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Summary: Storyline from publisher
Review: As Dr. Kelly Martin discovers, Cole Younger Outlaw is one ornery patient. The hard-bitten Houston cop doesn't seem happy about recovering from his gunshot wounds in Naconiche - home of his protective family, the Double Dip ice cream parlor and a police department whose biggest concern is filling people in on the latest gossip. Kelly loves this small town, but the place seems to get on Cole's nerves. No question there's heat between them. No question that Cole's feelings for her are genuine. But could he live here? Kelly knows she couldn't possibly move to Houston. And what are they going to do about the baby?
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Summary: engaging contemporary romance
Review: Cole Younger Outlaw had been a Houston homicide detective for years, but knows his career on the streets is over. Back in his hometown of Naconiche, Cole recovers from bullets to his leg and hip and a piece of lung destroyed. Dr. Kelly "Red" Martin tends to Cole's physical injuries, but his pride makes it difficult to help him, as he already is tired of assistance and pampering from his concerned family. Red admits to herself that her patient has gotten to her especially seeing him nude and wanting to join him,, but she knows he is Houston while she had her year performing urban medicine in the big city and prefers small town living. As Red heals, his desire for his doctor places her in an ethical dilemma as she wants him more than anyone ever before. Can the oldest Outlaw persuade his physician that small town living is perfect for him with her at his side? The final law abiding Outlaw novel (see THE SHERIFF and THE JUDGE) is a delightful ending to a fine series. The lead couple is a fine pairing of two individuals with different perspectives on life while the support cast of his family (including previous stars) and the other Naconiche townsfolk bring depth to an engaging contemporary romance between the ex-cop and his physician. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Wow! What a hero!
Review: In ragged sweats and with several days' growth of beard Cole Younger Outlaw is gorgeous. He's enough to make Dr. Kelly Martin lose her professional demeanor. But she doesn't. She's as tough as he is and just as accustomed to getting her way.
Cole is also furious. A cop in Houston, Cole was shot. He lost part of his lung but the worst injuries are to his hip and leg. As he recuperates on the second floor of his parents home in a small town, he knows he'll never work homicide again and doesn't want to be a desk jockey. As the attraction between the two grows, so do the obvious conflicts Years earlier, he fled Naconiche for Houston but she loves the small town. He was tricked into a disastrous marriage when his girlfriend said she was pregnant. Now Kelly is pregnant and worried about telling him. The Cop is a fast, sexy read. It is book three of Ms. Hudson's Texas Outlaws series but stands along very well--although it makes the reader want to catch up on those other brothers named for famous outlaws. The talented and multi-published Jan Hudson has created a great looking and complex hero who is torn between duty, his physical problems, and his desire not to fall in love with the beautiful, loving doctor. Kelly is just as torn. She has her home in Naconiche and her patients who care about her. Can she turn her back on all of this to be with the father of her baby? How can she tell him when he's been trapped before? But how can she not tell Cole? How will he feel when she does? Ms. Hudson brings all these conflicts together into a satisfying and happy end, a celebrations of love and family.
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