Calder's Rose

by Kate Angell

Book Overview

Shane McNamara, creator of a successful western-romance series, agrees to let Devin James co-write the next book in the series. But his collaborator is a curvaceous temptress who makes it mighty hard... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0505525321
• ISBN13: 9780505525321
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Love Spell
• Length: 309 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Outstanding story!!!

This story was a thrill to read. I didn't realize it was her first story. I couldn't put the book down. I so enjoy reading stories where the characters have such depth that they in fact seem like real people. All four characters were given this quality (in the story line itself and in my perception of the story as I read it). Great work and I can't wait to devel into the second book.

Funny and sexy with a great paranormal twist!

CALDER'S ROSE is a wonderful and funny contemporary romance with a neat paranormal element. When western writer Shane McNamara is teamed up with romance/western author Devin James, the sparks fly. They have completely different writing styles, and opposing viewpoints on how the two main characters should behave. Shane and Devin are also opposites in real life: Shane is a hunky, `live-it-up' type of a guy who wears T-shirts with wild slogans, and Devin is button-down-shirt conservative, and wears her hair in a tight braid. While Shane rises to the challenge of loosening up his writing partner, the characters of their book, Rose and Calder, realize they're going to have to take matters in hand to get the book written, and they come to life in a unique paranormal twist and a book-within-a-book story. Warm, witty, and sexy, CALDER'S ROSE is a definite keeper.

A Good Romance with a Paranormal Twist

I've just read Calder's Rose by Kate Angell. I thought it was a really good romance with a paranormal twist (fictional characters come to life temporarily).A brief summary: Shane McNamara is a writer of a series of western books featuring Dare Calder, a gunslinger. Devin James is a writer of a series of western books featuring Rose Coltraine, a saloon owner. Their publisher convinces them to combine the two series for the next book. So, they are living together for six weeks in order to write the book together. Both Shane & Devin have vastly different writing habits and personalities. The trade-offs that they make with one another are very entertaining.Also, I loved Shane's T-shirt slogans - they are hilarious.

Great Debut!

I finished this book in a day and to me this is the hallmark of a terrific author. I found this book very entertaining. I couldn't figure out if it was a contemporary or a western - and finally decided it was both rolled into one! The novel is written with a book-within-a-book concept and I found it very creative and interesting. The story is of 2 authors, who both write western series books, but each with a different twist. Their editor and publicist decide it would be a good idea for their two characters to meet in a combined story. Hence the title, Calder's Rose. Devin's heroine, Rose Coltraine, is a bit prudish, despite being a saloon owner. Shane's hero, Dare Calder, is a cocky gunslinger who loves `em and leaves `em. The 2 authors seem to have different outlooks on life and initially have a hard time getting along despite their obvious attraction. I thought their book would never get done! But the whole idea of the characters, Rose and Dare, playing matchmaker for Devin and Shane, was so inspired and original! Great story and definitely a 5-star read in my book.

Calder's Rose

Calder's Rose is a fun-filled stoy with terrific characters and a unique plot that keeps the reader turning pages to see what happens next. It's a story of two writers and their characters and how the characters get the authors to fall in love. Calder's Rose is a fresh story, a contemporary and a historical all in one book and delights from the first page. I loved it and can't wait for Ms. Angell to pen us another great read. Dianne Castell