THE OUTLAW AND THE LADY

Lorraine Heath

Avon

ISBN# 0-380-81741-1

October 2001

Historical Romance

 

In a follow up to her last trilogy, “Englishmen In Texas Series”, Ms. Lorraine Heath once again takes us to Texas.  This one is set years later since we last saw the three Englishmen.

Harrison Bainbridge’s – the hero in NEVER LOVE A COWBOY - daughter, Angela, was in the wrong place at the wrong time.  Happening upon a bank robbery, Angela is kidnapped by the notorious outlaw, Lee Raven.  She tries to tell the outlaw that she isn’t a threat to his identity, but before she knows it, she is whisked away from Fortune, Texas and forced to spend her days and nights side by side with the Mexican villain.  However, Lee learns his mistake when he realizes that the beautiful Angela could never identify him because she is blind.  He vows to return her, especially once he finds out that her father’s friend is the infamous Texas Ranger, Kit Montgomery.  Angela begins to know more about the mysterious Lee Raven as the days progress and why he is a wanted man.  Killing a man certainly would make him dangerous, but as Lee’s tender side touches her, Angela slowly realizes that there’s more to Lee Raven than meets the eye.

Falling deeply in love is that last thing these two need, but Angela wants nothing more than to stay with Lee, no matter what the future holds.  However, the future is closing in fast in the form of Kit and her own family and the hardest lesson in trust and love is yet to be learned.

Readers everywhere will give a sigh of contentment when they read this romance between a heroine whose perceptions lie deeper than seeing with her eyes, and an outlaw with a heart of gold.  We again get to see Kit and Ashton, meet their son Spence and find out what happened to their other son, Damon, many years ago.  I found myself admiring Angela’s spirit despite her impairment.  The story moved along easily and didn’t get bogged down with page cluttering details.  The characters remained true to the earlier stories and opened up doors for future ones.  If you’ve been eagerly awaiting this next book by Heath as I have, you won’t be disappointed in Angels and Lee’s story.  THE OUTLAW AND THE LADY is another gem of a romance by the talented Ms. Heath

 

Reviewed by Jennifer Russell

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