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Please understand, I was very much looking forward to reading Leah and the Bounty Hunter. I love a good old-fashioned Western Romance, and thought the first two books in the Men of Defiance series were very enjoyable. While the main characters, Jace and Leah, were written very strongly and with amazingly intense romantic (and physical... wow!) chemistry, the story itself was really lackluster and a major let-down.
There were no surprises in the story, as every new revelation was obvious. The chapters had no real organization (one chapter would be 3 pages long, the next 30 pages, etc). And there were various typos and inaccuracies (since when did folks in the "Wild West" use the term 'mom' instead of 'mama'? And what self-respecting gunman wears an acid-washed denim coat [re: the cover!!]). Also, the story itself was beyond unbelievable - Leah suffers attempted rape not once, but twice and then magically is no longer afraid of men (as Jace suddenly accepts love and is no longer weary of women). And then there was the question of Leah's father. Sheriff Kemp reveals he's her father, but then Leah learns that his brother, Joseph, protected her and taught her throughout her formidable years because Joseph loved her mother. So it would make sense that Joseph would have been Leah's father, and NOT the Sheriff. Very confusing, with no real resolution (other than all the bad guys getting shot at the end and the epilogue being a happy ending, of course).
To be fair, this wasn't a BAD book, just not great. All in all, a page turning read and fairly enjoyable... if you can ignore all of the issues within the story.
Please understand, I was very much looking forward to reading Leah and the Bounty Hunter. I love a good old-fashioned Western Romance, and thought the first two books in the Men of Defiance series were very enjoyable. While the main characters, Jace and Leah, were written very strongly and with amazingly intense romantic (and physical... wow!) chemistry, the story itself was really lackluster and a major let-down.
There were no surprises in the story, as every new revelation was obvious. The chapters had no real organization (one chapter would be 3 pages long, the next 30 pages, etc). And there were various typos and inaccuracies (since when did folks in the "Wild West" use the term 'mom' instead of 'mama'? And what self-respecting gunman wears an acid-washed denim coat [re: the cover!!]). Also, the story itself was beyond unbelievable - Leah suffers attempted rape not once, but twice and then magically is no longer afraid of men (as Jace suddenly accepts love and is no longer weary of women). And then there was the question of Leah's father. Sheriff Kemp reveals he's her father, but then Leah learns that his brother, Joseph, protected her and taught her throughout her formidable years because Joseph loved her mother. So it would make sense that Joseph would have been Leah's father, and NOT the Sheriff. Very confusing, with no real resolution (other than all the bad guys getting shot at the end and the epilogue being a happy ending, of course).
To be fair, this wasn't a BAD book, just not great. All in all, a page turning read and fairly enjoyable... if you can ignore all of the issues within the story.
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