Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #453763 in Books
• Published on: 2003-04
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 320 pages

Customer Reviews

A Good Romance with a Paranormal Twist
I've just read Calder's Rose by Kate Angell. I thought it was a really good romance with a paranormal twist (fictional characters come to life temporarily).

A brief summary:
Shane McNamara is a writer of a series of western books featuring Dare Calder, a gunslinger. Devin James is a writer of a series of western books featuring Rose Coltraine, a saloon owner. Their publisher convinces them to combine the two series for the next book.

So, they are living together for six weeks in order to write the book together. Both Shane & Devin have vastly different writing habits and personalities. The trade-offs that they make with one another are very entertaining.

Also, I loved Shane's T-shirt slogans - they are hilarious.

Great Debut!
I finished this book in a day and to me this is the hallmark of a terrific author. I found this book very entertaining. I couldn't figure out if it was a contemporary or a western - and finally decided it was both rolled into one! The novel is written with a book-within-a-book concept and I found it very creative and interesting. The story is of 2 authors, who both write western series books, but each with a different twist. Their editor and publicist decide it would be a good idea for their two characters to meet in a combined story. Hence the title, Calder's Rose. Devin's heroine, Rose Coltraine, is a bit prudish, despite being a saloon owner. Shane's hero, Dare Calder, is a cocky gunslinger who loves `em and leaves `em. The 2 authors seem to have different outlooks on life and initially have a hard time getting along despite their obvious attraction. I thought their book would never get done! But the whole idea of the characters, Rose and Dare, playing matchmaker for Devin and Shane, was so inspired and original! Great story and definitely a 5-star read in my book.

Calder's Rose
Calder's Rose is a fun-filled stoy with terrific characters and a unique plot that keeps the reader turning pages to see what happens next. It's a story of two writers and their characters and how the characters get the authors to fall in love. Calder's Rose is a fresh story, a contemporary and a historical all in one book and delights from the first page. I loved it and can't wait for Ms. Angell to pen us another great read. Dianne Castell