Achieve Heaven, Texas (Chicago Stars, #2) Developed By Susan Elizabeth Phillips Exhibited In Booklet
very average Phillips, with some recycled plot points from other books or maybe it's the other way around since I haven't read them in order of publishing dates.
The good old southern boy character is getting a bit stale, The striptease in front of friends the first time the heroine meets the hero is also somewhat icky by now.
I really didn't like the lead male character, Bobby Tom, just the name made me just want to run the other way, the character is a boymen, a very cliché Peter Pan type of hero.
Gracie Snow the lead female character is just, . . well paper thin. . not physically, although it's not said, but intellectually, emotionally, The two lead characters kind deserve each other, Why did I keep reading you might ask Well, because even if her lead characters were very average, Phillips managed to created two very interesting characters in the male's lead mother, Suzy, ayears old widow and Waylan Sawyer the town's bad boy, turned philanthropic wealthy man.
I wished that the book would have been focused on them, Suzy's still grieving her husband's death after all these years and Waylan has come back and found out he's still very much in love with the girl he couldn't even think of approaching all those years ago.
Their story I would have wanted to have more of but it plays second fiddle to the young couples shenanigans.
Too bad, there aren't that many well written older woman/man romance out there, Love it! Again!!!
I loved reading every book in this series and now I am loving listening to them! I only have this one and bookleft to go!!
Rolling with this series.
Looking forward to finally finding out why my good friend Karen has this in her review, Hmmmmm
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What a shocker! I have no idea how she did it, but Susan Elizabeth Phillips managed the impossible.
I went into this one with a bad attitude, Yes. . I had absolutely no interest in a character named Bobby Tom anything, And even the heroine left me feeling completely B O R E D, . . yawn But somehow I ended up absolutely LOVING this book!!!
“Theres no accounting for the mysteries of the human heart”
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Bobby Tom Denton was in the height of his career as the allstar wide receiver for the Chicago Stars football team.
When a bad hit blew out his knee and ended his career at the age of, he was at a loss with what to do with the
rest of his life.
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After two Super Bowl wins behind him, he had all the money he could ever want, and gorgeous women were lining up in droves to take the quiz to be Mrs.
Bobby Tom Denton. Even his hometown of Telarosa, Texas was pulling out all the stops to make him a living legend, So why was he feeling so lost
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With nothing better to do, Bobby Tom signed a movie deal.
But when the time came to get it started, he couldnt find the guts to return to his hometown for the filming.
So he decided to just ignore it, He'd get there eventually when he was ready. Maybe.
“I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and selfcentered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that.
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Enter Gracie Snow, A thirty year old virgin from Nowhere, Ohio, who grew up practically living in the nursing home her parents worked for.
Now working as a production assistant for the up and coming movie company, Gracies makeitorbreakit moment rides on her successfully delivering Bobby Tom to movie set, ASAP.
So, in her rumply, oversized navy, J C Penny suit, Gracie shows up at Bobby Toms Chicago home to escort him back to Telarosa, Texas.
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But of course, he isnt the least bit interested in going with her, Hes got a big party going on and oh, did I mention that the stripper is late
”Stella said you were hot, but I told her I wanted a blonde.
” He regarded her doubtfully. “Bobby Tom likes blondes. Are you blonde under that wig”
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”Has it occurred to anybody at Windmill Studios that sending you after me was pretty much like sending a lamb to the slaughter”
So, honestly I started out thinking what desirable qualities does this Bobby Tom even have Whats with the hero worship Hes a redneck peacock for Godsakes! And Gracie was about the equivalent to a wornout doormat with in her eyes.
And he wanted nothing to do with her, So how in the hell did these two get together
He was Bobby Tom Denton, for chrissake.
He might be retired, but that didnt mean hed sunk so low he had to get it on with a charity case like Gracie Snow.
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All I can say is a little maybelline, a new hair cut, a tight pair of blue jeans and a lot of spunk is all the magic she needed.
She'd already gotten under his skin, and a little ice cream on that cake pretty much sealed the deal.
It was such a cute, romantic and hilariously funny story of unlikely love!!! And it kept me glued to the pages until the bitter end! And I loved every stinkin second of it!!!
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”Gracie Snow, youre turning into a trashy woman right before my eyes.
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“He settled his hat back into position, She was a rookie in her first big game, and hed never let her see how close shed come to unseating a champion”
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”Those women dont know how lucky they are,” she muttered.
“What women are you talking about”
“All of them who were fortunate enough to fail your football quiz.
” He chuckled, lit up a cigar,
I wont say too much more, Its better discovered as it all unfolds!, And the ending was just epic! A real "Hollywood” moment, . . a stolen police car, a highway chase, and an earth shattering revelation!
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Hed been playing hide and seek with the truth too long, and he knew the moment of reckoning had finally come.
If he wanted to keep facing himself in the mirror every morning, he had to set aside his misgivings about mercy fucking and do what needed to be done.
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I love this writer, I dont know how she does it but she just does, Now, go read this book!
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Huge Stars stunning romantic and hilarouis fun
I loved every single page a true joy to read simply amazing good!!
Our dear hero Bobby Tom Denton:
“I happen to be immature, undisciplined, and selfcentered, pretty much a little boy in a man's body, although I'd appreciate it if you didn't quote me on that.
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bull'seye, but what a fun and irresistible Texas guy!
Heaven, Texas is adorable cute, funny and incredibly well written.
I think anyone who, like me, loves a charming wallflower heroine and a priceless charmer, but sometimes so narrowminded, football hero will enjoy, giggle with and remember this story for a long, long time.
Sometimes are these old goodies still the very best, . Right
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This quite old romance was written nearly twenty years ago, but is this novel still up to scratch The answer is YES, still in top condition.
It was just such a heavenly sweet and charming story with some good nostalgicfeeling in it, Simply a new favorite for this lady,
It's all about the wonderful, inexperienced but so resolute Gracie Snow who got a new job as an assistant for a small film company.
Her first assignment is to bring the former football star and to be movie star, Bobby Tom Denton, from Chicago to the recording site in his small hometown in Texas.
But Bobby Tom is a stubborn man, He is the hero who sometimes have difficulty seeing beyond his halo, Here, try the scantilyclad girl, with a bad permed hair, which in no way matches the women he likes busty, welltrained, long, slender blondes.
. to complicate his life.
But sweet Gracie Snow is a very stubborn woman It will be a match out of the ordinary The American dream guy is challenged by rather unique homely homegrown girl from from Ohio.
“You're supposed to be my assistant, not a babysitter!
“One and the same, ”
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He settled his hat back into position, She was a rookie in her first big game, and hed never let her see how close shed come to unseating a champion
There is plenty to say, both about the plot, all the characters and my own feelings, but I'll settle for a few brief comments:
You must have a twinkle in the eye to not get angry at this sometimes so narrowminded hero.
But in the end, you can not resist him, He is The CharmBoy!
Our heroine is a superb female role model and I wish there were more heroines like her.
The absolutely cutest kind.
Tom's mother is a widow and her, Suzy's, loveadventure is just as exciting as the main characters.
Yummy good!
This is a true feel good story or a socalled "romcom" read and enjoy!!
Amusing, smart, wellwritten, charming, steamy, amazing, memorable, entertaining, romantic, heartwarming, sexy, cute, tender, dramatic, exciting.
. . yes, you probably understand that I loved it,
I LIKE I still giggles
I read an fantastic novel sitelinkKiss an Angel by sitelinkSusan Elizabeth Phillips and my good friend Kathleen gave me the excellent advice to pick up sitelinkHeaven, Texas next time I needed a sweet and strong Daisy like heroine again.
Thank you, Kathleen! You know what I might like,
and thanks to her I found this lovely year after epilouge, Read it at: sitelink com/epi
A tempting teaser: .