Morning Light
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A brand new CONTEMPORARY series from the New York Times bestselling author whose novels are:
Born with second sight, Loni MacEwen must warn the handsome rancher Clint Harrigan that his son is in danger-except he doesn't even have a son. Then the drama Loni predicted unfolds on the news: an orphaned boy is lost in the wilderness. As Loni and Clint help in the search for the boy, they begin to form a bond of their own...
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #79166 in Books
- Published on: 2008-01-02
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 432 pages
Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Crusty Clint Harrigan (of the same Harrigan clan as Anderson's Sun Kissed), is, at 37, a Catholic cowboy who's sworn off romance. The arrival of a cute Catholic clairvoyant in his hometown of Crystal Falls, Ore., challenges his resolve and his skepticism. Seer Loni Kendra MacEwen, still a virgin at 31, is shocked when she bumps into Clint at the grocery store. He's the dream cowboy she's had visions of her whole life, and she has recently connected those visions to visions of Trevor, an endangered boy who (along with his protective Saint Bernard) was lost in the Shoshone Wilderness Area after a river accident killed his mom and stepdad, an Oregon senator. Loni tells a resistant Clint he's the only one who can save Trevor, and soon the hunt is on. Though pillow (and saddle) talk threaten to overwhelm the action, veteran romance queen Anderson infuses the plot with all the warm and fuzzy woo-woo of TV's Ghost Whisperer. (Jan.)
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Review
"Heartwarming."
-Library Journal
"Superbly written."
-Booklist "Romantic through and through."
-Publishers Weekly
Customer Reviews
Holier Than Thou Hypocrites
Ms Anderson has an amazing talent for making her heroes lovable. She proves it again here by making this preachy, bible spouting hypocrite seem tolerable. He was no worse than most romance novel heroes except that he spent the first 2/3 of the book ranting about the sin of pre-marital sex. The heroine,albiet a 31 year old virgin, did not join his rant but listened to it. Still, she jumped right in and joined him at the drop of his stetson. I never thought of Catholics as Holy Rollers. Apparently, the author does. I agree with other reviewers that the story would have been much improved by editing out the majority of the preaching. Like real life preaching, it wins a lot less converts than good examples do. I gather the Harrigans are to provide a new family saga like the Kendricks and Coulters. Good. She was running out of siblings in those families. Soon she'll need a more complex family tree to keep them all straight.
I read books for enjoyment and escape.
This book is excellent reading! Couldn't have enjoyed this book more. I'm new to Catherine Anderson's books having only read 3 thus far. This is the book that grabbed me and has me seeking out all Mrs. Anderson's other books. I am hoping they are written with the same 'religious zeal' I saw with "Morning Light"... just a touch in all the right places.
I enjoyed being able to read a book without being overwhelmed with 'sex here... sex there... sex everywhere'! I skip these pages in other books, not because I'm a prude but because the sex usually has little to do with the story line! If you don't like the 'religious scenes'... skip them. Personally, I found it refreshing to read these scenes and I really would like to see more books depicting less sex in every chapter and verse. Besides, saying grace at a meal is hardly 'overzealous' religion.
This is what happens when authors develop a loyal fan base
They take advantage. I don't like it when an author starts weaving in her/his actual beliefs (religious or political) within storylines. I don't care what they believe in real life - just write a good story, OK? Without proselytizing or jumping on the soapbox. I would venture to say that most of Ms. Anderson's fans are 30ish and up, and we pretty much have our belief system in place by this time...
Mixing psychic abilities with the Catholic faith angle didn't work for me. And the deep, profound love found by these two within a few short days was just stupid. There were so many holes in this story that I had to laugh.
The Kendrick and Coulter men were awesome. I found this author with Baby Love, loved it, and have read everything of hers since. Hopefully, the rest of the Harrigan mens' stories will not follow the same path as Clint's. But I will not buy this author again - I will check her future books out of the library. I do have to say though that I bought this book at my library's book sale for $2.00. And tucked inside was a very small note from the original owner that said "this book sucks, you can have it".




