Jewelry designer Tess Marsh runs out of gas on a dark and deserted stretch of Montana highway. She finds herself rescued by exactly the kind of man all mothers warn their daughters about - the leather-clad, darkly handsome bad boy riding a Harley. There is just something very sexy about a guy who rides a bike.
Tess has no intention of accepting Dallas Haynes' offer of help - he could be a rapist or a serial killer for all she knows. But when an unsavory gang of fellow bikers roar over the hill a few minutes later, Dallas suddenly appears the lesser of two evils and Tess agrees to let him claim her as 'his woman', if only to save her from being raped and quite possibly murdered.
When they enter the gang's hideout, Dallas pleads with Tess to trust him in spite of her current predicament apparently caused by him.
For the next few weeks Tess is held hostage by Dallas and his murderous gang of bikers, and finds herself either loathing or wildly attracted to him. During her tension-filled captivity, she remains unaware that Dallas is deep undercover, an FBI agent on special assignment inside the biker gang to get the goods on a bigger fish, a South American drug lord.
For Dallas, this is a nightmare scenario. He has worked for over two years to successfully infiltrate this gang. The presence of an innocent civilian is a complication he doesn’t need. The only way he can figure to keep her safe is to keep her chained to his bed. His growing feelings for her will have to be ignored.
Weeks later, there is a FBI raid on the compound and Tess learns that Dallas is Federal agent Grey Thomas who has worked undercover for two years seeking evidence to incarcerate these criminals. Tess is subpoenaed to testify at the trials, but someone wants her dead before she gives testimony. Grey is determined to keep her safe.
There is just something very sexy about a guy who rides a bike.
This was my first book by Lauren Bach. Romantic suspense is a tricky genre for me because I tend to like those suspense books that have a good balance between the suspense and romance. Lone Rider had the perfect blend. There are two scenes where Tess is locked in a kitchen cupboard that are absolutely chilling.
The end was what I expected; it is after all a romance. However, a few questions were left unanswered in my mind after finishing this book. What happened to Tess’s business? We never really know about Tess or Grey’s life, just small glimpses of it. Their parents are mentioned, but we never get to see them. No how the relationship was between Tess and her parents, I would have thought that her father would show up to give her some kind of support, even at the trial.
Even with a few holes in the plot, I enjoy reading this book. I also picked up “Slow Hands” by his author, I hope it will be just a good a read as this one was.
Publisher: Warner Books, 2001
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