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Texas Temptress
Texas ranger Jim McCabe rescues Jennifer Stewart from a train wreck and is unable to resist falling passionately in love with her
- GenresHistorical Romance
430 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1985
About the author
Jean Haught
12 books5 followersPen Name of Rosalyn Alsobrook
Rosalyn Alsobrook, who lives in Gilmer, Texas, attended Kilgore College where she was features editor for the college newspaper. She enjoys doing intricate research for the authentic details she includes in her historical romances, and is the author of twelve books, including the bestselling Mail-Order Mistress, Wild Western Bride, Desire’s Gamble and Brazen Heart. Rosalyn, who married her high school sweetheart Bobby, has two sons and recently became a grandmother—but a very young one, she adds. Rosalyn would like to hear from her readers. Write to her c/o Zebra Books, 475 Park Ave. So., New York, N.Y. 10016. Please include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you’d like a reply from the author.
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Rosalyn Alsobrook, who lives in Gilmer, Texas, attended Kilgore College where she was features editor for the college newspaper. She enjoys doing intricate research for the authentic details she includes in her historical romances, and is the author of twelve books, including the bestselling Mail-Order Mistress, Wild Western Bride, Desire’s Gamble and Brazen Heart. Rosalyn, who married her high school sweetheart Bobby, has two sons and recently became a grandmother—but a very young one, she adds. Rosalyn would like to hear from her readers. Write to her c/o Zebra Books, 475 Park Ave. So., New York, N.Y. 10016. Please include a stamped self-addressed envelope if you’d like a reply from the author.
Pen names: Gina Delaney
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January 23, 2020
This review is of “Texas Temptress” by Jean Haught.
The book begins in February, 1871, on a train. Jennifer Stewart, the heroine of the book, is taking the train from California to Texas to live with her uncle, John Pennington, and teach school to the children of his employees. (Backstory: Jennifer’s parents owned a restaurant near San Francisco.
When they passed, she sold the restaurant and is now going to Texas). Her trip to Texas is delayed, however, as an avalanche destroys the train she’s on, and Jennifer may be the only survivor. She is saved from the trainwreck by Jim McCabe, the hero of the book and a Texas Ranger. Jim, himself, was rescued by a mountain man, Dale, a month earlier when he was caught in a snowstorm. As Jim nurses Jennifer back to health, they become attracted to each other and later become lovers.
Fast forward two months. Jennifer has made it to Fort Richardson, Texas, and is awaiting safe passage to her uncle’s ranch. (Her trip is delayed due to Comanche Indian raids). While waiting, who should show up? Jim, that’s who! (He has an office at Fort Richardson). Soon after they reunite, they make love again. Jennifer thinks that afterward, Jim will propose marriage to her. Jim, who is very marriage averse, does not. Again, they part company.
Jennifer then asks, and gets, a military escort to her uncle John’s ranch. What she finds when she gets there, however, is that the Comanches have killed many of those who live there, including her uncle.
She decides to go on with the cavalry, but this decision also ends in tragedy when they are killed, ostensibly by the same Comanches. With nowhere else to go, Jennifer tracks down Jim, and finds him. Problems ensue, however, and he has a dangerous mission to go on and he leaves her again. Once again, however, Jennifer tracks Jim down. This time, she agrees to stay with friends until Jim returns. However, yet another tragedy inspires Jim to propose to Jennifer and they have their Happily Ever After.
Upside: Jennifer is strong enough to deal with multiple tragedies and being ostracized by the citizens of Waco.
Downside: I found Ms. Haught’s writing in “Texas Temptress” to be emotionally manipulative. The only card she seems to play is “readers should like/relate to Jennifer because she experiences so much tragedy in her young life”. While I felt for her-at least while I was reading the book-I never really cared for Jennifer-or for Jim-because Ms. Haught never gave me a reason to. They-and the supporting characters, are shallow and lacking in depth. The only things I learned about Jim McCabe in 430 pages are that he is a Texas Ranger and he is marriage averse (this was explained in two pages).
Sex: There are love scenes, but they are fairly mild to not exciting.
Violence: Much of the violence is “off-screen”. The only real violence occurs when Jim shoots first the horse of and then a Comanche Indian. The violence is not graphic.
Bottom Line: Ms. Haught would go on to write better, more emotionally involved books later in her career, but she badly misfired with “Texas Temptress”.
The book begins in February, 1871, on a train. Jennifer Stewart, the heroine of the book, is taking the train from California to Texas to live with her uncle, John Pennington, and teach school to the children of his employees. (Backstory: Jennifer’s parents owned a restaurant near San Francisco.
When they passed, she sold the restaurant and is now going to Texas). Her trip to Texas is delayed, however, as an avalanche destroys the train she’s on, and Jennifer may be the only survivor. She is saved from the trainwreck by Jim McCabe, the hero of the book and a Texas Ranger. Jim, himself, was rescued by a mountain man, Dale, a month earlier when he was caught in a snowstorm. As Jim nurses Jennifer back to health, they become attracted to each other and later become lovers.
Fast forward two months. Jennifer has made it to Fort Richardson, Texas, and is awaiting safe passage to her uncle’s ranch. (Her trip is delayed due to Comanche Indian raids). While waiting, who should show up? Jim, that’s who! (He has an office at Fort Richardson). Soon after they reunite, they make love again. Jennifer thinks that afterward, Jim will propose marriage to her. Jim, who is very marriage averse, does not. Again, they part company.
Jennifer then asks, and gets, a military escort to her uncle John’s ranch. What she finds when she gets there, however, is that the Comanches have killed many of those who live there, including her uncle.
She decides to go on with the cavalry, but this decision also ends in tragedy when they are killed, ostensibly by the same Comanches. With nowhere else to go, Jennifer tracks down Jim, and finds him. Problems ensue, however, and he has a dangerous mission to go on and he leaves her again. Once again, however, Jennifer tracks Jim down. This time, she agrees to stay with friends until Jim returns. However, yet another tragedy inspires Jim to propose to Jennifer and they have their Happily Ever After.
Upside: Jennifer is strong enough to deal with multiple tragedies and being ostracized by the citizens of Waco.
Downside: I found Ms. Haught’s writing in “Texas Temptress” to be emotionally manipulative. The only card she seems to play is “readers should like/relate to Jennifer because she experiences so much tragedy in her young life”. While I felt for her-at least while I was reading the book-I never really cared for Jennifer-or for Jim-because Ms. Haught never gave me a reason to. They-and the supporting characters, are shallow and lacking in depth. The only things I learned about Jim McCabe in 430 pages are that he is a Texas Ranger and he is marriage averse (this was explained in two pages).
Sex: There are love scenes, but they are fairly mild to not exciting.
Violence: Much of the violence is “off-screen”. The only real violence occurs when Jim shoots first the horse of and then a Comanche Indian. The violence is not graphic.
Bottom Line: Ms. Haught would go on to write better, more emotionally involved books later in her career, but she badly misfired with “Texas Temptress”.
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