Honey and the Hired Hand
by Joan Johnston
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Author: Joan JohnstonEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-10-01
ISBN: 0373770081
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: HQN Books
Book Reviews of Honey and the Hired Hand
Book Review: First In The Hawk's Way Series....A Delicious Start To Tales Of The Whitelaws
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are already a fan of Joan Johnston's Romance, Western Adventure and Historical novels, you are probably aware that there are several different series of stories to get caught up in, featuring different families,their adventures, their romances and sometimes feuds. "Honey and The Hired Hand" is the first in the "Hawk's Way Series" Modern day western romance/adventure stories centering on the Whitelaw family. And if you weren't a fan before, you will be after the read of this one, especially if you love a steamy romance! The story of Honey Farrell and Jessie Whitelaw is a fabulous romance and promises a great series to follow.
Honey is the widow of a Texas Ranger. Trying to run her ranch, and raise two boys, one already a teen, on her own, is too much for her to handle alone. Enter Jessie Whitelaw, who talks his way into the job of helping her run the Flying Diamond. Although the beautiful Honey is hesitant, there is something about the rugged cowhand that draws her to him. He's Hired! Each trying to keep their distance for their own reasons, Honey, not wanting to get involved with a drifter, knowing she will be hurt when he moves on, and Jessie has ulterior motives for being there, know he will be moving on and knows he can't get involved with the luscious Honey.But of course, we know these two will fall into each other's arms eventually. Johnston keeps the anticipation going with tantalizing circumstances between the two, and when they finally can't resist each other anymore, the romance sizzles with steamy scenes.
As always in a Joan Johnston novel, there is much more to the story. There is always some sort of adventure, mystery or conspiracy going on. Honey has been losing her cattle to rustlers. She hopes her new hired hand can help her stop the thieves. But when her prize bull turns up missing, along with her 13 year old son(who wasn't all too happy about Jessie being there in the first place., the evidence points towards Jessie. Can he be the culprit? Or has he hired on for another reason. Will her son turn up safe and sound? Can Honey resist Jessie even when she thinks he's the bad guy?
There was only one part of the story, I found a little hard to swallow. As a mother, there is no way, even if involved in a passionate affair, you would wait 24 hours to check on your 13 year old child, who is supposedly staying at a friends. But hey, as the reader, I wouldn't have wanted that delicious love scene cut short though!
This is a fairly short novel, and Johnston keep the pace moving right along. And the reader keeps turning the page to see what happens.I thought it was a great start to the Hawks Way series, and have already started the next one up, "The Rancher and The Runaway Bride", which has another Whitelaw, the young, beautiful,virginal sister of the Whitelaw brothers(all of the "Hawks Way" spread) on the run and looking for Romance. In "Honey and the Hired Man", there were a couple of secondary characters, who's stories were left to wonder about, but One is already a major character in the Runaway bride story. Johnston is real good at having one story flow to the next in all the series.
"Honey and the Hired Hand" is also sold in the 'Hawk's Way Rogues" collection. It is a book with 2 other short novels from the series: 'The Cowboy Takes A`Wife"(#5 in the series) and "The Temporary Groom"(#9). Probably the most economic way to go. The "Rouges" collection book , also has a family tree on the first page and the order the books were written. So you'll know who is related to who, who had affairs, who married who and which book you want to read next!..Very Helpful in sorting through this series, with at least a dozen stories.
So, as soon as I finish "The Rancher and The Runaway Bride", I'll review it. Until then...enjoy this great romance.....Laurie
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