"A Mix Of Danger And Passion"

Lawton Kane just wanted to find peace. After years of blood and death, and fighting the atrocities of the drug trade, he wanted to retire, and live his life quietly. But his last mission, with the death of a drug lord, and the rescue of a young captive, he made an enemy that refused to give up.

Now, years later, a ranch owner and a volunteer in a wild west show, Lawton Kane is used to his solitary existence, and not really surprised by the messages he's begun receiving from the man determined to kill him. A South American drug lord is determined to settle the old score for the death of his brother. But Lawton is surprised by the appearance of Melissa Hartford. Even more surprising is the passion and need flaring between them, and his inability to resist her.

Lawton and Melissa now have a mutual enemy stalking them. They are in the same place, ready targets, and Lawton knows he can't risk her death.

Man In Black is a rich, rewarding story of two people whose lives cross once again, and whose passions will not be denied. Danger stalks their every moved, and suspense wraps around them like a dark, deadly cloud.

A hero straight out of your deepest fantasies, Lawton epitomizes the tall, quiet hero ready to ride to the rescue in the nick of time. Melissa is no weak kneed damsel though, despite the years under her fathers thumb. She grows within the novel, becoming quiet strength, and heated passion in Lawton's arms.

The Man In Black is a story you don't want to miss. Read it for the sheer pleasure of immersing yourself deep within the lives, love and danger of Lawton and Melissa's life.

Reviewed by Shadoe Simmons
Posted October 22, 2002