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Outlaw (Silhouette Desire, No 624)

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This is the 2nd book in a series of 4 from E.Lowell. The current book is a re-release. I still have the original 4 books from long ago. I loved the story of Tennessee and Diana and these books got me hooked on Elizabeth Lowell. Tennessee Blackthorne is a "ramrod" at the MacKenzie ranch in the 4-corners area of Colorado. He is a ex-military/warrior who came back to the land to heal his spirit. Diana Saxton is an archeologist coming to the MacKenzie ranch to research Anastazi Indian culture. She is also a wounded spirit due to an abusive father and fiance that left her terrified of men in general. These 2 people meet and heal each other. A very powerful and loving story. I have read this book many times and won't forget Ten & Diana. ->buy the books & series<-

I do not usually review a book unless I absolutely love it and can give it five stars, but "Outlaw" by Elizabeth Lowell is the second installment in the "MacKenzie/Blackthorn" series and it would be a good idea to read it for continuity. The first story in the series "Fire and Rain" and the third story "Granite Man" were awesome.

Made the mistake of loaning all 4 of the books in this series out...and after they'd made the rounds, I never got them back. So, since I was purchasing, I decided to start with my favorite of the four. I loved the attraction between Diane & Tennessee & the background research that EP obviously labored over was just enough to add an interesting diminsion to the story. By the time the attraction between Ten & Diane hit high speed in the love factor, I was convinced Tennessee is the hottest hero to come out of the typed word since Rhett Butler! This time, I WILL not loan this book out. Warning! If you buy the book, hang on to it because you'll want to read it more than once!

I recommend this book to anyone because it was a great read. The characters were great because showed them coming to terms with their growing feelings with each other, especially the hero of the book Ten because he's also dealing with emotions of being around people again not dealing with fighting wars. It was great also because Elizabeth Lowell show her characters dealing with any fears that Ten and Diana both had. As I said earlier this is a book that I recommend to anyone looking for something great to read.

The re-release of OUTLAW by Elizabeth Lowell is great. Catching up on characters we met before and finding out more about a character introduced in her previous books is always great. Ten and Diane each bring in their problems with trust. Each had been hurt before and with a background in the story of the Anasazi the story comes together. Claiming other motives each slowly realizes that what they can have is better than predictated hurt they will think they will get. Rereading this book is like getting reaquanted with old friends and makes you want to go back and reread all the books in this series.

Elizabeth Lowell has mastered the creation of the perfect hero. The handsome, strong, rugged hero who commands the respect of the men with whom he works, produces fear in the hearts of those who dare to cross his path and still manages to host a sensitive heart. He overcomes the fear of a brilliant, dedicated, man-shy, archaeologist who is stronger than she thinks and becoming stronger by the minute. In their own ways and with help from each other, they overcome their individual obstacles to love, to find in each other's arms a passion and love to last. And while that might sound corny, the truth is that none of the events in the novel come across as contrived for effect. And while it is a modern fairy tale, it is totally believable. It flows naturally and allows you to experience nature - the loveliness and wildness, as it draws you into the personas of Ten and Diana. Love it.

I've never been sexually assaulted so maybe I just can't relate to the kind of pain and anger the heroine feels. But she's just so darned touchy! She condemns all men as sex-starved savages. Then when the hero starts to treat her with the kind of indifference she claims she wants, she gets annoyed because he doesn't notice her as a woman. I mean sheez! Make up your mind, willya? She's constantly fighting this battle between her unwilling attraction to the hero and her old fears of all men. I can't identify with that kind of immature, irrational, erratic temperament. Get OVER it already!

If you're a hardcore EL fan, pick this one up at the local library. It ain't worth the money.

Description from the back of book:

Diana Saxton is planning to spend the summer alone, uncovering the native artifacts that are her passion--the only thing that has helped her survive a past that she would rather forget. But experience has taught Diana that the security of her academic world can shatter as easily as the delicate relics she collects.

Now, her love for history has brought her to the magical Colorado landscape. As an anthropologist, Diana's thrilled by the chance to discover the secrets of September Canyon. Then the solitude of her trip is jeopardized by a stranger as tough and commanding as the land itself. Tennessee Blackthorn knows that the shy professor doesn't welcome his company, but he's promised to watch over her safety.

Diana's never trusted anyone to share her world before. Now she's alone with a stranger, in a place where nature holds the history of the land. And suddenly, Diana is discovering more than the past. She's finding her future...

* Although I didn't like book #1 in this series I enjoyed book #2 & this book, #3. My only real complaint is that there was a really long boring part near beginning to the middle of the book where I felt like I was in history class. I felt like my teacher had give me something boring & uninteresting to read. So although I enjoyed the romance & everything about the couple I didn't care for the elaborate details about the Anasazi people & the land in which they lived.

As I stated in my review for book #2 I would recommend book #2 & #3 but my advice is to skip the first book since it really didn't have much bearing on these 2 book with that being a historical book & these being contemporary.

I love all Elizabeth Lowell's books, but these four are my all time favorites. Very good romance novels. What I read romance for.

I read all of this series, even Reckless Love, teh historical which began the sgag of these familes The MacKenzies and the Blackthorn. This one just didn't quite doi it for me. Mainly because Diana is a rape victim and I suppose I can't relate to that (fortunately), but I think her character's fear of men is almost unbelievable to some extent. I like Ten, I liek Diana, I like the strraction, but something just didn't have me engulfed in the book and done with it in a day or two, like the other had. All in all I would recomend reading it to keep in sequence with the series.