Tall, Tanned & Texan by Kimberly Raye

Deanie Codge lost her mother shortly after her birth, and grew up on the family ranch with her father and five brothers. Anytime she tried to be a young lady, her brothers made fun of her until he changed back into her John Deere tee shirt and jeans. After living her life as a tomboy for the last twenty-nine years, Deenie made up her mind to become more feminine. So, she quit her job, found a new job managing a lingerie boutique in the big city and signed up for Camp E.D.E.N., to get a crash course in sexuality.

Rance McGraw just happened to be in town when her brothers found Deanie missing. He volunteered to find the little tomboy he knew in high school and bring her home. When he meets her for the first time in years, he’s amazed at the change. Deenie has grown up into a very hot sexy lady. Though Rance managed to get her off the plane one stop short of her destination, Deanie has her mind set on getting on the next plane. When she complains about missing the first day of camp, Rance volunteers his services as a teacher. Now Rance has just 24 hours to teach Deanie about how to love and be loved.

Kimberly does a good job with this book in terms of the conflict between the characters and painting the details of the story. She had some pretty interesting secondary characters, though I wish she did more with them. The sex isn’t as intense as some Blazes, though it’s definitely interesting. I think you’ll enjoy reading this book.

Details: Blaze #233, February 2006

Bottom line: A pretty good book