Raven [Mass Market Paperback]

Eleven years later, Rheada wants to go legit. She begins a tour business guiding customers into the canyons that were once home for the Anasazi and Aztecs. On the other hand, Tilly, who always was the more adventuresome, continues in the old family line of work over Rheada's objections.

Bureau of Land Management agent Kee Blackburn goes undercover trying to capture the legendary thief RAVEN. Although he has official sanction, this case is personal as he blames RAVEN for the disappearance and probable death of his younger sister. He thinks Rheada is the elusive thief. Attaining a job as Rheada's tour driver, Kee never expected to fall in love with his prime suspect, nor she with her new employee. However, the past and the present leave little room for a future together.

The picaresque tour of the Native American ruins make for a wonderful tale. Paired with stirring characters, readers gain a fantastic blending of Native American mythos with a contemporary romantic suspense. The story line compels the audience to read it in one sitting. Kee and Rheada share more then just love. They are a caring, courageous, and capable couple, but seemingly star-crossed. The secondary cast adds depth to a breathless panorama that will send fans seeking more novels by Laura Baker.

Harriet Klausner

I loved the way the book started off, eleven years prior to the setting of the rest of the novel with two young girls struggling to survive alone after the death of their father, relying on the only means they know--the stealing of valuable artifacts. The story picks up again with the older sister out on her own, attempting to make a new life for herself. The overlapping and intertwining circles of love and hate and convictions built on fallacies and glimmers of truth and denials of reality are simply mind-boggling. Baker's ability to weave all of the pieces back together by the conclusion of the novel is equally mind-boggling. And thoroughly engaging.

I loved Raven. This latest release is one more indication that Baker is an artist of supreme talent. Those who have read her previous works will not be disappointed. Those who have not, what are you waiting for?