A little history:
This is the first book with the Paxton brothers and Jamie/James/Ace Keegan (main character) is the stepson and the eldest in the Paxton family. His stepfather (Joseph Paxton, Sr) is murdered and his mom is sexually assaulted. Ace becomes more of a father figure with his step brothers (Joseph (Jr), Esa, and David--all Paxton's) and his step sister, Eden--a result of the sexual assault by a man named Conor O'Shannessy. (All that happens in the Prologue)

The review:
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I loved this book! It’s a beautifully written and deeply moving story of two emotionally scarred people finding lasting happiness through the healing power of love. Classic Catherine Anderson.

Ace really made this book for me. He’s the perfect hero; under that tough exterior is a tender, sweet, caring man. He treats Caitlin with such patience and sensitivity when he attempts to woo her and gain her trust. I loved all the things he was willing to do like putting up with Caitlin’ More...

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"3.5 stars" I really enjoy emotional stories in which one of the protagonists has a major obstacle to overcome. While Keegan's Lady fit that bill in some ways, I felt that the emotions were not well-balanced and consequently it fell short in other ways. It seemed that the main emotions that permeated a large part of the story were fear, anger and sometimes, hatred, which gave it a rather heavy feel. It seemed to lack the wonderful humor that I've seen in some of Catherine More...

Unfortunately, this book was so good that I ended up sort of skimming it and reading all the "good parts" beforehand. So then when I sat down to read it all the way through, I'd totally spoiled it for myself. It was just so good though that I couldn't resist.

When Keegan was a boy, his father was hanged for a crime he didn't commit and his mother was raped by the men who did it. He returns to the town where it happened to buy back the land his father was swindled out of and get his revenge. Caitl More...

When Ace Keegan was an eleven year old boy his father was hanged and his mother raped and the land stolen. Ace returns as a grown man for his revenge. Caitlin is the grown daughter of the object of Ace's revenge. Caitlin's father is dead so the revenge is moot. Ace half halfheartedly starts to take his revenge out on Caitlin, but can't do it.

He starts to love this girl, and realizes she was as much a victim of her father as he was. She is the victim of sexual and physical abuse herself and is a More...

Great story!! Starts out as vengeance and ends up in understanding and love. Catherine Anderson writes books the way I could only wish to write them.

I liked Catherine Anderson's Annie's Song that's why I decided to read her other books. I actually started with Summer Breeze (Joseph Paxton Jr.'s story) and decided to have a go to her other books.

At the young age of eleven, Jamie Keegan witnessed the heartless destruction of his family. His stepfather was hung and his mother has allowed herself to be sexually assaulted in vain attempt to save her husband's life. Keegan was not spared. He suffered injuries on his face and hip which rendered hi More...

ow,,ow,,ow,,i'm so sattisfied for this book and very-very suprised with the Story Line..

Ga kebayang kalo Ace Keegan so,,so,,so,,so romantic person. begitu sabar dan penyayang terhadap Caitlin, anak perempuan dari Connor O’Shannessey yang merupakan pembunuh Joseph Paxton, ayah tiri Ace Keegan. Caitlin yang dipaksa menikah dengan Ace oleh Patrick Keegan, adiknya Caitlin, karena ulah Ace yang telah menodai nama baik Caitlin di kota No Name. Tetapi Ace tidak menduga kalo Caitlin begitu rapuh dan tid More...

More like 3-1/2 stars!! I'm a huge fan of Catherine Anderson, having read and enjoyed Comanche Moon, Comanche Heart and Indigo Blue. While well-written and possessing a good storyline, Keegan's Lady lacked the depth and consistency I've grown accustom to. What I did like about this book was the integration of the themes of love, hope and forgiveness and that it had a bit of mystery that kept me reading until the end.

What I could not relate to was the supposed romance between Ace and Caitlin. The More...

Great Books,tapi ga sampai pingin aku beri 5 bintang seh,mungkin karena aku agak kurang suka dengan tema rape dan KDRT. Conor benar2 mewakili semua hal yang aku benci dari seorang laki2/suami/dan juga ayah. Sayang sekali dia tidak meninggal karena dibunuh orang,aku sangat membenci kelakukan bejat makhluk ini. Awal cerita saja sudah cukup berat bagiku untuk mencernanya,apalgi pas bagian Joseph Keegan digantung secara paksa oleh Conor dan kawan2-nya. Sherrif sialan itu juga bikin aku benci setenga More...

trauma masa lalu membuat caitlin tak lagi mempercayai pria,trtama ace keegan yg dr awal dtg ke no name sdh menyatakan niatny utk bls dndam kpd keluarga o'shannesy (ayah caitlin)

Percekcokan antara patrick(adik caitlin) dgn ace membuat caitlin trpksa hampir menyerahkan kehormatannya demi melindungi patrick,pdhl sbnrny ace tdk serius dan disaat2 trkhr dy sdr kalo caitlin org yg menepati janji tdk seperti ayahnya.

Merasa jd org plg brengsek sedunia,ace mencoba meminta maaf,tp skandal keburu tersebar. More...

Keegan’s Lady is one of the sweetest romance books I have ever read. Full of tender moments that may make you shed a tear or two Keegan’s lady is a touching tale of two people who have been hurt deeply both physically and emotionally that come together and are able to help each other heal. The author touches on some very emotional and troubling issues of rape and abuse. This however is not a depressing read, but a very uplifting and touching story of hope and courage.

The heroine, Caitlin, has no More...

At last, I needed a few weeks to finish the book. I don't rate it 4 stars just for the sake, but western romance genre is not actually my cup of tea. Thus, reading something from Catherine Anderson after a long break, make me realise why I love her writings so much. And with the exception that I have been watching a certain Korean game show series had made me VERY slow in my readings. Thank God I have not abandoned this one!

First of all, let me just say that I would never ever want a father like More...

Loved this book. Jamie Keegan (aka Ace) witnessed the murder of his step father. Years later hell bent on gaining back what was stolen, his step father's reputation and his land, he returns to No Name. When he finds the man he wished to exact his revenge on is dead he decides to go after his family. When Keegan's anger gets a little out of control he ends up ruining Caitlin O'Shannessy's reputation. Being upset by his own reaction and being the honorable man that he is he decides to marry her. A More...

I was going on vacation and wanted to read a book by an author who I knew would not disappoint me. I'm glad I picked up this book. Keegan's Lady was another good story by Anderson. She always has a way of pulling all kinds of emotions out of me whenever I read her books. Ace and Caitlain's story did just that.

Catherine Anderson is one of my favorites. Her heroes are just so spectacular....I think I have a crush on every one of the guys in the Coulter/Kendrick line, and Ace was no exception! As with most of Anderson's heroines, Caitlin was abused horribly for most of her life, and was very afraid to trust in her new husband. He was so patient and kind with her, despite the fact that she was the daughter of the man who'd murdered his stepfather and badly disfigured Ace when he was a child. I loved the More...

"Lindo, emocionante. Catherine Anderson nunca me decepciona. Esse é o primeiro livro da série Coulters Historical e eu já estou louca para ler os próximos. Caitlin O’Shannessy, a heroína, casa com Ace Keegan da forma mais inusitada possível, no meio da noite, forçada pela arma de seu irmão bêbado. Na verdade, ela ignora tudo relacionado a Ace. Ele já estava determinado a se redimir com ela desde quando colocou a sua honra em jogo – o primeiro capítulo narra esse episódio eletrizante – Na verdade More...

Another good romance by Catherine Anderson, this one featuring a woman who had been battered and abused by her father and raped by one of his friends (in exchange for a case of whiskey). There was an interesting dynamic to the romance because her father was responsible for helping hang Keegan's father when he was a child (for a crime he didn't commit). Circumstances throw them together and Keegan has his work cut out for him trying to convince her that he's not like the other men in her life.

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Catherine Anderson never fails to touch my heart. Her stories are always heart warming and humorous at the same time.
In Ace Keegan and Caitlain O'Shannessy's story, I laughed, I cried, I smiled, I got angry, and fell in love. Everything you search for a love story is in there. The whole story defines exactly the cliche, Love conquers all, where a family feud ended because of the love of two people. It proved that with trust and love, anything is possible and all problems are possible.
This hist More...

A very good story. I love CA and she writes wonderfully. The only thing that made me leave up to 4 stars it that both hero and heroine are a bit on the verge of sanctity IMO.

They are so good they seem a bit unbelievable. He falls in love at first sight with the daughter of the man who killed his step-father and damaged him forever (not to mention the other ugly things that man did), I cannot believe he forgets his desire of revenge as soon as he looked at that man's daughter...


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Tidak mengecewakan bca Catherine Anderson yg satu ne. Dari segi cerita memang tipikal drama-masa lalu yg menyedihkan.. Namun Catherine Anderson bgus dalam membangkitkan karakter tokoh novel ini..Ace dan Caitlin..sama-sama mengalami kepedihan hidup semasa kecilnya..bertemu dan saling melengkapi..mereka sama-sama mengobati..dan menemukan kebahagian hidup dari diri mereka masing-masing..tidak hidup untuk masa lalu namun hidup untuk masa depan..janganlah selau menengok ke masa lalu, menyesali dendam More...

third book by the author I've read. lebih ceria dibanding dua buku sebelumnya yang gw baca, jd gak bikin gw pengen lempar2 sesuatu saking tebelnya nih halaman. ada beberapa kesamaan di tulisannya si CA ini. pertama, si heroinenya pasti pernah ngalamin sexual abuse. nah, kali ini si heroinenya ditukar ayahnya dengan enam peti wiski. (murah banget ya harga perempuan.) kedua, si hero pasti punya 'kekurangan' dan kudu jago tembak. kehidupan di ranch bikin gw teringat sama serial Dallas dulu. ugh pen More...

Oh, I just loved this book. I was really torn whether to give it four or five stars, but I try to keep my five stars for those REALLY amazing books. This was almost amazing for me. I suppose because this author's book, Annie's Song, was just one of the best books I've ever read, I couldn't put this in the five star same category, but I loved it nonetheless. It is very close, I wish we could give half stars and this would be four and a-half for me.

I have really only just discovered Catherine Ande More...

Not as good as Annie's Song, yet very similar. I know Caitlin was abused (quite severely), but her constant jumpiness and refusal to trust Ace (and how douchey a name is that?) started to wear thin after several chapters. I was happy when they finally worked their issues out and their marriage actually took off in the right direction.

Despite the douchey name, Ace was an amazing character. I wanted to cuff his ear a couple of times, but heroes aren't supposed to be perfect and I'm glad he wasn't. More...

Caitlin O'Shannessy is a young woman whose father recently passed away and brother is the only person she trusts. Ace Keegan and his brothers have moved back to the town of No Name and the hate of a certain family is still burning. One night Patrick O'Shannessy was drunk and made a bad move by shooting Keegan's prized bull. His sister almost paid a very crucial price, not just an amount of money. On the night of a community church party, there is rumor that something happened and ruined Caitlin More...

When I first started reading this book, I didn't think I'd finish it. The first chapter started out interestingly enough but I was unable to get into the story after that. But having made a promise to myself to finish every book I start, regardless of how horrible it is, I proceeded to read "Keegan's Lady" and Boy! Am I glad I did!
"Keegan's Lady" quickly became an enchanting love story between Ace Keegan, a dark gunslinger bent on revenge after the wrongful death of his stepfather at the hands o More...

Rating: 3.5 / 5

I almost wasn't able to finish this book...not because it was bad or anything, but because I got to the end and found that my used copy was missing the last three pages. As you can imagine, I was not very happy to discover this. Luckily, I was able to use Amazon's "look inside" feature to read the last little bit. And though this was a good book, I can't say it will be one of my Catherine Anderson favorites. It was an average good romance, but it didn't have anything particularly More...

Love it loved it loved it. This book had everything! Why did I wait so long to read it? There's no beating a good story, and Catherine Anderson was at her best when she wrote this gem. Former gunslinger Ace Keegan has to be one of my all time favorite CA heroes--wow, what a man. Patient, loving, tolerant, honorable, forgiving, and very, very, sexy. In short--everything you look for in a romance hero.

This was a story about a young boy (Ace Keegan) witnessing his loving stepfather wrongfully hange More...

Caitlin grew up with an abusive father, scarring her with a dark past. With the death of her father, things were starting to look up for Caitlin. Unfortunately, her younger brother, the only person she loves, seems to be falling into their father’s footsteps.

Ace Keegan has come back to No Name to get revenge on a dead man, Caitlin’s father. Ace takes his anger out on Caitlin, eventually feeling guilty about hurting a girl that did nothing wrong. To protect Caitlin’s reputation, Ace decides to d More...

I finished reading this book and was extremely disappointed with the resolution. Ace lost his confidence at the end and his “lady” seemed more like an ungrateful brat. I didn’t like her character at all! The whole town was horrible. After reading “Annie’s Song” I was deeply disappointed with this. I was expecting a better love story but the character’s action itself ruined it.