I've only started reading this book but already at page 44, I'm starting to see a lack of research.

Page 16:
....as he lifted the rider upward into his arms. With a single motion, the rider's head rolled limp against Hawk's arm and the cycle helmet fell off...

The rider is the Heroine and she's too stupid to do up her chin strap. Knowing how snugly my own helmet fits me (which is how they're supposed to fit), I did a little experiment.
Placing my own helmet over my head, and with the chin strap undone, I found there was no way my helmet would fall back off my head while leaning back suddenly (single motion or otherwise). I then tried my husband's considerably larger helmet that fits me very loosely. Once again, the helmet would not fall backwards off my head. Next I whipped my head around from side to side over and over. Only then would the helmet start to move up my head.

So why is the heroine wearing a really, really huge helmet?

The helmets I tried are full face so there is always the possibility that Sala was talking about an open faced one but I don't think so. The Hero of the story thinks the rider is a boy until the helmet falls off. If it were an open faced helmet, the rider's gender would be obvious. The Heroine is also a very beautiful and successful model so I can't imagine her face would look masculine.

Later in the story, the Heroine also mentions how she hit her head on the road when she came off the motorbike going around a curve. Being that her helmet is so large and useless, it should have fallen off and her head injury should be a lot more severe.

I also found the last half of the book to be very repetitive. It seemed that as soon as the main characters declared their love for each other that was all they would talk about - over and over and over.

The final show down with the 'bad guy' Levette was an anti-climax. As though Sala had lost interest in the story and just wound everything up the quickest way possible.

ON HAWK'S MOUNTAIN

When Sara Beaudry got the note from her brother, she knew it was a matter of life and death. Without a moment to waste she left the modeling shoot, traded her well-known car for a motorcycle, and rode off into a bleak Texas sunset. Roger's message was frighteningly clear: if she wanted to stay alive, she had to find his former partner, Mackenzie Hawk. Although Sara had never met the tall, stoic man of Indian descent, she'd heard that he'd retired to a rustic cabin in Oklahoma's Kiamchi Mountains. Hoping to find him there before dark, Sara headed for the state line.

The whir of a motorcycle engine was an alien sound in the Kiamchi night. Hawk watched in disbelief as the Harley Davidson spun into his yard and its frozen driver collapsed in his arms. What was a tall, leggy redhead doing on his mountain in the middle of the night? As he nursed her back to health, Hawk could see that this was no teenage kid on a joy ride. She was the image of a perfect woman with ivory curves and skin like white satin. The sight of her reminded him of the days when his blood had run hot with desire.

But Hawk had vowed that those days were gone--along with the dangerous assignments and narrow escapes he'd known as a government agent. He'd left undercover work for good. And if this beautiful redhead had anything to do with the agency, he was going to send her packing in the morning, no matter what her story.

I've read almost every book Sharon has written either under this name or Dinah McCall. This book was very good! Again she created another strong romantic hero that just makes your heart melt. I strongly recommend this book and I'm looking forward to "Butterfly" due out soon.

Mackenzie Hawk's life of seclusion was obliterated when Sara Beaudry roared into his life on a motorcycle. With her brother in danger, Hawk is her last hope and he finds himself helplessly drawn to his ex-partner's sister. Sara needs Hawk's help. Her brother is all that is left of her family and she knows that if her brother has sent her to Hawk, the danger must indeed be great. But as she comes to know Hawk and to love this isolated man, she realizes that his existence is as vital to her as her brother's.

Sharon Sala has written a heart-wrenching story about a cynical and bitter ex-agent who is wary of women but drawn to the fiery protectiveness Sara bears for her brother. The strength of her faith in him disarms Hawk in a fundamental way and has him yearning for her love. It is Sara, however, who is the most striking character. Sala paints her as a truly beautiful person. On the outside, her beauty is her source of income but it clearly comes second to the men she loves. Her internal beauty comes from her faith in both of these men. She hasn't their physical strength but she also isn't afraid to do what she can to help them against their common enemy. In addition to this, Sara is down-to-earth and decisive. Though she experiences fear for both her brother and Hawk, she ably displays a courage that is born of her love for them. This is a gem of a story and should not be missed.

I first read this book in the original "Kismet" release. It's pure Sharon Sala for those of you familiar with her books; in other words, a great story with wonderful characters. I won't go into a plot summary (others will, and how many times do you need to read that), but suffice it to say, that this is classic story of love unexpectedly found. Sara is a strong, yet, of course, vulnerable, female character, while Hawke displays all the tough without-being-domineering traits that Sala is known for. Most importantly, the love scenes are wonderful and tender. A great book for a re-release!