Heaven, Texas – Review
Category: Adult Contemporary Romance
Keywords: Contemporary, romance, realistic
Format: Mass market paperback, eBook
Source: Library
Synopsis:
Come heck or high water, Gracie Snow is determined to drag the legendary ex-jock Bobby Tom Denton back home to Heaven, Texas, to begin shooting his first motion picture. Despite his dazzling good looks and killer charm, Bobby Tom has reservations about being a movie star — and no plans to cooperate with a prim and bossy Ohio wallflower whom he can’t get off his mind or out of his life. Instead, the hell-raising playboy decides to make her over from plain Jane to Texas wildcat.
But nothing’s more dangerous than a wildcat with an angel’s heart in a town too small for a bad boy to hide. And all hell breaks loose when two unforgettable people discover love, laughter, passion — and a match that can only be made in Heaven.
Thuy’s Review:
Two unlikely characters fall in love in this so-so book by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Gracie is your average “homely” woman who has little experience with men. Of course, when she meets the arrogant and beautiful Bobby Tom, she falls in love with him despite his chauvinistic ways. I was annoyed by the constant reminder that Gracie isn’t beautiful and ill dressed until her makeover where she suddenly becomes pretty. I was also somewhat offended when Bobby Tom decides that he’s doing Gracie a favor by offering to teach her the sexual arts since she’s a virgin and shouldn’t let just any ol’ guy be her first. More unbelievable is that Gracie agrees to it. I am not sure if she believes his reasoning or if she’s just so in love with him that she goes along with it.
I did find it kind of satisfying at the end when he had to beg Gracie to stay. It took him awhile to figure it out but he finally admits to himself and her that he loves her. That’s not to say that the book didn’t have its moments. Phillips does know how to write a good love scene and her characters Bobby Tom and Gracie have good chemistry. It wasn’t my favorite book but I did finish it in about 2 days so it was pretty compelling. I just wish the characters were a bit more well rounded.
