Step Into My Parlor

Women on the Run #1

by Jan Hudson

Pawning her diamond watch for enough money to run from a man who had threatened her life, Anne Foxworth Jennings meets irresistible pawn broker Spider Webb, and she is sorely tempted to stop running

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 1, 1990

About the author

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Janece Oliver Hudson (born 1954), writing under the pen name Jan Hudson, is an award-winning American author of contemporary romance fiction. A native Texan, she is best known for her humorous, fast-paced romance series, including her popular Texas Outlaws books (The Judge, The Cop, The Maverick).

Reviews

[Diane ~Firefly~]

It is always nice re-reading an old friend.

Anne is on the run from her step-brother and ends up getting mugged outside Spider's pawn shop right after she pawned her watch. After weeks on the run, it was too much for Anne and she was extremely lucky that Spider is a stand up kind of guy. He takes her in, gives her a job and they of course fall for each other while waiting for her friend/lawyer to get back into town. Spider has a white knight complex and was a bit over-protective, but an all around sweet ex-football player.

[*CJ*]

"Step Into My Parlor" is the story of Anne and Spider.

Umm..
So the heroine is named Anne Foxworth Jennings..and the hero is named Spider Webb.. and she's a victim on the run, he's a pawn shop owner..

This was insanely absurd. I could not get into it.

Unrated.

[Jen_C]

Okay, corny/cute but really old school Harlequin-ish. Got bored and skimmed a bit.

[Missy Geary]

Good read

would have been a five but I didn't care for the overly paranoid Anne. from the moment she met spider she trusted him enough to sleep in his home but not enough to at least tell him the whole truth. for a character so smart she sure took her time. even with the hiccup (and really it was minuscule) I would highly recommend this book to read.

[Chande]

Anne is on the run from her stepbrother a very evil man. She walks into a pawn shop and her life is changed forever. When she meets the pawn shop owner spider he I'd not what he seems to be. He looks like this really hot bad boy but turns out to be her knight in shinning armor. I want tell you anymore but to read this book if you get a chance. This is a very good romance book.

[Holly Bargo]

Light and easy

Spider's the kind of alpha male who isn't an overbearing, cynical jerk. Anne's character is nicely developed. The editing is clean and the prose easy to read. This book was better than I expected, a nice surprise.

[alicia]

Funny & Romantic & Prince Charming Texas Style

I really enjoyed the book. a damsel princess in distressed saved by a Texan Prince. it was a very romantic and funny book.

[Jeanette]

This book was very entertaining. I guess the first edition had editing problems, but has been fixed with this edition. I enjoyed both characters in this light hearted romance.

[Beret Brenckman]

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