Reese: A Sexy Western Historical Romance

Lori Handeland

The Rock Creek Six Book 1 · Lori Handeland

About this ebook

A sexy western historical romance by New York Times bestselling author Lori Handeland.

If you liked the Magnificent Seven, you'll love the Rock Creek Six!

Six elite Confederate soldiers band together after the War Between the States, hiring out their guns to protect lawless towns. Violence is all they know, until they make their way to Rock Creek, Texas.

Mary McKendrick, a headstrong schoolteacher who wants nothing more than to find a home, takes charge when a band of ruffians attempts to destroy Rock Creek.  With very few men left in town following the war, Mary hires Reese, the mysterious and reluctant leader of a band of guns for hire.

Reese is haunted by the war and all he did during it.  The only constant in his life are the five men willing to come whenever he calls them.  They will do anything for each other; they are all they have left.

Though Mary prides herself on managing everyone and anything, she can't manage Reese or her feelings for him.  Reese doesn't believe he is worthy of loyalty and devotion; he certainly isn't worthy of love.  

Can Mary teach him differently?

Fans of Cynthia Roberts, Isabel Keats and Kristy McCaffrey will love this gritty, steamy, emotional tale of the Old West.

Ratings and reviews

Lots of fabulous writing. A real story. Not just about lust & sex. I fell in love with Reese the 1st time Mary met him. I felt like most of the conversations were normal. I really got into the story of Rock Creek & the six. I only gave it 4 stars, tho. Because sometimes it got a little draggy & dull. It was also a little confusing at some points, especially decriptions of current events.

I rarely fall for the first in a series free book marketing scheme however, I'm buying the rest of these. So many "sexy" books have no real story to tell. The story is no more than brief brainless filler between bedroom scenes. These books are great stories with believable characters and a few bedroom scenes to spice things up.

Loved this book!! - I can't find Sullivan; Jed and Cash's stories on Google Play, am rather disappointed about that.

About the author

Lori Handeland sold her first novel in 1993. Since then she has written many novels, novellas and short stories in several genres--historical, contemporary, series, paranormal romance, urban fantasy and historical fantasy. She has been nominated five times for the RITA Award from Romance Writers of America, winning twice, for Best Paranormal and Best Long Series Contemporary. She is a Waldenbooks, Bookscan, USA Today and New York Times best-selling author. As well as writing The Nightcreature Novels, The Phoenix Chronicles, The Shakespeare Undead series, The Luchetti Brothers, the Rock Creek Six and several stand alone novels, Lori also writes the gritty, sensual western historical romance series Once Upon a Time in the West under the name Lori Austin. Lori lives in Southern Wisconsin with her husband enjoying occasional visits from her grown sons. She can be reached through her website at www.lorihandeland.com or www.loriaustin.net