Proving Herself by Yvonne Jocks
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- Pub. Date: November 2001
- 400pp
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- Pub. Date: November 2001
- Publisher: Dorchester Publishing Company, Incorporated
- Format: Mass Market Paperback, 400pp
- ISBN-13: 9780843949100
- ISBN: 0843949104
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Rancher's Daughters: Proving Herselfby Anonymous
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May 08, 2002: Wyoming rancher Jacob Garrison hires range detective Ross Laramie to investigate rustling. Jacob warns Ross to stay clear of his daughters. Ross easily agrees to the stipulation before encountering Victoria. Ross tries to avoid Victoria, but Jacob?s reporter-daughter demands to know why her father hired a private sleuth, but neither man will talk.
The curious Victoria begins investigating Ross, which leads the duo into dangerous situations. As they fall in love, Ross knows his hidden agenda that brought him to his boyhood Wyoming home could lead him to killing his client. Ironically, his current employer is the father of the woman he now loves, but if the evidence proves that Jacob was part of the incident that changed Ross? life, he will fulfill his quest and kill the man anyway.
In the fourth ?Rancher?s Daughters ... Herself? novel, Yvonne Jocks provides a strong vivid western romance that fans of the series will fully enjoy. Jacob remains true to his persona as the reluctant father of the female romance lead. Ross is a wonderful heroic person whose obsession provides the perfect dilemma when he falls in love with the daughter of one of his potential victims. Victoria is also a strong protagonist that readers will cheer for, but seems more like a late twentieth century heroine rather than that of the end of the nineteenth century. EXPLAINING HERSELF needs no explanation, as the audience will feel fully immersed in the tale from start to finish.
Harriet Klausner
Rancher's Daughters: Proving Herselfby Anonymous
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November 08, 2001: After allowing his younger brother Collier to run the family estate for the past two years, Lord Edgar Pembroke decides to take over the operation. Even more shocking to the second son is that the agreement they had is eradicated because Edgar plans to marry and have children to protect the name of his family and more important his male lover. A stunned Collier leaves for America.
In 1989 Wyoming, Laurel Garrison claims land that she plans to live on and make a living. The local bank refuses to lend money to a mere female and her father Jacob, a very successful rancher, worries about his daughter alone on the mountain during the upcoming winter. Jacob arranges for Collier to meet his obstinate daughter and soon the exiled noble and Laurel agree to a marriage of convenience centering on the ranch. As the two work side by side, they fall in love, but she feels inadequate when she meets his family in Denver, making anything permanent seem remote even if Laurel carries Cole?s child.
PROVING HERSELF could easily be called 'Proving Themselves' as both Laurel and Cole have an urgent need to show to their respective families they can succeed. The story line engages the reader though the arrival of his family but it feels more like an intrusion than a key subplot. The lead couple charms the audience, which is not easy to do when toiling on a mountain. Fans of western romance will enjoy this novel, seek previous ?Rancher?s Daughters? books, and look forward to the other tales by Yvonne Jocks.
Harriet Klausner
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