When Danger Follows

Review courtesy of Writers and Readers of Distinctive Fiction

TITLE: WHEN DANGER FOLLOWS
AUTHOR: Maggi Andersen
E BOOK
GENRE: Category contemporary romance.
RATING: Sensual
PUBLISHER: New Concepts Publishing
SEAL RATING: Green - Engaging and Entertaining Read

BLURB:
Teacher, Caitlin Fitzgerald runs for her life, taking a position as a governess on a cattle station in outback Australia. In this vast, arid country, populated by tough men and women, Caitlin finds more loyal friends than in the big city she left behind. And the station engineer, Harry Phillips wants much more than friendship.

Jake Monterey, the aloof station owner, is another matter. He believes her ill equipped to handle the outback. Determined to prove him wrong, Caitlin learns to defend herself, skills she will need if the danger left behind in Ireland follows her.

REVIEW:
Caitlin arrives in the outback on the run from her ex-boyfriend. She hopes that the Australian outback is far enough way that he will never find her. As she develops a relationship with the two children in her care, the same cannot be said for their father. It seems at every turn Caitlin does something that upsets her new boss. When her past catches up with her Caitlin has to find a way to protect those that have come to mean so much to her.

I quite enjoyed When Danger Follows. Maggie Andersen paints a vivid picture of the Australian outback beauty and the isolation that is the life of these people. Caitlin is an interesting heroine and one that is easy to like, she is strong when needed yet has this vulnerability that draws you to her.

While the hero Jack does not come across as a most pleasant man at the start, he grows on you as the story develops. I think if Maggie had given us a look into Jack’s thoughts by sharing his point of view this would have been a great story. Only having Caitlin’s point of view I felt I was missing something important.

Reviewed by Sandie