The only thing she wanted was to get back home…all he needed was a ride. But someone else had another idea.D’Anne Palmer has wound up a widow in Tennessee with her deceased husband’s forty foot luxury motor coach being her only asset. All she wants to do is get back home to California, family and friends. But without cash she’s stuck, until she comes up with the questionable idea to hire out … idea to hire out the RV and herself as cook and chauffeur.
Tyler White was a “one-hit-wonder” ten years back. Now at a crossroad in his life, he makes an attempt at a comeback. He’s hoping the three-week tour will reignite his non-existent career. All he needs now is some cheap transportation and the widow with the RV might just fit the bill.
When Tyler signs on he doesn’t expect to wind up being a body guard for D’Anne, and she never dreamed she’d become a target because of her deceased husband’s suspicious death and business dealings. But who and why?
D’Anne and Tyler discover a lot about life, love, and each other as they journey the southwest from Nashville, to Texas and on to Las Vegas with the band and Tyler’s dog, Dexter. Can close quarters really help a has-been singer on the comeback trail and a new widow who is unraveling an underhanded family secret still manage to find love?
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“One for the Road” by Lynne Marshall, is a delightful, involving, entertaining, sexy romance featuring a hero and heroine who are both in their forties. Hallelujah! I am a great fan of Lynne Marshall. Her love stories are infused with emotional warmth and sensual heat, intelligence, humor, and story lines which make you want to reach for her next book. In “One for the Road”, we meet D’Anne Palmer, a lady who found herself a widow shortly after she and her husband had made a major lifestyle change and purchased a luxury forty-foot motor coach. They were to live life on the road, going where they wanted, when they wanted. Her husband’s sudden death left D’Anne far from home, on her own, and facing some hard decisions. She decides to rent out the motor home and include her services as driver. To her surprise, a handsome country singer and his band take up her offer in order to make their concert dates. Tyler White was formerly a successful entertainer, until life and some bad decisions got in the way. Now he’s on the way to a comeback, and he needs D’Anne and her home on wheels to help make his dream come true. D’Anne is somewhat conservative, a few years older than Tyler, and a recent widow. He finds her attractive from the very beginning, and she knows a hunk of a man when she sees one. Her marriage had been without passion for many years, but she had loved her husband since she was only nineteen years old. Her two grown sons are opposites, one easy to love and the other one a much more difficult personality. One of the things that D’Anne is carrying along with her is the urn with her husband’s ashes. She knows that she and her sons will have to find the right place to release those ashes and have a private memorial for her husband. Life on the road proves to be an eye-opener for D’Anne, but she is a gutsy lady with great spirit who comes to really enjoy traveling with the band. Of course, she hadn’t expected her feelings for Tyler to be returned with such passion and tenderness. He has natural cowboy charm, true talent as a singer and songwriter, and he is a warm, attentive lover. As the road trip unfolds, a mystery comes to light regarding D’Anne’s late husband, who apparently was not the man she thought she married. She must resolve her husband’s financial issues, find closure for herself and her sons, and decide what to do with the rest of her life. Will that life include her handsome cowboy? I really loved this story! At times, it made me laugh out loud, and it gave me some food for thought. Would I be as brave as D’Anne when faced with the same situation? Lynne Marshall has once again written a terrific tale with a great heroine, a hunky hero who is masculine and tender, and a story line that takes you to unexpected places. This is one road trip that you wish would go on a long, long time. See you on the road!
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One for the Road by Lynne Marshsall
Entered the contest so I could maybe win a copy. The story line sounds right up my alley as hubby and I have talked about touring the US in an RV or similar down the road in several years.
This will help prepare me for what we can expect-I won the contest. One thing puzzles me because being blind I don’t drive so if something happens to hubby who will I get to drive the vehicle-similar to the storyline in this book.
Looking forward to the break in reading where most of the women are in their late teens or young adult stage. This one is about one who’s over 40 with that stage of problems.
Book starts out with D’Anne Palmer and she’s stranded in Nashville, TN after her husband has passed away. All she has left is the RV and no income to make it back to CA where her sons are. She gets an idea to rent out the RV and she goes with it as the driver. She makes a list of rules…
Lots of mysteries surround the RV and missing money as she agrees to take Tyler and the other band members to locations where they have gigs over the next several weeks. She had not seen the breakin’s coming… Sections of the chapters are from Tyler’s point of view making the story more interesting as he’s also discovering things about her and the things he finds-so many secrets… Lots of twists and turns as the mystery is solved…
What I really liked about this book is 1. it takes me places I’ve yet to travel to, experience for myself, 2. bit of romance and sex and 3. learning new things-especially about the recording and music industry.
All around good read! Will be looking for more by this author.
I won this book from the author and will review it using my honest review.