Someone to Protect Her

Someone to Protect Her reminds me more than a bit of another category romance I read last year called Show Me the Way, or something like that. Plot: Stuffy Lady is stuck with Rugged Outsdoorman type in isolated wilderness, making the situation worse is the unseen threat tracking them. I found the two lead characters well drawn and likable and some of the discription was beautiful (I particularly liked how, at one point, a rattled C.J. mistook a close quarter fist fight between the hero and villain as a dance). I'm looking forward to the next book in the Montana Confidential series, recommended.

Ms. Rosemoor begins the new Montana Confidential series from Intrigue with a tense, emotional heart-grabber. Spun off from last year's successful Texas Confidential series, her book SOMEONE TO PROTECT HER introduces us to some very hunky agents who live on a horse ranch in Montana--cowboys by day, agents by night, I believe the cover blurb says. Her scenery details put me right in the heart of the mountains where her couple gets stranded. And her villain is a brilliant foe for the hero/ine. This mercenary has made the chase very personal, a combination of past history and a need for "stimulation".She has created a rich community of characters that makes me want to know each and everyone's story--without taking away from the main romance and suspense line. I love a tortured hero like her Frank Connolly, who is a better man that even he realizes.I had an honest concern about the subplot of suspected terrorism in the book, but it really felt minor compared to the much more personal conflicts of the characters. Though this is a fictional world, I was proud of the determination and love and conscience these characters showed--a lot like the real life American and British heroes and heroines who have been in the news lately.I'm looking forward to the other books in this series. This one is a keeper.