The Texan's Reluctant Bride

The Texan's Reluctant Bride by Judy Christenberry Silhouette Romance # 1778 - August 2005 Pete Scholfield decided to move his software company to Fort Worth where he grew up. This is a huge undertaking. Not only is he looking for a home, but so are all his key employees. Thomasina Tyler is an award winning real estate agent and knows just the house to show Pete. At first Tommie thinks Pete is the one but when he shares his ideas of a stay at home wife who cooks, cleans and looks after the kids, Tommie realizes that he's definitely not the one! But Pete pursues her and can't understand why she keeps rejecting him. This was a fun read! Pete is determined to win Tommie no matter what and he is a master of manipulation. Tommie doesn't want to be trapped into Pete's idea of marriage, and fights him all the way. But slowly Pete's friends and brother show Pete the error of his ways. Ms. Christenberry doesn't disappoint if you're looking for a light fun read. Lonestar Bride trilogy ..... These are the stories of the Tyler triplets; Thomasina (Tommie), Teresa, and Tabitha. The Texan's Reluctant Bride - SR#1778 - August 2005 The Texan's Tiny Dilemma - SR#1782 - September 2005 The Texan's Suite Romance - SR#1787 - October 2005

Thomasina Tyler, Tommie to her friends, is a hard-charging businesswoman, proud of becoming one of the top real estate sales professionals in Texas. Her career hasn't given her the time to find 'the one' yet, but she wouldn't mind finding the right guy. One thing, though--that guy had better understand that her goals, her career, her ambitions matter. She's sacrificed a lot for family--happily--but she doesn't intend to give up her life to turn into some man's cook, house-cleaner, and baby factory--not even if he's a hunk like millionaire Pete Schofield. After years in the north-east, Pete Schofield is coming back to Texas. He hires Tommie to help him find the perfect house--the house that will be perfect for the life he intends to create. Pete wants the idealized family he grew up in--and has enough money he thinks he can get it. But when he starts to see pretty Tommie in that house with him, he gets a rude awakening. Tommie isn't about to give up her ambitions--not even in the face of what Pete recognizes as an attraction as strong as their own. Author Judy Christenberry always populates her stories with family--and THE TEXAN'S RELUCTANT BRIDE is no exception. As Tommie relates with her triplet sisters, we see many of the same characteristics that Pete holds--but which he does not know how to accept in a woman. Through the eyes of his brother, we begin to see that Pete's idealized fantasy of family is both unattainable and ultimately unrewarding. Giving up dreams is one of the hardest things anyone can do, but unless Pete can realize that the very things that make Tommie so attractive to him are the things that are also driving him away, thanks to his archaic beliefs, he'll never attain happiness. Readers seeking warm families, hot and handsome Texans, and a lesson that affirms female strength are sure to love Christenberry's THE TEXAN'S RELUCTANT BRIDE.