BOOK- MAIL ORDER OUTLAW- Ed Talbot isn’t husband material. He’s an outlaw, was forced into his father’s gang at the age of thirteen, and is wanted Dead or Alive in more than one territory. But now his father is dead, he hates the life, the blood, and his brother’s rages. When a stagecoach robbery goes awry, Ed ends up with a satchel full of charming letters from an enticing young miss. Unfortunately for Miss Lizzie Cobb, her betrothed is now dead, and Ed Talbot sees a way out. Impersonating a fine, upstanding young man shouldn’t be too difficult. Despite the risks, falling in love with her proves to be all too easy.
Isolated on her mother’s ranch just outside of Tombstone, Miss Lizzie Cobb doesn’t have the time or the means to find a respectable husband. As a half Apache woman in the Arizona Territory, being a mail order bride seems like the only solution to her problem until she realizes that San Francisco is too far away, and she’ll have to leave her vulnerable mother and baby brother behind. Her solution? Call off the wedding.
When her groom shows up on her doorstep, she’s shocked. He’s handsome, strong, and has traveled hundreds of miles to claim her. His kisses inflame her body and his presence soothes her soul. Falling for the rugged man is beyond her control. But the past has a way of catching up to outlaws, and facing the truth is going to be hard…for both of them. AMAZON
I like the fact that their romance is going to be anything but ordinary; that got my attention. Ed Talbot had a miserable life, one he never wanted. His mother died when he was 13, and that's when his father came and pulled him into the outlaw way of life. He's never killed anyone but he has helped plan robberies and robbed others because he had no other choice. His father Josiah would try to kill him if he tried to leave and if he didn't, his half-brother Harvey definitely would. Harvey is cruel and enjoys giving others pain. He likes torturing and killing others. In a robbery gone wrong, Ed gets his chance to escape. He finds Elizabeth Cobb's (Lizzie's) letter and money hidden in a satchel and sees his opportunity. He will be a new better man, he will become Malcolm Brandon, the mail order man in Lizzie's letters. Ed finds his attempts to fake being "Mal" a little harder to do than he thought but he felt it was well worth the effort. Lizzie was tough but beautiful and he sure hated it when she called herself a half-breed. I really liked both Ed/Mal and Lizzie and her family (mother and brother) was interesting and a good addition as well. Of course you know that Ed's brother Harvey was going to find him sooner or later, it was just interesting how it came about. And it was just about as bad as you think it will be. I like how that part of the story was resolved because you know there will be a HEA, which there is. I really like to have any story I read have a HEA, and I wasn't disappointed about this one. Often when you read a story knowing there just HAS to be a happy ending, you just need to keep reading to find out how it happens. There is an added Epilogue, which I personally like.
I was given a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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EXCERPT from MAIL ORDER OUTLAW
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