Shifting Calder Wind

"Shifting Calder Wind" by Dailey, Janet, published by Zebra Books. Chase Calder has no recollection of who he is, why he came to Fort Worth...or who tried to put a bullet in his head the night that a cowboy named Laredo Smith saved his life. Laredo recognizes him as the owner of Montana's Triple C Ranch--but according to the local papers, Chase has just been declared dead, the victim of a fiery car crash.The only place Chase can find answers is at the Triple C...and the only person he can trust is his level-headed daughter-in-law, Jessy Calder. Helping Chase brings Jessy into conflict with headstrong Cat Calder, and into an uneasy alliance with the mysterious and seductive Laredo. And when another family member is found murdered on Calder soil, Chase resolves to come out of hiding and track down a ruthless killer...before the killer finds him first... ''Dailey's latest romantic suspense, with all its secrets, intrigue, and machinations, especially Laredo's Remington Steele-type background, will continue to please.'' --BooklistFrom Publishers WeeklyDailey, veteran author of more than 100 romance novels, seven of which belong to the Calder family saga (Green Calder Grass, etc.), adds another immensely readable installment to this two-decades-old series. At the novel's outset, patriarch Chase Calder is shot and presumed dead while on a business trip in Texas. The incident leaves Chase with a mild head wound and a case of amnesia. The only people he feels he can trust are the man who saved him, a mysterious cowboy named Laredo Smith, and Laredo's mother, Hattie, who is a registered nurse. When Laredo learns Chase's identity from the hotel where Chase had been staying, he packs Hattie and Chase in his truck and heads to the Triple C Ranch in Montana, where Chase's ''funeral'' is underway. There he forms an alliance with Chase's widowed daughter-in-law, Jessy, and they make plans to stash Chase away in an old line-shack on the ranch until he regains his memory or until Laredo unmasks Chase's shooter. Although Dailey's prose is occasionally awkward (''In swift reaction, he came to full alertness''), readers can count on the usual dose of romance between Laredo and Jessy, as well as the reappearance of countless characters from previous Calder books-including spiteful Tara Calder, colorful Culley O'Rourke and Sheriff Logan Echohawk. This book will be a homecoming for many of the series' followers, but new readers would be wise to start with book one (This Calder Sky, 1981) before immersing themselves in this homespun tale. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. From BooklistChase Calder regains consciousness not knowing who he is butsure that someone tried to kill him. A mysterious and charismaticcowboy named Laredo rescues Chase and with the help of his friend,Hattie, nurses him back to health. Laredo does a little snooping andsoon figures out that the amnesia victim he's caring for is one of therichest, most powerful ranchers in Montana--which doesn't explain whyChase is injured and in Fort Worth. With only his widoweddaughter-in-law, Jessy, knowing that he isn't dead, Chase and his twonew friends hide out until his memory returns, and in the meantime,Hattie starts looking pretty good to Chase. This tale continues theCalder family saga, which has been popular ever since This CalderSky (1981) came out and which includes such recent titles asCalder Pride (1999) and Green Calder Grass (2002). Dailey'slatest romantic suspense, with all its secrets, intrigue, andmachinations, especially Laredo's Remington Steele-type background,will continue to please. Shelley MosleyCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Book details: published 2004. Order now on BookShops.in with fast, reliable delivery across India.