TEXAS LOVE
When beautiful, independent Trish Benham arrived for two
weeks of sun and relaxation at her brother's new home in Dallas, she found he
was out of town on business. And holding the keys to the bunkhouse was his
arrogant ex-boss Curt Driscoll. Trish begins to suspect that her handsome
roommate is in town for more than strictly business when a mysterious fire
nearly burns down the house on their very first night together.
Bidding goodbye to her vacation plans, Trish follows Curt
on a perilous trail that ultimately brings them face to face with a corporate
rustler who will stop at nothing to get the company's computer secrets. But
even as they head toward danger, Trish has a feeling that this trail just might
end in love....
Good book, though definitely dated. Trish is headed to
Dallas to visit her brother and deliver his dog, an Airedale named Grover, only
to find out Richard has been called away on a business trip. Instead, she finds
Richard's former boss would be there too. Not only is Curt staying there on his
business trip, he expects Trish to play chauffeur and chief cook and bottle
washer.
I enjoyed the development of the relationship between
Curt and Trish, though it got off to a rough start. Curt seemed to take it for
granted that Trish would agree to his demands, and ignored her objections. Meanwhile,
Trish made her displeasure known, though she did what he wanted anyway. Underneath
all of the back and forth over the details, there was a flare of attraction
between them. I liked watching them get to know each other. Their interactions
were amusing, with Trish pushing back at some of Curt's high-handedness and Curt
mostly amused by it. I enjoyed the thunderstorm scene, and Curt's understanding
of her (and Grover's) fears. There was a bit of a rough patch near the end
caused by something Trish saw, but it was cleared up along with the mystery. I
liked the ending and Curt's confession to Trish.
The reason Curt is in Dallas is that there are some
problems in one division of the business. Computerized reports have made their
way to the competition, and it's Curt's job to investigate. Trouble rears its
head immediately when a suspicious fire is set at Richard's house on the first
night they are there. Curt appears intent on keeping Trish separate from the
problems, but she ends up caught up anyway. I was intrigued by the unfolding
events and the number of possible suspects. There were the two Stewart sisters
and their stepfather, who lived next door. Samantha worked for the company,
which put her in a prime position, but her sister Nona also seemed to have the
run of the place. From some of Curt's comments, their stepfather is no angel
either. Then there is the arrival of Curt's cousin, Peter, who pops up at
unexpected moments. Why is he there, and does he have an ulterior motive for
his attentions to Trish? I began to have my suspicions of who it was, and was
proved right in the end. The final confrontation was pretty mild by modern
standards, though I loved the unlikely hero of the day.
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