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The Rivals (Bitter Creek, #5)

Joan Johnston

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Dec 30, 2014 ♥ Vonda M. Reid ♥ rated it really liked it

Shelves: romantic-suspense

Overall Rating: 3.95
Action: 4.0 / Emotion: 2.5 / Romance: 3.5 / Sensuous: 1.5 / Suspense: 3.5 // Laughter: 0 / Tears: 0

The Rivals: 3.95:
Found this book to be entertaining, intriguing, and enjoyable simply because Joan Johnston's storytelling style holds appeal. The lack of character development for the main hero and heroine was minimal, so the book was not as good as it could have been.

Hero: 2.0:
Drew DeWitt: The only reason a reader would know much about Drew was if they had read The Price first ...more

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Nov 10, 2008 Miss Kim rated it liked it

Shelves: 2008, romantic-suspense

This is Drew DeWitt's story. He is a first cousin to the Blackthornes. I never warmed to him in the previous book, and I didn't really in this one either. He is a rich playboy who leaves the city to his ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to nurse a broken heart.

Sarah is a recent widow with three kids. She is a cop in the small town investigating the disappearance of a young woman. There is a lot of focus on her children--not one of my favorite things in a romance.

Somehow we are supposed to believe ...more

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Apr 25, 2008 Christel rated it really liked it

Shelves: joan-johnston

This one is not my favorite of the series but it was okay. This story is about Drew DeWitt. I just did not care for him from the last book but he sorta redeems himself in this one.

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