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A Hot Time in Texas by Cindy Causey

Title: A Hot Time in Texas

Author: Cindy Causey

The Wild Rose Press

Contemporary Champagne Rosebud

Rating: Spicy Page Count: 196

ISBN: 1-60154-558-4

Blurb:

Twink Harrison dreams of opening a restaurant of her very own in the tiny town of Howard, Texas, the only place she ever felt free of the tyranny of her controlling father. But she could lose everything if stuffy bank officer Ethan McCloud won’t give her a loan. Ethan can’t wait to brush the dust of Howard off his polished wingtips. He refuses to give himself up to the podunk little town that sucked the life out of his father. A new job awaits in Chicago, but Twink threatens to derail his carefully-laid plans. It might just take a little good luck to bring them together, and part-time psychic Margie McCloud finds it in the bottom of a teacup. But will she work her spell in time for Ethan and Twink to quit running from who they are and realize their fortunes lie in each other?

REVIEW:

I'll start off by telling you that it took me a couple of chapters before I could read the name Twink without picturing what the slang word conjures. Once I got past that, I actually had to reread from the beginning. Twink is a woman. She has a dream, and she wants to achieve it on her own. Being the only child of an Army General, Twink always assumed that her gender was a chasm between her and dad. (But then he did name her Twink, so surely he didn't want her to be a macho man, right?) Sorry, I'll let that go.

We meet both Twink and Ethan early in chapter one, where sparks fly. Not the good kind though. You see, Ethan has turned her down for a loan, meaning she can't get her dream restaurant open. Argument after argument, and these two just can't see eye to eye, though I found the sparring dialogue to be a bit contrived at times. Ethan already accepted a job in Chicago because he has had enough of small town Texas. Twink comes to Howard TX to create a home. She wants roots, Ethan wants wings.

We meet a few supporting characters like Ethan's mother, a zany older lady. She's predicted a few things in town that end up coming to fruition, and it seems that the only person in the small town who doesn't believe that Margie is a true psychic is her own son. And then we have the over-zealous police chief. Boy. Small towns sure are fun.

A Hot Time in Texas is a sweet love story, not too short, not too long. A bit contrived, but overall I found this a pleasant read, with some sexy parts, some romantic scenes, even some action in there.

Reviewed by Jade Ryan