Once again Jodi Thomas reminds us why her fans adore her. In RUSTLER'S MOON we revisit Crossroads, Texas, meeting some new characters and having a wonderful reunion with those we have met before. There is a lot of history from this small town, and in the Ransom Canyon series Jodi Thomas has blessed us with some of the best, well-thought out tales. We are instantly engaged in following the characters evolution in a story that meshes past and present.
When you least expect it love rears its sometimes heavy hand. Visions of the perfect woman still dancing in your mind have no power over those in your heart, even if the woman isn't even close to your type. You know being a type is definitely overrated—ask Wilkes Wagner. Angela Harold was without a doubt not his type and yet there is that something. And that something was becoming more important than Wilkes could ever have guessed.
Angela literally ran away from her home in Florida to find a safe haven in Crossroads. Her father had left a warning and a map, and she quickly learned staying put was dangerous. Just what her father had uncovered was beyond her comprehension, and yet it might have gotten him killed. Crossroads is a very small town surrounded by ranches and inhabited by amazing people. Angela was fast beginning to learn this community protects its own and although a relative newcomer, she felt safe. But the feeling is short lived. Someone is stalking her, and Angela could think of nothing of value she had.
Protecting Angela was becoming a full-time job for Wilkes and his friends and family. As Angela begins to develop a backbone and inner strength, Wilkes sees her as someone who could really matter to him. Neither of them are eager to go to the next level -- being friends was going to have to work for now.
On the surface, RUSTLER'S MOON appears to be a lovely western romance, but fans of Jodi Thomas know to look below the surface. RUSTLER'S MOON has loads of twists and turns that will take you on a wild ride through what is basically a sleepy town. Bad things happen to good people, even in a heavenly hamlet called Crossroads. The Ransom Canyon series improves with age, and I am eagerly awaiting the next installment.
On a dirt road marked by haunting secrets, three strangers caught at life's crossroads must decide what to sacrifice to protect their own agendas…and what they're each willing to risk for love. If there's any place that can convince Angela Harold to stop running, it's Ransom Canyon. And if there's any man who can reveal desires more deeply hidden than her every fear, it's Wilkes Wagner. Beneath the rancher's honorable exterior is something that just might keep her safe…or unwittingly put her in danger's path. With his dreams of leaving this small Texas town swallowed up by hard, dusty reality, all Wilkes has to show for his life is the Devil's Fork Ranch. Though not one to let false hope seduce him, he can't deny the quiet and cautious beauty who slips into his world and changes everything. Lauren Brigman finally has freedom at her fingertips. All she needs is Lucas Reyes's attention—a look, a touch, some sign that she's more to him than a girl he rescued one dangerous night. But now it's her turn to rescue someone, and the life-altering decision may cost her more than a chance with Lucas.
wenty miles away Quinn O’Grady curled into her blanket on her front porch and watched the night sky, knowing that Staten was still driving home. He always came to her like a raging storm and left as calm as dawn. Only tonight, she’d surprised him with her request. Tonight when he’d walked away at midnight, it felt different. Somehow after five years, their relationship felt newborn. She grinned, loving that she had made the first move. She had demanded a kiss, and he hadn’t hesitated. She knew he came to her house out of need and loneliness, but for her it had always been more. In her quiet way, she could not remember a time she hadn’t loved him. Yet from grade school on, Staten Kirkland had belonged to her best friend, and Quinn had promised herself she’d never try to step between them. Even now, seven years after Amalah’s death, a part of Staten still belonged to his wife. Maybe not his heart, Quinn decided, but more his willingness to be open to caring. He was a man determined never to allow anyone close again. He didn’t want love in his life; he only wanted to survive having loved and lost Amalah.
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