Nobody's Darling

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Spinster Esmerelda Fine is intent on arresting Billy Darling, the man she believes killed her little brother. When the police can't get the job done, she leaves her home in Boston and travels to Calamity, New Mexico, where she confronts Billy in the Tumbleweed Saloon. When the town sheriff refuses to arrest Billy, Esmerelda takes matters into her own hands and aims her pistol right at him. Unfortunately, she faints at the precise moment she pulls the trigger. When she awakens in a jail cell and finds Billy leaning against the wall outside the bars, Esmerelda is incensed. But she quickly calms down when he tells her that her brother is alive. Esmerelda doesn't trust the handsome youngest brother of the infamous Darling gang, but Billy convinces her to hire him to find her beloved brother. Billy gets more than he bargained for in Esmerelda, for the prim and proper lady has him aching with desire. Meanwhile, Esmeralda struggles to maintain a suitable distance from the charming Billy and is dismayed to find that she is losing her heart to the outlaw. Full of lovable characters, outlandish instances, and Medeiros's trademark humor, Nobody's Darling is a delight to read. --Lois Faye Dyer

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Dear Reader,

I never enjoyed being a wanted man until the day Miss Esmerelda Fine marched into the Tumbleweed Saloon and pointed her derringer straight at my heart. Who would have guessed some duke's granddaughter--an awfully pretty one at that--would come gunning for the likes of me, a notorious bounty hunter with a taste for whiskey and a fondness for peach pie? Lucky for me, she was a mighty poor shot. Instead of killing me, she hired me to find her runaway brother. Little did she know she was about to make the acquaintance of a flea-bitten basset hound named Sadie, the infamous Darling Gang, and my shotgun-toting kinfolk. And little did I know she was about to lead me on a merry chase that would take us from a bungled bank robbery to the very first Wild West show to tour London, England.

I should have turned down her offer. I should have resisted her charms. But I didn't.

Because there comes a time in every man's life when he's got nothing left to lose...but his heart.

Yours,
Billy Darling

Customer Reviews:

Liked but not loved........2007-07-27

I fell in love with the characters of this novel, but did not like the ending so much. The twists and turns the hero and heroine take together, and their very attraction to one another is very definite. Who doesn't love an "outlaw"? Every girl has their dreams of a bad boy, even if he isn't bad at all, just a version of it, and Billy Darling is that man. The entire time I was reading the book, I wanted to just...give him a hug.

And I felt for the heroine, I really did. The guilt, the love, the sacrifices; I lived every emotion and cried every tear. Although I think some parts of the book could've been written better, it is not the emotion of the characters or the way the book is written, just a different journey that the heroine could've partaken.

Incredibly enertaining!.......2006-08-07

I loved this book. The reviews were so good that I had to check it out. I was not disappointed at all. To think I almost put it back(I buy most of my books at the local thrift shop). When you spend $8. for a new book and get disappointed, it makes you angry that you wasted good money. I won't mind buying some of her other books now that I remember that she's a great author. This book has everything you expect and all you don't expect. Books like this make you remember why you read historical romances in the first place. I read some of her books years ago and whe was one of my favorites and now I'm reunited with an old friend. Thanks for all the great reviews...You guys always know best.

What a wonderful book..........2006-03-25

This was the first Teresa Medeiros book that I've read & it certainly won't be the last. I would probably put this book in my top 5 favorites. This book had me laughing out loud so many times.

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Dear Reader,

I never enjoyed being a wanted man until the day Miss Esmerelda Fine marched into the Tumbleweed Saloon and pointed her derringer straight at my heart. Who would have guessed some duke's granddaughter-an awfully pretty one at that-would come gunning for the likes of me, a notorious bounty hunter with a taste for whiskey and a fondness for peach pie?

Lucky for me, she was a mighty poor shot. Instead of killing me, she hired me to find her runaway brother. Little did she know she was about to make the acquaintance of a flea-bitten basset hound named Sadie, the infamous Darling Gang, and my shotgun-toting kinfolk. And little did I know she was about to lead me on a merry chase that would take us from a bungled bank robbery to the very first Wild West show to tour London, England.

I should have turned down her offer. I should have resisted her charms. But I didn't.

Because there comes a time in every man's life when he's got nothing left to lose...but his heart.

Yours,
Billy Darling

* I highly recommend this book. It's a definite keeper.

My favorite Medeiros.......2006-02-28

My absolute favorite Medeiros romance of all time - this makes me want to read more westerns - and the tension between the hero and the heroine is hilarious.

My favorite scenes: When they firs meet, the barn scene, meeting the mother, taking care of Billy, reconciling with the brother.

A+ - I would HIGHLY recommend this for anyone who likes romance!

Everybody's Darling.......2004-10-04

Set in 1878, Esmerelda Fine is a 25 year old spinster who is a music teacher in Boston. She travels to the small town of Calamity in the Wild West to confront the man who she believes ruthlessly gunned down her baby brother. In a run down saloon in Calamity she finally comes face to face with Billy Darling and as the local sherrif refuses to arrest Billy, she is left to do the job herself. She points her little derringer at Billy and fires straight at his heart and faints at the same time.

Esmerelda wakes up in the local jailhouse and is again confronted by Billy Darling, the outlaw. He manages to convince her that he has never seen her brother in his life, let alone gun him down in cold blood. Esmerelda hires Billy to track down her brother, Bartholomew Fine III. Together they set off to find Bartholomew and have an adventure of their lifetime, coming across the Darling gang (Billy's four older brothers) and a crooked marshall.

This was a fabulous read. I love Westerns when they are well written and Nobody's Darling is one of the finest Western romances I have ever read. Billy is a real gentleman outlaw cast against the lady Esmerelda. Their romance was a pleasure to read and there was plenty of humour to keep you chuckling along. The secondary characters,especially Billy's brothers were also a real hoot to read about. A highly recommended read.

Lea Ling Tsang

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Anyone Can Dream.......2006-04-15

What a great accomplishment for the Author! Who else would know what dreams are all about and how it feels when they come through.

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Good book in a simplistic way.......2006-02-27

My wife bought this book on a whim. She left for the weekend and this was my weekend entertainment. My wife loves romantic ethnic type novels and I assume that's why she bought this. I like baseball so I decided to give it a try. I am not really into romantic type novels but this book was compelling enough. In the northeast we have lots of Gypsies here so that to sort of got me curious.

It is what it says it is. It is basically what this guy Austin is dreaming to be in the future. He goes through Vietnam, his own problems to finally get the chance at his dream and the story follows along well enough.

There is one chapter that goes a little too long. The ending is not a "normal" ending as it is not what I expected at all. But still it was entertaining and a quick read. It makes you think differently about Gypsies.

GYPSY DREAMER.......2006-02-26

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a good read.......2006-09-01

I found "Only Human" to be a very entertaining book.

Wish it was better.......2006-08-20

As an SF fan, I love the 9th Doctor series on TV. He's the quirkiest of the lot in many ways, but with so much more depth and sensitivity. He's a tortured soul who is determined to go on and save humans (and anyone else) from themselves and monsters of the universe. It is so unfortunate that those who wrote the fiction novellas based on this series have completely lost sight of what he and Rose are all about. They've made them into cartoon characters more than ever done in the scripts. Yes, they're supposed to be over the top characters who run into bizarre people and nearly ridiculous situations. But these can be handled so much better.

In Only Human, Roberts comes up with a passable plot, but he handles it so badly that I could barely finish the book. His writing shows signs of being professional but he slips into juvenility too frequently. Unlike Stone Rose, Only Human does at least stick to a single story. Heading into the distant past to solve a dangerous mystery, the pair deal with Neanderthals in a typical Doctor Who manner. But Rose's predicament in the end, and how she is saved from the Scarecrow syndrome (Wizard of Oz), was so badly dealt with that even children can not believe it.

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the Osterberg Experiment !! Journals uncovered!!.......2006-06-09

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I'm a 51st century ex-Time-Agent and reformed after a change of plan & heart, I jumped ship literally during WWII, to join up with an unlikely pair of time travelers w/ a stranger back-story than me (and that's really sayin' somethin'). Rose is a 19 year old from the 21st century and her designated driver (whatever that means) is a 900 yr. old alien known as the Doctor. Life is never dull while you're slummin' it through time and space with these two. Unfortunately, at the moment it so happens that I'm NOT out with them. Let me tell this story from the beginning, really 28,000 years ago, ya see someone sent a caveman, yeah no kidding a really an honest to gods caveman, his name is DAS, well someone sent DAS into the future, here in the "dim-ages" where Rose is from (no offence Rose). The Doctor smelling a time-tripping rat, I.D.s the tech used as dangerous & unstable (not an unfamiliar scenario in this biz), as a result of this, the TARDIS couldn't bring DAS back to his time without killing him in the process. Oh the TARDIS, that's the Doc's time/space machine and the last of its kind, like the Doctor himself. So without so much as a drawn straw I was elected to stay behind, (or ahead if you'd rather be chronologically correct) and introduce our poor Neanderthal to the world of tomorrow, what's likely to be his new home for the rest of his natural days. I feel like the Doctor just kind of dropped the ball on this considering that, without the proper research of the time period, I'm just as much a "fish out of water" as DAS. Meanwhile the Doctor and Rose are off having all the fun by themselves, probably facing genetically engineered predators at the dawn of man. I don't mean to complain, but I did create a "big distraction" back at the hospital, when we rescued DAS, from the locals. Babysitting the "boy that time forgot" wasn't the reward I had in mind.

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Best of the Bunch.......2006-02-03

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Psychiatrist and philosopher Roger Walsh looks at seven common practices of the world's major religions to tease out a guidebook for contemporary spirituality. With gleanings from Judaism, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism, Walsh offers seven chapters devoted to enlightenment. For example, "Practice 1" discusses how readers can reduce cravings and find the soul's desire (very relevant in an increasingly materialistic world). Once Walsh has laid out the goals and reasoning behind each practice, he offers an array of exercises, such as how to "Examine the Experience of Craving" or "Reflect on the Cost of Craving." Although this format is overtly self-help, Walsh has brought forth a wise and highly respectable book that integrates some of the best practices that the world's religions can offer. The introduction by the Dalai Lama gives Walsh great praise for helping readers become purer in motivation so that they can lead a more fulfilling life in service to love and compassion. --Gail Hudson

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"Essential Spirituality beautifully articulates the benefits of spiritual living in the material world."-Dan Millman, author, Everyday Enlightenment and The Way of the Peaceful Warrior"Deceptively simple. Its power is rooted not only in Dr. Walsh's formidable intellectual capacity to deal effectively with a vast body of religious literature but in his own deep spiritual practices in a multitude of disciplines over many years. An important contribution."-Ram Dass, author, Be Here Now "An absolute masterpiece . . . Essential Spirituality is helpful to both the unseasoned and seasoned seeker. The writing is deep, simple, and clear yet at the same time poetic and musical. A must read."-GERALD G. JAMPOLSKY, M.D. author, Love Is Letting Go of Fear

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Based on over twenty years of research and spiritual practice, this is a groundbreaking and life-changing book. In his decades of study, Dr. Roger Walsh has discovered that each of the great spiritual traditions has both a common goal and seven common practices to reach that goal: recognizing the sacred and divine that exist both within and around us. Filled with stories, exercises, meditations, myths, prayers, and practical advice, Essential Spirituality shows how you can integrate these seven principles into one truly rewarding way of life in which kindness, love, joy, peace, vision, wisdom, and generosity become an ever-growing part of everything you do.

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Essential Spirituality.......2007-10-11

If you are on a quest of spirituality, this book is a must for your libarary of references.

Full of wisdom.......2006-08-21

A wonderful book by a wise and articulate author; I recommend it to everyone.

Great and practical book!.......2006-08-15

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Truly Essential.......2006-01-16

Dr. Roger Walsh has succeeded in communicating such profound wisdom in so simple and lucid language. His deep knowledge of the various religions and his own spiritual wisdom motivates the reader to embark upon this fascinating journey to realize one's true nature. The book is relevant today as never before, given the religious overtones underlying the various global conflicts. If only the global leaders - Political and Religious - had the good fortune of reading such a book to be aware of the same spiritual core of all religions, the world would have been an infinitely better place for all of us.

Exceptional writing and exceptional messages.......2005-05-07

If you only read one book on spirituality in your whole life, perhaps it should be this one. Roger Walsh is one of the greatest western writers in the spiritual traditions. His stories, his messages, and his ability to write in a way that most everyone can relate to are second to none. In this book, he provides practical advice on what to do to lead a more spiritual life. These ideas are extrapolated from the practices of various sages from a variety of spiritual traditions around the world. If you are ready to explore the spiritual side of yourself in depth, this is a great book to read. If you are interested in the psychology aspect of spirituality but not so much in spirituality itself or if your want more reading on how psychology is related to spiritual growth, may I suggest the excellent book called "The Ever-Transcending Spirit" by Toru Sato. Both books are extremely insightful and not written in a pretentious "I will teach you how to become enlightened" kind of way. In fact, the more enlightened we become, the less we teach, the less we preach, and the more appreciative we become of the process of growth both in ourselves and in others. Both authors claim that they are just regular individuals like you and me seeking glimpses of enlightenment and trying to understand what it all means. In any case, they still seem to know much more than me so I am happy that they have decided to share what they know by writing these books. These books are highly recommended.

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