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Taming Rafe, Noble Legacy Series #2 By Tyndale House Hotel heiress Katherine Breckenridge just wants to make a lasting difference in her world by running her late mother’s charity foundation. But she fears she lacks the passion and courage to be as successful as her mother was–a fear that’s realized when money from the foundation goes missing and Katherine’s one shot to recover it is ruined by Rafe Noble. Two-time world champion bull rider Rafe Noble is at the top of his game when tragedy hits. Guilt stricken over the loss of his best friend, Rafe accidentally drives his truck into the lobby of the Breckenridge Hotel during Katherine’s fund-raiser. With a broken knee, a ruined reputation, and the threat of several lawsuits, Rafe goes back to his family’s ranch–the Silver Buckle–to recover. Desperate to save the foundation, Katherine heads to the Silver Buckle to talk Rafe into helping her raise the needed funds. But a few days under the bright Montana skies give her more than she bargained for, and Kat discovers there’s more to both herself and Rafe Noble than she realized. |
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Kelly’s Review:
Taming Rafe is the second book in Susan May Warren’s Noble Legacy Series. I read the first novel in the series, Reclaming Nick, in late 2007 and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Given how much I enjoyed it, I was eagerly anticipating the second installation in the series. Taming Rafe did not disappoint. It was an excellent read that had me hooked from start to finish! This was a book that I hated to put down. Sometimes when I invest too much hope in subsequent books in a series, they don’t live up to my expectations. This one not only met my high expectations, it exceeded them. Truly a great read!
Rafe Noble is a champion rodeo bull rider who is broken in body and spirit after the death of one of his closest friends. Katherine Breckenridge is an heiress who is trying desperately to make a difference in the world, but keeps coming up short. Rafe’s recklessness costs Katherine a fortune and she sets out to meet him and convince him to help her make things right again. This story is about the journey that both Katherine and Rafe take, separately and together, to find out what is at both of their cores and what they both need to heal, grow and love.
There are secondary stories within this novel that are also compelling and captivating. Every page kept me wanting more. The characters came to life and the descriptions were vivid and realistic. I have never been to Montana, but having read these books, I feel that I have seen a beautiful glimpse of it. Susan May Warren has a writing style that is amazingly descriptive and captivating!
I give this book a glowing recommendation. Start with Reclaiming Nick if you can, but if you can’t, then this story actually does well on its own merit. When I say I didn’t want to put it down, believe me. I didn’t. I just found myself wanting to sit and read the whole thing through in one sitting although that was not possible.
The Noble Legacy series has taken me in and I am now anxiously awaiting the third installment, Finding Stefanie, which is due out this coming summer.
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