Defiant

Hannah Louise Barkley was happy with her life as an attorney in New York City. She never thought to return to her hometown of Misery, Texas, but return she does when her father becomes ill. She just hopes that she will be able to avoid Travis Bodine, who broke her heart five years ago.Travis can hardly believe that Hannah Louise has returned to Misery. He was finally getting over her breaking his heart and getting on with his life, and he has other things to worry about now: his brother Rafe has been accused of murder, and has asked Travis to be his lawyer, even though Travis' experience is in civil law, not criminal law.When Hannah Louise finds out about the Bodines' predicament, she considers offering her assistance as cocounsel. Criminal law is her expertise and she has been very successful at it. Of course, her offer would no doubt injure Travis' pride, and it wouldn't be easy to work together and ignore their shared past, but proving Rafe's innocence and saving his life are more important.Millie Criswell is a master of sexual tension and DEFIANT is no exception. The trial aspect of the plot is exciting and keeps the reader rapidly turning pages, but the serious passion between Travis and Hannah is never overshadowed. Add a variety of secondary characters, including a sweet secondary romance, the Western setting that Ms. Criswell paints so colorfully, and you have an outstanding one-sitting read. DEFIANT is the third in The Lawmen trilogy, but there is absolutely no need to read the previous two, DANGEROUS and DEPERATE, before diving into DEFIANT--but, like me, you'll probably want to reach for those first two after you've read this one!Kimberly Borrowdale, Under the Covers Book Reviews

I couldn't put this book down. This was my favorite of the thoroughly entertaining "Lawmen" trilogy. Ms. Criswell has proven once again that she is a master of the love and laughter genre. Don't miss this one!

Travis, Rafe, and Ethan Bodine are sensetive, caring, wonderful men. This is one of the best books I have ever read. Ms. Criswell uses all our emotions in a fast paced Western. A true love story. I LOVED IT!!!