Desert Places
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.16 (622 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1594934576 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-12-03 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
With a new home in southern Colorado, and an ideal job as a Deputy County Attorney, she hopes to overcome a painful past.Jean meets the dedicated yet charming Sheriff Lea Hawkins when she defends the Sheriff’s Office in a lawsuit. The dry, wide plains of the high desert are a mirror to the barren places in Jean McAllister's heart. Just as Jean begins to wonder if love can thrive in the desert, the murder of a colleague shatters her cautious happiness and casts doubt over everyone, including Lea.Caught between a scorched past and the dangerous heat that Lea awakens, can Jean find the truth and save their chance for a future together?
She has also taught legal courses, studied bridge and golf—mastering neither—and has appeared as a performer and singer in numerous local community theater productions in her beloved Denver, Colorado. About the AuthorErica Abbott has been an attorney for nearly thirty years, many spent working with law enforcement and local government as a prosecutor. She currently lives in the Denver area with her life partner
Erica Abbott has been an attorney for nearly thirty years, many spent working with law enforcement and local government as a prosecutor. She has also taught legal courses, studied bridge and golf—mastering neither—and has appeared as a performer and singer in numerous local community theater productions in her beloved Denver, Colorado. She currently lives in the Denver area with her life partner
A fine crime/romance set in a beautiful area. Desert Places is set in southern Colorado, and has some wonderful descriptions of the landscape from this Colorado based author. Jean McAllister is a deputy county attorney, with a very demanding boss. She meets Sheriff Lea Hawkins defending the sheriff's office in a lawsuit. What follows is a charming romance/crime novel. Edited by famed Katherine V. Forrest, Abbott has given readers two complex and likeable main characters. She has surrounded them with some fine supporting characters, along with Jean's not so nice boss. I really enjoyed this book.. RANE said A fun read. Well written and laid out with realistic characters and locations. A very enjoyable read that you are able to lose yourself in.. enjoyable crime/romance, a light and pleasant read I liked the main characters, Deputy County Attorney Jean McAllister and Sherriff Lea Hawkins’s, both strong independent and well established women. I particularly enjoyed meeting the Hawkins family, whose warmth and welcome were charming. For once the wicked homophobic family members (Jeans’ mother and brother) get their due comeuppance.The mystery is not hard to solve, but adds layer of storyline which intertwines neatly with the gentle romance and family relationships. We certainly know who the nasties are but whether they are the baddies and how far their perfidy has spread makes enough of an mystery to