Lone Rider [Mass Market Paperback]

Lauren Bach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2001

Out of gas on a lonely mountain road, Tess Marsh is in desperate need of rescue when a leather-clad biker named Dallas Haynes appears, followed by a nasty-looking biker gang. Before Tess can protest, Dallas purposefully claims her as his woman and spirits her away on the back of his Harley. Now at the mercy of a man who could break through her defenses, Tess fights her conflicting desires to escape from or to fall for her captor. Unbeknownst to anyone, Dallas is on a dangerous mission, and his growing passion for Tess has become a complication that could hurt them both.

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

Inspired by Montana's big night sky, Tess Marsh is so busy designing jewelry in her head, she doesn't realize that her car is running out of gas. A dangerously sexy biker shows up and claims her as his own when the rest of the biker gang appears. Dallas Haynes takes Tess to the unsavory outlaws' hideout, and she soon falls in love with him and surrenders her virginity. Then the FBI arrives, and his true identity is revealed: he's undercover agent Grey Thomas. Whisked away into protective custody to await the murder trial of two gang members, Tess discovers that she is pregnant. After nearly killing her in the courtroom, the bad guys escape, leading to an action-packed adventure. In spite of a near overload of the latest hip romance tropes--long-haired bad-boy biker, clean-shaven and well-dressed FBI agent, gorgeous jewelry designer with big breasts and rich parents, pregnancy, crime syndicates, and sizzling and explicit sex--Bach's tale is a real page-turner. Diana Tixier Herald
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Review

A five-star read complete with a mouth-watering hero, sizzling passion, and spine-tingling suspense. -- Rendezvous, November 2001

Chilling danger and menacing treachery form the intense underpinnings of a thrilling debut novel by author Lauren Bach. -- Romantic Times, November 2001

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (November 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 044661114X
• ISBN-13: 978-0446611145
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,505,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lauren Bach has published four novels:

LONE RIDER, ISBN-13: 978-0446611145
Hachette Book Group USA (formerly Warner Books)
Released November 2001

SLOW HANDS, ISBN-13: 978-0446611152
Hachette Book Group USA (formerly Warner Books)
Released August 2002

PURE DYNAMITE, ISBN-13: 978-0821776315
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released October 2004

PROJECT EVE, ISBN-13: 978-0821776322
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released June 2005

More recently, she has published as CATE NOBLE. Her Cate Noble releases include:

DEAD RIGHT, ISBN-13: 978-0821776339
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released February 2009

DEADLY SEDUCTION, ISBN-13: 978-1420101713
Kensington Books/Zebra
Released February 2010

DEADLY GAMES, ISBN-13: 978-1420101720
Kensington Books/Zebra
Scheduled for February 2011

For more information, check out her website at www.CateNoble.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hot and Sexy Biker oh my....., March 4, 2002

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Tracy Talley "Book Addict" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lone Rider (Mass Market Paperback)

I have to agree with several reviews on this. The male lead of Dallas/Grey was HOT HOT HOT but the female lead of Tess was WEAK WEAK WEAK. Dallas didn't deserve such a whiny heroine such as Tess, but Grey did.

~Tess Marsh finds herself stranded and alone on a dark and deserted highway in Montana. Along comes a biker willing to give her a ride to the nearest town. She is about to go since he seems very honest and his eyes are a telltale sign. The only thing that goes wrong? When a band og bikers comes riding over the horizon. Motorcycles blazing and all in a surly mood. Quickly her savior becomes her captor as he grabs her and forces her to go with them all as his captive. What happened? Things get worse when she realizes he is taking her to a biker gang's hideout and plans on ditching her car in a lake!

Dallas does not need another hassel, yet the good guy he is, he stops to offer his help to a woman from out of state, Massachusetts to be exact. Things go from sour to rotten when the gang shows up unexpected and he must play the captor to the woman, all for show. He cannot mess this up. He has been working on this for too many years, this woman is going to be a problem he does not need. Only when he starts to feel his heart engaging does he feel scared. How in the world is he going to pull this off? How is he going to keep her safe and juggle this gang in the process?

Very sexy and fast paced. I loved Dallas, yet I wasn't crazy about Tess, she tended to be whiny and unreasonable. I gave this story 5 stars because I loved the tale, but wished for a different heroine. She was weak willed and clingy. I was surprised Dallas could listen to the nagging and whining for so long without getting angry! They weren't really meant for one another, but the story was excellent regardless. I just wish the biker part (the beginning) was longer, because that was the best part of the book. The second part was less exciting and Tess seemed to get worse, lol. All in all, great job Ms. Bach, I look forward to another book!

Tracy Talley~@

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CALLING ALL LINDA HOWARD FANS. . ., November 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Lone Rider (Mass Market Paperback)

Think Linda Howard, think Judith McNaught's "Perfect", think Anne Stuart, think Cherry Adair. Stop thinking and BUY THIS BOOK. WOW! Sexy, sensual, exciting, adventure, terror, chase, hide, an alpha hero to die for, a little kinky (just a little, I think). . .this book has EVERYTHING. Whenever I can add another "can't wait for their next book" author to my list, I'm happy. This is a keeper!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars LONE RIDER Letdown, January 23, 2002

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Patricia Feller (Dover, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lone Rider (Mass Market Paperback)

LONE RIDER for me is a waste of a great title and a cool cover.I was really looking forward to this book after reading several enthusiastic reviews. I'm afraid I set myself up, becuse all in all, LONE RIDER was a big disappointment for me.

Many people have commented on the sexual tension in this book. It's there, alright. But I need a half way convincing story to connect the sexual scenes together. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen here.

The hero is indeed very charismatic as Dallas, big bad biker. But when he becomes Grey, stalwart F.B.I. agent, he talks too much and thinks too little. If this is how the F.B.I. really works, we are all in big trouble! I understand this is a novel and I have no problem with a little artistic license, but the storyline here is ridiculous. Remind me never to go into the Witness Protection Program !

The whole "undercover biker" premise reads like an old sixties biker movie. I didn't find any suspense in this at all. It was just silly. The stereotypical "really bad guys" were almost laughable.

I wish I could have found something to like about the heroine, Tess. I didn't think she was smart or spunky or even sexy. Everything she did was just plain dumb! I was starting to root for the "biker babe" in their altercation.Tess deserved every over the top thing that happened to her!

The best thing about this book are the sex scenes. Lauren Bach writes a great steamy love scene.

I believe too that Ms. Bach has talent. She just needs to work a little harder on character development and a plausible plot. I look forward to her next effort, and wish her luck in her career.