Calder's Rose (ISBN 0505525321)

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.

Sweet Kate writes a lot of spice!:
Two authors, two genders. Put them together and the characters come alive....LITERALLY! Shane McNamara writers western fiction. Devin James writes western romance. Their editors have decided to put them together and have their main characters rendevous. The problem is, the real chemistry is between the authors (all though the characters do get a little heated on the side). Curious things start to happen. Shane thinks Devin is writing the book without him when pages start appearing in the mornings, and Devin thinks the same of Shane. (Insert Twilight Zone theme here) They're both wrong. The authors of this story are the fictional hero and heroine these two have created, and they're not happy to just sit back and let someone else decide their fate! Kate Angell writes light-hearted fun reads. And sexy. Did I mention sexy? Shane is so yummy, I was starting to hope HE'D come to life!

Buy it - and you will LOVE IT !:
This is a story about two authors who are put together for six weeks to write a book combining their two characters. Sparks fly and you have a heating romance. The sub-plot is amazing since the character come alive and start writing the book. I have enjoyed all of Kate Angell books and I am sure you will too.

Very Entertaining!:
This was a great book. You have two authors, Shane and Devin, both with a successful western series. Shane writes about Calder, a hired gun. Calder goes from town to town and brothel to brothel. He's a loner and a lady's man. Devin writes about Rose. A pure lady in a western town. She runs a saloon and is loved by all. The publisher's of Devin and Shane's series, put them in a cottage together for six weeks so they can write a joint story, bringing Calder and Rose to the same city. The writers are as different as the characters they have created. There is a lot of witty banter and creative issues between the writers and a lot of sexual sparks. Soon there characters take on a life of their own. I can't go into anymore detail without spoiling some of the surprises. But I really enjoyed both the story lines, Devin and Shane, Calder and Rose. It is a unique and very entertaining story. It only lost a star from me because of a third "story line" involving a country western singer. I just didn't see the point of it, it seemed unnecessary. You'll love it :)

Wonderful.:
Devin James has been very successful in her historical/western romance series involving a strong heroine character named Rose Coltraine. Rose is a saloon proprietress, but unlike most women in this position, Rose is a prim and proper miss. In fact, she is the most respected woman in town. Shane McNamara has also been very successful in his western series which involves a tough gunslinger named Dare Calder. Hot bedroom scenes are scattered throughout each book. Calder never has trouble getting any woman he wants into bed and he never looks back once he has taken them to bed. The two authors are a lot like their characters. Devin and Rose are sweet, honest, and looks for romance. Shane and Calder want only to slip into the sheets with a different woman every night. Normally Devin and Shane would have nothing to do with each other. However, Silver Star Publishing decided they would collaborate on a book. Their two main characters are to meet and share an adventure together. So the two authors are thrown together in a private cabin on a private Florida beach, given a SHORT deadline, and told to go to work. This is much easier commanded than done. Shane insists that Rose slip into bed with Calder. HIS fans expect it. After all, no female can resist the gunslinger. Devin insists that Calder woo Rose and forget any hanky-panky with saloon owner. After all, HER fans expect Rose to be treated like a true lady. The two authors clash on every single thing. Their heated anger and stress (A.K.A. passionate feelings for their characters) ends up actually bringing the two main characters to life (sort of). Rose and Calder decide to take the making of the novel into their own hands! ***** This is mainly a modern contemporary romance; however, there is a touch of paranormal as the story goes along. No ghosts, vampires, or other overly used props in this tale though. I am told that authors come to care deeply for their characters. This story proves it. An interesting twist for romance fans. ***** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.