Casee‘s review of The Bounty (Malloy Family, Book 1) by Beth Williamson
Nicky Malloy is on the run — from guilt, fear, and a murder charge. After three years, the notorious bounty hunter Tyler Calhoun catches up with the elusive lady outlaw. The intensity of their dislike for each other is only matched by the growing passion they cannot seem to control.
A loner by nature, a cold hard hunter by choice, Tyler fights his feelings for his prisoner the only way he knows how — by denying them. He’s not prepared for how deeply his feelings will run, or how hard it will be to hold her life in his hands. Pursued by two hapless cowboys bent on taking Nicky in themselves, Nicky and Tyler are forced to turn to each other for aid, trust, and comfort as their journey progresses on its rocky road.
Caught in a web of lies and murder, they hold on to each other as they travel to Wyoming to confront the man that brought them together. Tyler has to decide if his love for her is worth more than the bounty he was sent to find.
Ah, erotic westerns. I have to say, this book hit my reading spot and I’ve since read four more books in the series.
Bounty hunter Tyler Calhoun always finds his prey. When he accepts the bounty on one Nicky Malloy, he has no idea that Nicky is not only innocent, but a woman as well. Meeting her doesn’t change his mind about collecting his bounty. He has his doubts that a woman like Nicky is as innocent as she says she is.
Nicky has eluded the law for three years. After watching her twin brother get murdered, almost getting raped and killing her rapist, Nicky ran. She was too ashamed to go home, so she just left town. When she finds out she’s wanted for murder, she goes on the run permanently.
No one has been able to catch up w/ her, so when she’s caught by Tyler Calhoun, she’s more than a little surprised. Now she either has to escape his seemingly inescapable clutches or convince him that she’s telling him the truth. It doesn’t help that she’s attracted to him in a way that she’s never been attracted to a man before.
This was a very good book. It’s my first by this author and thoroughly enjoyable.
4 out of 5.
This book is available from Samhain. You can buy it here or here in e-format.
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Sounds like a good read.
I absolutely loved this book. It made Beth an autobiy author for me. The entire series is soooo good!
Lori, did Kincaid ever get his own book?
I’ve heard good things about Beth’s books but haven’t read any yet. I think I have to change that now! lol Good review Casee!
Hi Casee – Kincaid’s book is Hell for Leather.