5 comments about Illusions.

1. This book started out with a cast of interesting characters, however, early on you could figure out who Delaney would end up with. Jared, Lucas, and Riley all interested in Delaney, lots of side characters that were quirky (her dad, Toby, Susan, Delaney's staff, Rina, the lawyer). It was a fun summer read, went quickly, and had a plot instead of girl meets guy who she doesn't like but who likes her, etc., etc.



2. Since my youth, I know the existence of Janet Dailey, but I never wanted to try her books. And some years ago, when I heard about the plagiarism she made on Nora Roberts books (and Nora's one of my favorites), I was disgusted.

   But the worlds keep moving, and then, ILLUSIONS came to my hands and I started to read it. And believe me, I loved this book. I couldn't believe that it was plagiarism, and later I knew it wasn't. Janet has a very nice sense of humor, she made up adorable characters on this book and a very nice plot that kept me reading during the whole night. It's the kind of book that sometimes it's not so interesting but that is never boring. I loved this book and I'd highly recommend it for fans of this genre. Janet is a very good writer.




3. I never saw it coming - this is a great mystery and romance, and I figured out the romance but the murder mystery? Never would have dreamed it! Love Janet Dailey's work and you'll love this book. Lovely romantic ending!



4. Overall, the story was good but what was missing was more character development and relationship background between Delaney and the one she ends up with. The story's end was too abrupt and and epilogue would have been nice.



5. Hard to understand why every guy was interested in her.
   
   Not a lot of character development. I was enjoying the storyline until the middle of the book totally bogged down. Not sure where the author was going. By the end of the book I couldn't have cared less what happened to anybody.

5 comments about Shifting Caldor Wind.

1. I've read every Calder book Janet Dailey has written since the series started in 1982. I was a precocious 8th grader then. Either my tastes have changed, or Janet Dailey is losing her touch. I thought the last book in the series (Green Calder Grass) was the worst at the time it came out, but this one reaches a new low in dullness. It's nice that the author has involved patriarch Chase Calder more in this story. He's the man that hooked us all in the first book. I guess she had no choice since she killed off Ty Calder in the last book. That was a crazy move, since he should have lived to become the new Calder patriarch. But the book's main romance, which Dailey is famous for, is between a mysterious stranger, Laredo, and Ty's widow, Jessie. I found their relationship rather boring. There wasn't enough interaction between them to make me really root for them to get together. Maybe it's because I don't care much about Jessie anymore. I just find myself wishing Janet Dailey had killed her instead of Ty. The mystery of who's trying to kill Chase isn't bad, but all in all, the storyline is weak. I'll probably continue to read any Calder book Dailey puts out because I have so much invested, and I'm a glutton for punishment. But I think now I'll just get them from the library.



2. Like all of Janet Dailey's books, she keeps you involved with the characters. I really enjoy being able to feel what the Calders are feeling in emotional value as well as the setting.
   
   I will not give away information about the book because it takes away the mystic of reading for yourself, but I am an avid reader of Janet Dailey's books and the Calder series will always be my favorite.
   
   I do recommend that you read this book.



3. I am hooked on the Calder series so I had to find out what happened to the family after Ty died. This book seems to tie up some more of the storylines. Janet Dailey has me hooked since her first Calder story "The Calder Sky" still the best!



4. IN THE WEE HOURS OF THE MORNING, I BEGAN READING THIS BOOK AND DIDN'T SLEEP UNTIL IT WAS FINISHED AT 4 AM! NOT REALIZING THIS WAS PART OF A SERIES, NOW I MUST FIND THE OTHER BOOKS.
   I DON'T LIKE TO DISCUSS STORY LINES IN MY REVIEWS AS THAT IS DONE IN THE AMAZON REVIEWS. THE CHARACTERS ARE VERY INTERESTING AND I DEVELOPED LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH ALL OF THEM. I LIKED THE FACT THAT I WAS NOT LEFT WONDERING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THE COUPLES IN THIS BOOK, TOO.



5. I thoroughly enjoyed this book - you feel as through you a living the book with the Calders - you can picture the various scenes in your own mind and even have a picture in your own mind as to how each of the characters look - you feel their emotions and cry with their pain. I ordered this book from the US as I have not been able to find it in Australia.

5 comments about Lone Calder Star (Calder Saga's).

1. In this latest installment of the Calder saga, Janet Dailey displays the hallmarks that made the earlier Calder books such a critical and commercial success. The story takes us to Texas and the Cee Bar Ranch, home of the first Calder ancestor, Seth. Lawman Clint Echohawk, still mourning the loss of his father, travels from Montana to the ranch in Texas to manage the ranch and investigate the suspicious ongoings there. Sparks fly between Quint and Dallas, a waitress/student who eventually, along with her endearing grandfather Empty, move into the ranch as hired hands. Whether fighting the corrupt schemes of neighbouring rancher Max Rutledge, or feelings for his new love Dallas, Quint Echohawk reminds us why we love the Calder men...they're strength, pride, and tenderness. All in all, this is a very welcome addition to the Calder Saga. No Calders are killed of in this book (thank you Ms. Dailey...I was running out of kleenex) but the plot is nonetheless well-paced and keeps you hooked! If you are a fan of the earlier books in the Calder saga, this book will take you back home!



2. I have read all of the Calder Series and throughly enjoyed them.
   My husband read the original books and when I finished the latest, Lone Calder Star, he decided to read this book. He
   enjoyed it so much that I gave him the other 4 hard back Calder Books to read. Janet writes easy to read books that is spell binding and I do not want to put them down until I finish them. I would definitely recommend Lone Calder Star to anyone that enjoys a good book.



3. Cliche-ridden, wordy addition to the Calder cycle features cardboard characters and overly-familiar situations.



4. As stated, this was the first novel of hers I've read. I have the paperback version. I had a book I hated, took it to my bookstore and got this one instead (it was the same price, not the best way to pick a book).
   
   I sat on it for a few months before I finally picked it up. I found I should have picked it up much earlier. I enjoyed the novel. I do agree with one of the reviews that some of the characters were a bit "unwritten" but I still liked it and not having read any of the other Calder novels, it was still easy to follow.
   
   The one thing I liked about it, well sometimes in novels you can just sit there and think, yeah ok, that's never going to happen. I really think that this type of situation exists and she wrote it as it may have happened anywhere. I really enjoyed the way the characters talked. No one really talks like that anymore and I miss it. Big business doesn't care about who and what they take over either and I thought Daily wrote truthfully about that as well, but didn't throw it in my face.
   
   So, all in all, it was a good book. I hated putting it down. :)
   
   A-



5. Ms. Dailey has created her own family empire in print. The Calder family are irresistable. Throughout the years, she has written any episodes about Jessy, Tara, Laura, Cat (the indominable Calder women), and now Chase and his grandson Quint. He's actually Cat's son with Logan, but that's another story in itself. Most of the family have lived in Montana but had the means to enjoyed forays to Europe and such places. Chase Benteen Calden had been part Indian (Sioux) with the prominent cheekbones (like Bill Ross) and the lovely smooth black silky hair which Quint Echohawk has inherited.
   
   In Fort Worth, Texas, the empire, Calder Cattle Company, has expanded to owning the ranch called Cee Bar Ranch, which is where One Calder Star takes place. "A lonely star, a Texas sky, A Calder learns that trouble is nigh." Cold and windy in Texas, while the plains of Eastern Montana (big and empty land which has once been the domain of the mighty Sioux tribe) are in the mid-sixties. In this episode, Quint is sent to clear up a problem, not with woman as the good-looking Calder men have their prime choices, but with an ill-natured, rich rancher named Max Rutledge who is bound and determined to buy up all the land around the Cee Bar boundaries.
   
   Quint's latest flame, a flirtatious waitress, Dallas Gardner, poses a different kind of problem. Marriage doesn't come first with the Calders, sometimes later if all goes well. For now Quint must keep his interest in young Dallas a secret -- not because he is ashamed of her. On the contrary, he reveled in the way she made him feel. Rutledge is a man with few scruples and would use any means, especially a pretty woman, to have something to hold over him. He was one of the conscienceless, like Joe and Karl, and Dallas (the woman) could be used as a pawn.
   
   From Chase to Quinton in this 9th account of the Calders' expanding empire out West, to Trey, the heritage continues back where it started in the lone star state of Texas. "A single star, A Texas brand; there's no doubt he's on Calder land." Janet Dailey now lives in Branson, Missouri, the place Deana Martin also calls her new hometown.

5 comments about Heiress.

1. I couldn't put the book down....thoroughly enjoyed it



2. This is a story of betrayal, love and acceptance. It is a true "page turner" that I enjoy reading again and again. Get involved with the sisters' fight for their father's love and money. Enjoy the romances that bloom and the bond that grows between the sisters. I reccomend this book. You might ask why I give it only four stars? Well...the storyline between the two sisters could have ended better; plus, Dailey's idea of their father's money equaling his love for each daughter? Read it and tell me what you think. ;)



3. My copy of this book is soooo worn out...but I keep reading it again and again. A terrific story -- if you're a horse lover, you will really enjoy this book. Janet Dailey really did her research on the Arabian horse business of that time (the boom of the early and mid 80's) and only made a couple of errors, which only Arabian horse insiders would figure out anyway. In addition, the characters are believable and sympathetic. All in all, a fulfilling read -- good for those summer vacation days!



4. I read Heiress by Janet Dailey and I was moved. It kept me interested throughout the whole time. What was most interesting was the setting which is Houston, TX and I am very familiar with that setting. It's about these two girls that share the same father and one is illegitimate. Abbie Lawson is the legitimate one and she lives with her mother Babs. Rachel her half sister, was born on the same day as Abbie even though they had different mothers they were like Twins. Rachel has come to town to attend her father's funeral. There she finds out about the history of her father and his other family. Abbie is rich aristocrat who learns to be tame and down to earth while Rachel becomes self absorbed and in turn they switch places. Both of them fall in love with different men. They pursue their interest in horses which leads them to a devastating end.



5. I absolutely loved this book. The passion between Abby and Mac is fantastic. I have never experienced it reading any other book. I read the book and the same day I finished it I bought it off ebay. I read it again as soon as I received it in the mail. It's the only book I've read and then had to reread it because I liked it so much. If you like romance and passion this is the book for you!

2 comments about Something More.

1. I've been reading Janet Daily for over 25 years - since I was a teenager. Something More was delightful. The characters were from a western movie with twists and turns along the way. Daily wrote the plot wide open for a sequel. It will surely come.



2. Ten pages into this book, I could already predict almost everything that happened except the complete lack of romance between the hero & heroine. Everyone in the book basically gets stupid and tries to find some gold that the heroine's bandit ancestor hid on the hero's ranch. The heroine also miraculously solves the mystery of her long-missing grandfather. This book was one long yawn from the beginning to the end. I've read Janet Dailey before and never found her so boring and predictable. I was THRILLED to come to the last page, even though I was just skimming by that point. Although the library pasted a big red heart on the side, the hero & heroine kiss maybe two times and base a future relationship on that. Ugh.