This book is a waste of time unless you like a hero who demeans and belittles the woman he takes to bed over most of the book. People might read this book if they enjoyed the rest of Lowells western-flavored stories and thought this was in the same vein. There are lots of l-o-n-g sex scenes interrupted by a bit of plot.
This story takes place in Utah Territory. The story starts out with a bang and I knew this just had to be a winner. Janna has lived alone in this wild land for 5 years since her father died when she was 14.
Using a spyglass, she is watching the most dangerous man in the territory, El Cascabel, and his renegades beat a nude white man as he runs the gauntlet. Just as it looks as if the man will succumb, he sprints away from the enraged renegades. A chase-to-the-death begins.
Because the man was obviously injured, Janna runs across the land, trying to intercept him. When they meet, Janna takes him to her private hiding place and cares for his wounds. Now both of them are in danger of experiencing El Cascabels terminal wrath.
Slowly, the tale starts to unwind in a blaze of trite and laughable descriptions and dialog. It seems that the author was padding the pages; there were countless descriptions of the mesas and canyons. I wont be reading the rest of this series.
2 stars
MacKenzie-Blackthorn Series
1. Reckless Love (1989)
2. Fire and Rain (1989)
3. Outlaw (1991)
4. Granite Man (1991)
5. Warrior (1990)
This story takes place in Utah Territory. The story starts out with a bang and I knew this just had to be a winner. Janna has lived alone in this wild land for 5 years since her father died when she was 14.
Using a spyglass, she is watching the most dangerous man in the territory, El Cascabel, and his renegades beat a nude white man as he runs the gauntlet. Just as it looks as if the man will succumb, he sprints away from the enraged renegades. A chase-to-the-death begins.
Because the man was obviously injured, Janna runs across the land, trying to intercept him. When they meet, Janna takes him to her private hiding place and cares for his wounds. Now both of them are in danger of experiencing El Cascabels terminal wrath.
Slowly, the tale starts to unwind in a blaze of trite and laughable descriptions and dialog. It seems that the author was padding the pages; there were countless descriptions of the mesas and canyons. I wont be reading the rest of this series.
2 stars
MacKenzie-Blackthorn Series
1. Reckless Love (1989)
2. Fire and Rain (1989)
3. Outlaw (1991)
4. Granite Man (1991)
5. Warrior (1990)
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