Customer Reviews

The Outlaw

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This should be a short story, for as a novel it is filled with nothing. How many pages must a reader endure reading the same thing again, (and again), AND again? End it!

Our heroine, Caitlin Kingsly, is a selfish, self-centered female. A so-called heroine? One I couldn't be fond of. The hero, Jake McCord, tries. He is blamed for the murder of Caitlin's brother. Of course, he is innocent; everyone believes him - except our little "Cat" girl. Nope, this little lady will not forget or forgive.

Oh boo hoo, where have you been for the last 4 years?

* What, my brother shot you and you almost died!

* What, my daddy framed you and bounty hunters stalked you?

* What, you became a dirty, lowdown hired gun because you had to eat!

* So, what about me - me - me - little selfish Caitlin Kingsly?

* JUST WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

This self-absorbed, dreary creature is not worthy of Jake's attention or his love. Simply put - visit the library.

MaryGrace Meloche.

Favorite scene with Caitlin-

Helping Jake by tricking Grimes at the saloon, letting him think that she wants Jake hunted down.

Favorite scene with Jake-

Jake with Ryan and the little lamb.

Together-

Jake in jail after turning himself in. Caitlin learning that Jake had been innocent all along.

What did you like about Caitlin-

Her love for her son. Defending Jake when people put him down.

What didn't you like about Caitlin-

She was selfish. Yes, she was putting her son first, but it seemed like her way was the only way. She was willing to believe her family over Jake. And when she did realize that she believed Jake, she called the shots regarding sex and their life together, especially with their son. Like Jake, I, too, was angry that she might not have ever told him about their son.

What did you like about Jake-

He wasn't too hardened of an outlaw. He had a great sense of humor, and he loved Caitlin, despite how she acted, and his son. He wanted to be a judge because of his past.

What didn't you like about Jake-

This isn't a bad thing at all. After all, this is a romance novel. But it seemed he was more focused on sex than the fact that bounty hunters were after him. It's like he didn't care. He just wanted Caitlin and sex. Although I can understand what Caitlin's family did to him, I don't understand why he didn't want to live on Caitlin's ranch. They could have made it a wonderful, loving place together. Allowing Lew to go free. Wonder whatever happened to him. Why would Jake help such a creepy dude?

If I had to cast Jake, I'd cast Brad Pitt.

If I had to cast Caitlin, I'd cast Reese Witherspoon.

http://romancereadingclub.blogspot.com/

This book was so boring. How many pages of Caitlin whining about the same thing (in between having hot sex of course) do we have to endure?

I usually love Nicole Jordan's books, but this one was so slow and boring, I was very disappointed. I honestly felt NOTHING for either character. I think the same thing over and over dulled my senses. :)

The two books in this series were great! Would love to see the third that is on hold. In the meantime I plan to purchase the others written by this author. A good read that "takes you away from todays troubles."

Yikes. Nicole Jordan is a good writer, and I've enjoyed some of her other work. But I have to agree with some of the previous comments. I just didn't find these characters likeable, and the plot seemed to stagnate for hundreds of pages. The heroine, Caitlin, was a self-involved moron - she couldn't seem to reason her way out of a paper bag, and while I felt sympathy for her concern over her son, she was persistent in her ignorance regarding her abusive father's behavior and Jake's involvement in her brother's death to the point of absurdity. Honestly, by the halfway point of the book I didn't much care what happened to her.

Jake was an interesting character, but it took me most of the book to work up sympathy for him - and when I did it was mainly due to my exasperation over the heroine's ridiculousness. A lot of the supporting characters in this book were kind of prickly and unlikeable, too.

The biggest problem for me was that I didn't believe in the love between these characters. This problem started back in the first chapter, when their connection seemed to be entirely sexual. Frankly, I didn't like Jake at the beginning of the story, and by the end of it I didn't like Caitlin. I wasn't convinced that Jake loved her until near the end of the book. At the end of the book, I was still questioning whether or not Caitlin really loved him. I just never had a sense that these two belonged together, which made it hard to root for them as a couple.

Caitlin and Jake were young lovers who were torn apart due to the murder of Caitlin's brother. They kept their love for each other due to the range war between the cattlemen and the sheepherders. Jake had to leave in order to escape death or imprisonment. Caitlin was told that Jake killed her brother in accident. Four years later, both Caitlin and Jake come back to face their past and resolve issues. There's a lot of passion in the story, as Jake was trying to convince Caitlin that they belong together due to their strong passion for each other. Caitlin is strong, yet stubborn and won't settle for less regardless of Jake's love for her.

It's really a great book, great story. It was hard to put down! This is the first book of the rocky mountain trilogy. Heart Breaker is the second. I'm still trying to find the story of Wolf's. Maybe Nicole Jordan is still writing on that. For I haven't seen it on Amazon yet or the bookstores.

I LOVE HISTORICAL ROMANCES, ESPECIALLY WESTERN ROMANCES! THIS BOOK WAS EXCELLENT AND MY FAVORITE NICOLE JORDAN BOOK SO FAR! HONEST, YOU HAVE TO READ IT!

Must read. its wonderful love story, i could not put the book down,