Chase the Thunder (Harlequin Historical Romance) [Paperback]

Several years after BETWEEN THE THUNDER, the nemesis of that book is back. After the Civil War, the Confederate soldier Wilson has become leader of a large band of outlaws. However, Wilson has an abiding hatred for anything named Mallory and Ben Morgan.

At the opening of the story, Bob Wilson and his thugs have already descended upon Ben Morgan's ranch and tried to kill the rancher, his wife (Ryan Mallory Morgan) and their children. He is thwarted and only kills four, including Jim Carne, another retired Confederate soldier working on the ranch. However, Wilson promises to return and kill everyone.

On Wilson's trail, Sean Mallory enters Two Springs, Texas, and finds that Wilson has already killed the sheriff and injured his deputy (the sheriff's daughter, Casey Saunders).

Like Ryan Mallory, in the first book, Casey Saunders wears trousers and is very competent at many things. Casey wants to join Sean while he is trailing Wilson; Sean doesn't want the responsibility.

In Fort Worth, Sean hears about the hanging that will take place the next day - of Ty Donaldson. Ty was one of Ben's friends and worked on Ben's ranch for a time. However, he was a restless person and soon decided to go out on his own. Soon, he became a deadly gunfighter.

Sean knows that Ty is an ethical gunfighter; he would never need to shoot a man in the back. Before long, he finds out his opinion is correct; the father of the victim is powerful and demanded the hanging.

After springing Ty, Sean realizes he cannot make Ty leave. Now there are 3 looking for Wilson and his large band.

There are lots of twists and turns to this story. I enjoyed it even more than the first book! The most interesting part - to me - was Ty's metamorphosis. It was extremely well-done! Enjoy!

There are 2 books in this series:
1) Between the Thunder
2) Chase the Thunder

This is the orginal book and apparently reprinted under ot CHASE THE WIND - Just to let you know there are two listings for this story.

Sean Mallory, first met in BETWEEN THE THUNDER, also repinted in THE SOLDIER and THE REBEL, is now in pursuit of Wilson. The confederate soldier who has threatened Ben Morgan and his family, Sean's sister, Ryan and their children. Wilson also killed Jimmie Carne who was like a brother to Sean.

Casey Saunders is the daughter of the Sheriff that Wilson kills. She vows to track down Wilson for killing her father. Then Sean shows up, following the trail left by Wilson and his gang. She wants to travel with Sean but he prefers to travel alone.
She rides ahead tracking down of Wilson's men that were taken to prison. Whoops! they were already hanged. But Sean finds a gunslinger, Ty Donaldson also waiting to be hanged. Trumped up charges no less.

Fantastic story, keep you interest and moves along swiftly with changing moods and emotions. You must follow Ty's rescue and escape with the help of Sean Mallory and Casey's backhanded help for both men. How she learns what it means to be a woman and how she overcomes Sean's mood withdrawals and her antagonism to Ty and his profession.

She is a stubborn, fiesty little gal of nineteen and falls for the thirty seven year old Sean. Ty, at twenty two finds his own niche and love. And of course Wilson is there in the end and still a blackguard.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED --M This author is definitely a keeper [at least the ones I have read - mostly civil war stories]