Review: The Author Held Me Captive
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2013
With every book in the Honky Tonk Hearts series, I wondered when Marshall's story would come to light. Marshall is a bartender at the Lonesome Steer Honky Tonk who seems darn near emotionally frozen. Odd since in the first chapter of Lonesome Cowboy, he is burning hot with rage. Whew! This was one man who embodied a wounded hero.The object of his rage? The woman he couldn't get beyond--Amy. She returns to apologize for giving up on their relationship while he was away on the rodeo circuit. Their heated, emotional conversation has a conclusion neither one was expecting.Ms. Dawn knows how to pen deep emotion, long-held anger and fleeting moments of hope. She pulls you in and holds your heart captive as she exposes the hopes and disappointments of these multi-layered characters. Supporting characters add varied delight from best friend outrage to older male shenanigans. And I loved them all. Her book is an excellent addition to this series, and the author held me captive until I reached the end. Frankly, I wanted more.