Sex in a faux marriage can make things oh so real.Dr. Caroline Graham is happy with her nomadic lifestyle fulfilling short-term medical contracts. No emotional commitments, no disappointments. She’s always the one to walk away, never the one left behind. But now her great-uncle is gone and her grandmother is on her deathbed, more concerned about Caroline’s lack of a husband than her own demise. … husband than her own demise. What’s the harm in a little white lie? If a wedding will give her grandmother peace, then a wedding she shall have.
Widower Travis Montgomery devotes his days to building the ranch he and his late wife planned before he lost her to breast cancer. The last piece of acreage he needs is controlled by a lady with a pesky need of her own. Do her a favor and he can have the land. She needs a quick, temporary, faux marriage in exchange for the acreage.
It’s a total win-win situation until events begin to snowball and they find, instead of playacting, they’ve put their hearts at risk.
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I love this whole series. I love when the books continue the story from the book before.
In “Texas Tango” we are brought back to Whispering Springs, Texas Book 2, by Cynthia D’Alba. I picked this easy to read, romance book and didn’t put it down. As much as I liked the first book in this series I really liked the second book. Dr. Caroline Graham and Travis Montgomery’s story. She has something he wants, land that was left to her by her Great Uncle who passed away. He has something she wants, to be married before her Grandmother dies. They work out a deal, but things don’t go as they’ve planned.
Great series.
I loved the people in this book! Once I started I couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait to read the others in the Texas Tango series. Thank you.
When Dr. Caroline Graham’s great uncle James dies, he leaves her the Singing Spring Ranch. The will also stipulates that it cannot be sold to a Montgomery. Not sure about selling, she has the land appraised. She also has worries about her grandmother Mamie with her health failing rapidly. Every time they speak, her grandmother pushes for her to find a good man.
Unfortunately during one conversation, a good man was standing outside her office talking to Lydia, her partner in the clinic, and Travis’ brother Jason’s fiancé. That’s when all the trouble begins.
Travis Montgomery Lost his wife to breast cancer ten years ago, he doesn’t want a relationship and has made it clear he will not marry again. Not that it stops some women, especially twice divorced Elsie Belle, she has decided he will be her next husband.
Now Travis has always had his sights set on owning Singing Springs and is trying to give Caroline the time to decide if she’s going to sell. When she calls and asks him to talk, he assumes it’s about the ranch. Boy is he in for a surprise.
Oh the tangled web. Noah is Caroline’s younger brother, he also was being raised by Mamie, and with her passing he is left with their Aunt Leslie and Uncle Patrick. Their parents off doing their missionary work in Rwanda, it was always somewhere, that’s why they were with Mamie to begin with.
Noah shows up at the most inopportune time and blows their secret out of the water in front of the whole Montgomery clan.
It just keeps getting better and better, did I mention Elsie Belle? I laughed a lot throughout this book. The situations are so realistic, well except for the fake marriage thing, bringing drama, love, and family to the surface on every page.
A romance that maybe shouldn’t have blossomed indeed does, and the heat turns up exponentially.
I just can’t get enough of this family!
I am loving this series and this is only book two. This story about Travis and Caroline has so many levels of trust having to be earned from both. The secondary characters bring out the story to round out how everything falls into place. A well written perfectly paced story pulling you in from the start.
This second book of the series a great addition to the series.
This one centers around rancher Travis Montgomery and Dr. Caroline Graham. She is on a temporary assignment at the local clinic. Caroline has just inherited a piece of land that widower Travis has been eyeing for years. When he offers to buy it, Caroline’s inheritance prohibits her from selling it to a Montgomery. But she proposes a trade. He goes through a faux marriage with her to be officiated by her dying grandmother, and she’ll give him the land.
As expected the best laid plans tend to go haywire. As time goes on , their relationship flourishes, her teenage brother needs her, and her contract is about to terminate.
Aside from all the lies, and make believe, the story is one of new beginnings, hope, and finding love. Will they have their HEA, or will keeping their true feelings a secret thus making them lose that opportunity?
Can’t wait what else the author has in store for us in the next book.
I was entrusted a copy of this book. The opinions expressed are solely my own.
Caroline just wanted to make her dying grandmother happy before she left this earth. She convinced Travis to play along and everything went to pot.
Travis and Caroline were a fun couple to read about. It was fun to watch them fall in love because they were given permission to fall because of the little white lie that they told. I loved that they both understood pain and what each other needed in their time of need.
I really enjoyed watching Travis be a father figure to Noah. He was firm but fair. He understood what he was feeling but wasn’t going to let him get away with being disrespectful.
I am really enjoying this series!
I think that Ms D’Alba is fast becoming one of my favourite authors. Texas Tango hit all the right spots for me with romance, a bit of drama and a whole truckload of humour. I loved both main characters, but Travis really captured my heart. If it wasn’t unrealistic to fall in love with a book hero, Travis would be my new crush! A fake marriage built on convenience, both Caroline and Travis were holding firm to the “just friends” stance they had taken, hopelessly trying to ignore the burning attraction between them. I loved the way the romance built and the humour was delightful. During the “big reveal” chapter I was cringing even as I laughed until the tears ran down my face. Having a very small family, I found myself longing for the comradery and closeness of the Montgomery family, where everyone was loved and cared for. In contrast, Caroline’s parents were incredibly selfish in their dedication to their life’s work. It brings to mind the Biblical proverb that “Charity begins at home”. Whilst this book was very humorous in many ways, it also left me feeling sad for Caroline and her brother Noah. I thoroughly enjoyed this well-written book and am looking forward to reading further novels in this series. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
Loved Travis and Caroline together. The story hooked me from the start, and I couldn’t stop reading. Definitely recommend!