Disappointmentville: The Cowboys Of Cold Creek Series, Book 10

- This is an ARC book - Available Formats through Amazon.com: Paperback - Pages: 227; Kindle Edition - File Size: 422 KB | Expected Release Date: March 20, 2012 | Publisher: Harlequin Special Edition | Obtained: NetGalley

"A Cold Creek Reunion" [The Cowboys Of Cold Creek Series, Book 10] by RaeAnne Thayne

My Book Summary : A decade ago, Laura and Taft were engaged to be married. However, not long before that, Taft's parents were murdered and he decided that pushing Laura away instead of letting her help him get over his loss would be best. Therefore, Laura gave him a choice let her help him and postpone the wedding until he was in a better place or they would be through. So, a week before their wedding when Taft still wasn't allowing her to help him get over his pain Laura decided to be the one to end their relationship. Yet, she did it with hopes that Taft would quickly come around and come after her...but he never did.

Now, ten-years later, Laura is back in town with her two little children in hopes of helping her mother straighten out and spiffy up their historical hotel. Will Taft and Laura be able to get past everything all of the history between them so they might have a chance to be friends again---if not something more? Or will old hurts and past reputations ruin what could be the best thing that has ever happened to them?

My Book Review : 2.5 out of 5 stars. This is a story about redemption, of a lost love and of a little family trying to make through a recent loss. I liked the characters and the plot line in this novel. Alex and Maya are very entertaining when it comes to guessing what they'll get into next. Taft is a nice hero, that is mostly the wild card, making you not sure what he'll do next. However, I did feel in the beginning he was moving too fast in trying to rekindle Laura and his relationship, which is what put off Laura even more. For Laura's part I think she was too wishy washy, since I know she was trying to protect herself as well as her kids from heartache but she could have saved a lot of time if she stopped denying her feelings a bit and tried to work through them better, it would have saved a lot of time.

Overall, it was a good book and plot but it really just dragged on too much for me to really like it.

Therefore, I'd only recommend it to those who've read the other novels in this series and liked them.

Book Teaser(s) :

"Sorry, say that again. You did what?"
"I didn't think you'd mind, darling," her mother said, with a vague sort of smile as she continued stirring the chicken she was cooking for their dinner.
Are you completely mental? she wanted to yell. How could you possibly thing I wouldn't mind?
She drew a deep, cleansing breath, clamping down on the words she wanted to blurt out. ~ within Chapter 3

"Don't."
He blinked, startled at her low, vehement tone. "Don't what?"
"Try to charm me by acting all sweet and concerned. It might work on your average bimbo down at the Bandito, but I'm not that stupid."
Where did that come from? "Are you kidding? You're about the smartest person I know. I never thought you were stupid."
"That makes one of us," she muttered, then looked as if she regretted the words.
More than anything, he wanted to go back in time ten years and make things right again with her. ~ within Chapter 5

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