I love Brenda Jackson's story. The problem with the Silhouette Desire is their too short and usually a continuation of someone else's idea. So, unless you read the whole series you might miss out on something or you might not get the whole idea behind the series. However, I enjoyed the heated tension between Alli and Mark. Once they were under his roof together it was like they couldn't stop the electric currents they kept passing to one another. As my headline says, it was short and sweet romance.

This is the 3rd in the newest Texas Cattleman's Club series and was really good but not quite up to par with the first two in the series.

Mark inherits his families' ranch and wealth but his memories of childhood are bitter. His father was overly strict and unloving and Mark is further traumatized by the murder of his wife while he was oversees in the military. He now runs a self defense studio for women. He has vowed never to allow himself to have emotions for another person but then when his brother and sister in law are killed, he is named guardian of his baby niece Erika. Mark is having trouble keeping a nanny and he decides that his dependable Administrative Assistant Alli would be the perfect nanny. When he makes her an offer she can't refuse, she moves in to take care of Erika.

Alli is torn by Mark's offer...she has secretly been in love with him for 2 years now but the money he is offering could help her pay her sisters college expenses and buy a new car. When Alli realizes Mark is physically attracted to her she is surprised. Alli is an unexperienced twenty something virgin who dreams of a loving husband and lots of kids. Mark makes it clear if anything happens between them, it will be strictly physical. He believes he will be like his father and keeps himself emotionally detached from Alli and Erika, even though it is obvious how much he loves his niece.

This is a really decent story but the problem is if you have read the first two books in the series you will realize Mark and Jacob are pretty much the same character (unloving father leads to a relationship phobia son)...also, there is a little bit of a conflict between the books in the series...in one of the earlier books, Alli helps her friend with a sexy look and gives her condoms to take on her date, but in this book, Alli is a virginal girl who doesn't have a clue...I love these series and like how they get different authors to do the books so they remain fresh, but they should do their homework to make sure each story is original. However, it really is pretty good.

Brenda Jackson has done it again. She is a pioneer author who can take a storyline and do incredible things with them. I'm as impressed with this book as with her previous titles. The release dates for Brenda's novels are always marked on my calendar as soon as I receive her newsletter. I want them on the same day they hit the bookstore. This is a must read book.

Ms. Jackson does it again! I am an avid reader of her books and I have enjoyed all the ones I have read thus far. This book was no exception. The only thing I did not get was the Texas Cattlemen Club angle but the ONLY reason for this was b/c I haven't read the other books in the serious. Still it did not take away from the story. This was classic man and women care for each other but they keep it to themselves. But once they were honest with themselves then love came right on in. I am big on the "tugging at the heart strings" factor, in this book it was Mark having to deal with his past, his brother's death and the his role in his niece's life (caregiver vs father figure). I enjoyed it very much and read it in a day!

I have read many of Brenda Jackson's other books and thought that I couldn't go wrong with this one. It just shows that you can't judge a book by it's author. This was terrible. The story line was unbelievable, you really need an imagination for this one. It was torture from beginning to end.