Harriet Klausner's Review Archive
In 1878 Houston, the jury convicted Holden Stone of abetting the Lucas gang in their criminal activities. Holden's three siblings (Jarrod, Clint, and J.T.) are all stunned as the Judge sentences Holden to six years in the penitentiary. Jarrod vows to find the undercover Secret Service agent known only as The Twilight Ghost who condemned an innocent man to prison. His only clue to the identity of Holden's accuser is the man's mistress Sophia LaRue. There are a few problems confronting Jarrod in his efforts to obtain Sophia's cooperation. First she hates him and his family because she believes his father stole a fortune from her family, devastating her grandmother. Since she was eight, her quest has been vengeance against his missing father. That is why Sophia joined the Service and works not as the mistress of the Twilight Ghost but is the secret agent. As Jarrod stalks Sophia, they begin to fall in love, but how will he react to the truth and how will she surmount years of bile against the Stones.
If AN INNOCENT MISTRESS, the first of four tales staring the brothers Stone, is any indication of what readers will receive, fans of western romance are in for quite a treat. The engaging debut novel never slows down as the action builds up on several fronts including the attraction between "natural" enemies. Jarrod is an obstinate strong individual while Sophia is an incredible person gender bending the typical female roles. Act one of Rebecca Wade's new mini series is sensational with only one problem, waiting for act two of Four Brides for Four Brothers.