At Home In Stone Creek (Stone Creek, #6) (Silhouette Special Edition, #2005)

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At Home In Stone Creek (Stone Creek, #6) (Stone Creek #6)

by Linda Lael Miller

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Everyone in Ashley O'Ballivan's life is marrying and starting families--except her. But what date can compare to Jack McCall, the man who broke her heart years ago?

And now he's mysteriously back. But he "isn't" who she thinks he is.

After a dangerous mission working for the DEA, security expert Jack McCall rents a room in Ashley's bed-and-breakfast. For her sake,

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Mass Market Paperback, 211 pages

Published November 1st 2009 by Silhouette (first published October 15th 2009)

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Dec 26, 2009

Jill rated it

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I enjoy how Linda Lael Miller creates families and then revisits them with new installments. You get a chance to catch up with familiar characters who already found their special someones and get to know some of the ones who are still waiting. While I have read two of the other books in this series they were published a while back and the characters were not all that fresh in my mind. Luckily Lael Miller included refreshers on who was who and what had happened in their pasts. This story is about...more

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Jan 27, 2010

Barbra rated it

Linda Lael Miller is a favorite author of mine. I liked "At Home in Stone Creek" because Linda has a way of sweeping me away from my personal life and transporting me to a new realm in tune with the characters in her books, who are often times bigger than life. It adds some excitment to this ordinary life in rural Oklahoma.

A wounded soldier of fortune makes his way back to a woman he fell in love with a few years back, and whom he left without a word of explanation. She ha...more

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Jan 07, 2010

Abbie rated it

Shelves: romance-novels

Didn't really like this one. Compared to the last book I read it was very prude-ish for a romance novel. It's like number six in the series or something but it gave me no interest to read the others. I didn't like the main or supportive characters at all. The main couple were so in love but he was like a spy guy and she didn't even really know anything about him except how he was in the sack! Plus the main lady was described as wearing long skirts, french braids, baked tarts and was like m...more

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Dec 05, 2009

Stacie M. Ritchie rated it

Shelves: linda-lael-miller, romance

I have read others of this family of Linda Lael Miller's series. This one like so many of hers was a let down. With a little work this story could have been fleshed out and expanded on. There was some action but it ended so abruptly, I kept asking myself is this how it really ends? I have read the other ones for this family and they were ok. A woman twice burned by the same man, is not going to immediately fall into bed with that man no matter how much she loves him. I have almost given up ...more

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Nov 01, 2009

Isis FG rated it

Recommended to Isis FG by: continuation of a series

Shelves: author-linda-lael-miller, series-stone-creek, 2009, info-full, published-2009, reviewed, romance-sil-se, stars-4

Linda Lael Miller may not be one of my absolute favorite authors, and her books may not make my Top list, but they are still very enjoyable, easy reads. You know what you are going to get with LLM when it comes to her intertwined McKettrick/Stone Creek/Creed series.

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Ashley O'Ballivan has watched her older brother and older sister marry and start happy lives while she sticks to her life as a bed-and-breakfast owner and general homebody and continues a lingering off-and-o...moreLinda Lael Miller may not be one of my absolute favorite authors, and her books may not make my Top list, but they are still very enjoyable, easy reads. You know what you are going to get with LLM when it comes to her intertwined McKettrick/Stone Creek/Creed series.

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Ashley O'Ballivan has watched her older brother and older sister marry and start happy lives while she sticks to her life as a bed-and-breakfast owner and general homebody and continues a lingering off-and-on affair with mysterious Jack McCall. Ashley loves Jack, but he disappeared on her more than she can handle.

Then he shows back up at her home, seriously ill and trailing danger behind him. For the first time, Ashley begins to learn who Jack really is...and who he isn't. He says he loves her, but is constantly pulling away. And now she may lose him to either his job or the strange illness attacking him. Ashely has to decide if she is going to fight for the man she loves, or finally give up on her dreams of family.

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These days, I never really know quite what I'm going to get with a Silhouette or Harlequin book. Ever since they shortened the format, I've found the books rather unpredictable. A lot of authors just can't tell a fulfilling story in 210 pages or so. But LLM seems to be able to do that. I thought this story was solid all around and didn't short-change anything. That alone makes the book a winner.

Aside from that, though, it was an enjoyable, short romance and a great addition to the Stone Creek series. The romance was sweet but definitely had its tenuous moments, giving the book some angst instead of being all sugar and sweetness. And I loved that past characters were prevalent and we got to see how all the others are doing. I also liked that there's a smidge of suspense to the story, giving the book some tension. Jack's illness was perhaps to casually portrayed, but that's fiction for ya.

If I had one real complaint it was that the details given on Jack and Ashley in the previous book, A Stone Creek Christmas, didn't entirely match up with this book. I was actually rather confused at the beginning of this one because it seemed like a big detail of their relationship was being completely skipped over. Ashley and Jack first met and started their relationship in college, the broke up before the met again because of Ashley's new brother-in-law. That's what the previous book set up, but when this one starts, all the references are only to the most recent meeting and I kept thinking, what about before? I actually pulled out that book and double checked the details (I was right). It isn't until like 60 pages into this book that the first part of their relationship is brought up. I thought that was rather odd and it gave the beginning of this book a disconnected feel. Plus, there was one detail totally left out. The previous book states that their college relationship ended because Jack cheated with a cocktail waitress, but in this one, that is never mentioned at all. Instead it says Jack went away to the Navy and they just drifted apart. Total disconnect in details there. I hate it when that happens!

Despite that, I enjoyed this book. Maybe not quite as much as the previous contemporary Stone Creek book, but I still like it a lot. I think fans of the Stone Creek series (especially the contemporary ones) will enjoy this book.(less)

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Nov 04, 2009

Wendy rated it

Shelves: favorites, halequin-silhoette-type, linda-lael-miller, contemporary-romance

Once again LLM captured my heart with one of her tales. We first run into Ashley O'Ballivan in The McKettrick Way. She is a lesser character, but you wonder what happens to her and her hansome B&B guest Jack McCall. But in this book Jack shows up after a dangerous mission to save a 7 yr. old girl from her drug lord father that has stolen her. While rescueing her he is injected with some kind of toxin, and is very ill. In his delirium he only knows that he wants to get back to Ashley. But going t...more

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Nov 02, 2009

Jenny rated it

Goodreads should have a steaminess rating for romance novels. This one would be a 5/5. I was going to pass the book on to my mom or grandma but to be honest it makes me squeamish to think about them reading certain scenes.

Also this may be an odd comment but I liked how even though this is a romance novel the main characters points out the leading man is the only person she has ever been "intimate" with. Sometimes romance novels don't always have role model leading ladies. ...more

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Jan 01, 2010

Marleen rated it

I love most of LLM's books and I think she's a great Western romance stories writer. However in this story in the Stone Creek saga, I find Ashley, the lead female character too whiny & weak. Overall, the characters are not too deeply developed, which is a disappointment.

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Jul 06, 2011

Tracy Sandler rated it

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Linda Lael Miller is always good for a fun, lighthearted bedtime or beach read.

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Mar 27, 2011

Amy rated it

Cheesy. Which is kind of what I expected for a Special Edition Harlequin.

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May 15, 2010

Sharon rated it

Shelves: e-book

A little too unbelievable. A little too easily wrapped up. Still, I enjoyed it.

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Nov 01, 2009

Mum rated it

Shelves: beach-read

This was pretty weak in terms of plot and character.

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Sep 20, 2010

Rebekah rated it

Yawn. I didn't even remember finishing this the next morning. And that's only partly due to the ambien.

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Oct 30, 2009

farmwifetwo rated it

I'm getting very annoyed that they've scewed with the "shelves" and now you can't put things on their proper shelves....

Good story

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Nov 05, 2011

Courtney rated it

Shelves: western-romance, strong-female-character, setting-1980s-on-up

Part of Holiday in Stone Creek book

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Dec 20, 2009

Gail rated it

A very good story about true love and a woman who would just about anything to hold onto the man she loves even though he had already broken her heart.1

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Nov 15, 2009

Laura rated it

Shelves: author-linda-lael-miller, i-own

Enjoyable story of forgiveness, adds nicely to the Stone Creek/McKettrick families. I love how the author crafts characters you would actually want to know and it's always nice to revisit past book leads.

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Nov 11, 2010

Megan aka *Mheghan* S. rated it

Shelves: at-library, contemporary-romance, cowboys-studs-in-spurs, read-in-2010, romance

This book wasn't as good as LLM's other books, but it wasn't bad either. I'm glad I finished the series. LLM writes great western romances, both historical and contemporary.

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May 13, 2010

Necole rated it

5/11 Started the book..hope it is good.
5/13 Finished the book. It was good. I really hope the other twin Melissa finds love!

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About Linda Lael Miller

Twenty-four years after she sold her first novel, Linda Lael Miller is having what anyone would call a stellar year.

The self-proclaimed barn goddess and author of novels set in the West of today and yesterday is celebrating exciting career milestones. With 70-some books to her credit, Linda is watching her modern-day McKettrick Men trilogy soar to the top of all the national bestselle...moreTwenty-four years after she sold her first novel, Linda Lael Miller is having what anyone would call a stellar year.

The self-proclaimed barn goddess and author of novels set in the West of today and yesterday is celebrating exciting career milestones. With 70-some books to her credit, Linda is watching her modern-day McKettrick Men trilogy soar to the top of all the national bestseller lists, and the Romance Writers of America have announced Linda as the recipient of their prestigious 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award.

And the year is still young.

But what makes these successes all the more enjoyable is that Linda has come home, home to Spokane, Washington, home to writing the stories of her heart, stories set in the Western culture of her childhood, and home to living where she can pull on her boots and ride her beloved horses. Inside, there's the clatter of little paws, her dogs, Sadie and Bernice, and the elegant treading of two cats that Linda claims rule the roost.

The daughter of a town marshal, Linda grew up in Northport, WA, a community of 500 on the Columbia River, 120 miles north of her birthplace, Spokane. Her childhood remembrances include riding horses and playing cowgirl on her grandparents' nearby farm. So rustic was her grandparents' spread that in the early days it lacked the conveniences of electricity and running water.

As delightful as this childhood was, though, Linda longed to see the world. After graduating as valedictorian of her high school class, she left to pursue her dream. Because of the success of her author career, Linda was able to live part-time in London for several years, spend time in Italy and travel to such far-off destinations as Russia, Hong Kong and Israel. Now, Linda says, the wanderlust is (mostly) out of her blood, and she's come full circle, back to the people and the places she knows and loves.

Before Linda begins her writing day, she takes her first cup of coffee while enjoying the scenic view of the wooded draw behind her new home. Inspired by the view, which occasionally includes a wandering moose, she focuses on her work-in-progress. It might be another contemporary Western romance, like McKettrick's Luck, McKettrick's Pride or McKettrick's Heart, or it might be a new Western historical, such as July's hardcover, A Wanted Man. It also might be a romantic thriller, such as Deadly Gamble, which launched another winning Linda Lael Miller series for her enthusiastic publisher, HQN Books.

Devoted to helping others pursue their dreams, Miller is excited about another endeavor. Each year she sponsors a round of competition for her Linda Lael Miller Scholarships for Women. The stipends, which she funds from her writing and speaking earnings, enable women 25 years and older to improve their lot in life through education. Unlike traditional scholarships, Linda's may be used for childcare, transportation, or any other expense that stands between a woman's dreams and their fulfillment.

It's no wonder the protagonists in Miller's novels are women her readers admire for their honor, courage, trustworthiness, valor and determination to succeed, despite overwhelming odds. "These timelessly admirable qualities make them excellent role models for young women," Miller explains. "The male leads possess equally noble traits that today's woman would be delighted to find in her life's mate."

And speaking of finding, Linda is excited about her association with The Humane Society of the United States, for whom she has become an advocate for the group's Pets for Life program. Once someone finds a furry friend to bring into their home, Linda and The HSUS want to help them learn how to keep the critter for life.

Linda traces the birth of her writing career to the day when a Northport teacher told her that the stories she was writing were good, that she just might have a future in writing. Later, when she decided to write novels, she endured her share of rejection bef(less)

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