Texas Hero (Silhouette Intimate Moments, 1165)

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Summary: Last Stand for Love
Review: Elena Maria Alazar is stirring up big trouble at the Alamo by advancing the possibility that a known and loved hero might have died a coward's death. Of course, since the Alamo is in San Antonio, the trouble is huge. Everything's bigger in Texas. Ellie is a historian with a mission to identify the mysterious remains of a man who evidently fled the Alamo during the bloody attack by Mexican General Santa Ana. Clues lead Ellie to believe that the skeletal remains and the trail of bullet casings might belong to William Barrett Travis, hero of the Alamo, might not have died during the battle inside the fort. As soon as Ellie's research is blown out of proportion by the media, someone threatens to kill her. However, in addition to being a historian, Ellie is also the niece of the current Mexican president. Wanting to protect the United States from a potentially embarrassing time, not to mention rescuing the life of the vivacious heroine, the President reaches out to the Omega Agency, the super-secret, go-anywhere, do-whatever-it-takes organization with the sexiest spies in the world. Only this time, Agent Jack Carstairs has had a past history with Ellie that didn't end well. He'd been a Marine in love with the niece of a prime political figure, and he'd been pressured to stay away from her. Instead of fighting to stay with Ellie, thinking that she would be better off without him without ever conferring with her, Jack left and his Marine career melted down around him. Now he's back because Ellie asked for him, and the sparks of their past romance may prove as lethal as the bullets of the assassin stalking Ellie.

Merline Lovelace is the author of dozens of romances. TEXAS HERO is her sixth in the Code Name: Danger series. She's written several historical romances as well as stand-alone books in contemporary lines. Her background as a colonel in the United States Air Forces lends itself dynamically to her blockbuster romantic military thrillers, RIVER RISING, DARK SIDE OF DAWN, DUTY AND DISHONOR, CALL OF DUTY and LINE OF DUTY.

TEXAS HERO is an excellent romance. The historical aspect tied in perfectly with the overall problem that exists between Ellie and Jack. History is all in the eyes of the people who come afterward to write about the events. Ellie and Jack understand their own separation from each other nine years ago, but neither is quite able to see the other's side of the story. As with the story of William Travis, changing the view of the past is extremely hard and met with much resistance. Merline Lovelace's research flows cleanly into the story, and provides a good overall view of that period of American history as well as the people involved. Her love scenes are tender and tantalizing at the same time, and will definitely grab the reader's attention. The writing is fluid and easy, and readers sitting down with the novel shouldn't be surprised to find that he or she will finish the novel in a sitting or two.

Fans of Nora Roberts' suspenseful tales will enjoy Merline Lovelace's TEXAS HERO. If the reader is as yet unacquainted with this author, this novel is a great place to meet.

Rating:
Summary: Last Stand for Love
Review: Elena Maria Alazar is stirring up big trouble at the Alamo by advancing the possibility that a known and loved hero might have died a coward's death. Of course, since the Alamo is in San Antonio, the trouble is huge. Everything's bigger in Texas. Ellie is a historian with a mission to identify the mysterious remains of a man who evidently fled the Alamo during the bloody attack by Mexican General Santa Ana. Clues lead Ellie to believe that the skeletal remains and the trail of bullet casings might belong to William Barrett Travis, hero of the Alamo, might not have died during the battle inside the fort. As soon as Ellie's research is blown out of proportion by the media, someone threatens to kill her. However, in addition to being a historian, Ellie is also the niece of the current Mexican president. Wanting to protect the United States from a potentially embarrassing time, not to mention rescuing the life of the vivacious heroine, the President reaches out to the Omega Agency, the super-secret, go-anywhere, do-whatever-it-takes organization with the sexiest spies in the world. Only this time, Agent Jack Carstairs has had a past history with Ellie that didn't end well. He'd been a Marine in love with the niece of a prime political figure, and he'd been pressured to stay away from her. Instead of fighting to stay with Ellie, thinking that she would be better off without him without ever conferring with her, Jack left and his Marine career melted down around him. Now he's back because Ellie asked for him, and the sparks of their past romance may prove as lethal as the bullets of the assassin stalking Ellie.

Merline Lovelace is the author of dozens of romances. TEXAS HERO is her sixth in the Code Name: Danger series. She's written several historical romances as well as stand-alone books in contemporary lines. Her background as a colonel in the United States Air Forces lends itself dynamically to her blockbuster romantic military thrillers, RIVER RISING, DARK SIDE OF DAWN, DUTY AND DISHONOR, CALL OF DUTY and LINE OF DUTY.

TEXAS HERO is an excellent romance. The historical aspect tied in perfectly with the overall problem that exists between Ellie and Jack. History is all in the eyes of the people who come afterward to write about the events. Ellie and Jack understand their own separation from each other nine years ago, but neither is quite able to see the other's side of the story. As with the story of William Travis, changing the view of the past is extremely hard and met with much resistance. Merline Lovelace's research flows cleanly into the story, and provides a good overall view of that period of American history as well as the people involved. Her love scenes are tender and tantalizing at the same time, and will definitely grab the reader's attention. The writing is fluid and easy, and readers sitting down with the novel shouldn't be surprised to find that he or she will finish the novel in a sitting or two.

Fans of Nora Roberts' suspenseful tales will enjoy Merline Lovelace's TEXAS HERO. If the reader is as yet unacquainted with this author, this novel is a great place to meet.