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Saturday, November 18, 2023

Review: One in a Million

One in a Million One in a Million by Janet Dailey
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

1.5 Stars because I finished it.

Trigger Warning: issues with an exotic animal game farm and descriptions of their deaths and captivity.

I think I have only read one other book by this author and it must not have left a big impression on me, because I don't remember it! When I was offered this book, I was unaware that Janet Dailey died on December 14, 2013. Knowing that an unknown author wrote this book might have me turning this book down. However, I agreed to read it, and I think I made a large mistake by doing so.

This book was clunky, with all of the character's unlikeable, unrealistic actions on behalf of the characters (what FBI agent in his/her right mind has relations with a suspect?), unrealistic plotting, etc.

Not to mention the HUGE cliffhanger that some may miss because it is in the epilogue.

Perhaps long-time readers can overlook these issues. Perhaps Janet always wrote her plots and characters like this. I did a little research into her and was astounded at one of the things I found out. *sad*

I did manage to finish this book just because I did want to know who-dun-it. And herein lies the cliffhanger.

*ARC supplied by the publisher and NetGalley.

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Yellowstone meets Dallas against the backdrop of Texas horse country, as the death of a patriarch leaves his rich and powerful ranching family dynasty at odds, a high-stakes reining competition in the balance, and forbidden attractions in the mix.

Fans of Linda Lael Miller, Danielle Steel, and Diana Palmer will devour this soapy saga filled to the brim with Texas-style drama, corruption, money, and sizzling affairs.

Frank Culhane may be the wealthy patriarch of one of Texas’ most prestigious families, but his party girl daughter, Jasmine, is only interested in the money the ranch brings in—and the cowboys. Until the day she heads to the stables in search of their hot horse trainer and instead discovers her daddy’s body in their prize stallion’s box stall.

Roper’s rodeo career was cut short by an injury. Now, he’s hungry to compete in reining events, like the prized forthcoming Run for a Million. In the meantime, until his family can afford their own breeding business, he’s got to work for the rich ranchers who snub them—including the Culhanes. But when an autopsy reveals Frank was murdered, Roper lands on the list of possible suspects.

A city outsider, Detective Sam Rafferty’s investigation propels him into a tangle of simmering rivalries. For the ranch is now in the hands of an explosive Frank’s young, glamourous second wife, Lila, and his scorned first wife, Madeline. Lila has a genuine passion for ranching. Madeline is determined to destroy her.

Through Sam’s interviews, more tensions surface—there are Madeline’s grown children who’ve been bypassed for control of the ranch, the socially dismissed McKennas, and the breeders, politicians, and gangsters ready to profit from Frank’s death. But tricky alliances are also brewing. While Lila and Roper clash, they discover a fire beneath their sparring. And with a killer still at large, the heat between Jasmine and Sam could put the case, and all their futures, on the line . . .

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