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| Sam's Creed (Hell's Eight) | 
 enlarge | Author: Sarah Mccarty
Publisher: Spice
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 102451
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5 x 1.3
ISBN: 0373605234
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780373605231
ASIN: 0373605234
Publication Date: June 24, 2008
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Product Description
Known for making up his own rules of right and wrong, Texas Ranger Sam "Wildcard" MacGregor takes what he wants when he wants it, especially when it comes to women. But seduction is the last thing on his mind the moment he stumbles across an Hispanic beauty crouching in fear beside a burned-out wagon. And it doesn't take long before he realizes the woman the townsfolk call "cursed" is hiding secrets too dangerous to face alone.Isabella may look feminine and unassuming, but she's hell in a bodice with gunslinging skills to match any man's. But though she knows not to give Sam her heart as readily as she offers him her lush body, Isabella is certain she sees in Sam what he can barely glimpse in himself—a virtuous man dropped deep into a hard country bent on breaking him. A man who, under it all, craves a passionate woman willing to risk everything…
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 Not as good... June 24, 2008
9 out of 12 found this review helpful
Sam's Creed is definitely not as good as the first book in the series. The first book brought you into Hell's Eight territory. You met the other men, you bonded with them...this book doesn't take you anywhere near Hell's Eight territory. Sam doesn't interact with any (ok just one) of the other members of Hell's Eight.
It just honestly wasn't as interesting as the first book. I didn't even like the heroine as much in this book as I did in the first one. I know that Sam was on a quest to find the sister, but this wasn't mentioned that much and in the end, not to ruin it, but he never even went back to his Hell's Eight brothers to let them know where he was or that he wasn't going to look for the sister anymore.
Overall I was disapointed. It's still an entertaining read, but not one that I will read over and over again like I did the first book.
Great Second book in Series June 21, 2008
8 out of 12 found this review helpful
I loved Sarah's book since she started on Ellora's Cave and this series is just as good as those. I must say I liked Sam's story better than Caine's story. I felt the tension more and it was smoking! Looking forward to the next in the series as well as the Promises series.
When's is the next unchained book coming out?
Good not great July 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Sam's Creed is the second book in the Hell's Eight series by Sarah McCarty. In this book, we get Sam's story. Texas Ranger Sam MacGregor is out searching for a woman (as detailed in the epilogue in the first book of the series - Caine's Reckoning) when he comes upon a couple of burned out wagons. Exploring the wreckage, he comes upon Isabella "Bella" Montoya. Bella is trying to get away from Tejala, a bad guy who controls a large part of the territory and is determined to marry Bella. Bella enlists Sam's help in trying to get away from Tejala's men who are determined to bring Bella to Tejala.
Sarah McCarty's books are an auto-buy for me. After reading Caine's Reckoning, I couldn't wait to read the next book in the Hells Eight series. And to be honest, while I enjoyed the book, I was a tad disappointed in it. While the steaminess was there, there didn't seem to be much of a varied plot- think feisty heroine (feisty defined as she continually disregards Sam's instructions when the bad guys appear), alpha male who's determined not to fall for the heroine as they both try to keep away from the bad guys. Not a bad story line, but after reading the author's other books, it seemed like there could have/should have been more to it.
If you've never read a Sarah McCarty's books, this isn't a bad book to start with though you may wonder what all the fuss is about. If you're a fan of Sarah's books, I think you'll like the book, and there is a bonus as there's an introduction of possible characters that will appear in the next book (Tucker's story).
Finally June 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This book was well worth waiting for. I've read tons of books while waiting for this one, so maybe one of the books I read before kind of lead me to expect something more and believe me this book was great. Sam was strong, though she seemed to focus more on his emotional pain vs his courage and his alpha personality which is always a pull for me when reading a book. The sex scenes were well written and fantastic. The story line was very well done. This is an excellent author and I've always bought her work without previewing and will continue to do so.
entertaining erotic Texas Ranger pre-Civil War romance July 2, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
In 1858 bone weary Texas Ranger Sam "Wild Card" MacGregor sees the two burned out wagons and thinks how ugly people are to one another. Tired he sees two bodies bloated by the sun and expects to find women and children, as wagons usually mean dependents. Accompanied by Kell the dog, they find more corpses and one lively female survivor. Isabella Montoya explains to Sam they are dead because of her though she was not with them when they died.
He offers to take her home, bit she explains she is engaged in an arranged marriage to Tejala a nasty villain she refuses to wed. Sam insists on taking her back to her family's ranch, but she explains Tejala's odious henchmen stalk the spread. When they come close to her ranch, he realizes she was telling the truth as Tejala's thugs abound obviously seeking her out and would kill him to get her. Meanwhile wealthy Bella decides to seduce Sam into marrying her; she figures it helps that she is attracted to him and more important he is an honorable person who also can protect her. Sam wants the woman who almost accidentally killed him when they met, but tries to be honorable as he knows she is an innocent siren.
As with CAINE'S RECKONING, Sarah McCarty provides an entertaining Hell's Eight erotic Texas Ranger pre-Civil War romance. The story line is fast-paced mostly due to the powerful relationship between Sam and Bella, whose exchanges makes the tale. Although Tejala is a stereotypical avarice serial killing villain, fans will appreciate the lone ranger with his horse and dog falling in love with a spitfire heiress.
Harriet Klausner
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