Sweet Nothings (Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan, #3) in Romance Series Lists

Mar 20, 2008 jenjn79 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: author-catherine-anderson, genre-romance-drama, stars-4, reviewed, favs-reread, info-full, series-coulters-etc

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Apr 21, 2008 Miss Kim rated it liked it

Shelves: 2008, contemporary

I found this to be a very emotional book. Molly escapes from her controling exhusband by stealing his horse and heading for The Horse Whisperer. She hopes Jake (The Whisperer) can help the horse heal emotionally and physically from abuse. Of course he falls for her and he ends up helping both woman and horse. I found Molly to be a little annoying at times. Jake, the handsome and ever patient cowboy just let's her behavior slide. Overall I was happy with the story. ...more

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Jan 10, 2008 Christel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: catherine-anderson

Molly has an abusive ex-husband who has drugged her and declared her incompetant. She takes his expensive stallion because of her ex husband's abusive ways with the horse. Jake is a horse whisperer and knows he is in ttrouble when he takes in Molly and the horse. Just a sweet story. ...more

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Mar 13, 2008 Julianna rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: contemporary-romance, read-2008

Though not Catherine Anderson's best novel that I've read to date, I thought that Sweet Nothings was still a good book. The first half of the story moves at a very languid pace as Molly goes through the process of recovering from her ex-husband's extreme verbal abuse and rediscovering herself, while building a relationship with Jake. I liked the way that the author mirrors Molly's recovery with that of the abused horse she rescued from her ex-husband's clutches, and how they become kindred spiri Though not Catherine Anderson's best novel that I've read to date, I thought that Sweet Nothings was still a good book. The first half of the story moves at a very languid pace as Molly goes through the process of recovering from her ex-husband's extreme verbal abuse and rediscovering herself, while building a relationship with Jake. I liked the way that the author mirrors Molly's recovery with that of the abused horse she rescued from her ex-husband's clutches, and how they become kindred spirits. I found myself wishing that Ms. Anderson had written more interactions between them and Jake. The second half of the story turns into a light suspense/thriller as the ex comes back to become a menacing presence in their lives. This part of the story was interesting, but in my opinion, a little too predictable. Unfortunately, I felt that the romance took a back seat to these two elements of the story. While there were some romantic moments, I just didn't feel like it was quite enough, and it didn't have the heart-stopping quality that can be found in some of Catherine Anderson's other works. In fact, readers who prefer books that are light on love scenes would probably enjoy this one. Aside from one brief lustful embrace early on, the hero and heroine don't even kiss again until 3/4 of the way through the story. I normally wouldn't care about the shortage of love scenes if the romance and sexual tension are good, but as I said I found this part to be a little lacking.

I would predict that some readers will probably find Molly's constant self-reproach annoying, and there will be others who will find her less-than-perfect body to be a refreshing change from the typical slender beauty. Neither of these things were really make-or-break for me personally. What I liked was how deeply nuanced the character is, challenging the reader to look well beneath the surface to truly understand her. I love stories that delve into the limitless depths of the human psyche, and if the reader takes the time to look carefully, this one certainly does that. Even though Molly wasn't the most memorable heroine I have ever read, this aspect alone made her fascinating to me. In my opinion though, Jake is the character who really made this book a good read. He is quite possibly the most perfect hero I've ever read. Jake exhibits more of a beta hero persona that always seems to be completely in tune with what Molly is feeling, but he also has a dash of the protectiveness, jealousy and confidence that alphas are usually known for. Even though I usually prefer my heroes to be a little more imperfect, I simply couldn't resist this gorgeous cowboy who not only reads, but willingly read a romance novel. Now that's pretty cool! In spite of it's weaknesses, Sweet Nothings was, in my opinion, a very readable book and a nice addition to the Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan series which I look forward to continuing soon. ...more

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Jul 21, 2009 Michelle rated it it was amazing

Shelves: romance-contemporary, read-in-2009

I really liked this book! Catherine Anderson never disappoints! Molly spent 10 years married to a controlling and verbally abusive ex-husband. It left her with a low self esteem, lost and unaware of whom she is. Though she was accused of being mentally incompetent and had nobody to trust she was brave enough to steal her ex-husbands stallion, Sonora Sunset, to save his life! Determined to find the truth of her father’s murder, save Sunset and clear her name she finds herself in the arms of Jack ...more

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