Into the Sunset

by Shelly Thacker

Book Overview

This book is now available in a revised Author's Preferred Edition, titled After Sundown. The new edition includes new scenes never before published. It's available as a Kindle ebook and in paperback... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440225183
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.0" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

Never got boring

If you can get past the fact that Annie was first the mistress of Lucas' brother James and then fell for him (Lucas), then you are golden. Annie running from the law after killing James is being pursued by Lucas, James' brother who is also a Marshall. He catches up with her in a small town where many have secrets but who seem to accept Annie as one of their own (well most of them anyway), even after they learn her painful secrets. James sets up a jail in the town to await the end of the snow and keeps her his prisoner. Much to his dismay he finds himself wildly attracted to this brother killer. It's a great story with a great ending. At first I didn't think there was any way this young lady was going to be able to explain what happened and still be innocent but that's probably why I'm not the writer... A must read for anyone who likes Marshalls in small towns and the woman they try to protect.

Wonderfully Unusual!

I have just finished reading INTO THE SUNSET and found it a book hard to put down. The plot-story line is so different than the "usual" historical romance a refreshing change! I highly recommend this book. It is my first book written by Ms. Thacker, needless to say, I am ceertainly going to read more of her writings.

One of those couldn't put it down books.

Shelly Thacker's new book, Into the Sunset, is her best yet. A wonderfully suspensful and romantic read about two people who really pull at the heartstrings as they try to do the "right thing". Lucas McKenna a lawman, and Annie Sutton the woman who pulled the trigger on the gun that killed his brother become caught up in events that are beyond their control.They swiftly become people that you care about and you're cheering all the way for both of them.

Wonderful!

A typical stereotype: Innocent lady branded an outlaw, Federal Marshal with personal interest of crime locates her, they fall in love, happily-ever-after ending.---NOT!---Here is one I would NOT call typical! I closed this book with a wonderous sense of warmth, love, and satisfaction! Shelly Thacker gave depth to every character in the small, "has been" silver mining town. I felt the author hinted at a possible book for each one. This book centered on Annie (the innocent AND guilty outlaw) and Lucas (the Federal Marshal). I believe this to be a stunning story! Well worth purchasing for anyone who loves historical romances even just a tad. I hope this author plans a book for Rebecca, another for the doctor, and a third for Travis!

A wonderful western very few could write

In 1878, pregnant Antoinette "Annie" Sutton runs from the law even as she grieves the accidental killing of her lover, James McKenna in Missouri. Everyone believes she murdered James. James's brother, renowned US Marshal Lucas McKenna, plans to bring the slut to justice. Adding fuel to his hatred of "Lady" Antoinette is observing his nephew and niece mourning the loss of their beloved father.Lucas catches up with Annie in Colorado where she is recovering from a miscarriage. He arrests her after she tries to escape, breaking her ribs in the process. To his shock, the townsfolk rally around the whore. Even worse, Lucas finds himself very attracted to the vulnerable woman, who behaves entirely differently than he expected. As she heals from her broken ribs, the lawman and the kept woman of his deceased brother fall in love. Still, the memory of his weeping family reminds him that he must keep his distance.INTO THE SUNSET is an angst-laden western romance that showcases the talents of super Shelly Thacker. The complex story line builds it energy around Annie,s murder of James and the growing passion between her and her adversary. The lead characters are fun, but it is the various support cast that brings depth and color to a novel that sub-genre fans will relish for years to come.Harriet Klausner