Reviews for Oklahoma Family Law-the Handbook 2008-2009

The average rating for Oklahoma Family Law-the Handbook 2008-2009 based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-01-06 00:00:00 Ross Powers RATING 4.5 STARS Murphy’s Law by Sandy James is a previously published book that she is re-releasing. This is a beautiful story of two people brought together by very unusual circumstances. Two people who needed each other and found something with each other they didn’t even know they needed. Seth Remington was raised in the lap of luxury. He never wanted for anything, except perhaps the attention of his father. He lost his mother tragically when he was four years old and in his grief, his father threw himself into his job. Now worth more money than any one man needs, his father is handed the news that he is terminally ill. His son is on the fast track to nowhere and he has to find a way to save him. Seth spends his time partying, crashing fancy cars, and wasting his life away. So he comes up with a way to try to help his son find his way in life. But sadly, the plan wouldn’t be implemented until after his father’s death. Katie Murphy dreams of owning her own horse farm. She rents out a barn and stables horses for harness racing. She trains them herself but doesn’t race them. She can’t imagine why she has been summoned to the reading of Sterling Remington’s will. She barely knew the man. No one could be more shocked when she found out the reason. Sterling’s son, Seth, was to live and work in her barn for one entire racing season, under an assumed name. If she determines that he has done well, then he can inherit his fortune of millions once he has completed the racing season. But he can’t try to coerce Katie with his good looks into giving him a good report. He is not allowed to pursue her romantically. If he does, he will lose everything. What Seth is shocked to realize is that he loves working with the horses. He finds out that he is actually good at it! He becomes an important part of Katie’s team. He loves the horses and bonds with them. The more time he and Katie spend together, the more they begin to fall for each other. They both know it can’t happen. Too much is at stake. Seth would lose everything. But the attraction is too much to ignore. “How could something as simple, as normal as her responding smile, cause his mouth to go dry? How could something as common as the touch of a hand, as natural as the lacing of their fingers, make his breath catch in his throat? Katie wasn’t just another woman, another potential conquest. She wasn’t a one-night stand. This woman called to a part of him he hadn’t known existed. A lure more than physical, more than sexual. So much more than lust.” Before Katie’s eyes, Seth changed from a spoiled brat to a hard working, responsible, loving man that she respects. And she’s in love with him. But she can’t tell him. She knows their time together has an expiration date. She could never expect him to give it all up for her. So she just has to enjoy the time they do have together. The terms of his father’s will aren’t the only thing working against Katie and Seth. As their love grows, so does the ill will of others who would like nothing more than to hurt them. Seth finds the closest thing to family he has ever known within the friends he makes in the small barn community. He has found a sense of purpose he never had before. And he has found love. But he and Katie are bound by the terms of his father’s will. Will Seth choose love, or will he choose the money? I loved this book. I love stories with horses but I have never read about harness racing. It is clear that Sandy James did an immense amount of research for this book. There is so much to this sport. I loved how Seth just took to it and found so much happiness. This is a beautifully written story that had me smiling and at other times, my heart was pounding. I loved every minute of it.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-09-07 00:00:00 Rachel Smith Review copy provided by author Why I Read this Book: Had it not been for the author asking me to review Murphy’s Law, I might not have ever known about this book. It would have been a sad, sad thing to have missed out on reading this book. One thing that stood out for me when I read the blurb was the equestrian element. I am very fond of horses. I absolutely loved them growing up; we used to go horseback riding every year for my birthday. What I Liked: The writing style came off naturally. It didn’t seemed forced or like the author was trying too hard. It flowed fluidly and just felt natural. The author used her experience and expertise in harness racing and incorporated into the story. The characters were real and came to life right off the page, everyone from the main characters to the secondary characters. I hated Rachel! That woman really drove me crazy. I would love to get the back story on Samantha and Brian. I loved the complexity of the will and the possible ramifications that would effect Seth and Katie should the will be breached. Sterling wanted his son to know what it was like to have purpose in life and he did everything he could to help make that happen. Sterling thought of everything when he re-wrote his will and there’s clause after clause in the will to prove it. In the end, Seth was in quite a predicament and there was a lot at stake for him. He had a life-altering decision to make and I was on edge waiting to see how things were going to play out! What I Didn’t Like: Part of the storyline was a bit predicable but I still really enjoyed reading it to see for myself whether or not my intuition was right. Also, the people on the cover are not how I envisioned Seth and Katie. However, I do like the harnessed horse being included in the background. Overall Impression: It’s been a little over a week since I’ve finished reading Murphy’s Law and I still can’t stop thinking about Seth and Katie! I could have (and would have liked to) finished this book in one sitting, if life’s little interruptions hadn’t gotten in the way. I got irked every time I had to put this book down. Murphy’s Law is a great contemporary romance read, one I enjoyed reading immensely. As soon as I’m all caught up with my review requests, I’m definitely going to read the rest of the Damaged Heroes series.