Connie is well known for her fast-paced adventures, sparkling humor and lively dialogue. She is the best-selling author of historical and contemporary romance, as well as mystery and suspense. Writing under 5 pen names—Carol Finch, Gina Robins, Connie Drake, Debra Falcon and Connie Feddersen—she has penned 57 books for Zebra and Pinnacle Publishers.
Connie and her husband have 3 children and raise cattle and wheat on their ranch near Union City, Oklahoma.
It was a good story. Piper tries to get away from her overbearing father to see her sister and brother-in-law, as her sister has been disinherited for marrying for love instead of business. Piper takes a stagecoach in disguise so as not to be found out and meets a Texas Ranger along the way who is seeking to find some banditos that have been stealing cattle and robbing stagecoaches. Once he finds out she is not what she seems to be, all manner of bets are off.
The writing was good, the action was quite fast paced, and the bickering between Piper and Quinn can be funny at times. I love it when guys get all flustered when up against a headstrong female. It puts a smile on my face. :D
I almost gave this five stars. Something just kept it from being a five. The characters were great. The storyline was exciting. The hero was dreamy. It was a very good read.
If you are looking for a nice, slow story -- this is not it! The two main characters are evenly balanced and race from one wild adventure to another; readers will need to tie themselves into their chairs.
Trying to escape from her father (who wants to marry her off like a prize heifer), Piper Sullivan is sharp enough to know that her father will be after her in a heartbeat. So she wears a disguise that ages her and Piper takes on a crotchety-old-woman's persona. She's heading west to find her sister, who also evaded the machinations of their father.
At the end of the railway line, Piper has to change to a stagecoach to continue her journey. There she meets Ranger Quinn Callahan, traveling undercover, trying to find the bandits who are robbing the stages. Quinn watches the feisty old woman but thinks there is something strange about her.
Before long, the bandits attack the stagecoach; Piper and Quinn struggle with a runaway stage. After several exciting pages, Quinn finds that the old grouchy lady isn't so old or ugly. Thus begins an interesting, fun story of two matched characters with lots of character and sass.
I found the book to be a quick read because I couldn't put the story aside. Just Plain Fun