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EAN num: 9780446619417
ISBN number: 0446619418
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Page Count: 384
Printing Date: May 01, 2007
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Charmaine LeDeux, who owns not one but two beauty salons on the Louisiana bayou, has a loan shark on her tail. As if that's not bad enough, Raoul Lanier, who she thought she divorced years ago, tells her that they're still married! Plus, they've inherited his father's rundown cattle ranch together. Raoul promises to give her an honest-to-god real divorce this time if she'll sell him her half of the ranch. But she decides that the ranch is the perfect place for her after all; i.e., the perfect hideout for a woman who needs to lie low for a while.
The last thing Raoul wants is for Charmaine to live with him, but Charmaine has always been stubborn. Soon she's taken over the house, adding feminine touches everywhere and having his three ranch hands eating out of her hand. When her belly-dancing great-aunt and the rest of the LeDeux clan come over for Thanksgiving dinner, Raoul knows he's lost the fight. He might as well give in to the temptation she still rouses in him. Now if he can only keep her safe from the Dixie mafia looking for her and convince her that he's worth a second chance at love.
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The Cajun Cowboy starts with Charmaine and Tante Lulu commiserating under some oyster shooters. (which sounds disgusting btw) It seems Charmaine has to come up with a lot of money or else the local Dixie mafia is going to shoot her in the kneecaps. As if that wasn't enough, her very first ex husband (she has had four of them all together) comes waltzing back into her life and tells her that technically she has never had any ex husbands because they are still legally married! Whoops. Raoul has spent the last two years in prison after being set up and all he wants to do is get his life back. While going over his father's paperwork, he realizes that this ex wife isn't really his ex wife and that his father left her half of his ranch. Raoul offers to give Charmaine a divorce if she'll sell her half back to him. Unfortunately for him, a cattle ranch deep in the Louisiana countryside is the perfect hiding spot for Charmaine and so not only does she refuse his "generous" offer, she moves in! Since this is a Sandra Hill book, there are a bunch of irrepressible characters tucked away on the ranch. There's the ex con/music instructor who has a fine butt, the hang dog old foreman who needs a teeth whitening appointment, as well as the snot nosed punk, whose not really a snot nosed punk but a misunderstood kid. Add in Charmaine's aunt, Tante Lulu and the rest of her crazy clan and you've got a heck of a family holiday party. Charmaine and Raoul have always loved each other and Raoul would love to make the moves on her again but there's the tiny matter of Charmaine being a born again virgin and her determination that the subsequent relationship she jumps into will be for keeps. When the barn starts exploding and the bullets start flying, Raoul might just be willing to play for keeps but will he be able to do that and keep Charmaine safe?
Ahh, another charming tale from Sandra Hill. Charmaine was delightful especially when she was decked out in her in-your-face bimbo attire. How many sexually suggestive logo's can Sandra Hill make up? Raoul (I can't stop saying his name without a ridiculously overblown accent) is also charming and his sometimes gruff manner was a perfect foil for Charmaine's breezy personality. Tante Lulu once again steps in with the aid of St. Jude and the ranch hands also lend their unwanted expertise.
There is an interesting plot that includes Raoul's father and his mysterious death, dastardly oil companies and Charmaine's loan shark. It helps to move the story along and keep the ball rolling, especially since there isn't a whole lot of sex going on. Charmaine and her born again hymen keep cutting Raoul off on the knees plus she's demanding forever this time. Raoul feels he's got too much going on right now to concentrate on his wife but when the divorce papers come in, neither one will sign them, nor will either one make a move. It takes a family filled Thanksgiving to get these two made-for-each-other lovers to finally take the leap.....again.
Although I really liked The Cajun Cowboy and I liked Charmaine, I wished she would have eased up on the gigantic chip on her shoulder. The girl walks, talks and acts like a bimbo but if anyone even dares say that she tends to react badly. Raoul manages to get past her prickly defenses though and sweeps this former Miss Louisiana off her feet. This was a good fun read and I can't wait to read more of Sandra Hill's Cajun series. Enjoy!!
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I got a few good laughs from this book, but it generally seemed forced to me. You can certainly tell Ms. Hill is not from Louisiana. She should simply put a Cajun dictionary at the end of her "Cajun" books, instead of stopping at EVERY phrase to explain what something is.
And the heroine in this book...oh, please, chere. If she was ever Miss Louisiana, she wouldn't be caught dead in Peggy Bundy stretch pants! I understand the whole bimbo concept, but put her in something sexy...not something one of my old aunt's would wear to the casino.
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Former beauty queen and four-time divorcee Charmaine LeDeux learns her very first divorce was never actually filed, thus she's still married to her very first and possibly true love. Her ex, Rusty Lanier, a disgraced vet fresh from a stint in prison after being framed lets her know that they have both inherited his estranged father's ranch. On the lam from the Dixie mafia due to her high interest "loan" from Bucks R Us, she hides out on the ranch, hoping to hold on to her sanity and her born again virgin status. But the always sparkling chemistry between the two simply won't let their lust for each other die down.
If you can get past the horrific Cajun dialect of the annoying and meddlesome Tante Lulu, you might actually like this story. Poorly written, filled with trite dialogue and a ridiculously thin plot, about the only thing it has going for it is the spicy romance. But even that is not enough to drag this one out of the cellar. Recommended only for true fans who want the whole Cajun series.
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I loved this story. One of the other reviews commented that the set up for the story was a bit weak, but I felt that was okay. After all, this is a romance, and the heat between the two main characters was hot enough! I loved all the characters from Raoul and Charmaine to Linc and Clarence, the two ranch hands. I also thought Ms. Hill did an excellent job of making Charmaine a bimbo, but one that was not offensive or unbeleivable. Overall, I thought it was a great book!
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Yee-ha, get along little doggies! Sandra Hill has done it again.
The Cajun Cowboy is a romp through western Louisiana's prairie land, home of ranching cowboys. This charmer picks up where Hill's very first Cajun novel, Tall, Dark, and Cajun leaves off, but instead of the sexy LeDeux brothers, we are exposed to their super-charged half-sister, Charmaine LeDeux Fortier and her ex-not-ex husband, Raoul (Rusty) Lanier, plus a full dose of the family matriarch, Tante Lulu LeDeux.
Lovely Charmaine is a beauty salon and spa owner, but she has gotten herself into some deep financial problems by borrowing from a loan shark. Now he wants his money back, with interest--money Charmaine does not have. So while her lawyer half-brother Luc works on a solution, she and her Tante Lulu decide to "hide-out" at her ex-husband's ranch. Then she discovers that although she has married and divorced four times, she is actually still married to Rusty, husband number one, and has inherited half of the ranch from his father.
Recently released from a two-year prison stint, Rusty/Raoul thinks he wants only the peace and quiet of his ranch, until Charmaine arrives. The sexual tension between the two of them is nearly too hot for either of them to handle, but Charmaine has sworn off casual affairs and Rusty isn't making any commitments until he can clear his name. Nonetheless, they manage to want sex without having sex all of the time and the whole household knows it. Tante Lulu puts all of her efforts into getting them to realize that they love and need each other.
Like Sandra Hill's other Cajun novel, this book is spicy hot and ultimately very romantic. The characters, both those that we have met in her other book and the new folks we meet on the ranch, are funky and fun.
Armchair Interviews says: This is a delightful book--a great escape into romance with a Cajun touch.
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