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First and foremost, both Honor and Luke are genuinely likeable. Both are wounded hearts but the reasons for their wounds ring true and the inevitable recovery happens realistically. I also really liked Honor's spitfire of a mother-in-law.

Where this book is unusual lies in a very skillful and interesting threat subplot. Most threat subplots are tedious and annoying. In this book, Dawson creates a plot that mixes up family dysfunction with a healthy dose of Texas politics in the years before Texas was annexed by the U.S. Sure I read romances for entertainment but I always enjoy it when education is artfully woven into the plot. This subplot works really well.

Bottom-line: A much better than average western historical. I'll keep it on my shelf and might be lending it out.


Whoa!   August 2, 2000
The sensuous aura that emits from Honor & Luke in their effort not to fall in love with each other almost slids off the page into your lap! This offering from Geralyn Dawson isn't just a page turner....it's a page burner from the moment former Texas Ranger, Captain Luke Prescott first lays eyes on the widow in the yellow dress.

I'm now settling in to read "The Wedding Ranson" and hoping it captures my attention and time as thoroughly as "The Wedding Raffle" did. If Luke's friend, Rafe Malone is half as....ahem, tasty...as he was in "Raffle", then my hubby may be fixing his own dinner tonight while I read!


Extrodinary, a book for a true Texan rose!   July 7, 1999
Geralyn Dawson has captured that which is so valued in the life of a Texan survival, and pure fun. Reading this book was like a trip back in time.


Surprisingly good!   July 3, 1999
This book looked a bit hokey (cover), the title was hokey but it turned out to be quite cute. Honor Duvall was a great heroine - fiercely protective of "her" boys, classically beautiful but klutzy. Luke Prescott, ex-Texas Ranger, was gorgeous, strong, brave but injured both physically and emotionally. The plot had a lot of action, lots of laughs and a great ending. I checked to see if Rafe Malone had a story of his own (he was just too tempting a character not to star in his own book!) and sure enough - WEDDING RANSOM is his story. This book was not a keeper but definitely a fun ride!