Leigh Books

Pros: Covers lots of topics and is a very valuable source for beginners with great, well written, summaries of many skills and sources needed for doing family history
Cons:

No real cons. I was a bit surprised, however, not to read more about the incredible land patent database of the former General Land Office offered through the Bureau of Land Management's Eastern State Office. There is no mention that people can actually download from the office's site copies of early land patents of ancestors after discovering how and where they received federal land. Yet, this only points out that one book, though great, cannot cover everything.

I was interested to review this book since I do a lot of genealogical research and wanted to see what more I could learn. I wasn't disappointed. There's plenty to be discovered through the great information supplied by this fine book. Though one of the "For Dummies" series for beginners, there is much here for people who aren't dummies but are advanced in their genealogical studies. The authors have their own website, "Helm's Genealogy Toolbox" at www.geneaologytoobox.com, and that is featured as well as other web sites and links.
The book also contains a CD with three items: 1) a trial version of "Family Tree Maker," a popular genealogy database, 2) an evaluation copy of "Homesite 5.5," a popular HTML editor, and 3) a gazetteer designed for genealogists,"World Place Finder." This CD runs on Mac OS system software 7.55 or later, which is useful if you haven't yet stepped up to OS X.
This book is indeed a fine source for all genealogists, covering not only what can be found on the web (an incredible amount), but also great tips for basic "how to do" skills. There is even information in one of three appendixes for the real beginner without many computer skills, such as getting set up with a service provider. The other appendixes include terms and more information on using the CD.
As to its organization, the book begins with the needed first steps about recording easily available information needed to "ground" what you later discover. Progressively you also learn about preserving notes and photos, organizing your records, and many other valuable tips to get started. Later chapters (a total of 16 in the book) continue with planning genealogical research trips and strategies, plus lots of great information about the almost countless sources that have developed on the Web to aid family history buffs. This includes some information even on foreign sources and archives.
The book also covers the increasing availability of various source records, such as census and vital statistics posted on the Web, plus the value of using comprehensive genealogical indexes, surname forums, and the incredible national GenWeb project which coordinates state and county records. And that's only a sample of what this useful book covers! The helpful index allows you to easy find the variety of specific topics in this great "how-to" book,.
Overall, its easy-to-follow style, like other "for Dummies" books, makes this a real winner for both the beginner and advanced genealogist. It is well worth the price.

This book is for the beginner genealogist. It tells you how to plan your research and what kind of computer equipment to have. It takes you step by step in certain websites. It is extremely boring, even for a genealogy book. I was hoping for more info on what is contained in individual websites, where to find certain types of documents and explantions of software available to the genealogist. It is great if you don't have a clue but if you can navigate the internet on your own, you don't need this book. I will use it occasionally but The Genealogy Sourcebook and The Source: A Guidebook of American Genealogy are much more in depth.

This is a very helpful book. I have been doing genealogy research for years, and found all of the tips I would give someone who has just started research within its pages. I also found things that I hadn't previously thought of that I was able to use and I accomplished a lot. This is a perfect handbook for those who are interested in using the internet to further their research.

I've been researching my genealogy on the web for about a year now, and I'd already found everything included in this book. If you're a basic web surfer, and can use a search engine, don't bother with this book. I also found that it was very difficult to reference, and jumbled together both the excellent resource sites, as well as the ones that are pretty much useless. Spend your money on "The Source" it will be worth the extra investment.

Genealogy Online for Dummies is a handy how-to, where-to, what-to, who-to, and why-to book. Matthew L. Helm, one of the authors, is executive vice president and chief technology officer of FamilyToolbox.net, Inc. With a bachelor's degree in history and a master's in library and information science, he created and he maintains the Helm's various genealogy websites. April Leigh Helm, the other author, is the company president. She has degrees in journalism and higher education administration. They are no dummies, and anyone who reads this book will be no dummy about genealogy online.

The book has 16 chapters organized in five major sections, also three appendices, an index, a genealogy Internet directory, and a tear-out "cheat sheet." The text covers in part one doing the groundwork, in part two focusing the online research effort, in part three expanding research online, and in part four using the computer and web to organize and share information. In summary, part five lists ten handy databases, ten things to remember when designing your genealogical website, ten sites that offer help, and ten tips for "smooth sailing."

Throughout the text are addresses of useful websites, research tips, definitions of genealogical terms, step-by-step instructions, and warnings. Examples of warnings are "don't violate any copyright laws by sending large portions of written works through email" (p. 215), and don't post on your website "any information that could land you in the doghouse with any of your relatives - close or distant" (p. 246). The text features sidebar discussions of issues like copyright (p. 250) and privacy (p. 248), and even a "mandatory lecture on privacy" (234). But the tone and message are generally positive: You can do genealogy online. The text explains not only the software, the search engines, the online resources (websites), but also the hardware appropriate for different tasks, and the basics of HyperText Markup Language (html) needed to create a website.

One appendix provides the basics of going online, for anyone not already connected to the Internet. A second appendix defines genealogical terms. The third appendix provides a long list of software available on the CD inserted in the back of the book, mostly demo software for Windows; but the CD itself contains only the demonstration software for Reunion 8, and a very useful list of genealogy-related urls. The index is detailed. At the center of the book is a 30-page genealogy Internet directory, organized into clear categories and fully annotated. The cheat sheet provides instructions for using the Helm's Genealogy Toolbox at www.genealogytoolbox.com/, as well as the addresses for 14 websites.

The final chapter's "ten tips for genealogical smooth sailing" take the reader back to the big picture: (1) start with what you know, (2) get organized, (3) always get proof, (4) always cite your sources, (5) focus, focus, focus; (6) share your information, (7) join a society or research group, (8) attend a conference or workshop, (9) attend a family reunion, and (10) don't give up. Before the reader gets here, the text has provided clear, detailed guidelines for thoroughly researching, organizing, and presenting genealogical information.

The organization and layout of this 332-page book are great. I found it easy to locate specific information, and I found the information clear enough for the beginner and yet substantive enough for the advanced genealogist. The graphics clearly illustrate the text, and the text is easy to read. The occasional 5th Wave cartoons are appropriate and humorous. I am adding this manual to my desktop reference collection of books that I want within arms reach.

I had to smile when I read `Emails From the Edge', as it reminded me of my many years in the Marine Corps. Seldom did we stay in one place for more than two years. My smile, however, soon turned to a sad awareness as I looked back at the selfishness in my life. When reading this book, I realized the enormous problem it was for my wife who (most of the time) did all the packing and all of the hard work that I took for granted. I never once thought about the loneliness my wife felt living in a foreign country. I had my work, but she had nothing.

The relationship with the Houston housewife was nothing short of a miracle in this clever, honest, and original book. If you want to know what friendship is all about, this is a truly a delightful read. Both the good and the bad are brought out in this non-fiction story of true friendship. These two women are tough. They are true survivors. A must read book that will leave you laughing and crying.

Ms. Maguire's book is definitely a wake-up call to the many spouses of those who move to foreign countries. Military personnel and travel agents should recommend this book to all parties who intend to move their families to a foreign country.

Reviewed by award-winning author, Bobby Ruble, author of Have No Mercy and co-author with wife, Kam, of Black Rosebud: Have No Mercy II.

I was very disappointed by this book. I had read the whole book because I kept thinking eventually she would find some bit of understanding about the host culture or some revalation about humanity, but I don't think she ever thought about anyone but herself and her friend on the other side. In the early stages of the book Ms. Maguire (publishing name) decided that she would write a book based on the e-mails from a friend who answered her call for help. From that point on she decided not to understand anything about Japan (i.e. misspelling names of places, not even taking the time to understand or learn about the strange things she saw). She called the US the "real world."

Instead of coming to learn how to accept and understand the host culture, Ms. Maguire draws herself into a coccon which centers around herself and her computer and shuts her eyes to all else, calling it either stupid or inconveinent.
There was a point where she could have sought enlightenment when a person told her she was "needy," but that never panned out.

For anyone who is looking for information or stories about living as an expatriate, this serves only as a bad example of how one does not thrive in a foreign land. I would highly suggest the following books if you are looking for more than just personal sob stories:

The Expert Expatriate (it should be called the expatriate's bible, highly reccomended)
Culture Shock: The Wife's Gudie (and other books by the author, Robin Pascoe)
Books related to intercultural communications
Third Culture Kids

I have lived in Japan, the US, Switzerland, Germany and Singapore. I speak fluently three langauges, even though I am profoundly hearing impared (Japanese being one of them). To live abroad is an excellent chance to learn more about and understand the world (even is it is not on your list of things you would like to do). Please refer to the list above for suitable reading material that will prepare you for your move, be it the first or 50th time. Abroad, careful preparation and information is your best friend.

If you want to know how to make the worst of an international move, you couldn't have found a better book than Ms. Maguire's.

As a fellow expatriate, I was ashamed to think that this is how people will see our world. Japan indeed is foreign, and I understand how the woman feels about being isolated. But the way to end the isolation where she is was to use the Internet time she had to look for information in her area. Getting out of her apartment, meeting people where she was and trying to understand the local customs goes a long way toward understanding and adjusting to a new place. Reaching out through email is great--I do it often--but a constant stream of whining does no one any good. This was a book that was a good idea spoiled.

And if she thinks Japan is rough, heaven help her if she ended up in a real hardship post.

This was a silly, slight book.

EMAILS FROM THE EDGE
ISBN: 1-930252-46-3
By: Kristie Leigh Maguire
(with contributions from Adrianna Larson)

Review by: Joan Moore Lewis, Southern Fiction Author, Georgia USA

A picture postcard description of the exotic Land of the Far East and her husband's job lured Margie Tovrea to Japan in June 1997. Past international assignments had landed them in St. Croix in the U. S. Virgin Islands, Aruba, Panama, Thailand and Saudi Arabia. But nothing had prepared Margie for the isolation she would face in Japan.
The only English words that reached her ears were those uttered by her husband, Stan, and television's CNN International. Due to the language barrier, Margie could neither converse with neighbors nor identify food in the grocery stores.

Then in August 1997, a miracle happened! Margie was reunited via email with her friend, Sandy Davis, whom she had met in Saudi Arabia. While Margie was "losing it" in Yokohama, Sandy, who had returned to the U. S., was "kickin' it" in Houston, Texas.

"Emails from the Edge" is the actual correspondence between an expatriate wife and a Houston housewife who laughed and cried as they shared each other's life on-line almost every day for seven months. You will laugh and cry also as you read this story of deep friendship and understanding.

I highly recommend "Emails from the Edge" to anyone who has at any time dreaded grocery shopping or spending time with family, friends and neighbors.

From her apartment in Yokohama, Japan - isolated by barriers of language both written and spoken, with only her husband to talk to although surrounded by millions in the world's largest city - Margie Tovrea sends out a cry for help over the Internet. From her home near Houston, Texas, Sandy Davis answers that cry.

This story of an expatriate wife, who follows her husband while his job assignments take him from foreign country to foreign country (as well as all over the United States), could not have been written in an earlier era even though Americans have been living and working overseas for as long as this country has existed. What makes Margie's Japan experience (and therefore, this book) unique is the immediacy of her correspondence with her friend Sandy, who has more than an inkling about what Margie is going through because Sandy's husband is in the same business. In fact, the two women met while both were living in a Western employees' compound in Saudi Arabia, when their husbands had earlier assignments there.

Sandy becomes Margie's lifeline, offering an almost daily window into The Real World. Where one can buy food that looks and tastes familiar, and has readable labels. Where the tradespeople with whom a woman must deal treat her as a valued customer, instead of as an intruder whose presence in their country gives constant offense. Where there are books to read and people to talk to, and where the bills she must pay make sense - as do the operating instructions on her household appliances!

Being an expatriate wife isn't new to Margie, but living in a land where she feels completely unwelcome and where there are absolutely no other Western residents within reach is something she never imagined before experiencing it. Sandy, the true friend every human being deserves but may not be fortunate enough to find, experiences it right along with her. Gladly and lovingly, responding to Margie's e-mails with messages that make one thing plain to any reader who ever had a close friend: the woman in Texas is drawing just as much emotional sustenance, and is learning just as many lessons from their correspondence, as the one in Japan.

You'll learn a lot about the Far East by reading EMails From the Edge. You'll also learn what life is like for U.S. workers abroad on more typical assignments, and for the families who follow them. But what you will remember about this book, and would not find in any more conventional "travel story," is the friendship that prompted its e-mails.

Highly recommended!

Like most of the other reviewers, I bought this anthology for the August Men finale. I loved it, just wish it had been a little longer. The rest of the stories were also just too short to really get my attention. I've read books by several of the other authors, but these short stories are just not long enough to really show off their good stuff.

good read for when you want a just a little time. Each story is good.

I bought this book because it had the last in the "august men series" by lora leigh and of course the book was great great great. All the authors in this anthology are great and I have to say buy it now read it and keep it but first you will need to buy the other three in the august series before reading this one you dont want to read out of sequence now do you.

I looked forward to this book soooo much!! Then I read it. Ah..... I paid $15.00 for this? Totally not worth the price. I usually love anything by Lora Leigh and expected allot better than this uninspired piece of #%@&*&*. It just goes to show even the most talented artists can occasionally write a sucker.

I only bought this to finish off the August Men series and I'm glad I did. It was good closure and was still hot to read! I only wish that the author had dedicated an entire book to end the series and not a short story.

You should read the series in order Marly's Choice, Sara's Seduction, and Heather's Gift before you read August Heat as it will not make much sense regarding the characters and what they have endured to get to where they are.

Lora Leigh sure knows how to write erotic romance!

This book contains beautiful photographs of tile and stone used throughout the home, mainly in the kitchen and bath areas, but also floors, walls and fireplaces. Both tile and stone facades have very original, gorgeous designs and patterns, some I have never seen before.

Even though beautiful, most of the photographs depict elaborate designs that probably had an equally elaborate budget. LOL. For example, pg 35 shows a terra-cotta "reclaimed from French farmhouses and authenticated by the government to be at least 150 years old. Shown her is the rare blonde color mixed with the traditional russet." Some of the photos are of famous buildings such as the Louvre, Guell Park and Alhambra Palace.

It is wonderful to see the possibilities, and I am sure there is a way to achieve similar looks on a smaller budget. Don't get me wrong, there are still some very beautiful designs that are less costly (towards the end of the book), BUT it does seem focused more on those who have a large budget.

If you like colorful, unusual tiles and configurations, this book has it. If you also like the more traditional-looking tiles, you can find it in this book. The slate floor with the unusual pattern layout was one of my favorites (page 61). I do think the depiction of various tiles and especially patterns and layouts make this book definitely worth a look. "Tile and Stone" will give you ideas and open your world to the possibilities.

The photos are beautiful as promised. But if you're really looking for a sourcebook of ideas for your home, as this one claims to be, you may be disappointed. This book treats stone and tile with nearly religious reverence; all I wanted was something nice for the kitchen! Some of the treatments are absurdly elaborate, and the text even analyzes the provenance of many of the stones. More creative people might find inspiration here, but for me it was much ado about nothing.

The pictures and ideas are amazing. I didn't know such things could be done with tile. The book saved me from running from retail store to store to get ideas. I almost didn't buy the book because of another reviewer saying it only has pictures of product from Ann Sacks stores. I personally don't care where the product came from, the pictures and ideas were great all by themselves!

This is definitely an idea book. Every page is saturated with the
origin of these primitive materials; the enormous variety of uses
beginning with carved stone and earlier. If this book doesn't awaken your imagination, nothing will. These are the materials of the ages. I found it to be very exciting.

This is definitely an idea book. Every page is saturated with the
origin of these primitive materials; the enormous variety of uses
beginning with carved stone and earlier. If this book doesn't awaken your imagination, nothing will. These are the materials of the ages. I found it to be very exciting.

I don't know if I can give a true review,as I have only just got as far as the first story. But I will do a review on that one. The one thing you have to remember about Lora Leigh stories, that they have a sense of humor in them, and fantasy that you dream about, but where some of us don't have the courage to try. This story is about a woman who was mistreated by her husband, and continues to be mistreated after the divorce, and how a man friend who has loved this woman for years, but held his feeling in check because she was married. This woman is having problems with her ex. and Sax (the man friend) steps in and protects her, and shows her how a good man would treat her. But she is hesitant to believe him, but he does eventually win her over, and she realizes that he is a good man, and does fall in love with him. The sex scences are explicit at time, so this book is not for the "faint of heart". I have always liked Lora Leigh's book, and have not found one that was not entertaining.

This finishes the story line begun several books ago. It was a good read but I think I enjoyed the earlier stories more than this installment.

LOVE THIS BOOK,WONDERFUL STORIES, GREAT PLOT, LORA LEIGH HAS NOT DISAPPOINTED ME YET.LOOKING FOR THE NEXT GREAT BOOK!!!!

I love Lora Leigh and she does not dissapoint with this book. I love her menage a tois's. I particularly liked the second story in this book. I hope she features Khalid in her next book. Very hot book.

As a fan of Bound Hearts I admit I've been waiting for the next installment of the series. And as the same with 4 and 5, I found myself utterly disappointed. The delivery just isn't there. All in all, the characters are prosaic, the sex is sleazy, and something in the plot is horribly amiss. This is, quite possibly, the most horrible series ever put to pen, and I'm almost 100% certain the other reviews are from herself. ;)

I'm convinced that Lora Leigh is to the book industry as Michael Jackson is to little boys. She just lost a fan, forever.

Another great one from Greenwood. You just knew from reading the earlier books in the cowboy series that you would love Chet and Luke and believe me Leigh Greenwood does not disappoint his readers at all. Of course we knew he wouldn't let us down. I look forward to more from Mr. Greenwood.

Leigh Greenwood is slipping in her dialogue as she moves further and further from the original series. The interchanges between Melody and her stepmother are insipide after the first episode and they seem to go on forever. Leigh has the potential to be an outstanding romance writer right up there with Norah Roberts but she needs to improve the meat of her stories.

I picked up a few of The Cowboys from a sale at the library and I can't believe I bought 4 of the best romances written for $2.00! Chet is one of the best. Strong, considerate and horribly unsure of himself. He's the sort of cowboy/gunslinger any woman would swoon over had he been a real live man.

Melody Jordan makes a great heroine. A little uppity at first, any true romance reader can get past her upbringing and look forward to her "change of heart". It's a wonderful book and hooks you right from the start. (Just don't start it late at night....you may never get to sleep.)

I've read the first 4 in the Cowboys series and look forward to the next ones. Leigh Greenwood is a great storyteller. His westerns are balanced between the cowboy adventure and the sensual romance. So far, Ward is my favorite, but it's a close call. If you haven't read the others, start right now with Jake and read them in order. I intend to re-read them. These are keepers.

Chet and Melody will capture your heart within the first few chapters of this heart warming tale.Leigh managed once again to captivate the mind by bringing you into the lives of Melody and those she loves most. It is the tale of an average american Family set in the 1800's when Texas was still wild and held only by those strong enough to fight and keep what is thiers. In this story Melody has just arrived from the East after her father is killed in an unfortunate accident. Melody is immediately caught between being loyal to her step mother by acting the lady, her horror at how men manipulate and control the vast wilderness of the west and her need to save her young brother before he falls over the edge, and is lost between becomming a man and managing his inheritance and still being a boy to young to do so. When she is at the end of her rope and about to give in a marry a man she is sure she would never be happy with along comes Chet. Chet is just stopping by for some friendly Texan hospitality and to trade his horse for one that will allow him to run faster and further from his past. but then chet did not figure on meeting up with Melody or becomming involved with her family and ranch. Then again we all know who raised Chet and he is the gentleman to the end no matter how he fights his emotions, he could not possiablly leave Melody on her own when she doesn't even know one end of the horse from the next. This is a loving and witty book very well written with alot of action. you do not want to put it down to the end. Would have liked to seen more of the entire clan from previous books but that is just me I miss them when the book is at a finish. Keep on writing Leigh and we will keep looking for the next tale in a cowboys life!

I knew very little about the story of Mallory and Irvine and thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel. When I finished reading, I was instantly hungry for more and embarked on a journey to learn more about the fascinating history of Everest and explorers from past eras. In today's commercial society it's hard to imagine explorers like Mallory and Irvine entering uncharted territory. Their story really sparks your imagination!

The photographs of artifacts and history of past expeditions were captivating and the book was well written in an easy engaging style.

The side story of a dramatic rescue was also very interesting considering today's controversial commercial climate on the mountain. A wonderful read!

Dear reader,
Could you really believe that mountaineers climbing at 29000 fts. during nightime and on unknown terrain without torchlighs are able to reach the summitt of Everest? The point is this and, please, don't try to make me believe that Chineses' accurate report of terrain is genuine, because aerial surveys and photos were made in 1960 too and, moreover, mountaineers could have reached a point between the second step and the summit, but to summit in pitch dark seems too much even for the more optimistic.I'm astounded by the accuracy and by the affection that you, reader, seem to feel for Hemmleb's account: have I reached someone near Jochen or Eric? Maybe I'm not expert in history, but geography tells that South Tirol, that is Alto Adige is within the boundary of Italy, keep an atlas at hand and you'll see that this is not a nation represented at the United Nations Organization and that on Messner's passport it's stamped "Italy"... There are many people in Italy who wants the entire northern part of the Country separated from the rest of us: Would you call an Everest ascent from a Milanese an ascent of Padanian Country? Let me tell you that these particularisms in a time of a united Europe sounds a little parochially-minded and anti-historic. But, I was forgetting... Hemmleb is from Germany, so he is sensible to other German speaking people...

Giancarlo Passarini's review (see below) shows an undercurrent problem certain readers seem to have with the research Hemmleb et al. have done. Passarini doesn't like the possibility that the Chinese climbed Everest in 1960, so he attacks the author and suspects that statements approving of the Chinese claim were a "trade-off" for the information Hemmleb and Simonson received about Irvine. Nonsense! Passarini ignores that "Detectives" is very careful in its analysis of the 1960 Chinese expedition, including qualifying comments such as "Here is the story as the three (Chinese) later put it on record" (p. 156) or "Of the terrain (between the Second Step and the summit) the Chinese could provide only verbal descriptions" (p. 157) - all a far cry from flatly stating "the Chinese did it", as Passarini thinks the book has done. If careful, distinguished research is treated this way, the fault doesn't lie with the author but with the reader. (As for the issue of "South Tyrol", a more impartial view of its history and semi-autonomous status is advisable, but is beyond the scope of this review)

This is a most significant book which fills in much of the detail about the early British expeditions to the North Face of Mount Everest. Yes, the 2001 climb failed to locate Irving's body and with it the missing cameras which may determine for once and all whether or not Mallory and Irvine did reach the summit in June of 1924. But the 2001 Expedition did uncover the several of the camps used by these early climbs and Hemmleb recounts how this makes our understanding of these early expeditions much more complete than it previously was. For instance, Hemmleb describes how it can now be determined that Mallory did not relocate his high camp, a point of great interest to and debate among Everest scholars for decades. And, what is most crucial in this book is Hemmleb's description of the patient and persistent work with veterans of the earlier Chinese climbs which has made the future location of Irvine's remains much more likely -- including a revelation that the Chinese had located Irvine's body not just in 1975 but also in 1960. Jochen Hemmleb is to be congratulated for his clear and concise writing, his brilliant scholarship, and the dogged devotion which keeps bringing him back to uncover ever more secrets, however reluctantly surrendered, on the 1921, 1922, and 1924 British expeditons. And this book, in short, is a necessary read for all with even a peripheral interest in the history of Mount Everest and of these early expeditions. Bravo, Jochen!

"Detectives on Everest" is unusual in the mountaineering literature associated with Everest in that it is not about pioneering some new route up the world's highest mountain. Instead, it is the expedition account of the 2001 return to Mount Everest by the team of historical detectives that found George Mallory's body in 1999.

The expedition did not succeed in its primary purpose, to locate the remains of Andrew Irvine, perhaps with a camera and recoverable images that might settle the question of whether Mallory and Irvine reached the summit of Everest in 1924. The expedition did search the Northeast Ridge of Everest, in the process locating many of the old high camps from British and Chinese expeditions and thereby clarifying some history. Sections on Mallory's climbing history in Britain and a superb collection of photographs, descriptions of artifacts, and a history of attempts on Everest via the Northeast Ridge provide some valuable context for the discussion of whether or not Mallory and Irvine were technically capable of reaching the summit of Everest in 1924. The bottom line here remains a question mark.

The most significant relevation may be an interview with the survivors of the 1960 Chinese Expedition, who used the Northeast Ridge and who may have found Irvine's body near one of their high camps. This interview leaves open the possibility that a future search might again locate Irvine's body.

A final section, in which expedition members diverted from a summit attempt to rescue several climbers in trouble on the Northeast Ridge, talks to both the ruthless ethics of climbing in the "death zone" at and above 28,000 feet and the wonder that earlier expeditions with far less equipment and technical expertise got as high as they did.

This book is recommended to fans of the continuing mystery of Mallory and Irvine, and to readers interested in the history of expeditions on Mount Everest.

Hot, intense and full of intrigue. This is a must read for fans of Lora Leigh and her paranormal characters.

This book made me curious about books that might have come before it. I'm really curious to find out if Lora Leigh will do sequels starring the other Prime Warriors in this story. I'm hoping that she will very soon!!

J.Davis "loves to read"

This book is hot.
The tension between the two characters is amazing. The sex scene had me blushing. But the story itself was lost to me. The author really didn't give to much detail into the story except enough for the heroine to stay busy while she and her love interest dance around each other. But still this book is worth reading. I strongly suggest you check it out for yourself.

This was my second Lora Leigh book and will probably be my last. Her stories are way too short to be in single priced books, in my opinion. I can't see paying $8 to $10 a book for short stories of less then 200 pages! I did think the story was well written and interesting and I enjoyed it for a short story.

Need to warn you off of this book, do not spend the money!! The story was stupid and boring at times and the sex was lame! If you are going to read Lora Leigh's books all her others are excellent!! Do not waste your money.

Cynthia MacKenies meets David a very serious individual. She decides that she is going to teach him how to have some fun. David agrees to build a railroad for the Mackenies. Cynthia flirts and teases him until he turns the table on her. Where do they go from here? Cynthia is not a very mature person. Is David what he appears to be? A fast read but not equal to the other three. By Ruth Thompson author of "Natchez Above The River" and "The Bluegrass Dream"

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I read the first Mackenzie books and enjoyed them thoroughly but this one was a huge disappointment. David and Cynthia just seemed to fall into bed without any emotional or even mental commitment (not that there's anything wrong with that!). It seemed to me that they never really developed any relationship beyond sex. Cynthia came across as shallow, plotting, and lacking in morals while David presented as a holier-than-thou hypocrite. Definitely not one of her best.

I checked this out of the library based on the great reviews I read here. Wow, could my tastes be that different? I thought this was a lousy book, mostly because I couldn't stand the heroine and didn't care much more for the hero. Cynthia was an overagressive tease who offered herself to David at nearly every turn. Her morals seemed more 1979 than 1879, and I'm really not used to that in a historical romance novels. Not that I need all the females in books I read to be shy virgins, but Cynthia just seemed like a hussy. David goes around angry with her all the time for no good reason that I could tell, and though he claims to despise her loose ways he gives in to her very quickly. And the way he constantly called her "Miz Sin", often multiple times in the same paragraph, got old quick. They just were not an appealing couple, and I found I had no interest in whether they ever got together. The only thing that made me finish the book, and kept this from being a one star review, was the set up of the relationships of her other two sisters. They are much more interesting women, as are the men they seemed destined to be with, so I will read their stories and hope for better chemistry all around.

I'm reading all of these books in order & this is #4. I'm really enjoying this series but I didn't find this book to be as good as the first 3. The first 3 books are Luke, Flint & Cleve who are the 3 MacKenzie brother then this book introduces you to Cynthia, Angeleen & Elizabeth who are distant cousins to the 3 men. This story follows Cynthia & David. I really enjoyed it but it was just quite a bit slower then the first 3. I recommend this book.

I'm reading all of these books in order & this is #4. I'm really enjoying this series but I didn't find this book to be as good as the first 3. The first 3 books are Luke, Flint & Cleve who are the 3 MacKenzie brother then this book introduces you to Cynthia, Angeleen & Elizabeth who are distant cousins to the 3 men. This story follows Cynthia & David. I really enjoyed it but it was just quite a bit slower then the first 3. I recommend this book.

This is a great book. Wonderful conclusion to the Men of the Double C Ranch, just want to hear more about this entire family eventually.

Allison Leigh is so talented, I love this series of hers. Even though a few online reviewers gave too much away. I highly recommend Tristan and Hopes' love story.

I gotta tell you ... I LOVED THIS BOOK!! I won't go in to the synopsis as the other reviews have done that already ( too much in some cases ) There are some areas in which we all would know this is not likely to happen in real life..but hey IT IS FICTION....As the kids would say...DUH! The romance and adoration were there... a lovely book..I can hardly wait to read about the other brothers lives!!!

I haven't read the other books in the "Men of Double C" Series (yet), but I have to confess that despite the rather hackned twist of the marriage to save the reputation I think that it was a very powerful and passionate book. I was sorry to see their story end when it was over. Allison Leigh is a very talented writer. She is very good at writing passion and love and expressing them in a way that leaps off the page. I am looking forward to more of her work in the future.

If you have ever lived in a small town, you may be able to identify with Hope Leoni, a school teacher that values her good reputation in spite of small town gossip. Even good people will gossip. Tristan Clay is the youngest of Squire Clay's 5 sons. Tristan with his many accomplishments in his high tech, jet setting career, is a good man, a Clay after all. With a secret of his own. Unintentionally, he may have damaged Hopes career in this little town in Wyoming. You will also catch up Jefferson and Emily, from Stay... as well as Squire and his other 3 remarkably strong sons and their families in this heart rendering conclusion of the Men of the Double C Ranch. I see this authors name often on the Waldenbook best seller list plus Amazons best sellers and I can see why. This book will touch your heart.