TEXAS SUNRISE

Billie Ames Coleman Kingsley, grande dame of the Coleman Empire, is dying, and her family must learn to live without her guiding hand. In the finale to TEXAS RICH, the Coleman children and grandchildren are at odds until they learn to pull together to keep the Coleman fortune intact and their traditions alive. Laural Merlington's familiarity with Michaels's characters adds continuity to this saga. Her accents are subtle as the dialogue switches from the New England nasal of Thad to the Texas twang of the Colemans to the stiffer Japanese phrasing of the Eastern half of the family. Author Michaels forces the Colemans to learn the value of family while coping with Billie's imminent death. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT/ NOV 06]