Reviews for That Burke Man

The average rating for That Burke Man based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-11-10 00:00:00 Patrick Van Wessem 2.5 rounded up. The H/h meet cute when the computer tycoon hero (originally from Wyoming) goes to the Jacobsville rodeo to watch his 14 year-old daughter compete in a barrel racing contest. He takes umbrage when he overhears the heroine (who looks like a beautiful "Rodeo Barbie") comment on what his daughter is doing wrong. He assumes she's a rodeo star's girlfriend and doesn't know what she is talking about. Turns out the heroine was a champion barrel racer (rider? I'm not sure of the terminology) and is his daughter's idol. Ooops. Heroine was in a car accident that killed her father and left her badly injured. She is just now back to walking with crutches, but she insists on riding a horse to receive a posthumous award for her father. That costs her and the hero has to carry her to her trailer since she is so much pain. Hero feels bad that he gave the heroine such a hard time - and his daughter wants to meet her idol - so he tracks her down at her run-down family ranch. One thing leads to another and the hero has accepted a job on the ranch for the summer. He is to do the books and get the place back on its financial feet. In return, heroine will coach his daughter in barrel racing. This is the entire premise, really. The heroine doesn't know the truth of the hero's identity and the hero has to fight his attraction to the heroine because he never wants to marry again. DP throws in an OM - the town's doctor who will get his own book after this one. The hero's ex wife serves as a jealous OW figure - she jealous of the heroine's relationship with her daughter, not her ex. It sounds more interesting than it is. The H/h don't have that many scenes together and they all devolve into bickerfests. The story was episodic - that is, there wasn't a strong central focus on the H/h's romance. Here is a partial list of what this story included: The hero's business in Victoria (Jacobsville's sister city), including his secretary and how he managed to work covertly at the ranch. The doctor's animosity toward his junior partner in the his medical practice. The heroine's endorsement of rodeo wear, her encounter with the sleezy salesman and the (potential OW) merchandising director The hero takes the OW to a dance while the heroine stays home. The hero's ideas for the ranch, including capital improvements The hero's daughter's barrel racing practices And on it goes. So not an intense read - more like a nice read with a prickly heroine and a kinda-cruel, kinda-nice hero. The most interesting scene was the hero's ex telling the heroine the hero's true identity and realizing midway through the conversation that it's a huge mistake because now her daughter hates her. The comeuppance was built into the angst. The H/h have sex halfway through the story, which was unusual timing for DP. The heroine was a virgin, but the hero wouldn't offer her more than an affair. To add insult to injury, he didn't do much virgin whispering at all. All the sexual focus was on him and his needs and his attractiveness. I was glad to see the heroine cut him off until he came through with a ring on it at the end. The continual reminder of how much pain the heroine was in did not enhance my reading experience, either. DP Checklist: Hairy chest � but of course. Here's the hero getting his pleasure from his favorite erogenous zone: Both his hands were in her hair now, guiding her mouth around the fascinating territory of his chest. It expanded violently as she kissed him, and he groaned even as he laughed at the delight her touch gave him. Breast Description � none. Hero never thought of how the heroine looked beyond the generic "beautiful" Cigarettes � none Alcohol � two beers. Hero didn't feel the angst strongly enough? Town Descriptions � rodeo grounds, weekly newspaper, "half dozen" steak and bbq restaurants. Gardenia Scent � no - hero's cologne is described. LOL detail � Floppy discs for the win. Cutesy detail �video games the hero's disgruntled employees are creating to make him disappear.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-05-02 00:00:00 Rosemarie Murphy Okay there�s hope yet! This is the third consecutive DP that I've actually liked and enjoyed. And I thought I�d never read another one without my eyes going into a permanent spin after the initial few eyerolls! **with spoilers**DPisms abound but don't overwhelm. Maybe it was the shorter length but the story holds on well enough. We have a temporarily disabled barrel racing h who has money/management problems on her small ranch, and a citified cowboy H who heads a computer company and has a teenage daughter with his former wife. He sees improving her ranch as a temporary distraction and a charity case as well and so takes on the job of the accountant at the ranch without disclosing his real status. The revelations of his dishonesty leads to the climactic problems. I like this DP h - so strong and independent and gives him back good too - for most parts at least! So we have a secondary ow to say the usual �. �Marriage isn't everything," Jane said. "You might become the head of your corporation." "Anything's possible. But I have a secret, sinful hunger for dirty dishes and ironing a man's shirts and having babies. Shameful, isn't it? Don't tell anyone." "You closet housewife, you!� *eyeroll* And of course, the ubiquitous chest rubbing scene merits another eyeroll. I like the reason why she refuses to have sex with him again - not because of the usual guilt/shame but because of the casual way he leaves her bed after the act. That resonated with me as a woman. I also had issues with his ILY declaration as it was hardly worth anything as his stand on marriage and commitment remained the same - affair yes, marriage no! And the primary ow - the ex-wife does her job well but I am not a fan of DP�s way of redeeming ow. And I don�t want the ow to be the topic of post-coital conversation on h/H honeymoons. Oh well, all said and done I liked this book!