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Desert Star
(Virginia City Sisters #2)
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In a sequel to Desert Rose, Virginia City actress Callie Halliday sets out to find a respectable husband, only to discover that someone is trying to hurt her, a situation that prompts her to seek help from handsome gunslinger Rick Delance. Original.
Paperback, 334 pages
Published
January 1st 2004
by Harvest House Publishers
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I was a bit disappointed in this story. I read Christian Romance for the romance but there wasn't much in this story. I found it to be more of a mystery than a romance novel. The hero and heroine don't even have any interaction until the 13th chapter which is half way through the book. I personally like more interaction and relationship building in my romances. That being said, it was well written and believable.
My only other complaint is that there were so many characters that I had to keep a h ...more
My only other complaint is that there were so many characters that I had to keep a h ...more

A part of my personality pushes me to finish things I start. Even if I'm not enjoying a book, I feel a need to finish it (unless it has bad content that I don't want in my mind). Anyway, in the case of Desert Star, I'm glad I kept reading because the last 1/4 or so was pretty good. But, I really struggled to get to that point. The word hombre was SO overused. Initially it just brought to mind a cheesy western movie, but then it got annoying.
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The second one in the Desert series. I liked the first one better, but that's probably because I liked Annalee's character best. This one, however, is good too.
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Linda Chaikin is a Christian fiction author with a focus on historical fiction. She sometimes publishes using the name L.L. Chaikin.
Linda was the youngest of 10 children and her father died shortly after she was born. She wrote her first full-length novel with pen and paper at the age of 14 - this novel was later rewritten as Wednesday's Child, part of the Day to Remember series.
She met her husban ...more
Linda was the youngest of 10 children and her father died shortly after she was born. She wrote her first full-length novel with pen and paper at the age of 14 - this novel was later rewritten as Wednesday's Child, part of the Day to Remember series.
She met her husban ...more
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