at the end was so sweet and it actually made me tear up.. I could feel what Sage felt at that moment. Such a sweet story...more
July 6, 2012 - Re-read - still great. Knee buckling kisses, handsome cowboy. Great stuff!
June 19, 2011
I finally was able to get my hands on one of her novels. I've heard such great things about this author and my library finally got in ONE by her. The first couple chapters I was thinking, a story about four older ladies, what? Then, it got better and better. I really enjoyed it.
The only thing I didn't like is that the male character had a mustache and goatie. I like my man clean shaven. So when...more
June 19, 2011
I finally was able to get my hands on one of her novels. I've heard such great things about this author and my library finally got in ONE by her. The first couple chapters I was thinking, a story about four older ladies, what? Then, it got better and better. I really enjoyed it.
The only thing I didn't like is that the male character had a mustache and goatie. I like my man clean shaven. So when...more
I loved this book! The antics of the 4 widows coupled with the western romance was absolutely delightful. I was laughing out loud. I'm sure this is one I will read over and over and still enjoy just as much as the first time.
From the back cover:
After the death of her parents, Sage Willows had lovingly nurtured her younger sisters through childhood, seeing each one married and never resenting not finding herself a good man to settle down with. Yet, regret is different than resentment. Still, Sage...more
From the back cover:
After the death of her parents, Sage Willows had lovingly nurtured her younger sisters through childhood, seeing each one married and never resenting not finding herself a good man to settle down with. Yet, regret is different than resentment. Still, Sage...more
I'm a relative new fan of Marcia's compared to the rest of my family who have been swooning over her books for ages and begging me to give them a try. I finally had a cousin lend me a few copies of hers which I really enjoyed, so much so that I entered a contest one day and won my first book of my own. I enjoyed that story so much that I bought her next new release. It too made it onto my 5 star list so I decided to make it my mission to begin purchasing some of the others I've heard so much abo...more
I love this book! This is one of my favorites of Marcia's. Sage is such a great character. You can't help but feel bad for her. She's had a sad life. But the old ladies at the boardinghouse help her through the hard times. They are one of the best parts of the book. They are hiliarious! This book is made me laugh out loud throughout the whole thing. Just a great book!
I liked this book. I probably would have given it 3 1/2 stars. A quick read that was funny and entertaining.
Sage is a young girl who has given up on her dreams to marry. Reb (Rebel) is the nephew of one of the widows who live at Sage's boarding house. The widows conspire on multiple occassions to get the two of them together in funny ways.
Sage is a young girl who has given up on her dreams to marry. Reb (Rebel) is the nephew of one of the widows who live at Sage's boarding house. The widows conspire on multiple occassions to get the two of them together in funny ways.
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I checked this book out from the library yesterday and the description on the back cover intrigued me. After reading it I couldn't decide whether to rate it 2 or 3, but in the end gave it a three due to the fact that I was entertained enough to finish it in one night. I'm usually a fan of the cheesy clean romance novel, but this one pushed me over the edge. I kept waking up my husband snorting out loud. I think the worst line in the whole book was "Sage was a tempting little pie crust and he'd s...more
This was the first Marcia Lynn McClure books I ever read. I read it in one whole night. I was so addicted to the written words and the way those scenes between Rebel and Sage made my heart pick up speed. I blushed, sighed, and cried. LOVE IT!!
You know when you put a book on hold at the library and then months later you are sent that email that says your book is in and its been so long since you reserved the book you can't remember what it is about or why you would put it on hold? Well that's what happened to me with this book. I wasn't sure if I should give it 3 or 4 stars. I decided on 3 mainly because I don't think it will be a very memorable book for me. Having said that, this was a fun read. Sure there are times when I laughed ou...more
I really enjoyed this book, loved both the hero and heroine, and found the little Golden Girls' group of secondary characters to be utterly darling. This story, however, had a huge flaw that prevented it from being one of the best of McClure's delightful romances. If the author intends to keep the lovers apart throughout the story, she has to come up with a scenario that works, and this one just did not work for me. I just kept saying "grow a spine and get over it already." This book could reall...more
Sage Willows ran Willows' Boardinghouse. She nurtured her younger sisters through childhood & saw them married after the death of her parents. Because she had not had time to date or think seriously about marriage herself, she assumed she never would. There were 4 widow-women that boarded at her house. She was very much involved in their lives and one of them decided it was time she (Sage) had a man in her life. The widow woman had her nephew come into the picture and of course he was not lo...more
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Okay I have to say that I've become a little obsessed with this woman's books. It's not that they are great literature or even very original, but reading them makes me smile. They are clean and there is a lot of kissing (which I like). I've read many of her books now and they are very similar in characters and plot, but just fun reads for me. The romance is cheesy, and there are editorial errors that bug me, but for some reason I want to read them all. So if you are in the mood for a clean, fun,...more
Don’t let anyone fool you – the widows are the stars of this story. Rebel and Sage were driving me up the wall, about to sabotage themselves with fear and self-doubt and a lack of good ol’ communication. This could get on your nerves but the story worked for me because of the good friends that were looking out for them and were willing to pull out all the stops to save them from themselves. That’s what makes the story. The widows are hilarious. They are teenagers at heart, but wise old ladies al...more
Second Read Nov 2011: Same as before, the last part of the book really earns it's five star rating. I love the part with Sage and Reb, but also the part about little Ruthie. I'd love a companion novel that involves those funny widows! Maybe with Charlie as our hero??
First Read April 2011: This was a really cute story. I really enjoyed Sage and Reb, they were so cute together and had great chemistry. I LOVED the four widows as well, they each were so cute and really added a lot of charm to the s...more
First Read April 2011: This was a really cute story. I really enjoyed Sage and Reb, they were so cute together and had great chemistry. I LOVED the four widows as well, they each were so cute and really added a lot of charm to the s...more
I got this free from Amazon many months ago. I just plumb forgot about it up until a few weeks ago. I'm a big McClure fan, so I knew it would be good, but she surprised me again.
While this isn't my favorite book by McClure, it was one of her better ones. She is so good at writing her stories that she sucks a reader in even if they don't want to read one of her books. So if you are at a lull in the book reading world, pick up on of her books and you'll be right as rain.
The widows were fabulous. E...more
While this isn't my favorite book by McClure, it was one of her better ones. She is so good at writing her stories that she sucks a reader in even if they don't want to read one of her books. So if you are at a lull in the book reading world, pick up on of her books and you'll be right as rain.
The widows were fabulous. E...more
I'm giving it five stars because it made me laugh AND made me cry. It's the first of Marcia's books that have done both of those. I'm usually laughing, and then sighing, and then my blood gets pumping, and then I'm sighing again! I just love that her books are just feel-good books that are easy to read and make me smile.
I promise one day after I've read every Marcia book, I'll move on to something else...
Hmmm...I hope she never stops writing. :)
I promise one day after I've read every Marcia book, I'll move on to something else...
Hmmm...I hope she never stops writing. :)
Another clean Romance novel *see my review of The Highwayman of Tanglewood* sappy, trite, predictable...The stubborness of the lovers in this one was extremely frustrating to me, hello, talk to eachother?!? But It still made me laugh and the little old ladies were hilarious and endearing. For all it's faults, it still had the thrill of being a 'romance' novel, without offensive content. The hero is a gentleman, with a soft spot for Sage and puppies...
Oh Goodness! This book was pure fluffy, romantic bliss. A steamy cowboy, a girl who has buried her dreams and 4 rowdy widows who love them both! Can you really go wrong? The character of Sage sucked me in immediately, and I was on the verge of tears this whole book. I have a new author to add to my favorite CLEAN romance list.
Curse you Deb for reviewing an author with ONE book in the library system. What am I gonna do now?
Curse you Deb for reviewing an author with ONE book in the library system. What am I gonna do now?
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I loved the silly widows, they always seemed to be up to no good. The whole idea of kidnapping the poor girl and tying her up on our hero's bed was quite scandalous. But don't worry it was all done in good fun, and Sage's virtue was spared. I wish that both of these characters had a little more self esteem and where better at talking to each other. Oh well, I am sure their marriage will survive as long as they have the spunky widows watching over them.
Great book for anyone who wants to read a clean romance. I enjoyed how the writer portrayed the couple who fell in love. I did think Sage was weak considering she was strong enough to raise her three sisters and run a boarding house after the death of her parents. I would of thought that type of life experience would of toughen her up a bit. Overall, I enjoyed the book and would read it again.
This is probably my favorite of this authors books. Full of cheesy romance these characters are not as angst as her other books which made it a whole lot more enjoyable and less frustrating to read. Seriously folks this is a cheesy book. Do not read unless you feel like giggling from embarrassing romantic situations. The nice thing is there is no sex just a lot of good old fashion kissing yeeeeehaw!
I liked this book it was a fun and clean little romance. I was entertained by the widows, though I was a bit peeved at the hero and heroine and wanted them to get some backbone. It dragged a bit towards the end because the hero and heroine were a little stupid in my opinion. However the widows and friends came to the rescue yet again and it ended happily. It was cute and was a fast read.
Sage Willows has raised her sisters and run a boardinghouse ever since her parents died. Meanwhile she has never found time to settle down with a man of her own. She still finds loneliness, and is resigned to being a spinster. She has companionship with her boarders, the four beloved widow women living with her. When the nephew of one of her boarders shows up in town, she is immediately smitten. Rebel Lee Mitchell is handsome, but also admired by all the single ladies in town. Sage doesn't feel...more
This story was fun! The widows are probably my favorite set of characters in any story I have read so far! They are quite comical, and easy to love. I did get a little tired of all the kissing and confessions of love at the end of the book though. It seemed like it went on and on, with undying love being reiterated every 2 paragraphs, but the rest of the story line was great!
This is a stiring read from Marcia Lynn McClure. I immediately felt a connection with the imperfect main character, Sage, and I loved all the romance the author put into this one. I nearly swooned myself as I read through this wonderful novel. Not only was it romantic, it was also very stiring, as I mentioned before. For some reason, I felt more emotionally connected to Sage than other characters, so it was awesome to read this!
Laugh out loud funny! What I wouldn't give to sit around the table with those four crazy ladies playing rummy! I nearly peed my paints at the brazen hussy part near the end!
I do have to ask...who picks the covers for McClures books? Could they be more gay! I feel weird reffering them to poeple, one look at the cover and I get a look of "your kidding right".
I do have to ask...who picks the covers for McClures books? Could they be more gay! I feel weird reffering them to poeple, one look at the cover and I get a look of "your kidding right".
This book was fine. It has the same quality as all of this author's books, and even though I give them all a fairly low rating, I keep reading them because they have something to them that leaves me wanting more. Maybe it is the fact that they get to the point very quickly and I can read them in an hour or two and get my romance fill in for a few days.
I'm loving this author! Both books I've read have been such fun but I have to pace myself and not read everything of hers all at once.
I will admit I did laugh a little at the fact that Sage had reconciled herself to being a spinster at the ripe old age of 23. My how times have changed.
The widows are hilarious!
Near the end I was in tears. I can't say more than that without giving it away. I really enjoyed this book and can easily see myself rereading it.
I will admit I did laugh a little at the fact that Sage had reconciled herself to being a spinster at the ripe old age of 23. My how times have changed.
The widows are hilarious!
Near the end I was in tears. I can't say more than that without giving it away. I really enjoyed this book and can easily see myself rereading it.
Loved the little old ladies at the boarding house. Totally cracked me up. And, of course, the story was wonderful. I'm sending this one around my book club group right now and I can't wait for them to read it. They've never read a Marcia Lynn McClure book before. I just know they're about to fall in love!
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Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Marcia Lynn McClure grew up influenced by the reminiscent stories of rugged, rural Colorado farm life fascinatingly recounted to her by her parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts…tales of runaway buckboards, mule-drawn plows and dust pneumonia; verbalized images of stream-flooded meadows, frozen over in winter, where a child could peer through the crystal clear ic...more
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