The Outlaws: Rafe [Large Print] [Paperback]

This book is Rafe's story. He came upon a stagecoach robbery. He frightened off the outlaws, but the five people on the coach were already dead. Cowboys from a nearby ranch showed up and took Rafe to jail.

Sister Angela Abbot's mother died, leaving her to the whim of her mean stepfather, Desmond Kent. Just afterward, her real father's letter arrived, forwarded by his lawyer. Simon Abbot had left half of his gold mine to Angela and told her that if he suddenly died she was to suspect his partner, Brady Baxter. Sure enough, Simon died shortly later. Brady offered to buy out Angela's half and she refused. Meanwhile, Kent decided Angela would marry Anson Chandler. He and Chandler planned to split the inheritance. Instead of meekly marrying, Angela slipped away to check out the mine and see if her father was really murdered.

In Ordway, Colorado she found Rafe Gentry about to be hanged by a lynch mob. She reacted instinctively and announced to everyone that he was her fiancé. Once married, the two had Kent, Chandler, and the law hot on their tails.

Connie Mason will hit the New York Times Bestseller's list again with this one! If Jess and Sam's stories are even a fraction as good as this one, then I do not know how I will wait. It oozes with problems and has enough romance to melt the iciest of hearts! Highly recommended reading!

First of all i would like to say that i've read most of Ms Mason's books and i liked most of them. A couple of which i love and i consider keepers. Seeing all the favorable reviews on this book i was quite sure i would have another excellent read from Ms Mason but i was rather disapointed.

Its true that this book is packed with action and romance and some sensual scenes but what irritates me is the way Ms Mason is writing lately. She uses very simple dialogue, hurries over much of the scenes and I suspect she wanted to finish this book quickly.What good is all the action if it is over in just a few sentences? There's no suspense at all...no real sense of danger. There are no vivid and intresting descriptions of the scenes. For example - at one moment Angela is hit by bullet - and almost immeditaely recovers with no more mention of the wound! I strongly believe this book is nowhere near as good as some of her earlier books ,"My lady Vixen" for example. PleaseDont'hate me for this.

~Rafe Gentry was about to hang from a tree in some small town for a crime he didn't commit. A lynch mob has taken him from the cell and condemed him before he was to sit trial. When suddenly an angel with golden hair and a voice and face to match appeared trying to save him. Who was she? And why was she telling them she was his fiancee?

Angela Abbot was no angel, despite what her name and voice claimed. She was known as Sister Angela and couldn't abide to see a man hanged, especially one like this one. He had the eyes of an innocent man about to die. So she did something she couldn't believe, she claimed he was her fiance who was supposed to wait her in Colorado. Why? She wasn't so sure herself. When things couldn't possibly get any worse, they did. They were being forced into a hasty wedding in the same town! Now what?
Angela didn't need this extra problem on her hands when she needed to get to her father's mine in the mountains and find out if he was murdered. Hopefully, this added 'problem' would just go on his way, but he didn't. Not at first. Then Angela had a hard time wondering why she wanted him to leave in the first place.
Rafe didn't want to drag Angela into his mess of a life. He was wanted and was on the run. The sooner he got away from her the better, but his heart was calling her and he couldn't seem to leave her. The fire was too strong for them to deny and before they knew it, they couldn't survive without each other...but first he would have to clear his name and find out who was trying to kill Angela...