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A review by melimooreads109
Texas! Chase by Sandra Brown
4.0
Ok so I have some thoughts about this one especially after reading some of the other reviews. There's a feminist rant at the end of this, so if that's not your jam you'll probably want to move on.
Marcie is in love with Chase, has been since they were children, and she randomly reconnects with him at the rodeo after not having seen him for some time. After the death of his wife he's drinking himself stupid and hooking up with all the fast women and riding rodeo even though he's really to old for it. He gets on a bull drunk, gets seriously injured and Marcie nurses him back to health.
Throw in a marriage of convenience and the fact that she bought his dead wife's dream home and there should be some angst but Chase is really just a massive buttmunch who treats her like trash and thankfully she really doesn't tolerate it.
The thing that bothers me about this story is that a lot of reviewers are calling her a stalker, and calling her unrequited love creepy. There are so many stories out there with almost this exact plot, where a male lead does big gestures for the female lead ( marries her so she can use his money, buys her a house, hides big information about their relationship from her, etc.) and the overall attitude towards the characters and story is very different. I didn't get stalker vibes from Marcie. I got a woman who was in love with a man, wanted him to be happy, and found ways to manipulate the situation to get what she wanted just like so many males in marriage of convenience stories do. It's been bugging me so much (clearly) that there is an obvious double standard when this was hardly a bunny boiler situation. I can't help but feel if the roles were reversed no one would blink an eye.
Overall the story is fine, the side characters don't suck, and Chase kind of stops being a total turd so do with that what you will. The actual suspense element that is part of the story is interesting and terrifying when you really think about it. The story is definitely worth the read.
Marcie is in love with Chase, has been since they were children, and she randomly reconnects with him at the rodeo after not having seen him for some time. After the death of his wife he's drinking himself stupid and hooking up with all the fast women and riding rodeo even though he's really to old for it. He gets on a bull drunk, gets seriously injured and Marcie nurses him back to health.
Throw in a marriage of convenience and the fact that she bought his dead wife's dream home and there should be some angst but Chase is really just a massive buttmunch who treats her like trash and thankfully she really doesn't tolerate it.
The thing that bothers me about this story is that a lot of reviewers are calling her a stalker, and calling her unrequited love creepy. There are so many stories out there with almost this exact plot, where a male lead does big gestures for the female lead ( marries her so she can use his money, buys her a house, hides big information about their relationship from her, etc.) and the overall attitude towards the characters and story is very different. I didn't get stalker vibes from Marcie. I got a woman who was in love with a man, wanted him to be happy, and found ways to manipulate the situation to get what she wanted just like so many males in marriage of convenience stories do. It's been bugging me so much (clearly) that there is an obvious double standard when this was hardly a bunny boiler situation. I can't help but feel if the roles were reversed no one would blink an eye.
Overall the story is fine, the side characters don't suck, and Chase kind of stops being a total turd so do with that what you will. The actual suspense element that is part of the story is interesting and terrifying when you really think about it. The story is definitely worth the read.