Stagecoach Capture

by Layla Chase

Boarding a westbound stage in San Antonio, US Marshal Slade Thomas realizes all three female passengers resemble the wanted poster for a bank robber. The audacious and playful behavior of one passenger, Jessimay "Jazzy" Morgan, especially draws his attention—and suspicions.

Jazzy, a former prostitute, is intent on a respectable future built on the money she earned in Miss Veronica’s Pleasure Emporium. Polite society is more taxing than she imagines, however, and a flirtation with the handsome stranger on the stagecoach flares into a rousing night of passion in which she loses a little bit of her heart.

The following day, when the stagecoach is robbed and the women kidnapped, Jazzy is crushed at leaving a beaten Slade behind. Planning an escape against huge odds is tough, but confessing her past to a respectable man like Slade is almost impossible. And Slade must also make a decision that could change his life—capturing the bandits, or saving Jazzy...a choice between his duty and his heart.

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First published January 1, 2006

About the author

The combination of years spent working with words in the secretarial field and a love of reading romances sparked Layla’s initial urge to write. Add to that the experience of reaching a landmark birthday, and you might say a mid-life crisis was born. Relocating from her native California to Texas in 2000 provided more time to focus on the craft. A direct challenge form a critique partner turned Layla’s writing toward the sensual side and she hasn’t looked back since. Writing erotic romance allows her to spread her creative wings and let her imagination take off.

Multi-published in historical, paranormal and contemporary, Layla’s sexy stories are mixed with a bit of humor or a tug of emotion, but always have a happy ending.

Layla lives in south Texas with her engineer husband and teenage daughter. Her other three children are scattered up and down California and having adventures of their own. When not writing or plotting her next story, she spends time reading, watching movies and traveling (so many possible locales for the next adventure).

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was a delightful surprise. Jazzy is refreshingly fun. One look at Slade and she knows he’s a man so out of her league but she wants him. But how does a “respectable” woman seduce a man of caliber? Slade keeps his identity hidden much to his later regret. He’s certain that Jazzy is hiding something and it must be that she’s the female bank robber. There are some fun twists and turns in this one. The sexual tension between Jazzy and Slade builds wonderfully, and the love scenes are passionate. I love the choices that Slade seemed to make automatically. What a great hero! If you like sexy historical westerns, this is a good one.

[Erotic Horizon]

Stagecoach Capture by Layla Chase (2006)