Can't Buy Me Love
by Molly O'Keefe
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Critic Rating
71%
Critic Reviews: 15
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Reader Rating
73%
Reader Ratings: 77
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Synopsis
In Molly O'Keefe's captivating new contemporary romance, a woman with a past and a man without a future struggle to find a place where they belong. A girl from the wrong side of the tracks, Tara Jean Sweet knows that opportunity will never knock; she'll have to seize it. Elderly Texas rancher Lyle Baker has a dying request: He will give Tara Jean a stake in his leather business in exchange for a little family subterfuge. All Tara Jean has to do is play the... more
About Molly O'Keefe
- All Critics: 15
- Positive: 14
- Negative: 1
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Dear Author | 27 Jun 2012
...I can only say that Can’t Buy Me Love is the rare kind of book that both challenges the genre’s limits and reaffirms its most fundamental appeal. A-
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Read, React, Review | 19 Jun 2012
...is an unexpectedly rich family-centered love story, with mature and sexy characters and interweaving sub-plots that keep you turning the pages as fast as you can read.
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My Overstuffed Bookshelf | 8 Aug 2012
...don't know if it was the writing, the characters or the whole scheme that has me shaking my head in displeasure with this read.
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Author Kelly Moran | 15 Oct 2012
The setting and premise for this book was great, as well as the back-story. Not to be missed.
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Clear Eyes, Full Shelves | 26 Jul 2012
While it’s definitely got a lot of edginess to it, and the characters are difficult, frustrating, human people, there’s also endearing humor peppered throughout to soften this emotional story.
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Lisa's World of Books | 13 Jun 2012
...was the first Molly O’Keefe book I have read and found her character development well done and thought out.
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Joyfully Reviewed
The emotions that both characters experience feel so real. Ms. O’Keefe does an amazing job of making her characters feelings come through clearly on the pages.
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Mixed Book Bag | 29 Jul 2012
There are a few cute moments, some laugh out loud moments, and very serious moments all wrapped into the story line.
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Manga Maniac Cafe | 25 Jul 2012
This is a sizzling love story about two very flawed people who are desperately looking for a place to fit in and find the happiness denied to them.
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Genre Go Round Reviews | 4 Jun 2012
This is a warm serio-comedic contemporary romance starring seemingly emotionally crippled protagonists (and sister) as first impressions are hard to surmount even when proven false.
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Romane Around the Corner | 26 Jun 2012
This book is a perfect example of a well-balanced story in which both leads have personal journeys as well as joint ones.
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All About Romance
The main characters are vivid and complex, with layer upon layer of issues and problems. By the time I closed the book I realized that I had been completely sucked into their lives.
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Drey's Library | 18 Jun 2012
...is a sweet contemporary romance with a lot of pent-up anger and unresolved family issues.
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The Romance Dish | 25 Jun 2012
Can’t Buy Me Love is a single-title debut worth celebrating. Molly O’Keefe tells a great story that evokes laughter and tears...
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The Book Reading Gals | 9 Aug 2012
Ms. O’Keefe has done such a tremendous job of bringing her characters to life that they will be the reason any reader will either love this book or hate it.
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