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RENEGADE HEART
March 1989
But Logan Tyree would answer to no man...and to no woman. If John Halloran wanted his services, he would have to pay dearly for them. And if Rachel wanted his loving, she would have to give up her innocence, her reputation, her very heart and soul. Prologue His name was Logan Tyree and he was on the run. And like every other man who had ever been lucky enough to escape from the hell-hole known as Yuma Prison, he was determined never to return. Better to die of thirst beneath a blistering Arizona sun, or bleed to death from the heavy .45 caliber slug lodged low in his left side than return to a life behind bars. Yuma Territorial Prison! A hundred and ten degrees in the shade. A miserable five-by-eight foot cell; no windows, just cold gray walls and a steel-barred door. Yuma! Eighteen months of scummy lukewarm water and putrid food not fit for a pig. Lice-infested blankets and heavy chains. Chains that hobbled his feet and curbed his long, carefree stride. Chains that rattled annoyingly with every step, loudly proclaiming the loss of his freedom. Chains that scarred his flesh and shriveled his soul. Well, the chains were gone, he mused sourly, but the scars remained. He carried other scars, too - faint, silvery streaks that criss-crosed his broad back and shoulders like a finely spun spider web. Scars left by the whip. Damn! Just the thought of the last was enough to make him break out in a cold sweat. There had been one guard in whose hands the lash had come alive, until it was no longer nine feet of limp rawhide, but a sibilant twisting tongue of flame that danced endlessly over shrinking, cringing flesh. They only had to beat him once. Other men, rebelliously proud and foolishly stubborn, died under the lash, sobbing for mercy. But Tyree was no fool. There was no hope where there was no life, and there was no mercy in the Yuma pen. And so he had swallowed his pride and curbed his tongue. Outwardly, he became a model prisoner, forcing himself to say, "Yes, sir" and "No, sir", obeying every command meekly and without question or complaint. And all the while he was seething inside. Seething with the need to be free, to see the stark beauty of the Arizona desert, to climb the lofty mountains of Montana, to ride across the vast rolling grasslands of the Dakotas. The love of the wild country was strong within him and he had yearned for the unfettered freedom of the plais as some inmantes had yearned for whiskey or women or a deck of cards.... He swore softly as the bay stumbled, praying that the game little mare's strength would last until he reached the Mescalero stronghold high in the distant mountains, or at least until he found a decent place to make a stand against the posse that was little more than two hours behind him. But even as the thought crossed his mind, the bay stumbled for the last time... Romantic Times said: "Madeline Baker's latest Indian romance has all the elements she is famous for: a lover's triangle, seething passion, greedy villains and jealous rivals. Readers will enjoy the love story of Rachel and Tyree. Maria Ferrer |
Excerpts
What I'm working on now
Catch the Lightning
Capture the Lightning Passion's Promise In the Shadow of the Hills Reckless Destiny Tales of Western Romance Coming Soon
Amanda's Vampire Romances
Sequel to After Sundown
Sequel to Shades of Gray
Alien/Vampire
Time Travel
Under a Prairie Moon
A Whisper in the Wind The Spirit Path The Angel and the Outlaw A Feather in the Wind Books by EC Blush - formerly Cerridwen Press
Apache Flame
Hawk's Woman Heart of the Hunter Lakota Love Song Love's Seranade Shadows Through Time Under Apache Skies Wolf Shadow The Night Series
Books 3 and 4 in the Night Series
Books 1 and 2
in the Night Series
Short Stories
Books by Harlequin Silhouette
Leisure Historical Romance Series
Includes covers and cover copy for Reckless Heart, Reckless Love, Reckless Desire and Reckless Embrace
Leisure Historical Romance
The first book I wrote
Fantasy Romances
Anthologies
After Twilight Stroke of Midnight Midnight Pleasures The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance Paradise The Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance |
