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A Small-Town Temptation
Charlie Keene has poured everything she's got into running her father's concrete company, and now her brother wants to sell. Worse, handsome acquisitions specialist Jack Maguire's arrived in town…and he wants to buy. Charlie's worked too hard to let the family firm go.
One delicious dance and an even more surprising dinner later, all bets are off, as Charlie draws Jack into her Carnelian Cove world. But what does he really want—her or her company? And can Charlie ever trust a man in love if she can't trust him in life?
One delicious dance and an even more surprising dinner later, all bets are off, as Charlie draws Jack into her Carnelian Cove world. But what does he really want—her or her company? And can Charlie ever trust a man in love if she can't trust him in life?
256 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published May 13, 2008
About the author
Terry McLaughlin
22 books8 followersTerry McLaughlin spent a dozen years teaching a variety of subjects, including anthropology, music appreciation, English, drafting, drama, and history, to a variety of students from Kindergarten to college before she discovered the romance genre and fell in love with love stories.
When she's not writing for Harlequin, Terry enjoys traveling to meet with fellow writers and readers. She lives with her husband in northern California on a tiny ranch in the redwoods. Visit with Terry at her blog.
When she's not writing for Harlequin, Terry enjoys traveling to meet with fellow writers and readers. She lives with her husband in northern California on a tiny ranch in the redwoods. Visit with Terry at her blog.
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April 28, 2013
Charlie Keene has poured (pun intended) everything she has into running her father’s concrete company, Keene Concrete. However, her brother, who is a co-owner with artistic tendencies, wants to sell out. As she deals with her brother, acquisitions specialist Jack Maguire arrives in Carnelian Cove and wants to buy. Charlie tries to resist Jack’s charm (and he oozes it from every pore), but to her surprise, she actually likes him. He tolerates her Labrador guard dog and schmoozes with all the locals, including Charlie’s friends. The scene at the Shantyman bar where Jack dances (and flirts) with Charlie and her friends is funny and sweet, particularly the somewhat barbed banter between Jack and Charlie.
I couldn’t get into the plot all that much because the author didn’t really describe many of the details that come with businesses buying out other businesses, and she also didn’t really describe how the concrete business works, either. However, she did create two very likable protagonists in Jack and Charlie, not to mention the supporting characters including Ben, who serves as an advisor of sorts to Maudie, Charlie’s mother, who is starting over after the death of her husband. The book seems to serve as a lead-in for other books set in Carnelian Cove, and it’s an easy, fun read.
I couldn’t get into the plot all that much because the author didn’t really describe many of the details that come with businesses buying out other businesses, and she also didn’t really describe how the concrete business works, either. However, she did create two very likable protagonists in Jack and Charlie, not to mention the supporting characters including Ben, who serves as an advisor of sorts to Maudie, Charlie’s mother, who is starting over after the death of her husband. The book seems to serve as a lead-in for other books set in Carnelian Cove, and it’s an easy, fun read.
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