A Reason To Sin - Mar. 2008
MR Review: MR Reveiwer Loretta
A Reason To Sin
by Maureen McKade
Rebecca Colfax was out of options. She thought her marriage was perfect until her husband gambled away her inheritance and vanished. She vows to hunt him down and confront him as she needs to know why. Which is how she wound up working at the Scarlet Garter in Oaktree, Kansas trying to scrape together enough money to get her son back. At the saloon, she reveals nothing of herself, not even her real name, using the stage name of Glory Bowen she works as a saloon singer and dancer.
There she meets sexy Slater Forrester, a faro dealer and ex-spy who’s clearly haunted by something in his own past. He worries the new comer is out of place at the saloon. Slater vows to keep her safe and plans not to act on his attraction, as he is unworthy of her love. But when violence bursts through the saloon’s doors, she witnesses a dangerously appealing side to Slater, a side she finds hard to resist. How will the man she’s fallen for react when he uncovers the secrets she’s keeping?
This is a superb historical romance starring two strong lead characters. The storyline is fast-paced but it’s Rebecca’s courage to love that makes her believe she can heal Salter, no matter his transgressions. Maureen Mckade is simply a marvelous author. The description of the old west and the people who grew out of hardships are gritty and edgy enough to please the most demanding of readers. McKade keeps up the intensity and suspense as her characters are stretched to their limits. I so enjoyed this book and now I need to buy the first two in this trilogy so I can find out about Slater’s brothers.