The True Love Quilting Club (Avon Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

When she was fourteen, Trixie Lynn Parks spent one glorious year in Twilight, Texas before her dad ripped her away from the one place that felt like home. Changing her name to Emma, she took off for NYC, determined to make it big on Broadway, but after twelve years of struggling, she finds herself heading back to Twilight, and to her first love, Sam Cheek.

Sam Cheek has grown from quiet, dependable boy to steady, loyal, man. He loves his hometown and thrives on his traditional, predictable life that includes his veterinary practice and his young son. But Trixie Lynn shakes all that up when she returns to town. The chemistry between them burns hotter than ever, but soon Trixie Lynn is faced with a difficult choice: the fame and fortune she's always wanted, or the man she's never forgotten.

I absolutely adored the first Twilight, Texas book, THE SWEETHEARTS' KNITTING CLUB and didn't see how Lori Wilde would ever top it. Well, Ms. Wilde just proved me wrong because THE TRUE LOVE QUILTING CLUB is even better. I read this book in one day, unable to put it down. Even when I tried, I found myself picking it right back up, needing to devour just one more paragraph, one more page, one more chapter of Sam and Trixie Lynn's story.

Sam Cheek is a huge part of this book's fabulousness. Here's a hero who is such a refreshing departure from the Alpha male. He's Steady Sam. Dependable, quiet, traditional. On the outside he doesn't even seem all that assertive. It isn't until the reader gets to know him that we see that under all those brooding good looks lurks a very passionate man. On top of all that, he's a great father to his son, wonderful with animals, and beloved to the whole town.

In Sam's arms, Trixie Lynn finally finds a place to call home, and with Trixie Lynn, Sam discovers a spontaneous, part of himself that makes him realizes he no longer wants to settle for less than true love. The chemistry between them is superbly written, as is the emotion that leaps off every page.

With a fantastic cast of characters that will keep readers smiling, and an emotional, sexy romance between Sam and Trixie Lynn that you can't help but devour from page one, THE TRUE LOVE QUILTING CLUB is everything a contemporary romance should be. I've completely fallen in love with the town of Twilight, Texas and can't wait for more books in this series (pretty please, Ms. Wilde, keep `em coming!).

I have always loved Lori Wilde's books, and her latest series about Twilight, Texas is quickly becoming a favorite for me. The first one knocked me off my feet with it's depth and the emotional response it got from me. I just loved it! I had hoped that this one would follow it up. And wow, it did! I don't know if I think it's better than the first or not--I'll have to go back and re-read the first one again just to compare :) Let me just say that it is an EXCELLENT read and if you're looking for a romance that is sweet and true with heart, this book is a winner! Thanks Lori, can't wait for another in this series. You've really gained some depth as a writer and I love it!

This book was, by far, the worst of the Twilight series. Do not like Emma, a washed out wanna be actress who never made it big ... who looks down her nose at "the backwards town" or "behind the times town" which she says over and over again. She mocks Sam on their date for only being brave enough to order his drink of choice, beer. Instead she dares him into drinking a margarita for good times. The whole terribly terrified of dogs part was really lame ... she worked with a dog that bit her every night (never drew blood) while on one job ... and she kept going to the job as long as it ran .... but now she's heart-stoppingly terrified of every other dog and has panic attack when one is around. Then is lamely cured of her fear.
I love Sam and sure wish he'd set his heart on someone not as shallow as Emma. I also enjoyed all the other characters in the book but since Emma was the main character, I had to give this a low rating.