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Within Reach
Border Patrol agent Rafael Contreras was enchanted by Krista MacLaren from the moment he met her. Lovely and passionate, she posed a threat greater than any peril in the desert where he worked.
There were many reasons why they shouldn't be together. She lived a life of privilege far removed from the poverty Rafael had known. Her home was in New York, while he belonged in the desert. And there was his investigation into her father's illegal activities. But what did reason have to do with love?
There were many reasons why they shouldn't be together. She lived a life of privilege far removed from the poverty Rafael had known. Her home was in New York, while he belonged in the desert. And there was his investigation into her father's illegal activities. But what did reason have to do with love?
248 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1987
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Marilyn Pappano
191 books126 followersAward-winning and bestselling author, international traveler, feted at a Hollywood premiere . . .
All true . . . but my regular life is a whole lot more routine. Deal with the five big puppers who share our house, babysit our grandson, battle the jungle that is our yard, pray for summer in winter and dream of winter in summer, and hunker down at the computer -- that's my real life.
I grew up in Oklahoma and had the fun of living in Georgia, Alabama, California and the Carolinas, thanks to my husband's Navy career. When he retired, we came home to Oklahoma and have lived in the same house for seventeen years. That's a real "Wow!" for someone used to the nomadic military life.
Writing was the perfect career for all that moving. Have computer, will travel. I've set books, or part of them, in every state we've lived in and been inspired by every place I've ever been. I've now written somewhere around 80 books, and I think I've got only about 8,000 stories left to tell.
My biggest hobby is starting new projects -- starting. Not completing. I'm still not done with the cross-stitched Army seal I started when our son joined out of high school. He did tours in Georgia, Colorado, Korea, Italy, Iraq, Afghanistan and Louisiana, and has been out for a few years. So I'm a little slow.
I like to think about getting organized, painting my living room in cool beachy colors, and turning my entire five-acre yard into a garden. I also dream about having every room in my house clean at exactly the same time, but I live by the motto of the woman who taught me to quilt: A clean house is the sign of a bored woman.
And I've never been bored.
All true . . . but my regular life is a whole lot more routine. Deal with the five big puppers who share our house, babysit our grandson, battle the jungle that is our yard, pray for summer in winter and dream of winter in summer, and hunker down at the computer -- that's my real life.
I grew up in Oklahoma and had the fun of living in Georgia, Alabama, California and the Carolinas, thanks to my husband's Navy career. When he retired, we came home to Oklahoma and have lived in the same house for seventeen years. That's a real "Wow!" for someone used to the nomadic military life.
Writing was the perfect career for all that moving. Have computer, will travel. I've set books, or part of them, in every state we've lived in and been inspired by every place I've ever been. I've now written somewhere around 80 books, and I think I've got only about 8,000 stories left to tell.
My biggest hobby is starting new projects -- starting. Not completing. I'm still not done with the cross-stitched Army seal I started when our son joined out of high school. He did tours in Georgia, Colorado, Korea, Italy, Iraq, Afghanistan and Louisiana, and has been out for a few years. So I'm a little slow.
I like to think about getting organized, painting my living room in cool beachy colors, and turning my entire five-acre yard into a garden. I also dream about having every room in my house clean at exactly the same time, but I live by the motto of the woman who taught me to quilt: A clean house is the sign of a bored woman.
And I've never been bored.
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August 4, 2012
Rating 3.25 stars
The hero was quite an ass at the start of the book and gave us ample reason to dislike him with his behaviour with the heroine, so much so that I wished at that the heroine would stop chasing him, what was she a masochist? Rejected by her mother, ignored by her father her whole life she had to go chase after a man who was kind of a reverse snob and having been used and burned by a white woman before(12 years ago), he didn't want to be a walk on the wild side. The hero is a border patrol agent investigating her father and he may find her attractive but doesn't want to get tangled up with her. When they do hit the sheets he puts a time stamp on it. I found it difficult to believe the heroine fell for him so quick as he could be quite cruel with his verbal barbs. He fell for her a little slower but he tried to stay away as long as the investigation was up. I still found the love to be a bit one sided at the start and wanted the hero to kind of apologize more though I did like him suffering when she rejected him.
The hero was quite an ass at the start of the book and gave us ample reason to dislike him with his behaviour with the heroine, so much so that I wished at that the heroine would stop chasing him, what was she a masochist? Rejected by her mother, ignored by her father her whole life she had to go chase after a man who was kind of a reverse snob and having been used and burned by a white woman before(12 years ago), he didn't want to be a walk on the wild side. The hero is a border patrol agent investigating her father and he may find her attractive but doesn't want to get tangled up with her. When they do hit the sheets he puts a time stamp on it. I found it difficult to believe the heroine fell for him so quick as he could be quite cruel with his verbal barbs. He fell for her a little slower but he tried to stay away as long as the investigation was up. I still found the love to be a bit one sided at the start and wanted the hero to kind of apologize more though I did like him suffering when she rejected him.
September 25, 2009
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