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Bright Eyes (Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan #5)
Things keep getting brighter for fans...
The New York Times bestselling author of Blue Skies is back with a brand-new love story!
The novels of Catherine Anderson have been praised as "richly emotional [and] deeply satisfying" (Booklist). Now, in Anderson's latest Coulter family story, serious-minded Zeke Coulter's life begins to sizzle when he finally meets hi...more
The New York Times bestselling author of Blue Skies is back with a brand-new love story!
The novels of Catherine Anderson have been praised as "richly emotional [and] deeply satisfying" (Booklist). Now, in Anderson's latest Coulter family story, serious-minded Zeke Coulter's life begins to sizzle when he finally meets hi...more
Mass Market Paperback, 419 pages
Published
June 1st 2004
by Signet
(first published 2004)
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Bright Eyes was a little different than the previous 4 books in the series with a little more suspense but I still found it quite enjoyable.
Zeke’s first intentions when seeing his vandalized property was to march next door to talk to the boys’ mother and teach him a lesson. When he meets Natalie, the sexy country singer, he almost forgets why he marched over there. He’s blown away with her beauty and the way her hips move in her sequin dress. They both decide that in order to pay of...more
Zeke’s first intentions when seeing his vandalized property was to march next door to talk to the boys’ mother and teach him a lesson. When he meets Natalie, the sexy country singer, he almost forgets why he marched over there. He’s blown away with her beauty and the way her hips move in her sequin dress. They both decide that in order to pay of...more
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Zeke is just a cowboy not looking for love or a relationship when Natalie finds herself coming into his life. Natalie's son damages Zeke's property and Zeke demands that the boy pay for the damages by working it off on his ranch. The boy does not warm to Zeke at first, but gradually begins to trust in him and they hit it off. Natalie's daughter also likes Zeke and he finds himself falling head over heals in love with the whole family. Then a tragedy happens and Natalie could find herself in life...more
This was my first time reading Catherine Anderson. The first half of the book was great and I thought the story had a lot of possibilities. The introduction of the murder mystery put a damper on the whole thing for me. First off, I am not a big fan of murder mystery books....It's just not what I like to read. Second, it completely took the focus off the love story and the developing relationship between Zeke and the kids. I think I would have enjoyed it more if Zeke and Nattalie had fough...more
I love Catherine Anderson, and I've slowly been working my way through the Coulter/Kendrick series, and this is the fifth. I did like this book, but it was my least favorite of the books in the series (but, then again, there always has to be one that is in every series).
I had heard through Goodreads that this was a VERY suspenseful book, but I found that it wasn't. The plot definitely was interesting, and Anderson obviously worked hard to up the ante and give Zeke Coulter and his be...more
I had heard through Goodreads that this was a VERY suspenseful book, but I found that it wasn't. The plot definitely was interesting, and Anderson obviously worked hard to up the ante and give Zeke Coulter and his be...more
I love Catherine Anderson's books. This one was good but not my favorite. I loved the secondary characters and felt they really made this story.
I guess this would be called a "romance." It was in the fiction section of my library.I skipped dozens of pages of the first half which was all the typical stuff of man meets woman, woman can't stand man, man and woman have chemistry and fall in love. When the woman's ex is found dead it became more interesting. I liked her characters, they were all probable, except for the man who was, of course, handsome, rugged, self-emplyed, kind, caring about her children, capable of doing any "...more
No geral, achei a história de Zeke e Natalie muito ao estilo de Nora Roberts.
Trata-se de uma história em que o destino junta duas almas gémeas, que ao longo do livro vão encontrando muitos obstáculos e perigos. Ao contrário de Nora, Catherine Anderson não os separa, havendo só algum impacto quando o casal se conhece, e , por isso, permanecem sempre juntos e apoiando-se enquanto atravessam as dificuldades.
A família é um ponto bastante desenvolvido e sempre presente. Natalie está sempre ...more
Trata-se de uma história em que o destino junta duas almas gémeas, que ao longo do livro vão encontrando muitos obstáculos e perigos. Ao contrário de Nora, Catherine Anderson não os separa, havendo só algum impacto quando o casal se conhece, e , por isso, permanecem sempre juntos e apoiando-se enquanto atravessam as dificuldades.
A família é um ponto bastante desenvolvido e sempre presente. Natalie está sempre ...more
Em 2008, quando esta autora começou a ser publicada em Portugal, li um livro dela e, apesar de não ter achado nada de extraordinário, entreteve e acabou por ser uma leitura agradável. Passados 4 anos, achei que seria curioso voltar a ler algo dela e perceber se ainda tinha o potencial de me fazer passar algumas horas descontraídas.
A história é muito simples: Zeke Coulter compra uma casa no campo e um dia percebe que a sua casa e culturas foram vandalizadas. O culpado é um rapaz de 11...more
A história é muito simples: Zeke Coulter compra uma casa no campo e um dia percebe que a sua casa e culturas foram vandalizadas. O culpado é um rapaz de 11...more
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I thought that I would love anything by Catherine Anderson--this is the sixth title of hers that I've read so far, and I loved the five that came before. I just couldn't get into this one, though.
Zeke Coulter is 34 and enjoys being a bachelor. Then he meets Natalie, his next door neighbor. She's a divorcee with a troubled 12 year old boy who just vandalized Zeke's property. So Zeke has the kid work for him to pay for the damages and falls for Natalie in the process.
Th...more
Zeke Coulter is 34 and enjoys being a bachelor. Then he meets Natalie, his next door neighbor. She's a divorcee with a troubled 12 year old boy who just vandalized Zeke's property. So Zeke has the kid work for him to pay for the damages and falls for Natalie in the process.
Th...more
Another great story from Anderson in the continuing saga of the Hot Coulter brothers. Bright Eyes was very different from her 1st four books. It almost seems Anderson tried to approach this book in a romance/ detective/ suspense writing style. Nonetheless, it was a great story between Zeke and Nattie.
I'm really starting to belive cowboys with boots, wranglers, Chambray shirts and stetsons are HOT!! I hope this series carries on as good as it has been.
I'm really starting to belive cowboys with boots, wranglers, Chambray shirts and stetsons are HOT!! I hope this series carries on as good as it has been.
My first Catherine Anderson book was a pleasant surprise. I will definitely be reading more if the others are as good. She writes well, the main characters, Zeke and Natalie, don't immediately hop into bed with each other, and there are kids, who are wonderfully portrayed. I am a sucker for books with kids in them.
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I enjoyed this book a lot. I then read Morning Glory by Anderson. I don't think you should read two of hers in a row because she seems to write in a similar pattern. I would compare her works to Debbie Macomber's.
Another really good read in the Coulter series. This is quite different from the other stories in the series but the characters are superbly written and the plot moves along at a good pace.
Not as good a page turner as some of the other books in this series. But has the happily ever after ending and you get to see some of the lives of other characters in previous books.
I LOVED it!
The only part I wasn't crazy about was the mystery with her late husband. It kinda threw me off for a little bit. But in the end it was really great!
The only part I wasn't crazy about was the mystery with her late husband. It kinda threw me off for a little bit. But in the end it was really great!
The book started very well. The first part was funny and the author introduce some really great characters but I felt that the book finished around chapter 10. Then the author add a murder investigation to add some kind of suspense which totally failed. I think the idea of the book was nice but it was really bad executed. Something that really annoys me is that the main male character is way more smarter than the policeman. WTF? Other thing that really bugs me was that the author has to repeat t...more
A nice "trashy" romance novel. I enjoyed reading about a modern man with old fashioned values. It was a nice finish to my Happy Halloween! My late husband was also a modern man with old fashioned values. Halloween was his birthday so it brought back nice memories.
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Recommends it for:
fans of the Kendrick/Coulter series
Shelves:
2008,
contemporary
A wonderful story!! I was drawn into this one in the first few pages. Zeke is a confirmed bachelor. He comes home one day to find his property vandalized by the boy next door. This leads him to the boy’s mother, who he is instantly attracted, too. The woman just came out of a terrible marriage, and is wary of Zeke. They strike a deal that the boy will repay Zeke for the damages by working for him. I really like the relationships in this book. There is Natalie’s family that is hilarious, as...more
Loved this book! Zeak is fun and a great example of patience as he meets his next door neighbors kids. You will love the relationship he builds with both of the children and wish it were yourself when he courts their mother Natalie. The way he looks at Natalie, a woman having had two children and a bad marriage is an inspiration. I loved it from beginning to end.
Laughed out loud when I read Zeke's explanation of his presence in her bedroom. All without his boots on. What a man!!
Loved this one. I really liked how it was a stand alone, but on the last page I was told of more in the series. Perfect!
jusr re-reasd this story cuz i had nothing on my readying list and loved it better this time around...
Very interesting. Love the family dynamics and relationships. Zeke is awesome, love how he loves kids :)
3.5 stars - didn't really like the murder subplot, but I fell in love with all the characters :)
Yet again (I think i'm just going to copy and past this from now on.), the way catherine anderson writes is amazing, with her descriptions, i can almost see and hear the surroundings. What i liked about this book is the comedey, when Natalie gets mad and Zeke just lets it go right over his head and turnes it into a joke.
Easy read, really liked it. Would like to find others in the "Coulter Family" series
I love all of her books! This one was very very good. Cried in it near the end as well.
Pretty much a sappy Lifetime movie of a novel and just what I needed today. A+.
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