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Redeeming the Roughnecks
There are many secrets around the Big G and Appleby Oil. When revealed, will they ruin lives or make them better?
Lizzie has a decision to make, while she keeps the secret about her baby. Amy has married Glen but has escalating doubts about him. They don’t live as man and wife, and he encourages her to sacrifice her morals. Rachel wants nothing more than to return to Philadelphia, but can she leave Joshua? And when he tells her his secret, what will her reaction be?
Follow the continuing story as these secrets are played out in book four of the Big G Ranch series. Isabella Kole and Sheri Lynn have woven a tale about the old west, a ranch, an oil company, and the residents of a small town in Oklahoma. Although they can be read as standalones, you will enjoy reading all of them.
Publisher's note: This sweet story contains a theme of power exchange.
Lizzie has a decision to make, while she keeps the secret about her baby. Amy has married Glen but has escalating doubts about him. They don’t live as man and wife, and he encourages her to sacrifice her morals. Rachel wants nothing more than to return to Philadelphia, but can she leave Joshua? And when he tells her his secret, what will her reaction be?
Follow the continuing story as these secrets are played out in book four of the Big G Ranch series. Isabella Kole and Sheri Lynn have woven a tale about the old west, a ranch, an oil company, and the residents of a small town in Oklahoma. Although they can be read as standalones, you will enjoy reading all of them.
Publisher's note: This sweet story contains a theme of power exchange.
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 30, 2021
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Isabella Kole
42 books39 followersIsabella Kole lives in southern Indiana, where she enjoys spending time with her family and friends. Always an avid romance reader, she began writing several years ago and although she has had several mainstream romances published under a different pen name, Accepting His Terms is the first erotic romance in her collection.
When not writing, Isabella can be found traveling around signing books and meeting her readers, working at her day job, or simply enjoying life.
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When not writing, Isabella can be found traveling around signing books and meeting her readers, working at her day job, or simply enjoying life.
You can find Isabella on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Isabel...
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September 2, 2021
RACHEL & JOSHUA—AMY & GLEN—AMY & JOSE
The fourth book in the Big G Ranch series is a historical power exchange western with the people from the previous books in this series, plus many new characters. These stories need to be read in their written order, and I'm afraid I have to disagree that it would read well as a stand-alone. While they don't necessarily end on cliffhangers, they do end with unanswered questions that come into play in the next book. I felt the first three books had too many characters with similar names; it was a challenge to keep up—and this fourth book does read better. It is still like a soap opera where you jump around couples and situations from one chapter to the next. While it is still jam-packed, this latest was easier to follow. 4.5 stars
The story will have Sarah's parents and sister traveling by train—not for a visit, but they have decided to move to Oklahoma from Philadelphia. On the train, Mr. Linton meets Joshua Thomas, also from Philadelphia, returning to Oklahoma. Rachel is irritated that her parents are making her leave her social life, and she already plans to escape to stay with her Aunt Mary eventually. She enjoys flirting and socializing and wants nothing to do with the wild west and the heathens who live there.
Joshua: Tell me about Rachel. You say she is difficult. Maybe she hasn't yet met the man who can tame her.
Linton: I don't know that there is a man alive who can tame that one. I certainly haven't been able to.
Joshua: The right man will.
Linton: Am I correct in believing that you might be that man?
Joshua: You are, indeed, sir. I would ask your permission to court her, but I think the lady has made it quite clear she is not exactly excited by that thought.
"It was like Joshua was her knight in shining armor, her Prince Charming, coming to her rescue. What on earth was wrong with her? She couldn't get involved. She was going back east. Wasn't she?"
Joshua: We have known each other since the train. And we have been together on several occasions since then. I think the next step is for me to start officially courting you.
Rachel: I, well, Joshua, I enjoy your company, but I think you want different things than I do. Let me ask you a question. Would you ever consider going back home to the east?
Joshua: Rachel, I made my decision a few years ago. This is my home now. This is also your home now, might I remind you.
Rachel: No, no, it isn't. I plan to go back home eventually. It was not my choice to come here with my parents. I cannot be with a man who is content to work as a roughneck for the rest of his life.
Joshua: So be it. I had not pegged you as a shallow, selfish girl. Flighty, perhaps, but I, like your father, believed that would change once you settled in here. You will not have to suffer my roughneck company again.
So, will Rachel return to Philadelphia? Will leaving Joshua be a mistake? Are there secrets between these two that could change things? A large portion of this story will focus on these two characters and family members directly related to them.
"Do you want to be happy with the man you love for the rest of your life, or do you intend to dally around with dandies at social events, never finding true love again?"
Then, Amy, a mail-order bride who was to meet Glen and marry him—but he never showed. She started working in the restaurant to support herself. Eventually, a man shows up claiming to be Glen. She made a promise, marries him, but he does not consummate the union. He will let her work at the restaurant and then tells her she must quit, pack her things, and takes her to The Parlor, where he has made arrangements with Lola. While Amy is forced to dress provocatively, she entertains men by having dinner, lively conversations, and singing for them. She never takes a man to her room. Glen shows up once a week and takes her money, but slowly, Amy starts keeping some of it back. Why does one of the other girls, Naomi, seem to have issues with Amy? Glen has forced her to stay away from her friends, like Lizzie, but even Lizzie needs her help. What will become of Amy and her marriage? Now that she has met Jose, a man who makes her feel and seems to enjoy her company, she is caught in a questionable situation.
"You were dealt a lousy hand, but you haven't folded. And you still put others above yourself."
"Don’t be rash. Be confident in your decisions. She loved Jose. She could waste precious time mourning what might have been and never would be with Glen. Or she could seize the love and devotion she had with Jose. But she couldn’t rush it.”
This is a continuing saga. The story has the good, the bad, and the evil. It has secrets, lies, danger, deceit, and loss of life and trials along the way. The story has several spanking scenes, and the intimacy is after marriage.
The fourth book in the Big G Ranch series is a historical power exchange western with the people from the previous books in this series, plus many new characters. These stories need to be read in their written order, and I'm afraid I have to disagree that it would read well as a stand-alone. While they don't necessarily end on cliffhangers, they do end with unanswered questions that come into play in the next book. I felt the first three books had too many characters with similar names; it was a challenge to keep up—and this fourth book does read better. It is still like a soap opera where you jump around couples and situations from one chapter to the next. While it is still jam-packed, this latest was easier to follow. 4.5 stars
The story will have Sarah's parents and sister traveling by train—not for a visit, but they have decided to move to Oklahoma from Philadelphia. On the train, Mr. Linton meets Joshua Thomas, also from Philadelphia, returning to Oklahoma. Rachel is irritated that her parents are making her leave her social life, and she already plans to escape to stay with her Aunt Mary eventually. She enjoys flirting and socializing and wants nothing to do with the wild west and the heathens who live there.
Joshua: Tell me about Rachel. You say she is difficult. Maybe she hasn't yet met the man who can tame her.
Linton: I don't know that there is a man alive who can tame that one. I certainly haven't been able to.
Joshua: The right man will.
Linton: Am I correct in believing that you might be that man?
Joshua: You are, indeed, sir. I would ask your permission to court her, but I think the lady has made it quite clear she is not exactly excited by that thought.
"It was like Joshua was her knight in shining armor, her Prince Charming, coming to her rescue. What on earth was wrong with her? She couldn't get involved. She was going back east. Wasn't she?"
Joshua: We have known each other since the train. And we have been together on several occasions since then. I think the next step is for me to start officially courting you.
Rachel: I, well, Joshua, I enjoy your company, but I think you want different things than I do. Let me ask you a question. Would you ever consider going back home to the east?
Joshua: Rachel, I made my decision a few years ago. This is my home now. This is also your home now, might I remind you.
Rachel: No, no, it isn't. I plan to go back home eventually. It was not my choice to come here with my parents. I cannot be with a man who is content to work as a roughneck for the rest of his life.
Joshua: So be it. I had not pegged you as a shallow, selfish girl. Flighty, perhaps, but I, like your father, believed that would change once you settled in here. You will not have to suffer my roughneck company again.
So, will Rachel return to Philadelphia? Will leaving Joshua be a mistake? Are there secrets between these two that could change things? A large portion of this story will focus on these two characters and family members directly related to them.
"Do you want to be happy with the man you love for the rest of your life, or do you intend to dally around with dandies at social events, never finding true love again?"
Then, Amy, a mail-order bride who was to meet Glen and marry him—but he never showed. She started working in the restaurant to support herself. Eventually, a man shows up claiming to be Glen. She made a promise, marries him, but he does not consummate the union. He will let her work at the restaurant and then tells her she must quit, pack her things, and takes her to The Parlor, where he has made arrangements with Lola. While Amy is forced to dress provocatively, she entertains men by having dinner, lively conversations, and singing for them. She never takes a man to her room. Glen shows up once a week and takes her money, but slowly, Amy starts keeping some of it back. Why does one of the other girls, Naomi, seem to have issues with Amy? Glen has forced her to stay away from her friends, like Lizzie, but even Lizzie needs her help. What will become of Amy and her marriage? Now that she has met Jose, a man who makes her feel and seems to enjoy her company, she is caught in a questionable situation.
"You were dealt a lousy hand, but you haven't folded. And you still put others above yourself."
"Don’t be rash. Be confident in your decisions. She loved Jose. She could waste precious time mourning what might have been and never would be with Glen. Or she could seize the love and devotion she had with Jose. But she couldn’t rush it.”
This is a continuing saga. The story has the good, the bad, and the evil. It has secrets, lies, danger, deceit, and loss of life and trials along the way. The story has several spanking scenes, and the intimacy is after marriage.
September 9, 2021
The fourth book in the Big G Ranch series we get old and new people coming together in this story. The stories should be read in their written order, as they carry over to the next book. The story has good, bad, evil, secrets, lies, danger, deceit, loss of life, spankings and romance. I received a copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 9, 2021
Redeeming the Roughnecks is the fourth book in the Big G Ranch Series. I found this to be a very good enjoyable story that you can actually get into and go along for the ride. At first I was a little confused until I realized I was flipping back and forth between characters from two stories but they are actually all from the same story in a round about way. Main characters are Rachel and Joshua and then it flips with Amy and Glen…We start with Rachel meeting Joshua on the train trip from Philadelphia to Oklahoma. Rachael’s parents insisting that she move to Oklahoma with them to be closer to her sister Sarah, in actuality to get Rachael away from the life in Philadelphia and her wayward directions socially she seems to be heading. Joshua is very handsome and he is headed to the same town and he actually works with her sisters husband and he wants to pursue courting Rachael but she doesn’t believe he is quite good enough for her, with him only being a common laborer. But Joshua has a big secret and Rachael has a lot of growing up to do and Joshua is bound and determined to make her his. How is that going to all work out? Will they be able to work it all out? Flipping over to Amy and Glen. Amy arrives and marries Glen even though it took Glen a month for him to make himself known to Amy, but things just don’t seem right. Their marriage is nothing like her parents marriage or any bodies for that matter and she starts growing very suspicious. She meets and befriends Jose through a friend so when Glen finally comes clean about all his lies and that he isn’t who she thinks he is she is absolutely devastated. Will Jose be able to help her through this? Will Amy Allow Jose to be there for her? This story is filled with secrets, lies, deceit, anger, insecurities, confusion and discipline. You really don’t have to read earlier books to enjoy this one. This is the first book I’ve read of this series, once I figured out I was going back and forth between characters I was good, I really didn’t feel as if I was lost in the story so I didn’t feel like I missed a lot. But I thoroughly enjoyed this story so I’m definitely going to go back and add the other stories to my library. If this is your genre of reading you won’t be disappointed. I recommend. I received an Advance Reader's Copy and am voluntarily leaving my honest thoughts and opinions.
September 4, 2021
This was a much awaited and thoroughly enjoyed read, highly recommend
It is fair to say that there are quite a few secrets around the Big G and everyone that is based within its Appleby Oil and also the fact that the people there are all living within a very male oriented hierarchy the woman know that their behinds may indeed pay the price if and when they break the rules or put themselves in danger.
I do not want to give away too much about the book as I hate the thought of spoiling the read for others by possibly giving away too much information or by possibly explaining something incorrectly, so I hope that you will simply acknowledge that I loved this book and that I thought that it had been very well worth the wait.
It was nice to touch base again with characters from other books to see how they were doing and how their relationships were actually growing and changing, there was so much going on with these characters and you can enjoy every moment of this great read.
This book is filled with plenty of action and also a great deal of mystery with a secret that is being carried by Lizzie and she knows that it is breaking her heart, then there is Rachel who has decided to return to Philadelphia but in her heart, she knows that she is conflicted and can she actually decide whether to leave or not.
Read this wonderful book and find out the answer to these many questions and you will be totally immersed by the characters and the plot of this wonderful book.
I assure you that you will love every moment of this book it is simply a fantastic read.
I voluntarily received and review an Advanced Reader Copy
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading any future publications; keep up all the great writing.
It is fair to say that there are quite a few secrets around the Big G and everyone that is based within its Appleby Oil and also the fact that the people there are all living within a very male oriented hierarchy the woman know that their behinds may indeed pay the price if and when they break the rules or put themselves in danger.
I do not want to give away too much about the book as I hate the thought of spoiling the read for others by possibly giving away too much information or by possibly explaining something incorrectly, so I hope that you will simply acknowledge that I loved this book and that I thought that it had been very well worth the wait.
It was nice to touch base again with characters from other books to see how they were doing and how their relationships were actually growing and changing, there was so much going on with these characters and you can enjoy every moment of this great read.
This book is filled with plenty of action and also a great deal of mystery with a secret that is being carried by Lizzie and she knows that it is breaking her heart, then there is Rachel who has decided to return to Philadelphia but in her heart, she knows that she is conflicted and can she actually decide whether to leave or not.
Read this wonderful book and find out the answer to these many questions and you will be totally immersed by the characters and the plot of this wonderful book.
I assure you that you will love every moment of this book it is simply a fantastic read.
I voluntarily received and review an Advanced Reader Copy
I thoroughly enjoyed the book and look forward to reading any future publications; keep up all the great writing.
September 4, 2021
This is the fourth book in the series. I know that the blurb states that this can be read as a stand alone, but you really need to read the others to follow the story.
This is a wonderful long story. We are essentially reading two separate stories (and a few extras) that overlap once in a while. We start the book with Rachel. She meets Joshua on the train as she travel with her parents, against her will, to go to live in the same town with her older sister, Sarah. She is intrigued, but she doesn't want to be. She wants to move back to Philadelphia. Joshua is persistent in his courting and eventually gets his way with Rachel. Next, we have Amy and Glen. Amy marries him because she promised to. But there is something strange going on there. When she discovers that Glen isn't who she thinks, she is devastated. And then Amy meets Jose and they both want to be with each other. There are other couples we catch up on in the story as well. I enjoyed this story and I look forward to the next one.
I received an advance copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This is a wonderful long story. We are essentially reading two separate stories (and a few extras) that overlap once in a while. We start the book with Rachel. She meets Joshua on the train as she travel with her parents, against her will, to go to live in the same town with her older sister, Sarah. She is intrigued, but she doesn't want to be. She wants to move back to Philadelphia. Joshua is persistent in his courting and eventually gets his way with Rachel. Next, we have Amy and Glen. Amy marries him because she promised to. But there is something strange going on there. When she discovers that Glen isn't who she thinks, she is devastated. And then Amy meets Jose and they both want to be with each other. There are other couples we catch up on in the story as well. I enjoyed this story and I look forward to the next one.
I received an advance copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
September 7, 2021
So good.
Amy and Rachel’s stories were complex and interesting and made for some great reading. Each girl’s life was so different Amy had been treated horribly, and how it all turns around for her was a miracle. Rachel was a bit spoiled and misguided in her beliefs. In both story there is drama and high emotions that play out. There is a small bit of heat and old fashion discipline but it is woven into the story so well and at just the right spots. I truly loved reading this book in fact the whole series has been awesome. This book like the others in the series are books I am happy to recommend. I did receive a free copy of this book from Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review it.
Amy and Rachel’s stories were complex and interesting and made for some great reading. Each girl’s life was so different Amy had been treated horribly, and how it all turns around for her was a miracle. Rachel was a bit spoiled and misguided in her beliefs. In both story there is drama and high emotions that play out. There is a small bit of heat and old fashion discipline but it is woven into the story so well and at just the right spots. I truly loved reading this book in fact the whole series has been awesome. This book like the others in the series are books I am happy to recommend. I did receive a free copy of this book from Booksprout and voluntarily chose to review it.
September 7, 2021
4.5 stars
This consisted of two stories running parallel to each other. Rachel is moving west with her parents but she isn’t happy about the move. She is spoilt, selfish and rude and I just couldn’t take to her at all. I was surprised how such a good, hardworking character like Joshua Thomas took to her. The other story was about Amy. Unlike Rachel, her family wasn’t wealthy and Amy had come west as a mail order bride. Amy was kind and loyal. There was a mystery surrounding her husband that is eventually revealed. It was good to catch up with characters from the previous books but it could be read as a stand-alone. This was an entertaining read with some surprises and a happy ending. I received a copy via Booksprout and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
This consisted of two stories running parallel to each other. Rachel is moving west with her parents but she isn’t happy about the move. She is spoilt, selfish and rude and I just couldn’t take to her at all. I was surprised how such a good, hardworking character like Joshua Thomas took to her. The other story was about Amy. Unlike Rachel, her family wasn’t wealthy and Amy had come west as a mail order bride. Amy was kind and loyal. There was a mystery surrounding her husband that is eventually revealed. It was good to catch up with characters from the previous books but it could be read as a stand-alone. This was an entertaining read with some surprises and a happy ending. I received a copy via Booksprout and have voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
September 5, 2021
I was so glad to see so many of the story lines in this series resolve their conflicts. So many of the characters find their happiness. I really felt do Amy and I was glad to see her find true love. Thi is a sweet story with many story lines going on. I would read the other books in the series first, so you know what is happening. It is a good series.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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