Suzanne Ellison

This has long been one of my favorite Intrigues.

When Cody Hale finds himself running from the law and a wealthy, powerful, and crazed enemy, he finds himself at the end of the list of old acquaintances who can help him and his little girl. At the very end of the list was the girl he was determined to marry during his freshman year at college.

Annie Winston fell in love with Cody during a summer vacation at sixteen. She had lied about her age, knowing that a guy like Cody wouldn’t get show more involved with a girl her age. Their time together was abruptly cut short when her father found out about their relationship. Though Annie thought that her father might be withholding letters from Cody, she still thought that Cody would come back as promised so they could be married. She never heard from him again…until an anonymous letter showed up scrawled only with the words: “Hummingbird Hill”.

Annie immediately answered the call, arriving at the site of the summer love that had ruined both their lives to find a desperate stranger who needed her help.

Complicating the matter of hiding a fugitive is Annie’s suspicious ex-husband, Jeff, who happens to be a prosecuting attorney, and their daughter, Lina, who is not used to keeping secrets.

Nowhere To Run is a story of first love is true love, with a hero who is a true white knight. The characters are good, love story is good, the plot is good, and the whole novel is well-paced. show less

All of the Native American/White Girl romances I've ever read have been historicals. It's interesting to see that dynamic played out against a modern background. Michael Youngthunder's tribe didn't slaughter Renata's family, nor did they adopt her after her family died leaving her stranded between the east and west coasts. Michael is just a regular guy, struggling with how much his Native heritage influences his modern life; whether he's become too white. Renata is interested in learning show more more about his fascinating heritage, but Michael's been burned by "white women" before who pretended to care about "the Indian stuff" but pulled back when it became too "intrusive." Renata wants to show him she accepts him for who he is, but Michael is not even sure who that is himself. How these two resolve their differences and honor his heritage is enthralling to read about. Written in 1992, though, the terminology (use of Indian throughout, rather than the more currently accepted term of Native or Native American) is a little bit dated.
Action on the mystery of the Body at the Lake is advanced, but for the first time by describing interactions that took place without either of our main characters present. This is okay for those who've been reading the series all the way through, but someone who just picks up this book independently of the others might become confused.
All together, I found this the best of the series so far, and am still looking forward to the rest of this series. show less

When Karen Keppler is appointed Captain of the Tyler Police Department over assumed shoo-in Brick Bauer, it's safe to conjecture that sparks are about to fly. Neither were prepared for just how electric and dangerous those sparks would be. But obvious power struggles, along with Karen's enduring need to prove herself in an historically male job, conspire to keep them apart. Both need to make changes in attitude and lifestyle in order to give in to their passion for each other.
It continues show more to amaze me how well the different authors in this series manage to write for characters the others created. Generally, the quality of the writing is on a level you would expect from a Harlequin, but having read two of these today, this was slightly better than the last. The chemistry between these two was more crackling, and some interesting progress was made in the investigation of the Body at the Lake. (I was actually looking forward to this one, as I rightly conjectured that in a volume concerned with two police officers that more about the mystery would be revealed.) I am really falling in love with this town and the inhabitants! show less

Michael feels he has to choose between the white world and the Winnebago. Renata want him to give her a chance and let her in. Michael keeps pushing her away because she is white. She works hard to try to learn about his heritage and culture. While the question is will he allow her to be a part of his world. I got very annoyed with how Michael kept pushing her away and she kept coming back. Also how little was expect from Michael to make this work.