Bright Eyes (Coulter Family Series) | 
| Author: Catherine Anderson
Publisher: Signet
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 20720
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 432
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 6.5 x 4.1 x 1.4
ISBN: 0451212169
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780451212160
ASIN: 0451212169
Publication Date: June 1, 2004
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Product Description
Things keep getting brighter for fans...
The New York Times bestselling author of Blue Skies is back with a brand-new love story!
The novels of Catherine Anderson have been praised as "richly emotional [and] deeply satisfying" (Booklist). Now, in Anderson's latest Coulter family story, serious-minded Zeke Coulter's life begins to sizzle when he finally meets his match...
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"Things keep getting brighter for fans... The New York Times bestselling author of Blue Skies is back with a brand-new love story! The novels of Catherine Anderson have been praised as ""richly emotional [and] deeply satisfying"" (Booklist). Now, in Anderson's latest Coulter family story, serious-minded Zeke Coulter's life begins to sizzle when he finally meets his match..."
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 I've become a fan of cowboys now! March 15, 2008
I absolutely adore this story! Zeke is the perfect man, he's sweet, tough, gentleman, and he's good looking. I love how the story unfolded, it didn't speed through or throw the reader curveballs out of the blue.
The story is about recently divorced Natalie who has 2 children and has moved in with her dad, grandpa, and younger sister. She meets her neighbor (Zeke)by chance when he comes over to introduce himself after her kid (Chad) vandalizes his property with tomato sauce. Zeke being the good guy he is offers Natalie a deal where Chad can help him repair the damages he made, and that way he won't call the authorities. At first Natalie is reluctant, but soon after she notices that the interaction with Zeke and her kid is healthy for her tormented kid. Chad is in need of a fatherly figure since his dad is too busy dating other women and NOT paying child support. I also like the little Rosebud character, she was witty and cute. Although truth be told she was too much of a smart alec for a 4 year old, but nonetheless. This is my first Catherine Anderson book and now I'm hooked on reading all the Coulter book.
Another Fun Coulter book January 22, 2008
I enjoyed this book; it has humor,a romance, a mystery, kids, pets and lots of family. It was a lighter read than Blue Skies (Hank Coulter's story). I didn't like it at all. I enjoyed that Zeke and Natalie meet and fall in love without all the sexual tension in other books. That storyline is so played out. Zeke was great with Natalie's kids and was just touching for him to especially reach out to Chad who was so troubled and helped him gain confidence in himself. Rosie of course was delightful. Yes, Natalie's sister was portrayed as a bit slutty but seems like she had a good heart. All in all it was a fun read and kept my interest to the end.
 Hmm, not like the others. December 24, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I normally absolutely love the Coulter series. Of the 8 there are, this one I couldn't even finish. I really didn't like the extra characters. I felt disgusted reading about overly slutty Valerie and drunk and dirty Grandpa. I thought Catherine painted a very low "white trash" picture of Natalie. Neither did I like the whole murder mystery angle. I know Catherine usually does the mystery thing very well, but the feel of the entire book was off. So, I guess I am one of very few people who did not like this book. ALL of the other ones have earned a place on my favorites list, and Catherine is still one of my favorites too. Was hoping for better, I guess.
Surprised and pleased. November 16, 2006
I put off reading this book for quite awhile. I thought I'd wait until I was in the mood for something schmaltzy. I was definitely off the mark on this one. Zeke is a firm "never want to get married or have kids" guy. Natalie is a single, working mom with two kids and a truly wretched ex-husband.
When her son vandalizes Zeke's house & they meet, sparks fly but neither one wants to admit it. Then Natalie's daughter Rosie is added to the mix. Rosie is just like the daughter of a friend of mine. She was a fun lovable kid but she talked like an adult. It was a scream to hear such mature things from a little kid. We used to say she was smarter than we were.
When Natalie's ex is murdered she becomes the prime suspect & Zeke's determined to clear her. The only problem I had was that the ex got off too easy, he should have had to suffer over a prolonged period of time!
This book has made me want to read the whole series!
 Another wonderfully emotional Anderson romance book July 8, 2006
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
4th book in the Coulter family series.
In this one you have Zeke Coulter, who owns and runs a ranch supply store. He also recently bought a ranch bordering another ranch. When he comes home one day, he finds that his home has been vandalized by a 12 year old. He chases the boy to the neighboring ranch where he meets the kids mother, Natalie. Natalie is a divorced mother of two who is living with her odd family because her rich, creep of an ex-husband has not paid child support. Since she can't pay Zeke for the damages, she agrees to let her son work at Zeke's house to repay him. In the process, Zeke gets to know Natalie and her children, and despite the fact that he has never had any desire to get married and have kids, he finds himself falling in love with all of them. Things get complicated when Natalie's ex-husband is murdered and she is the main suspect.
Bright Eyes is a little different in tone than the other two of Anderson's books I've read. It's not quite a poignant, but it's still an interesting romance. I enjoyed seeing Zeke's perceptions and desires shift. His relationship with Natalie's son was wonderfully done. I liked how that was the initial focus of the connection between Natalie and Zeke.
One of the things I liked most about the book was the more traditional romance of it. Natalie and Zeke meet, are attracted to one another, engage in a relationship, fall in love, and decide to get married. So many romances in books are chock full of angst, denying feelings, breaking up, getting back together, etc. It's nice once in a while to read a book where there is a more natural flow to two people getting together and staying together. So I really enjoyed that aspect.
Another great part of the book was that there were some truly hilarious scenes. I couldn't stop laughing at a couple of them. It's always great when some humor is surprisingly slipped into a book.
All in all, a good read. It's maybe not a serious and dramatic as Anderson's other books, but I liked it.
Rating: 4 / 5
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