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One and Done (Red River Romance Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Caryl McAdoo (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.0 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
God can pull a fish out of water and make that thang smell like a rose. ONE AND DONE is an unlikely love story born of prophesy, nurtured in full view of the probing public eye, and seemingly doomed at its inception.
In this gender-crossing love story with Texas Ranger baseball backdrop and strong pitcher/batter hero, Samantha Danielle, cutest weather girl on Dallas TV, only dreams of sports reporting. Then her station sends her to scoop an interview with a pitcher Rangers’ management is hot after. George Herman Walter Johnson is undeniably a phenomenon on the mound, playing for a Mexican team. His charm and debonair bowls her over, but turns out, he’s such a goody two-shoes, she can’t even get him to first base.
Conflict flies as the wealthy ex-poker player, oldest Ranger rookie ever lays everything on the line in his quest to win her heart. She remains wary of his resistance. Will her bunt snag the man of her dreams...or his homerun drive her home?
ONE AND DONE is an unlikely love story born of prophesy, grown in full view of the probing public eye, and seemingly doomed because of the bride-to-be’s heathen condition. The pitcher follows Christ though, but can his faith that she is God’s woman for him carry them through to their happily ever after.
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  1. Book 3 of 3
    Red River Romance
  2. Print length
    374 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    July 8, 2015
  5. Reading age
    16 - 18 years
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Christian, hybrid (Simon & Schuster & Indie) author Caryl McAdoo is currently writing three series from a perspective of faith: her historical Texas Romances; the contemporary Red River Romances; and The Generations, her Biblical fiction. The novelist loves singing new songs the Lord gives her and painting. In 2008, she and her high-school-sweetheart husband Ron moved from the DFW area-home for fifty-eight years-to the woods of Red River County. Caryl counts four children and fifteen grandsugars life's biggest blessings believing all good things come from above. Praying each story gives God glory, she hopes it also ministers His love, mercy, and grace to its readers. Caryl and Ron live in Clarksville, the county seat, in the far northeast corner of the Lone Star State.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0119YGNSS
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 8, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 374 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1512014184
  • Customer Reviews:
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Caryl McAdoo, praying her story gives God glory, loves writing about all Christian genres--historical and contemporary romance, Biblical fiction, mystery, and children, middle-grade, and young adults. In March 2014, after ten years published and nine titles from regional presses, Simon and Schuster debuted Caryl's VOW UNBROKEN, her first historical Christian romance set in 1832 in her new hometown of Clarksville, seat of Red River County in the far Northeast corner of Texas.

Later that year, the prolific author followed with three additional titles independently, LADY LUCK'S A LOSER, contemporary romance, HEARTS STOLEN, book two of her historical Texas Romance Family Saga series set in 1839-1844, an Amazon #1 Best-seller, and A LITTLE LOWER THAN THE ANGELS, volume one of her first Biblical fiction series, The Generations, also an Amazon #1 Best-seller.

In an exciting 2015--with God's help--she independently released eleven new releases! Three for her historical Texas Romance Family Saga, three for The Generations Biblical fiction series, three for the contemporary Red River Romances Romance series (RRRs), a non-fiction book on writing, and book one of a new mid-grade series Days of Dread Trilogy. This amazing accomplishment went as follows:

HOPE REBORN (1850-1851) - January - book three of Texas Romance Family Saga seriess--a #1 Amazon Best-seller

THE PREACHER'S FAITH - February - the first contemporary RRRs launched

THEN THE DELUGE COMES March - volume 2 of The Generations series

SING A NEW SONG April - book two RRRs launched

SINS OF THE MOTHERS (1851-1853) May - book four of her Texas Romance Family Saga series debuted

STORY & STYLE, The Craft of Writing Creative Fiction - June - a handbook for writers

ONE AND DONE - July - the third RRRs, for Baseball lovers and those who are not

REPLENISH THE EARTH - August - volume three The Generations series

DAUGHTERS OF THE HEART (1854) September - book five of her Texas Romance Family Saga series

THE KING'S HIGHWAY - October - book one of the Days of Dread Trilogy for mid-grade/YA.

CHILDREN OF EDEN - November - volume four of The Generations series

She's completed the Texas Romance Family Saga, covering over a century and five generations of the families with:

JUST KIN (1861-1865), book six

AT LIBERTY TO LOVE (1865-1866), book seven

COVERING LOVE (1885-886), book eight

MIGHTY TO SAVE (1914-1924), book nine

CHIEF OF SINNERS (1926-1950) book ten

Loving the characters too much to leave them, she started a series of "Texas Companion Books" using the ancestors and descendants of these beloved families. There are seven "Texas Companion Books now:

THE BEDWARMER'S SON with two parallel stories in 1859 and 1926)

SON OF PROMISE (1951) and

BIPARTISAN Love (1968)--these two titles have the same hero Cody, a twelve-year-old in the first and grown in the next

JOHN DAVID'S CALLING (1968-1970) book one in The Revivalist Trilogy has and

HANNAH CLAIRE'S WILDERNESS (1971-1972) book two of The Revivalist Trilogy

JEWEL'S GOLD (1895) of the "Gold Diggers Collection"

SING A NEW SONG (contemporary and also a Red River Romance)

The prolific author has joined several multi-author collections, organizing a few herself, with more historical romance stories. Her first was "Lockets and Lace" with:

SILENT HARMONY (1867) in 2018

UNIQUELY COMMON (1850-1851) in 2019, and

BITTER HONEY in 2020.

The "Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection" also began a new Family Saga, the "Cross Timbers Romance" series:

GONE TO TEXAS (1840), book one also part of 2018 "Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection"

TEXAS MY TEXAS (1841), book two

TEXAS TEARS (1845), book three also part of 2019 "Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection"

LEAVING TEXAS (1850), book four

TEXAS TROUBLES (1860), book five also part of 2020 "Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection"

TEXAS TRAILS (1867), book six

TEXAS TIMBERS (1873), book seven also part of 2021 "Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection"

TEXAS WILDFLOWERS (1875) book eight also part of 2022 "Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection"

TEXAS TIMES (1878) book nine also part of 2023 "Thanksgiving Books & Blessings Collection"

She organized the "Prairie Roses Collection" (covered wagon stories) with her:

REMI (1851) released in 2019

LILAH (1859) released in 2020

RUTH (1850) released in 2021

JO (1850) released in 2022 and

AVA (1854) released in 2023

And the "Gold Diggers" with JEWEL'S GOLD (1885), also a Texas Companion Book

She also joined the North & South Collection with KENTUCKY BRIDE and

A Nurse Collection with A NURSE FOR JACOB.

Branching out into the cozy mystery genre with a couple of her favorite Cross Timbers Romance" characters, Morgan and Charity Lowell (from books 4,6,7,8,and 9) as amateur slueths in the mid-800s of Dallas, Texas:

DUPLICITY at the Lowell House,

SKULLDUGGERY in the Sulphur River Bottoms, and

COERCION at the Cow Palace.

Her "Days of Dread" trilogy, a dystopian Endtime story is earning many great reviews!

THE KING'S HIGHWAY

THE SIXTH TRUMPET and

THE KIDRON VALLEY

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Customers find this romance book enjoyable, with one mentioning its entertaining dialog and another noting how the plot kept them engaged. Moreover, the book features wonderful characters, and customers appreciate its faith-based content, with one review highlighting the man's great faith. Additionally, one customer notes the book's appeal to baseball fans through its sports lingo.

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Customers find the book enjoyable, with one mentioning the entertaining dialog and another noting how it captivated the reader.

"...I found the dialog entertaining and the message heartwarming. Nothing is impossible with God." Read more

"...Maybe if I understood baseball I might like this. It is okay, and I tried to read it over to see if I was in a bad mood the first time...." Read more

"Enjoyable and very light reading. I may read more by this other. Very lighthearted and a quick read. Also of interest to baseball fans." Read more

"Knew the ending would be great. As usual, this book held my attention. Awesome book by an awesome writer. Thank you for your Christian based books." Read more

5 customers mention "Romance"5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in this book, with one customer describing it as a sweet sports story that keeps the pages turning.

"...great faith, a woman who finds out what faith is all about and an HEA ending. I found the dialog entertaining and the message heartwarming...." Read more

"...I suppose I liked the book because it was a clean Romance novel...." Read more

"...Decently written, interesting premise, but ugh. Baseball." Read more

"...Gij is the ultimate hero, generous and loving. Sammi Dan is a trip with her colorful cussing. Good Gravy, you won't want to put this down!" Read more

4 customers mention "Character development"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one mentioning feeling the emotions of the characters.

"...It has a cast of delightful characters, lots of sports lingo, a man with great faith, a woman who finds out what faith is all about and an HEA ending..." Read more

"...Gij is the ultimate hero, generous and loving. Sammi Dan is a trip with her colorful cussing. Good Gravy, you won't want to put this down!" Read more

"Baseball, romance and wonderful characters.. What more could you want? I enjoyed this story from start to finish!" Read more

"...I cried and laughter and felt the emotions of the characters. My favorite of Caryl McAdoo yet." Read more

3 customers mention "Faith"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the faith-based content of the book, with one customer highlighting its Christian themes and another noting its heartwarming message.

"...It has a cast of delightful characters, lots of sports lingo, a man with great faith, a woman who finds out what faith is all about and an HEA ending..." Read more

"...Awesome book by an awesome writer. Thank you for your Christian based books." Read more

"The characters, the story, the word of God was perfect. I cried and laughter and felt the emotions of the characters. My favorite of Caryl McAdoo yet." Read more

3 customers mention "Interest"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book engaging, with one mentioning its appeal to baseball fans and another noting the inclusion of sports lingo.

"...It has a cast of delightful characters, lots of sports lingo, a man with great faith, a woman who finds out what faith is all about and an HEA ending..." Read more

"Baseball, romance and wonderful characters.. What more could you want? I enjoyed this story from start to finish!" Read more

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  • Redrabbitt Reviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars GOD'S GOOD AND PERFECT PLAN
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2015
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    I really enjoyed this sweet sports story that reverses the cat and mouse game. GH Johnson, has looks, charm, talent, his pitching is making him a phenomenal sensation. He is not your average guy by any means, a 33-year-old rookie player, a Christian, and a virgin! Best of all, he is humble, loyal, and walks the walk and talks the talk without being judgmental of others. Sammi Dan loves sports, especially baseball, but what is she doing, weather girl, not even a meteorologist, but she gets her lucky break to interview a potential rookie player for the Rangers. Sammi Dan has a bitterness that she will have to overcome. She needs to learn to forgive herself as well as those who have hurt her. The plot kept the pages turning and this reader captivated. It has a cast of delightful characters, lots of sports lingo, a man with great faith, a woman who finds out what faith is all about and an HEA ending. I found the dialog entertaining and the message heartwarming. Nothing is impossible with God.
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  • Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Romance and Christian: a fine combination
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2017
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    I'm not sure why I began reading this book since it involved baseball and I am not a fan of sports. But I am glad I did. It had several turns and a few surprises. I suppose I liked the book because it was a clean Romance novel. There were some things that could have been left out; Samantha using vegetables names instead of cuss words. That was distracting for me and added nothing to the story.
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  • RJD
    3.0 out of 5 stars I really didn't mind it, but
    Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2017
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    I just don't get baseball. Maybe if I understood baseball I might like this. It is okay, and I tried to read it over to see if I was in a bad mood the first time. But I just can't read this. Too much baseball for me. I don't understand the appeal of baseball, so this book was a dud for me. Decently written, interesting premise, but ugh. Baseball.
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  • Sue T.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful story!
    Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2017
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    God has blessed George Herman Walter Johnson with a healing and a chance in the majors. Fulfilling his Pappas's prophecy, he connects with Sammi Dan and the adventure begins. This is a great story of God's faithfulness and salvation. Gij is the ultimate hero, generous and loving. Sammi Dan is a trip with her colorful cussing. Good Gravy, you won't want to put this down!
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  • GH
    4.0 out of 5 stars One and Done
    Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2016
    This is the third book in this series and is a very good story about the love of God and his works
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  • Deanna Stevens, Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed it from start to finish!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017
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    Baseball, romance and wonderful characters.. What more could you want? I enjoyed this story from start to finish!
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  • Rose Liberi
    3.0 out of 5 stars Renews my heart
    Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2020
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    Enjoyable and very light reading. I may read more by this other. Very lighthearted and a quick read. Also of interest to baseball fans.
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  • gail pitt Whittington
    5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
    Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015
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    Knew the ending would be great. As usual, this book held my attention. Awesome book by an awesome writer. Thank you for your Christian based books.
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  • JaneReads
    4.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't Put It Down
    Reviewed in Canada on October 15, 2015
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    I absolutely loved this book. Each time I had to put it down to deal with real life I kept thinking about these characters and wondering what was going to happen next. I don't follow baseball so the lingo had me lost at times, but it did add an extra element of excitement to the story. The characters kept my interest the whole way through and I was impressed with the self control and dedication of Gij. I also really liked Sammi, she needed to learn how to forgive herself and those who have hurt her, Gij was a great influence for her and showed her how to forgive both herself and others, but didn't force it on her, he showed her patience as she sought the answers she needed. One part of the book that bothered me that the two main characters were living together (not sharing a room) however one of them did have their own apartment they could have stayed at. I do understand that having them under the same roof gave them many more interactions that added to the story but I was still uncomfortable with it. Otherwise I enjoyed this story with its dialogue, snappy comebacks, and there were any times I laughed out loud. This was the first book I have ever read by Caryl and will definitely will more by her in the future.
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