Midnight Rider - Softcover

Martin, Kat

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312957742 ISBN 13: 9780312957742

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1996

Synopsis

She was his captive. He was the one man she was forbidden to have...

As soon as the tall, handsome Spaniard leaned down from his stallion to offer her a rose, Caralee McConnell know California held danger. But all too quickly she was forced to deny the heat Ramon de la Guerra had sparked. Determined to please her uncle who had saved her from poverty, she must resign herself to marrying a man he has chosen for her...and ignore what is in her heart.

Behind Ramon de la Guerra's dark eyes throbbed the memory of his lands, stolen by the beautiful Americana's uncle. He had sworn to reclaim them-riding by night as the ruthless outlaw, El Dragon. In a moment of rage and revenge, he stole Caralee away to his mountain lair...but there, in a passion as sweet as California wine, he would reveal a secret that could cost him his life-and his heart's freedom.

About this title

About the Author

Kat Martin is a graduate of the University of California, where she majored in anthropology and history. She says her schooling helped to develop her interest in the past.

"I love anything old," Kat says. "I especially love to visit the settings for my books." She and Western writer husband, Larry, often do research in the areas where their novels take place. "We like to stay in out-of-the-way inns and houses built in times past. It's fun and it gives a wonderful sense of a bygone era."

Kat's books have won numerous awards and been published in a number of foreign countries. She is currently working on her next historical romance.

Reviews

Martin's latest (after Devil's Prize) explores the aftermath of the Mexican-American War and its effect on California circa 1850. The nebulous laws aimed at settling land disputes between the Mexican Californios and the Americanos allowed some Anglos to steal vast quantities of California land. This story is about one such Anglo-Caralee McConnell's uncle-who has staked a claim to Rancho del Robles, the ranch owned for centuries by Ramon de la Guerra's family. Ramon, determined to "set things right, to find justice with or without the Anglo law," fights back under the guise of El Dragon. A midnight raid on the ranch nets him Caralee, who becomes his unwilling hostage and later his unwanted bride. Despite a contrived and predictable ending, the author's colorful overview of the awakening of California, its people and their way of life makes this a worthwhile read.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Edition details

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312957742
• ISBN 13: 9780312957742
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 372