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Brilliant book by Alexa Aston, she just gets better and better.

This was so good to read, the characters were awesome and the storyline was so enjoyable and entertaining.
I can’t remember when I’ve enjoyed a book quite so much as this, it just hit all the right spots.

I’m really not a fan of American West romance, but I suppose you can now consider me a convert .

I received an Arc copy of this book and chose to post this review

Historical westerns seem to have fallen into the void of historical romances. I am so glad they seem to be making a comeback the last few years. The stories are always less formal than the English settings. Alexa’s writing is so good and she tells a tale that will keep you intrigued. This story has a whole lot going on with it. There is the villain fiancé, a runaway heiress, a Pinkerton agent, secrets, an Italian diva and a couple of kidnappings. Some parts were a little slower than I like and the romance is a slow burn but overall it is a good read. This reads like what I would think the old serials were like. The wild west lives again!

I did not connect with this at all I think I most of it was the writing. The beginning was just bizarre with too many details given way to fast. The author uses dialogue as a vehicle for exposition and it did not work for me. It made the dialogue downright implausible, no one would say the things that were said in this book in a regular conversation. There was also way too much telling and not enough showing. The characters were bland and boring. Just not for me.

Emma Bradford overhears her beau and stepmother plotting to steal her fortune and escapes on a train headed to the American West. She meets Pinkerton detective Rye Callahan and they end up living in the same house in Denver while he is on assignment protecting an opera diva. When Emma goes missing, Rye races to find her.

This is a standalone western historical romance from the Lawmen of the West series. I was really intrigued by the runaway heiress theme but sadly this book didn't work for me. For a Pinkerton agent and a woman fleeing a dangerous situation, Emma and Rye were just too free with their identities. I was eye rolling the villain and how easily he was able to find her. I was intrigued by the background story about Rye's family, but even that was a little too perfectly connected for my tastes.

Tropes: Road Trip, Forced Proximity, Protector

* I received an ARC and this is my honest review. #RunawayHearts #NetGalley

This was a fun western romance that I could see turned into a movie. The characters were lovable, and the villains were bad. The story was predictable, but that was why I enjoyed it. Perfect Hallmark in a book ❤

I don't think there is any genre that Alexa Aston can't write!!! I've read her Regency, Medieval and Contemporary romances which I've thoroughly enjoyed and now....her new series Lawmen of the West! I thought this was such a great story with wonderful characters and quite the exciting storyline which takes place in the 1870's American west.

After the death of her father, Emma overhears a plot to kill her for her inheritance so she runs away and finds herself on a train bound for Denver. On the train, she meets Rye, a detective in charge of protecting an opera singer (she's such a diva, you want to smack her at every tantrum! lol) and the attraction is instant. All is not easy for them and amid the danger surrounding them, as well as secrets and quite a few twists and turns, one wonders if they'll ever be able to reach their HEA!!!

Well written and kept my interest from start to finish. I now look forward to the next books in this series!

I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley and am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

I enjoyed reading, Runaway Hearts, very much. I like the western romance with a big city feel to it. Everyone loves Emma, she's so kind and caring.
I'm hoping to get to read some more Pinkerton books in the future from, Alexa Aston.