Product Description

Casey O'Hare forsakes life with an outlaw gang to start anew in 1884. WANTED posters across the country attribute various crimes to her of which she is innocent. The outlaw leader, Davis Jenkins, and her brother Tim ride in her pursuit, while a stranger by the name of Morgan enters her campsite in the snow-covered mountains of Utah. Under gunpoint, he leads her down the icy slopes to safety, but Casey learns Morgan is using her to get to Jenkins-and vows to escape him, too. Will Casey's past catch up with her, or will she find a place to rest in the arms of love? The Texas Legacy Series is a fast-paced, adventure filled romantic series that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Find all 3 books in the Fiction Romance catalog in the Browse Our Shelves section of barbourbooks.com!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #224942 in Books
• Published on: 2006-02-01
• Released on: 2006-02-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 320 pages

About the Author
Award-winning author, DIANN MILLS, launched her career in 1998 with the publication of her first book. Currently she has sixteen novels, fourteen novellas, a non fiction book, several articles, and short stories in print. DiAnn believes her readers should

Customer Reviews

couldn't put it down
Gritty and real; tender and enveloping all at the same time. Casey O'Hare is a heroine that you will be thinking about for a long time. Through no fault of her own, Casey is led into an outlaw's life. She lives through abuse and deception. You don't see what keeps her from giving up. The plot twists several times and won't let you put the book down.

This book is about running. Running from life's injustices, from fear, from God - and from yourself. Although the book is a gallop through the frontier, I identified with Casey on so many levels. You won't realize until you're finished reading that Casey, Morgan, Sarah and even the foul Jenkins have taken up residence in your mind. They each have a story to tell and Mills relays it perfectly.

strong late nineteenth century romance
In 1884, Casey O'Hare is tired of her life as an outlaw and decides to leave the gang. However, though she tries to start over in a remote mountain of Utah, her past will not leave her alone to start over. First someone is blaming her for a crime wave with wanted posters containing a reward all over the west. Additionally her former gang leader Davis Jenkins accompanied by her brother Tim also a member, chase after her as no one rides out on them and lives to tell it especially his woman.

However, instead of Jenkins abducting her, Morgan Andrews captures Casey in an isolated campsite. He insists he will keep her safe, but she believes he, like all men, is using her. She is not sure why at first, but soon realizes she is an expendable pawn for Morgan to get to Davis Jenkins. Though attracted to her warden, Casey plans to escape from him just as she has from the law and from the Jenkins brood. Morgan is reconsidering his values as he has fallen in love with his guest (prisoner if you ask Casey) and would die before allowing her to be harmed yet needs her as the bait to capture Jenkins.

The first Texas Legacy western romance is a terrific tale starring a delightful lead couple, a nasty villain, and a sibling pulled in two directions by his love for his sister and his loyalty (and fear) of his leader. The story line is action-packed as readers expect a High Noon showdown and get this and much more. Sub-genre fans will want to read this strong late nineteenth century romance.

Harriet Klausner

Great Ride!
In LEATHER AND LACE, the first in the Texas Legacy Series you follow Casey O'Hare, an unlikely heroine as she tries to put her outlaw days behind her. Unbeknownst to her, she is being followed by Morgan Andrews, a man bent on using her to flush out Jenkins, the notorious outlaw she's been riding with. Morgan's intentions change when he realizes Casey isn't the harden criminal the wanted posters have made her out to be. Now, he has to find a way to keep her from the law and Jenkin's long enough to prove her innocence.

The fast pace of LEATHER AND LACE keeps you reading chapter after chapter. I loved the characters DiAnn Mills created in Morgan and Casey. Her secondary characters were colored with charm and personality as well. A quick read, because you don't want to put it down. Enjoy! I am off to read LANTERNS AND LACE, the second book in the series.