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(More customer reviews)First, I would like to say I have read all the Dry Creek AND all the Mule Hollow Series and I have ABSOLUTELY loved them. I was looking so very forward to reading this book with this joint venture ... but in my opinion I felt they both fell a bit short. I enjoyed Debra Clopton's Mule Hollow novella better however, I never could get attached to Rene in the Dry Creek novella. It starts out with these two cousin's that have a dream of marrying and living next door to each other... Rene has fallen in love with Trace (who ends up being the love interest in the Mule Hollow novella) to find out he just wants a mother for his ophaned niece that he just has gotten custody of and doesn't quite know what to do with. For some reason I never can get emotionally tied to Rene, I actually like Clay better but still never can get quite into this book try as hard as I can. Even though we meet back up with Glory and her husband it just doesn't to me have the emotional connection the other books have had. I realize the other review gave it a glowing review and I wish I could have as well, I ABSOLUTELY have LOVED this series .but to me it missed!
Now, on to the Dry Creek novella .... Trace (the scum in the first novella) is the main character in this book which made it a bit of a stretch for me to like him to begin with in this book as we were told what a jerk he was over and over, but you can't help end up feeling so very sorry for the poor guy. And, in my opinion, I connect much easier with him than with Rene in the first one. Now, here we go again ... I had more trouble connecting with Paisley than I did with Trace, as they were falling in love ... I don't know what was the matter with me while I was reading these novellas .... I adore these series!!!!! I have read every single book in these series and LOVED most of them and enjoyed them all ... but maybe due to the length of them the depth was just not there for me ... I do not know!!! I DO KNOW THAT my heart broke for Zoey, the little orphaned niece ...and my heart went out for ALL that Trace was trying to do for her and felt how frightened he was that he could not or might not get it right. Now, in my opinion this is what made this novella so much better ... again, even though we revisited a number of the previous characters throughout this it just was not the same. I have read many other novellas and have not felt this way in the past... just felt these were a bit rushed ... probably me, but I can't help the way I feel ... it will NOT stop me from reading future books in either of these series as I have grown to love many of the characters in these towns.
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A Dry Creek Wedding by Janet TronstadWhen her neighbor proposes a "practical" marriage, romantic Rene Mitchell throws the ring in his face. Fleeing Texas for Montana, Rene rides with trucker Clay Preston. Clay doesn't believe in romance...until Rene changes his mind!A Mule Hollow Match by Debra CloptonTrace Crawford broke Paisley Norton's cousin's heart--so Paisley thinks he deserves whatever trouble he gets! Yet Trace really is lost when it comes to caring for his new niece. Paisley's got a soft heart for children...and for adorably clueless cowboys, too.--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.
