This 2nd in the series was much better than the first. Stuff happened, you became engaged with the characters. I can't say it was all that suspenseful, but at least it wasn't a doormat sitting around "whoa is me" like the first one. Unfortunately these books are about 500 pages long. I think the author should have found a way to shorten it to 300 or 350. This kind of book doesn't need to be that long.
I wouldn't have tried the 2nd if I hadn't had the whole set given to me by my sister.
Hope the 3rd one improves as much.

Very good book, couldn't wait to see what the ending was going to be!

As a sequel to Texas Rich, Fern Michaels introduces us to the younger generations of Colmans. Billie's children take a prominent role, exploring issues of reconciliation, loss and recovery, and illness. Then the two grandsons are positioned as looking into the future, one sure to be fraught with controversy as they see the world from different perspectives.

what the hell is wrong with this entire family?! And yet it gets four stars... because I shamelessly gobble down every page...

...it'd get five except that Maggie did a complete 180 because the spoiled rotten little brat finally got everything she wanted and I don't feel like she had to work for it nearly as hard as she thinks she did. having read the first book, I really doubt that handing her adult kids a few diaries that said her daddy didn't ever love her and pity the poor rich girl magically endeared them to her. I didn't like her in the first book and I didn't like her in this one either.

I loved Amelia in the first book and wasn't a fan of her here; she kind of orchestrated her own failure and that part about what she did with the house near the end just boggles me. It must be nice to be able to dump millions of dollars into a project and then just randomly burn it down because "I was hiding behind it." Um, okay? And then not even care that you literally lost all of it.

I also liked Sawyer in the first book and not so much here, though she wasn't nearly as bad as Maggie or Amelia and her coming to terms with everything/changing her attitude was at least a bit more believable.

Cole and Riley l loved, with all their faults and anger-I've loved Riley consistently through both books, which probably means I'm due some Riley hate here soon. He's almost TOO good.

Have already started book 3.

Very easy read and easy to relate to most of what is happening in the story. Ready to pick up the next one and going on with the series.

Thought it was tough in the beginning to get into it
Restarted a couple of times
But fabulous family story at end

Fun beach reading!

Book #2 in the series does not lack for an excellent plot or action or conflict or character development.
Maggie has inherited Sunbridge and had begun to get her life straight; Cole and Riley are at Sunbridge, too, and not getting along at all; Amelia's marriage seems to be falling apart, but mostly ybecause of her insecurity; Susan is home at Sunbridge pregnant and Jereome is nowhere to be found; Sawyer has a brain tumor; Cole and Riley are accused of rape.
Toooo many details to mention, but you will NOT be bored with this book!!!

This early Fern Michaels, a Dallas-like family saga, could have been updated with a little editing, but in this world women still traipse around Texas in full length sables and smoke on airplanes, use pay phones, and refer to outdated brand names. As one character asks, "Why do these things keep happening to us?" I want to answer because you are in a soap opera. All the women have glamorous careers: concert pianist, fashion designer, aircraft developer and are Texas larger than life. Still, the characters are well-drawn and each have problems to overcome, which they do in fine style. I did get a little tired of the daughter who hates her birth mother so much she'd rather die and Amelia who marries a much younger man, then can't cope without destroying everything. But the rivalry between the two teenage boys is authentic and the men in their lives are all (but one) good guys in the end. Lots of twists and turns to keep you reading and a happy ending for all.

The Texas series is a great story line.

This second read in the Texas series, brings Maggie home to Sunbridge after being sent away Pregnant at 14. She has to deal with all the demons from her childhood and get to know her daughter Sawyer. Wonderful series. Now on the third book in this series Texas Fury.

** Note: To get the full story of characters & there are many.
1st Read - Texas series. 2nd Read - Vegas series. 3rd Read - Kentucky series. **
-- Saw this in some reviews after I already read the Vegas Series.

Excellent books, kept me right there wanting more. Full of family excitement, drama, death, long time friends, tragic things happen and Billie is holding everything together. . .Sawyer has a lot going on with herself and will she find love . . . Maggie finally finds love but will she be able to keep it.