The Texan's Dream (McClain Series #5)

by Jodi Thomas

Overview

19th century Texas was alive with lovers and scoundrels, drifters and dreamers. It was a land brimming with wild, glorious passions—passions New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas tenderly evokes in this novel in the McLain series.

Fleeing trouble in Pittsburgh, young Kara O’Riley has no choice but to travel as far West as her meager funds will take her. And when she hires on as bookkeeper for a sprawling Texas ranch, she quickly decides that her new employer, Jonathan Catlin, is the coldest, strangest man she’s ever known. He’s told her he has exactly one year to make the ranch a success—but she has a feeling there’s an awful lot more he’s not telling her. For one thing, there’s something odd about Catlin Ranch. For another, she has glimpsed a hint of tenderness in Jonathan’s gorgeous, haunted eyes—and suddenly her lonely, aching heart is filled with fire...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780515131765
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	11/28/2001
Series:	McClain Series , #5
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	1,199,534
Product dimensions:	4.18(w) x 6.76(h) x 0.94(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas is a fifth-generation Texan who sets many of her stories in her home state, where her grandmother was born in a covered wagon. She is a certified marriage and family counselor, a Texas Tech graduate and writer-in-residence at West Texas A&M University. She lives with her husband in Amarillo, Texas.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“[Her] stories are engaging, genuine, and difficult to put down.”—The Romance Reader

“Jodi draws the reader into her stories from the first page...She’s one of my favorites.” —Debbie Macomber

“Heart-stirring stories [that] live within her readers’ souls long after the book has ended.” —Romantic Times “Jodi Thomas never disappoints.” —Heartland Critiques

Editorial Reviews

Praise for The Texan's Dream

“No one writes about Texas and Texans with more authority and accuracy than Jodi Thomas. You truly believe that you not only know these people and their homeland, but understand their deepest thoughts, passions, needs and longings. This is top-notch you are there fiction and Ms. Thomas is in perfect form, writing a character-driven novel that touched this reader's heart.”—RT Book Reviews 

More Praise for Jodi Thomas

“Jodi draws the reader into her stories from the first page...She’s one of my favorites.”—#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber

“Jodi Thomas is a masterful storyteller. She grabs your attention on the first page, captures your heart, and then makes you sad when it's time to bid her wonderful characters farewell. You can count on Jodi Thomas to give you a satisfying and memorable read.”—New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson

“Her stories are engaging, genuine, and difficult to put down.”—The Romance Reader

From the Publisher

When Kara O'Riley found herself desperately fleeing family troubles in Pittsburgh in 1874, she sought the fresh start she needed in the vast, wild land she'd heard was filled with opportunities for dreamers and rogues alike. A chance to work on an isolated Texas ranch seems like a godsend, though her employer, Jonathan Catlin, is said to be as mean as a rattlesnake. Kara is convinced that, despite his cold ways, Jonathan has a good heart. After all, he didn't rescind his job offer, even after her disastrous exit from a second-story window following her interview. And he didn't send her packing, even after she spent the supply money he'd advanced her helping a needy widow. And he didn't fire her, even after he realized how little she really knew about the bookkeeping he'd hired her to do as he struggled to save his family's ranch. Jonathan might tell himself that he's just putting up with Kara because she is the only person who can help him save the child of his Apache brother -- the only one who seems to understand what it's like to live between two worlds, as he does, belonging to neither. But, as they lie, trick, and bamboozle their way across Texas together, Kara keeps insisting Jonathan is a good man -- until he finally believes he's good enough for the feisty Irish beauty who has stolen his heart. Jodi Thomas blends complex plotting and captivating characters into a passionate story that's funny and sad in all the right places.

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