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Angel Fire

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Angel Fire is a western novel with a romantic twist. Melanie Corbin is a woman fleeing two men who raped a close friend and committed murder. Fleeing with her are two ex-slaves Ned and Tilde. Melanie hires Kurt Buckner hoping he will protect her and her companions while they travel west to lead a new life.

This novel was pretty good. I was impressed with Ballas' ability to write convincing female characters. I also liked the stories of day-to-day life of the wagon train. Oh...And I loved Ned and Tilde.

Things I didn't like? Kurt seemed to get injured at least three times in this book. It got old. Also, he seemed to recover very quickly. Second, I found it distasteful that Melanie (the heroine), stood by and did nothing while her friend was assaulted. (This seemed out of character).Third, Kurt's `fear of commitment' issue also dragged about halfway through the book, and I wanted to kick him in the pants to `get on with it,' (those familiar with romance literature would probably roll their eyes at this subplot which is a staple in the romantic genre.

Still, Angel Fire was fun, exciting and well written, well worth reading.

I like Jack Ballas. Not because he's a member of DFW Writer's Workshop, but that when Jack writes you can feel the tension, the romance, the excitement. I don't read many books but Jack is one of those writers I love to listen to.