Haven

By Carolyn Davidson

Book Overview

Though it hadn't killed him, the gunshot wound to his chest was going to keep Sheriff Aaron McBain out of commission for a while. So he spent his days thinking about where he'd seen Susannah Carvel's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373771797
• ISBN13: 9780373771790
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Hqn
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

NOT AS ACTION PACKED AS I LIKE -

Sheriff Aaron McBain - got shot and got saved - by Miss Hattie. Anna Whitfield was a lowly nurse whose face was the first vision Aaron saw as he opened his eyes. I am not quite clear how their attraction grew - but Miss Hattie was willing to help it along. The Sheriff had a nagging suspecion that he had seen Anna before. Well trouble did start with someone being after Anna and Aaron decided to best protect her by marrying her. Anna, who turns out to be Susannah Carvel, a widow suspected of killing her husband wants desperately to move on west. Someone wants her dead - that is after they find out what she knows about her late husband's business. It is an interesting but almost tame plot [but whose life is really on edge all the time?] - excellent characters - just a little too long without a good old fashion shootout. [guess I am a bit blood-thirsty when it comes to the villians] It was an enjoyable read if you just want to pass the time. Recommended -----------

exciting late nineteenth century police procedural romantic suspense

In 1878 in Ottawa Falls, Colorado, Sheriff Aaron McBain finds himself in a hospital looking at a beautiful nurse Anna Whitfield. Anna panics that Aaron will know her real identity Susannah Carvel, the widow of a senator murdered in DC; she is the only suspect. When Aaron recovers enough to leave the hospital, Anna remains his nurse. He knows who she is having seen her face in the newspaper coverage of her spouse's homicide and on wanted posters. The lawman is convinced Anna is innocent and offers her a shocking deal. She marries him so he can keep the woman he cherishes safe as he believes the real culprit will come for her, buy her time away from the law and also investigate who killed Senator Carvel. HAVEN is an exciting late nineteenth century police procedural romantic suspense though Aaron's compulsive means of keeping Anna safe seems extreme until the audience realizes he would risk anything even his life for the woman he loves. Readers will wonder if the hero is thinking with the wrong head as evidence seems to insist she is a black widow. The story line is fast-paced as the duo balance keeping her away from the unknown adversary and other law enforcement officials while also falling in love. Harriet Klausner