LOVE ON THE RUN

Author: Barbara Donlon Bradley ISBN: 0759944083 7/2004 HISTORICAL Publisher: Hard Shell Word Factory
Time Period: Western 1878

After botching his request for Elizabeth Beaudreax’s hand in marriage, Andrew Leroux learns his worst fear has been realized. Beau Manning has escaped and promises to kill everyone involved with his unfortunate incarceration. To make matters worse, Elizabeth is his main target. And of course she refuses to believe Andrew. Elizabeth believes he never really loved her. So Andrew does the only thing he can think of. Kidnap her. Now he must keep her from escaping him, protect her from Beau and prove his love is real.

RRAH's THOUGHTS AND PONDERINGS:

LOVE ON THE RUN is full of humor and adventure. The chemistry between Elizabeth ‘Beth’ Beaudreaux and Andrew Leroux is amazing. The sexual tension between these two builds throughout the novel, especially after they marry ‘in name only’. Beth and Andrew are both very strong-willed, which makes for some really funny dialogue between the two. Thankfully, Andrew eventually realizes that Beth can take care of herself (especially since she knows a little tae kwon do) although she does still need rescuing occasionally!

This novel is very fast-paced and full of suspense. I was guessing until the end who betrayed Andrew to the criminal gang he was seeking. Fans of novels set in the Old West will appreciate the historical significance of the Pinkerton agency, which is who Andrew works for. I really like the attention to detail that Bradley gave to writing this book; I felt tired and dirty after reading about the train rides and would have liked ‘three fingers of bourbon’ for myself! This is a very enjoyable novel which I highly recommend.

Carrye Syma