Review: Should have been longer
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 16, 2012
I was never really a fan of historic westerns until Linda Lael Miller changed my mind. Now there's Emma Jay. What a wonderful story from start to finish. This is the story of Marshall Rhys Burgess a man on a mission to bring in an outlaw. And Maddy Colby former actress and mistress of not one but two outlaws. The story begins with Rhys showing up on Maddy's land amid barking dog and the barrel of a shot gun aimed at him. All he has to do is convince her that he's just an out of work drifter in order to accomplish his mission. What he doesn't count on is falling in love while repairing her dilapidated home and rundown ranch. I loved the fact that she wasn't a helpless female wilting at the appearance of a handsome man. She was the exact opposite. She was resourceful, inventive and independent. Although neither one of them intended to fall for the other that's exactly what happens. Then the outlaw boyfriend returns and the real action begins and Maddy's loyalty's are tested. Without giving too much away there is in fact a whole lot of soul searching on Rhys and Maddy's part. I wish the story were longer but I was equally as thrilled as what she gave her readers. Can't wait for more from this author she has definitely won me over.