Allison Leigh
Fortunes
of Texas Return to Red Rock Series
Valentine's
Fortune
Author:
Allison Leigh
Series:
Fortunes of Texas Return to Red Rock
ISBN:
978-0-373-65433-8
Genre:
Romance (Silhouette)
4 Hearts
Description:
"You're
safe now."
His voice
was a seductive whisper as he pulled her from the blazing restaurant. But on
the run and pregnant, Bethany Burdett knew she had to forget the brave
firefighter who'd risked his life to save hers. Until Darr Fortune tracked her
down.
Ever since
he spirited the unconscious stranger to safety, the youngest Fortune brother
was haunted by a powerful desire to see her again. And when a blizzard stranded
them together, Darr knew he'd risk it all again for the enigmatic mother-to-be
who aroused much more than his protective instincts.
My View:
This is the
second book in the new Fortunes of Texas series. The first book Plain Jane and
the Playboy by Marie Ferrarella was released last month. A few years back I
started reading the Fortunes of Texas series and was hooked. The books are
individual stories, but are linked together by a mystery. The clues to the
mystery are revealed in each book until the series ends. I'm currently working
on putting together a list of my favorite series and cataloging all the books
from each series. Series like the Fortunes make it hard because they are
written by different authors and there are several different series within the
series, but it is one I've been working hard to put together.
When I
first got hooked on the Fortune series I had purchased the books used at the
local library. Of course, the whole series wasn't available, so I had to search
for the outdated books to find out what was happening in the mystery. It was a
challenge at the time, but eventually I was able to find all the books online.
I really enjoyed reading all of them. Keep checking my website at
www.romancebookscene.com for updates the series pages.
The new
Fortunes series follows the same theme of having individual stories and a
continuing mystery. Red Rock, the Texas town where the Fortunes of Texas
started, is where it's all happening again in this series. Darr Fortune, of the
California Fortunes, came to Red Rock three years ago. (If you didn't know they
are from all over the world.) Darr is a local fireman, who just can't help
himself when he sees a damsel in distress. When he meets Bethany it's no
different. He knows she's got problems and he just wants to help. We also get
to meet his oh so sexy brother, commitment weary Nick, who's worried that his
little brother is making the same mistakes in his life that Darr has made
before. Nick's story comes next month.
Bethany is
looking to stay lost, but she could really use someone to lean on. Someone with
shoulders as broad as Darr's could just be that man. Valentine's Fortune is a
fun book that doesn't get too sappy about the holiday, but brings true romance
to life. The author does a nice job making the characters real and the reader
will enjoy getting the chance to meet up with some of the older series members
again. Ahhh! There's just nothing like a big strong fireman. And from Texas no
less.