Banning's Woman

The Lassiter Law #3

by Ruth Ryan Langan

The right man at the right time...

Rescuing beautiful women in distress is all in a day's work for police captain Christopher Banning. Until the day the ruggedly handsome cop realizes it's Mary Brendan Lassiter, freshman congresswoman from Maryland, that he's saved from a mugger. Enchanted by her turquoise eyes and quick mind, Chris falls hard for the plucky redhead. But Mary Bren has made more than a few enemies as chairwoman of a committee investigating corruption in the D.C. police department. And when a stalker threatens her life, Chris is determined to keep Mary Bren safe, whatever it takes....

Genres: Romance

256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Ruth Ryan Langan (aka Ruth Langan) is an award-winning author of romance novels. She is a Romantic Times Career Achievement Award winner and has twice been nominated for Romantic Times Reviwers' Choice Awards, for Jade and Return of the Prodigal Son. She has spent much of her career writing historical romance novels for the Harlequin Historicals line of category romances. Many of her book are set in medieval times, while others are western romances. She has also written some contemporary romances, and often includes elements of suspense in her novels.

Langan began her writing career in secret. Her family discovered her writings when her children came home unexpectedly from school one day and found her writing. When Langan's husband was told of her hobby, he bought her an electric typewriter "because 'writers need tools'". Her first book was published by Silhouette Books in 1981 after an editor picked it out of their slush pile. After the first sale was completed, Langan got an agent.

Langan is a charter member of the Romance Writers of America. She has five children and lives with her husband in Michigan.

Has also written under the name of Ruth Langan and R.C. Ryan

Reviews

[Saly · Rating 3 out of 5]

First-time Congresswomen heroine falls for the cop hero in this one. These two meet when the hero rescues the heroine and at their next meeting both of them are on the opposite sides of a debate related to police reform. I loved how the h/H didn't let their work interfere with their relationship. This one was fairly predictable.

[Caro · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good. A sweet, short, and a little suspenseful read. Great for passing time or the lazy-day read. Great characters with colorful personalities and a perfect HEA. Enjoy