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The Blackthornes and the Creeds. Two powerful Texas dynasties–and lifelong enemies. Set in the heart of the modern-day West, New York Time... read full description

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Nov 20, 2008
Miss Kim rated it: 5 of 5 stars
The Loner is my favorite of this series, so far. We first meet Bad Billy Coburn in The Texan. He learned he is the bastard son of his family’s enemy, Blackjack Blackthorne. Before he had this important news, he was in love with Blackjack’s daughter, Summer Blackthorne. Oh no! Summer is his sister! But wait, Summer overhears her parents arguing and learns that she is not Blackjack’s daughter! Her father is her mother’s lover. Blackjack learns this and is crushed; however he still wants Bi More...
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Mar 28, 2009
Christel rated it: 5 of 5 stars
This is the story of Summer Blackthorne and Billy Coburn. Summer and Billy had alsways been friends until 2 years previous when they become more interested in one another. Billy has loved Summer for years, but unbegknowst to him he is really the bastard son of Jackson Blackthorne and Dora Coburn. Summer is actually not the daughter of Jackson Blackthorne but the daughter of Blackthornes wife Eve and Blackthorne's foreman Russell Handy, who is in prison now convicted of murder.
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Jun 09, 2011
Shera rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I started this book at 1:00 pm today, and I just finshed it (at about 9:45pm). Obviously I liked it a lot since I read it in one day, but I was a little unsure what rating to give this book. I had never read any of the other books in the series, or any other books by this author, but it was so easy to get into and can stand alone. My only problem with this book, is that at about the middle, the author establishes a romantic relationship between two of the secondary characters, and I found myself More...
Jan 22, 2012
Dinjolina rated it: 1 of 5 stars
The 'hero', and I use this term lightly, takes the money from the heroine's father. The father is paying him to leave her. He....wait for it...does. He has a 'legitimate' reason-He wants to make it before he goes back to her. But...again,wait for it...does not tell her to wait for him. Does not even tell her what he plans to do. He just POOF, is gone.
Because he was sooooooo depressed, he bangs everything that moves and gets a woman pregnant. From this point on, he raises his son,alone.
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Jan 23, 2009
Wendy rated it: 4 of 5 stars
What Summer and Billy overcome in this book is amazing. There are just so many things against them yet they find love and happiness in the end. So many twists and turns here, yet a sense of love and loyalty come about.
Mar 12, 2010
Jodi rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Really liked this one. I was glad to see some of the feud between the two families resolved. Would have like more of Emma and Sam's story.
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Mar 07, 2011
Marianne rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Only took an afternoon to read this. Keepin up with those lusty fighten Texans.
Feb 07, 2010
Katie rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Best of the Bitter Creek characters get together.
Feb 26, 2009
Ceirra added it
some is sad
Sep 25, 2009
Sylvia rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Western
Jan 08, 2011
Alisa rated it: 4 of 5 stars
I met Joan and she is just as amazing as her novels. I loved this one as well.. it has all the things that I love in my romances, sexy as hell men, issues that seem like they will never let the pair be together but that in the end love wins out over it all and its just a great HEA.
May 26, 2010
Kris rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Let me guess - the Loner finds love?
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Kyrasmith rated it: 5 of 5 stars
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Feb 01, 2012
Kirsten rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Feb 01, 2012
Sally rated it: 3 of 5 stars
Jan 31, 2012
Becky marked it as to-read
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Jan 30, 2012
Patricia rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 30, 2012
Jane rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 29, 2012
Anita rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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Jan 08, 2012
Lori rated it: 4 of 5 stars
Jan 02, 2012
Sarah rated it: 5 of 5 stars
Jan 01, 2012
Cindy rated it: 3 of 5 stars
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