"The Texas borderlands sizzle in this action-packed romantic suspense"
Reviewed by Clare O'Beara
Posted December 27, 2013
Romance | Thriller Spy
Having just finished My Spy I had to rush on and read the
second part of the story. A group of undercover officers
are trying to prevent terrorists from smuggling weapons
across the Mexican border. In My Spy one officer found
that he and a lady deputy sheriff made a good team. SPY IN
THE SADDLE continues seamlessly as the group tries to
ferret out the identity of the Coyote gang boss and pin
down the location to be used. If they don't succeed, the
National Guard will be called in to seal the border, and
the terrorists will see this and just draw back from the
Rio Grande and wait for another opportunity.
Shep Lewis is one of the officers and he is stunned when an
FBI advisor sent to assist them turns out to be a girl he
used to know. Lilly Tanner had a heck of a temper when he
knew her, and caused him a lot of trouble, and just the
sight of her has the hardened men drooling. Before the end
of the first chapter there's gunfire, and a car burning
rubber as it speeds away. What has Lilly walked into?
Shep and Lilly have discussions about the turns their lives
have taken. Lilly doesn't ask before getting herself a job
as singer with a local band in a bar linked to smuggling.
She gets found in an awkward spot once too often.... Shep
and his team reckon the local fair might be a way for
terrorists to travel unnoticed, so they're staking out the
rodeo and other attractions. They don't know that Lilly is
already a captive being taken to Mexico.
There's tension and violence in this story, as with the
deadline looming closer the officers and smugglers both are
getting more desperate. The hardened officers are well
contrasted with ordinary citizens and the open nature of
the landscape adds flavour to the scenes. When Shep first
knew Lilly she was just seventeen with an untrusting
attitude, but now she's a grown woman they can't resist an
adult romance. Other touches include a chipotle chicken
and shrimp platter, intended for sharing and big enough to
cover the entire table. Author Dana Morton doesn't do
things by halves in this exciting book and anyone who's
read the first installment will want to see how the story
concludes. With a higher body count than the usual romantic
suspense, try SPY IN THE SADDLE for a fast-paced read.
SUMMARY
Two agents must work together without letting a tense
past—and a sizzling new attraction—disrupt their most
important mission in Dana Marton's HQ: Texas miniseries It's been ten years since soldier Shep Lewis laid eyes on
delinquent-turned-FBI agent Lilly Tanner, and this time they
have an even bigger problem than each other: terrorists. In
the center of a smuggling operation, Shep and Lilly must
partner up and protect each other. Not even their undercover identities can mask the mounting
attraction between the pair as they struggle to survive in
the merciless Texas borderlands. Can they put the past
behind them and focus on the mission at hand? Or will their
partnership reignite the flames of their untapped passions?
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