Texas Fierce is a well written romance. Good plot, setting and writing. Great series. My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my digital book.. This is my unbiased review.

"Texas Fierce" tells of life on a ranch in the west when water was scarce and water rights could get someone killed. Bull comes home from the rodeo he loves to take over his family's failing ranch. Falling for the rich sexy Susan is something Bull really doesn't need or want. This is only the start of his troubles, with neighbors that are your enemies, sabotage at every turn, and his family ranch on the point of collapse. The rivalries and bad blood between neighbors, who were once old friends, makes Bull's job of saving his family ranch almost impossible. The grit and guts he shows in this story brings a HEA for Bull and Susan as well as the reader. Western romance never goes out of style, and Janet Dailey was one of the best. I would like to thank NetGalley and Kensington Books for gifting me "Texas Fierce". My opinion is my own. This is mine. 4 Stars!

Bull Tyler is as rough and fierce as the rodeo varmints he used to ride. He does things that don’t always make him a great guy, but life didn’t exactly treat him fairly either and the time he lives in wasn’t necessarily the easiest of times either.
This book chronicles Bull’s growth into the man his father always wanted him to be, including the many growing pains and learning what he’s capable of and how far he’s willing to go to protect and make successful his birthright and those he considers friend and loved one. There’s a bit of a mystery as to what really caused his father’s death, who shot and killed two men and how to deal with the culprits, what’s right for the Rimrock, what’s the right and fair thing to do and what’s simply an opportune twist in his favor?
Bull and his foreman Jasper (the closest thing to family he’s got left) are entrusted to protect a young girl. Then there’s Susan, an underage teen when Bull first meets her, but one who shakes up his world. When she returns a few years later as the fiancee of his childhood BFF and fiercest opponent, she’s still crazy about the gruff cowboy who sacrificed his best and last bull to save her life, then, didn’t rat her out for the stupid midnight escapade that ended in near disaster for the Rimrock. When she catches Ferg slipping out on her she’s had it and ends the engagement, even facing her family’s disapproval for doing so.
There are a lot of twists and hardships Bull, Susan and the Rimrock crew must endure over the 5 years this book spans.
“Texas Fierce” is a little grittier than some of the other Janet Dailey books in this setting I’m accustomed to. It explores the flaws and challenges that make use human and shape our characters. Enjoyable. Gotta say, when the finally mystery is revealed, I didn’t see it coming. Dailey knows how to keep your attention and make you hope things are righted for the wronged and affected. Just one person and her parcel unaccounted for… that I’d really have liked to have seen righted. Maybe that’s another tale… ?
* ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have read and enjoyed Janet Dailey for a very long time and I am thoroughly enjoying this series of books. I am really glad that in this book she has returned us back a generation and has tied all of the relationships together. Throughout the first three books many questions about the family feud between the Prescotts and the Tylers were not answered however in this fourth book Ms. Dailey has answered everything together quite well. This series of books has been as enjoyable as her incredible Calder series was. I would highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a family saga especially if they want a cowboy/rancher theme.

It read like it had been written in the 80s. The book spans years. Bull and Susan had an interesting courtship, and he was just as bull-headed as his name implies when it came to keeping his ranch afloat. Between the sabotage and the investigation of a suspicious death, this romance had a lot going on, probably to its detriment.

Rough terrain, rugged men and tempting women lay the landscape for a bumpy ride. Texas Fierce is a hearty tale of treachery and temptation. Bull and Susan are caught up in forces beyond their control. Danger resides on the horizon and it will take all of their strength to survive the irresistible pull they feel for each other. Fierce is the perfect adjective for a story as bold as the people who live it and the love that grows from it.

I have loved the Tyler's of Texas series, and believe that the books keep getting better. In Texas Fierce, you learn more about Virgil (Bull) Tyler. At times this book was heart-breaking and others it was sweet. His relationship with Susan was very tentative, but they couldn't stay away from each other, even though he tried.
The intrigue of what happened to Bull's father, the truth behind why things happened and who was behind his death, was gut-wrenching. When Susan enters his life, she is drawn to him and he is drawn to her, but the Prescott's won't allow a relationship. Even though she is not a Prescott, she is supposed to marry into the family to make the two families even wealthier. I was a little shocked at her parents' reactions when they found out why she called off the relationship. And then, when he ex hurts her in the worst possible way and she pulls back from Bull, it broke my heart.
Working hard to get his ranch operating in the black, Bull does everything in his power and that he can think of to get water (they are in a drought) so he can feed his cattle. When he finds out about some land that his dad owned, his life takes a turn for the better, but he is miserable without having Susan in his life. When the Prescott's interfere again, and this time something tragic happens that lands Bull in hot water, will he lean on Susan or push her away? Can he move past the reason that she pushed him away? Can she understand and forgive why he pushes her away? Can they be happy and solvent, or will the Prescott's ruin them?
I received an ARC, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest, voluntary review.

In this installment of the Tylers of Texas series Ms. Dailey takes us back in time when Bull Tyler first returned home to take over the ranch after his fathers passing. That's when he meets a very young Susan Rutledge. I wasn't a huge fan of hers at first. Typical spoiled rich girl. However, throughout the story she matures and grows into a wonderful woman. One deserving of the kind and determined Bull Tyler. She's willing to fight family, the land, and even Bull himself to win his heart. This is an interesting story of secrets, lies, and love. Definitely worth the read and one I highly recommend.

No one does western romance quite like Janet Dailey! Her characters and dialogue are spot on. Bull rider on the rodeo circuit, Bull Tyler, hasn't been to see his dad since they had words years ago. Now his dad is dead and he's inherited the ranch if you can call it that. There is also problem with the neighbors, the kind of problems that can get him killed. When he meets Susan he's sure he's found his mate but she's another man's. Great western romance!

IF you have kept up with thus western series by Janet Dailey, you will realize this is almost prequel of sorts. Instead of forward in the future, we are told the back story of the Tylers and how they reclaimed their hold on the ranch. It also sets up the search of the secret which is the mystery through each of the stories.

As for the book, it is an outstanding story of love, pride, and the toughness of family. I enjoyed both the scenery and the thrills of taming a rugged land while wooing a strong woman, especially one destined to marry the very family you hate. Definitely a great read!

Bull Tyler had lived his whole life on Rimrock in Texas. At least until he left to pursue a bull riding career. In his early 20s, he was found by his dad's best ranch hand, Jasper, after a night of bullriding and told that his father had passed and left him the ranch at Rimrock. He had never wanted to return but now that his father was dead and left him the ranch, what else could he do but return to the ranch?

Susan Rutledge was the cousin of Bull's worst enemy, the Prescott family. There was an instant attraction between Susan and Bull but their happiness was to be found far into the future, if at all. And if the Prescott's had anything to say about it, it would never happen.

This story read like a great family saga. There was death, violence, pain, and love. The love was hard won and easily lost. I liked the story, although it took me a while to get connected to the story and I had to set the book down for a few days about halfway through it and come back to it later. The harshness of the story was, at times, hard to read, but the hard fought battle of Bull and Susan made the story enjoyable in the end.

I was given an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I was hooked from the first paragraph about the rodeo and the bull rider. Western Romance is one of my favorite areas to read, I could relate to it all since I was growing up during the period of the book and could picture the clothes and the whole atmosphere. The characters were well defined and thought out. Bull Tyler was soft but hard nosed and did something he shouldn't have but for a good causes. Susan Rutledge started out as the typical rich spoiled girl but as she matured through the book became a strong woman who fought for the man she loved and stood up to her family for the sake of Bull. Bull took in a stray young girl and even though he did some close to illegal things it was always to protect the people he cared about. There were long held secrets that were revealed from several different areas, a couple of which I was able to work out. Janet Dailey did a great job and I was able to follow Texas Fierce as a series and as a book on its own.

This book tried to expand over a multi year period. It became too entrenched in the drama to be followed. The characters didn't seem to like each other, much less fall in.,ove.

Though the premise of this book was interesting, to this avid reader of Contemporary Westerns, I found that most of time I had to push myself through it. Understand that this is a prequel, but it would have been better as a novella. Loved the characters for the most part but their time in the story was so intermittent that they lost their value.

Good read. Kinda predictable but very good. I've always loved Janet Dailey

TEXAS FIERCE by Janet Daley. Kensington Publisher
Virgil riding the bulls was in his blood, the ratings and just enough cash to get to the next one, loving the name Bull Bull Tyler. Yet, after a ride, he felt like he'd been run over by a freight train, and then to get low ratings.New came he now owes the land,with his Dad passing, but only bad memories come to mind. Questions come, nothing had change at the ranch, only enough in bank to run it for a few months. Why was his Dad up on the crest anyway. A good story of Virgil deciding what he wanted in life, to family values, or taking money and more bull riding. Given ARC by Net Galley for my voluntary review and my honest opinion.

Texas Fierce, is pretty much the prelude for the Tylers of Texas series. We get a lot of background information that is only touched on in Will's and Beau's stories. The only reason why I gave it only four stars is, I would have liked to see more of Bull and Susan together.

Texas Fierce, written by author Janet Dailey, is a part of her The Tylers of Texas series. Good story and characters. Thanks to NetGalley and Kensington Books for the advance copy.