Lincoln figured the new artist in town would be one of their mates. He’d heard she was a real ball buster and thought that maybe she would be Tristan’s mate because Tristan said he couldn’t handle that. But when Ginger introduced him to her sister, Grace, he knew from the moment he touched her she was meant for him.Grace was in shock. Garrett had taken her into his office when the show was still … was still going on and told her that she had all but one of her paintings sold, including the twelve that she’d given him permission to sell. Twice now she’d had to put her head between her knees, which wasn’t easy with the dress she had on, in order to not pass out. Sold all but one? How was that even possible?
Lincoln sat at her feet on the hem of her dress. His attempt to to calm her shaky nerves had her about addled, and when Grace suddenly stood, the dress ripped from shoulder to hip. Standing there trying to get herself covered, she felt her temper snap. Now what was she supposed to do? Grace didn’t know whether to kick him or beg him to help her.
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‘Lincoln’ is book three in Kathi S. Barton’s “The Manning Dragons” series and picks up pretty close to where the ending of ‘Hudson’ left off. Do you remember Ginger from book two? If you do, then you’ll also remember her asking the Mannings to contact her sister Grace to let her know she and her daughter were free of her husband and were all right, and ask her to come to see her. Yep, you guessed it. This is Ginger, Grace’s twin sister, and Lincoln’s part of the story. Lucas had been the one to make the call and the arrangements to bring Grace in. He’d also done some checking and found out she was an accomplished artist who was vastly underselling herself and her work. After browsing her catalog and buying two of her paintings, that’s when Lucas called a friend of his, who was also an art critic/dealer, and had him take a look. He knew Grace was going to be famous and just hoped she didn’t outgrow his little studio too soon. Ginger definitely has an abrasive personality when she and Lincoln first get together. As intense as the chemistry is, that’s how hard Ginger fought it until the night fireworks exploded between them. When it was over, Ginger’s heart and mind seemed to have an argument and her mind won. She unleashed on Lincoln, telling him he had taken advantage of her and slapping him. Lincoln was hit with a plethora of emotions. He was angry, sad, wounded, heartbroken. Will these two ever get to have their happy ending? What a great addition that makes me just want to continue reading this series as quickly as possible.
I normally love this author and her book. I found this book very lacking for a Kathi S. Barton book. Most of it was about Ginger, the main heroines twin sister. And the proofreading was terrible. I really do expect more from this author. I hope she gets back on track.
Compared to others of Kathi’s books, this one left a lot to be desired.
The main concept of this book is keeping Ginger (Grace’s twin) safe from her “baby daddy” who has now broken out of jail.
I just couldn’t stand Grace’s character. She’s this great artist, who even after selling 12+ more of her paintings for thousands of dollars still thinks she’s a mediocre artist at best. She’s constantly doubting herself and it’s something that’s repeated constantly throughout the book. When she gets embarrassed or someones says or does something she doesn’t like she resorts to violence. Ginger in the beginning mentioned that Grace just covers her sensitive nature with violence, but I just think she’s a bitch to be one.
I feel bad for Lincoln. I feel like he got the raw end of the deal when it comes to mates. He got someone that is so insecure and blames her violent tendency on everyone else.
I’m not as into this series as I am others of Kathi’s. Hopefully this one will get better and have better heroines than this drivel that is Grace.
I really enjoyed this book and the story off Lincoln and Grace. There is never a dull moment for the manning dragons. I can’t wait for the next one.
I volunteered to review this story for my honest opinion