Tender Trap

by Lisa Jackson

With his itch to travel spurring him on, young Colton McLean had vowed to wear blinders against sweetly tempting Cassie Aldridge. But one moonlit Montana night, passion had galloped out of control--and she'd tried to rope him into marriage. Refusing to listen, refusing to forgive, he'd cut loose and run. — Now, years later, an eyeful of the woman Cassie had become told him he was still a slave to desire. She swore she'd never tried to tie him down, that love could set a person free. Suspicion and yearning warred in his gut. Had he been wrong all this time? And, if so, would Cassie ever let him back into her tender embrace?

Genres: Romance

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published November 1, 1989

About the author

Lisa Jackson is the number-one New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including the Rick Bentz and Reuben Montoya Series, the Pescoli and Alvarez Series, the Savannah series, and numerous stand alone novels. She also is the co-author of One Last Breath, Last Girl Standing, and the Colony Series, written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been translated into twenty languages.

Before she became a nationally bestselling author, she was a mother struggling to keep food on the table by writing novels, hoping against hope that someone would pay her for them. Today, neck deep in murder, her books appear on The New York Times, USA Today, and Publishers Weekly national bestseller lists.

With dozens of bestsellers to her name, Lisa Jackson is a master of taking readers to the edge of sanity—and back—in novels that buzz with dangerous secrets and deadly passions. She continues to be fascinated by the minds and motives of both her killers and their pursuers—the personal, the professional, and the downright twisted. As she builds the puzzle of relationships, actions, clues, lies, and personal histories that haunt her protagonists, she must also confront the fear and terror faced by her victims and the harsh and enduring truth that, in the real world, terror and madness touch far too many lives and families.

Visit http://www.LisaJackson.com where you can find a Media Kit with photos and more information.

Reviews

[Linda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tender Trap is about the love between Colton McLean and veterinarian Cassie Aldridge. She was madly in love with him and thought she was pregnant. He offered to marry her and then found out she was not pregnant and though she was conning him. He left to travel the world as a photojournalist and returned home after he was shot. He found peace in the area that he had left and knew part of that was due to Cassie. She had never left his mind and he knows she is the only woman for him.

[Susannah Carleton · Rating 2 out of 5]

Same problems as the previous book in the series (Tender Trap), but worse. There’s little to no character development for the reader to see; we are told or required to assume that it occurred during the eight-year gap between the two parts of the story.

This book had more bouncing back and forth between past and present, which I found disruptive to the storyline.

I gave up on the book about two-thirds of the way through it.

[B.E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Neat little romance with plenty of twists and a dash of mystery. I love finding these old romances at the thrift store, especially when they're by well-known authors in other genres. It's fun to see where they started. This didn't disappoint.

[ObsessedwithBooks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this book when I was 16 years old and I still go back and read it time and time again. It’s well written for a romance novel, keeps you interested, and you find yourself falling in love with the story. If you like the vintage romance novels this a 5 star for me.

[Shirley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read under the title of Backlash which also includes Aftermath.

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This romance novella came in a package with another, Aftermath, with the same cast of characters. It is well-written and pretty interesting, but it is also very predictable and formulaic.

[Ann · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading this book. I like to read a love story now and again. I always enjoy reading Lisa’s book 😀