Granite Man
Mariah had returned home to her sprawling Colorado ranch with nothing but a battered car, some clothes and a map for gold. And what she got was an ornery prospecting partner named Cash, with a chip on his shoulder as big as the Rockies and a past that was chasing him. Cash couldn't hide his...
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Mariah had returned home to her sprawling Colorado ranch with nothing but a battered car, some clothes and a map for gold. And what she got was an ornery prospecting partner named Cash, with a chip on his shoulder as big as the Rockies and a past that was chasing him. Cash couldn't hide his distrust . . . or his awareness of her sensuality.
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Format: Mass Market
ISBN:
9781551668109 (1551668106)
Publish date: February 1st 2001
Publisher: Mira
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: MacKenzie-Blackthorn (#4)
Every emotional scene is slightly overdone. When Mariah becomes desperate, she becomes really fucking desperate. When Cash turns cruel, he turns really fucking cruel. When Mariah becomes depressed and hopeless, she becomes really fucking depressed and hopeless. Everything is overdramatized just enou...
I've read this same story by Lowell a dozen times: the cynical, bitter man and the innocent girl he doesn't trust and treats badly. This is a pretty good rendition of the theme, with some effective heart twinges and without the metaphors or phrases that she habitually drives into the ground. Also, n...