Manifest Destiny, The Matchmaker 3
Gracie C. McKeeverContemporary erotic romance
Available from Siren Publishing
ISBN: 1-933563-43-5
April 2007
| The last thing Evelyn Vega thinks she wants is a two week vacation at a Dude Ranch. She used to be a tom boy but as an adult she's been a wheeling, dealing Wall Street broker. City life is her forte but her sister isn't one to be bargained with. Cow boss Jason Makepeace turns out to be about as close to her fantasy man as anyone can be so she decides to make the best of it. The two seem to have no difficulty getting along in bed or wherever their raging hormones take them but can the city girl and the cowboy really make a match?
Gracie C. McKeever does a great job spinning this tale of two people whose lives don't seem compatible. Evelyn is carrying a bunch of baggage from a five year marriage to a chauvinistic man who did all he could to whittle away her self esteem in their relationship. Jason is ten years younger but his life is a sad mess of orphanages, the death of his mother, his father's drunken binges. Somehow he's gotten through it all to become a man who cares about people and is well respected. The two can't keep their hands off one another but when push comes to shove Evelyn seems to be afraid of commitment and what the future may hold. Ms. McKeever does some masterful writing weaving in parts about the previous books and the gifts inherent in the Vega and Calminetti families. I'm glad she's able to work in some of the history, beauty and landmarks of Colorado as she builds the story. The scenery of places I may never get to or sites I love adds a lot of realism to the story. Dark and Fair Elves, centaurs, precognition and some mind reading flit through the pages filling in the storyline or sometimes building the suspense. There's a lot of fun between Jason and Evelyn and it's easy to hope they can work out their differences. This is a really enjoyable read.
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Reviewer: Dee Dailey |
