Lonestar Secrets

Lonestar, Book 2

De: Colleen Coble

Narrado por: Aimee Lilly

USA Today best-selling author Colleen Coble delivers romance and suspense in a beautiful West Texas setting.

Five years ago, Shannon Astor left the beautiful high-mountain country of West Texas as a single mother. She was desperate for a fresh start and a way to keep the secrets of her past buried. It almost worked.

Until a chance to make a better life for her daughter leads her right back home. To the very place of the past betrayals.

But it also leads Shannon to horse-trainer Jack MacGowan - her handsome high-school nemesis, now a widowed father. His daughter looks so startlingly like her own that Shannon can't help but question the circumstances surrounding her daughter's birth. Wary of each other's intentions, Shannon and Jack reluctantly join forces to untangle a deep mystery that swirls around Shannon's parents, a lost Spanish treasure, and a legendary black stallion.

If Shannon can learn to entrust her secrets to the man falling in love with her, the truth just might set her free.

Full-length romantic suspense

Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Part of the Lonestar series, but can be listened to as a stand-alone

1. Lonestar Sanctuary
2. Lonestar Secrets
3. Lonestar Homecoming
4. Lonestar Angel

©2009 Colleen Coble (P)2019 Thomas Nelson

Fantastic narration!

The story is solid. The narrator brought it to life. She is probably my favorite narrator of all time!

I LOVED IT!!! Lonestar Secrets Spoke to my Heart!❤️

Out of the mysterious deserts 🌵of West Texas 🏜comes a love story as intriguing as the twisted rock and canyon crags and tales of old Spanish treasure. Shannon comes home to raise her daughter and take over a local Veterinarian office. She runs into her old high school nemesis who’s daughter is the exact image of hers! And the coincidences, mysteries, intrigues, and adventures go on cohesively until the last page. What a page- turner! I highly recommend!

“Influence and Power”

JWright
This is my second reading of this narrative. I just finished Book I, so I had a better understanding of characters and setting. I thought that in reading Book 2 again I would have a broader view of the writer’s purpose. She seems to be describing life in the Texas desert areas. I am drawn to stories with horses and dogs, and this novel has both.
I did become exasperated with our main character because she wouldn’t be honest and straightforward when that choice was plainly needed.

The theme of trust builds a strong foundation.

This was a really good story as have been the other books in this series.

Embrace the moment

Just as life is lived in moments, so this book was written with several pivotal moments. And the reader, who is excellent, knew how to embrace those moments. However, I did miss Devin O’Day. She is my favorite from her many years on the big 98.

Unbelievable!

I know this is a work of fiction, but it is completely unbelievable! I liked the idea of the story, but all the things that happened were SO far fetched, and the actions of the characters just so incomprehensible. So many unlikely calamities occurred, that it just became laughable. I supposed a Gila monster attack could have been added..... I want to support Christian authors, but really, put more effort in the writing.

To much like 1st book

This book was a copy paste from first book. To marriages stuck in a Loveless marriage. Forced to marry to save child. I was not a fan. I love her books but this one really is my least favorite. Plot and story made me roll my eyes entire time

Unicorns

Like unicorns, this story is not real-life.
Maybe one or two of the events could be believable, but too many unrealistic side-plots.

One Huge Eyeroll

I read lonestar sanctuary first with a friend of mine. I wasn't a fan of that one because some of the characters and situations were unbelievable and slightly annoying. I wasn't excited about reading this one with her but I did it anyway. I regret it, i got 2 chapters in and decided i had to download the audiobook so i could speed up the narration and get it over with.
I don't know if it's because this book is the same exact story as the first one or if it really truly is terrible. I found myself rolling my eyes throughout the whole book. the main character- and the love interest too, for that matter, are overly dramatic about everything. probably just to extend the story. the situations are unbelievable and I'm surprised that the intended audience isn't, middle school city girls dreaming about horses and cowboys, but no, I assure you, I got this book from the adult section at the library.
I did try to find something good about this book. the only thing I could think of was, my dreams of becoming an author are not hopeless if these books were somehow able to be published.