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Scottie Barrett
Erotic Historical Romance
Published in 2016 (Originally 2004)
H/h - Slade Dalton/Lacey Jarrell
Setting:Colorado, 1874.
Read in December, 2016.
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Scottie Barrett
Erotic Historical Romance
Published in 2016 (Originally 2004)
H/h - Slade Dalton/Lacey Jarrell
Setting:Colorado, 1874.
Read in December, 2016.
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[spoiler alert]
This is gonna be a tough one. I’ve been on a roll, devouring the leftover Scottie Barrett books, and Branded
was the latest on my list. I just wanted to read it cause I love me
some good western historical; if it’s steamy, all the better! Branded
was all that and more. So much more, it left me quite a bit hot and
bothered. But then, Slade Dalton has that effect on most women. ;)
TBH,
I’ve been on a reading slump for a long while. Of course, there have
been some good books but nothing quite held me glued like Branded. From
writing to the storytelling, the chemistry between the H and the h,
which was undoubtedly sizzling from the moment they met, to their
banters (both hot and cold), there was no shortage of entertainment in
this book. I’m only sorry it ended cause I would’ve loved for it to go
on. Slade Dalton can never be boring. I feel exactly how Lacey felt
about him so I can totally understand! :o