Against his better judgment,
bounty hunter Ryder Storm, is after a woman. Not just any woman
either, but a murderer. Ryder is hired by Adelaine Montgomery to
find one, Cheryl Donovan, who she believes murdered her husband. Ryder is cynical about
women and doesn’t trust them, and his basically simple investigation soon becomes
complicated and possibly more than even he can handle. The
investigation takes Ryder to Tucson, Arizona where he meets Cheri Henderson; a young,
unwed mother who Ryder believes isn’t as innocent as she claims to be.
Ryder believes Cheri to be the murderer he is after, but his heart keeps getting in
the way of the job.
Cheri Henderson would do anything for her
son, Joey, even work in a saloon to put food on their table. Running
from a tragic past, Cheri tries to put it all behind her, but it becomes difficult when
Rider Storm comes to town seeking a woman suspected of murder. Cheri
does her best to ignore the rude, arrogant and bossy bounty hunter, but finds it difficult
ignore her body’s response to him when he is near. Cheri
knows Ryder is a ‘ladies man’ and fights her body and soon her heart, when it
comes to Ryder.
Tensions and sparks fly in Tucson and Ryder and Cheri soon find their lives
changed forever. Is Cheri the woman Ryder seeks?
Will this honourable lawman get his woman to have and to hold?
Patricia Rasey pens a wonderful historical
romance in LAWFULLY YOURS. This tale is fast-paced, consistent,
intriguing and sensual. Ryder Storm is a delicious hero who is
tough, sexy and a bounty hunter that I would surrender to in a heartbeat!
I could rave all day about Ryder Storm and Cheri Henderson, but I do have to say
that they are sassy, tough, fun and it’s an adventure riding with them in the Old
West. Ms. Rasey brings 1869 to life and shows how tough the West
was, how society looked upon unwed mothers and the prejudices that went along with it. In LAWFULLY YOURS, Ms. Rasey shows some tough and independent ladies
who work along side their men and who could make it on their own without them.
I adored Cheri for her heart, her love for her son and the fierce independence she
lives by. Ryder was everything a reader could want in a hero, and
then some. LAWFULLY YOURS is an amazing must read with awesome
characters, an exciting and never boring story, that needs to be read to believe it and to
savour it.
Patricia Rasey writes historical romance with
class and style as always. Wonderfully done!
Be sure to watch out for the sequel to Lawfully Yours with ETERNALLY YOURS, to be released in December 2003.
Reviewed by Tracey West for The Road to
Romance
November 8, 2003 |
