Long, Hot Texas Summer MP3 CD – Unabridged, August 26, 2014

This story won me over from the first page. It was fast paced, heart-warming, and very hilarious at times. These characters are all so likable and loveable, but they are also feisty, stubborn and very strong willed. The bantering between all of these characters was hilarious, but it almost made me want to start taking bets, as to who would end up winning the argument. I could feel that Texas heat, and I'm not talking about the weather. I don't know who was hotter; Nona and Travis, or Jackson and Loretta. Loved every single minute of this story, and can't wait for more.

I sit in wait for Carolyn Brown to release another one of her sexy cowboy romances and it's here, a wonderful gift Long, Hot Texas Summer is!I really could relate to this book. You'll meet Loretta Sullivan Bailey, she left the Lonesome Canyon Ranch 17 years ago when she caught her husband JACKSON kissing another women in the hay barn. Loretta swore she'd never come back.Well s***, her daughter Nona threatens to drop out of college to work her Daddy's ranch and has fallen in love Travis Calhoun a hired hand at The Lonesome Canyon Ranch-with designs to marry him!Loretta is determined to bring Nona back home to Oklahoma to finish her last year of college and NOT to make the same mistake she did.Loretta in hast chose to stay at the ranch to be closer to her daughter while trying to avoid Jackson. Boy she forgot the exciting feeling she'd got when bantering with Jackson, he still made her juices flow and she wanted him....it would only lead to pain and misery. But man oh man she wanted Red hot make up sex.Lonesome Canyon Ranch has been just that for Jackson - LONESOME. Jackson has never stopped loving Loretta. It all started when he was 10 years old. Jackson wrote a note to Loretta asking "Do You Like Me" check the YES or NO box. Jackson is going to get Loretta back and he'll do whatever it takes. However Dina the hussy who had been kissing Jackson 17 years ago has different plans for him.Loretta's gotta fight for her man!Anyone can relate to these characters- you all remember old loves, first loves, broken hearts, feel guilt, regret, forgiveness and hot dang you'll laugh from the sass! Oh did I mention Loretta brings her pistol to church?

This Texas summer is gonna heat up fast when Loretta arrives at her ex-husband's Texas ranch to drag her daughter back to college away from a handsome cowboy and a whole lotta future regret. Carolyn Brown writes feisty country gal and sassy romance like no other and I settled in the shade with a chilled glass beside me to appreciate this middle-aged summer second chance romance.It has been seventeen years since Loretta Sullivan Bailey left Lonesome Canyon Ranch and if weren't for Nona dropping out of college, taking up with a cowboy, and stating she's going into ranching with her dad, Loretta wouldn't be back. Jackson Bailey was her childhood sweetheart and a teenage whoopsy pregnancy saw them married young and setting aside their dreams to take on spouse, child and work. Then she caught Jackson in the barn with a hussy and she grabbed Nona and ran all the way to Oklahoma. Her mad is still on and her temper frayed, but what has her really flustered is that after all this time, Jackson hasn't left her thoughts or her heart. Why didn't he come after her?Jackson made the biggest mistake of his young life back then when he he got caught in another woman's arms. It never occurred to him that Loretta would leave and never give him a chance to explain. He deserved what he got and he's lived with that mistake ever since. But, here she is and he's ready to fight for what he ruined and let go. She was always it for him.Nona knows she's in for the fight of her life when her mother shows up to drag her back to Oklahoma and college, but she's up for it. She's not Loretta's daughter for nothing. She loves ranching and she loves Travis even when he makes her as mad as fire. She has no idea what broke up her parent's marriage, but watching them tangle makes her realize that her mama's return might be more about the past than Nonna.At first, I wasn't sure I wanted to read this one. I like second chance romances, but some situations really stretch my credulity and patience. I knew there was seventeen years of silence since this pair broke up and it wasn't long into the story when cheating came up. How was this ever going to work for me?But, I do love the author's stories and trust her to write her characters and relationships well so I gave it a chance. Let's just say that the truth was complicated and not as straight forward as it seemed. Just like I really could see how this pair needed the years to grow and mature. They really weren't ready the first time when they were basically teenage marriage partners and parents and their own parents weren't exactly supportive though they lived on Jackson's family ranch. In fact, the pair's relationship got some help breaking up.Loretta has a huge head of steam coming into the story and I had to chuckle because she really thought she'd lock it all up in a couple of days, dust off her manicured fingers and head back home. It was obvious that she was projecting her own fears and disappointments onto Nona's life and she had to face all that before she could even deal with Nona.Jackson screwed up, no doubt, but he knows that and works hard to show Loretta that she's it for him and always has been. He isn't a doormat by any means, but he's wise enough to let mother and daughter sort out their own luggage. He patiently waits for when Loretta is ready to have the heart to heart and the clear the air talking they needed to have. Meanwhile, he shows her that they still have that sexy fire together when she doesn't see herself the way Jackson does.I enjoyed the setting and descriptions of life on a working ranch, the surrounding cast of colorful characters, fun times, sexy times, and the heartwarming moments. I read the second book in the series first and now I see how that all began when certain characters and their stories were introduced in this book.All in all, it was a firecracker of a summer romance between a mature pair against a country backdrop. Those who enjoy cowboy romance or small town country romances should give this a try.

Another great one from Carolyn Brown. A second chance romance for Loretta and her sexy ex-husband Jackson. Mistakes were made and Loretta didn't stay around to wait for an explanation. Now seventeen years later their daughter, Nona, is spending the summer at Lonesome Canyon Ranch with her father. Loretta showed up, unannounced, to spend six weeks there to convince Nona to come back to Oklahoma and go back to school. She has one more year of college and she will have her degree. But Nona wants to be a rancher. And sparks seem to be flying between Loretta and Jackson. Much will happen in those six weeks and you will just have to read the book to find out the path that is taken by all. Carolyn Brown's books never, ever disappoint.

I enjoyed the book despite the fact that it did not accurately portray the speech of those who live in the Texas panhandle. People don't say ain't or use the endearment darlin to everyone they talk to. And no one would leave Claude for Amarillo by way of I40. The canyon does have a small river the size of a creek, but there isn't much chance of finding a creek during a long, hot Texas summer. Aside from that, it really was a cute story.

This made me remember a trip to Texas we took, it's vastness and warmth it was so extreme from where I had been in the USA that this book made me feel right in their living like Loretta & Jackson on their Ranch. Enjoyed this and look forward to the follow on.

loved this book

I love all these books. Exciting, funny and interesting.

This was such a stirring story that had me hooked from the beginning, wondering if love could come through all those challenges. Carolyn's sass and humour are classic and her talent to weave a great story are evident in yet another book. This book will restore hope in second chances and the strength of true love.

Goes perfectly with a long hot summer. I can't wait to read "Daisies In The Canyon" the book that follows Long, Hot Texas Summer.Carolyn Brown is a magical writer and I have all of her books.