Shifting Calder Wind

Life is to short not to live it to its fullest

For those who have read all the Calder Series this is a welcome addition. When I read the back cover I was unsure I would like the plot. However, Janet did a wonderful job capaturing my interest once again...I didn't think there could possibly be another book after the death of Ty Calder in Green Calder Grass! This book surprized me and even though I had figured out before the end who the killer was...I couldn't put the book down.I agree with the others who have wrote reviews...Janet locks you into the fantasy of wanting to be a part of the Calder family or at least we can all dream of a living on a ranch in Big Sky Country!

If this is your first Janet Dailey book, you will enjoy this from page 1. But, if you have read all the Calder stories you will be so pleased. Ms Dailey has redeemed herself, for killing off a main character in the last book. Fans will be surprised in the shift, the family takes. Chase putting his trust in his daughter-in-law caused me to read faster and figure the story out. Really a great book. I do encourage readers to read all of these Calder books. They have been a joy. Hopefully, another will pop up. Maybe, Jessy and her new man, fighting over Laura's up bringing. Well, Janet did leave the door open on that one!

Shifting Calder Wind -- my oh my, what can I say?!It was sassy, saucy, sensual, ...., secretive and thoroughly satiable. It was a joy to read, as all Calder saga books are.And I think I will forever dream of being Maggie by the riverside with Chase for the first time, and will always have my dreamboy as a cowboy in dress stetson riding the rolling plains of The Triple C.If You Have Not Bought This Book, what are you waiting for? it continues the Calder Legacy, with all the juicy ingredients that make Janet Dailey books, what they are.Addictive.

I am a huge fan of the Calder books by Janet Dailey, and when I received the latest installment "Shifting Calder Wind", I was a little hesitate because I wasn't sure if I would to read it since the last book "Green Calder Grass" where my favorite character Ty Calder was killed. I have to say that I thoroughly enjoyed this book from the first page to the last page.Mrs. Dailey wasted no time setting up the plot with Chase Calder getting shot while he is in Texas on business. He has no memory and Laredo Smith is introduced helping and saving him. Laredo takes Chase to Hattie Ludlow's ranch where she tends to Chase's head wound. Together the three of them determine it would best that Chase remains "dead" as his family believes till they can find out who wants him dead and why. They set out to Montana to uncover the mystery of who shot Chase. The only person they inform is Jessy Calder, Chase's daughter-in-law. My impression of Laredo Smith is that he is a bad boy with a past but a really good man. He is the kind of man you want on your side when there is trouble. I hope there will be another Calder book because I would love to learn more about him and his past. The first meeting between Jessy and Laredo was so heart warming. When Jessy sees Laredo, she notices him and when she makes eye contact she found herself gazing into a pair of steady blue eyes. She felt something that scared her. Laredo sees Jessy for the first time he finds that he is very attractive to her. He is more impressed with her after he meets her. Jessy is a little shaken with this new feeling because the only man she's ever loved is Ty. It was so heartbreaking when Ty was killed in "Green Calder Grass" leaving Jessy and twins alone. It's refreshing to see Jessy moving on with her life, with Laredo she realizes she does have room in her heart to love again. With another Calder book I would love to explore more of Jessy and Laredo's romance. Of course Ty's first wife Tara would have to be in this book always stirring up trouble for Jessy. Jessy is a brave woman put up with her presence, not many women would. She is a character that I would like to see go away and not come back. She has a lot of regrets and is very jealous of Jessy. Especially that Jessy has Ty's children and she never gave him any when they where married. The romance between Chase and Hattie was very sweet; it was about time he found someone to love again since his wife Maggie died in "Calder Born, Calder Bred." Of course like all the previous Calder books there is a major character that dies, but that's what makes the books feel real. If you're a fan of this series this is a must read. It kept me captivated with every page turned. I couldn't put it down until I finished it and then I reread it through again. As always when I finish reading a new Calder book I always have to pull out my previous Calder books and revisit them. They are my favorite books and they will always be a keeper on my bookshelf. I would love

Near the deserted stockyards of Fort Worth, Laredo saves the "old" man's life when he made noises which forces the assassin to leave the area before insuring the killer completed the job. Laredo takes the injured individual away from the crime scene, but the man with no memory insists he won't go to a hospital for fear his unknown foe will return. Obliging the amnesiac, Laredo takes him to a small spread owned by someone close to him, Hattie, a former nurse. The next day, Laredo learns that Montana rancher Chase Calder reportedly died in a fiery car crash. However, Laredo soon realizes that Chase is alive though not quite well and is with Hattie.Two years ago someone murdered his son and now with the attempt on his own life, Chase decides the best chance of identifying his wannabe killer is to remain dead for a while. With Laredo's help he returns to Montana where they enlist his widowed daughter-in-law Jessy to help them keep the secret even from beloved kin like his daughter until the scoundrel is found as the less who know the better the chances of success.The latest Calder tale is an exciting suspense thriller that fans of the series will enjoy. The story line is loaded with action from the moment Laredo saves Chase's life. Though the villain seems strange, readers will appreciate this entry especially the "Cat" wars against Jessy and several blossoming relationships. Janet Dailey has provided another fine story that her audience will enjoy.Harriet Klausner