"wonderfully romantic Holy Terror of Texas thriller"

Needing to start over reformed hedonistic bad girl Maddie Kincaid moves to Brazos Bend, Texas and opens up a senior citizen care taker business. She quickly makes friends with townsfolk especially clients and feels good about her life.

However, a simple cleaning job goes awry forcing her to flee to Louisiana for her life accompanied by stoic Oscar the goldfish as they seek her friend Terry Winston at a marina. Unable to find her friend, she hides on the boat the Miss Behavin' II, owned by a card carrying member of the Holy Terrors of Brazos Bend, Luke "Sin" Callahan. A retired DEA Agent, Sin plans to sail into the sunset until he discovers his beautiful stowaway. She pleads for his help, which he reluctantly agrees to give, but will do so while adhering to his vow to avoid taking one step into Brazos Bend. However, he soon finds he cannot help but be her hero as they fall in love while the danger mounts.

The fun in this filed with twists romantic suspense thriller is the eccentric support cast who add vigor to an already electrifying story line starring two delightful former "bad" guy and gal. Whereas Sin and Maddie are a wonderful pairing, his siblings (talk about false advertising - Matthew, Mark and John), her customers, Oscar the goldfish and Dairy Princess owner Kathy add local flavor. The real bad dudes are dangerous, but Geralyn Dawson combines humor with suspense to provide her fans with a wonderfully romantic Holy Terror of Texas thriller.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted September 26, 2006

Summary

First in the sexy new series from USA Today bestselling author Geralyn Dawson.

SHE'S A WOMAN ON THE RUN

Maddie Kincaid thought she'd left trouble behind when she settled in peaceful Brazos Bend. She started her own business. She lived the simple life. She never dreamed that helping a gentle old man would land her in the middle of murder—her own. Now she's running for her life, right into the arms of the infamous Luke "Sin" Callahan.

HE DOES HIS BEST WORK UNDERCOVER

Luke Callahan has just settled into his much-needed fishing vacation, and the last thing he needs on his line is a long-legged redhead stowaway with secrets in her heart and killers on her trail. Lucky for her, he's deadlier than the guys who are chasing her. Unfortunately for him, she's gorgeous, smart and determined to make it on her own.

When the secrets start spilling and the nights heat up, Luke realizes he faces a new sort of danger—losing the woman he loves. Can he win the battle for her heart? Or will she ...Give Him The Slip.