Roy Marsh is a rough miner with the face of a pugilist and a love of the theater. Living in the mountains he still treks down every Saturday that weather permits in order to see the plays at the local theater. When a new troupe arrives in town Roy is excited to see what they will bring to the stage. The actor, Edward Clancy, delights Roy with his performance but when Roy meets him afterwards the actors’ attitude leads Roy to give a bad review to the local paper. Edward hunts Roy down and demands an apology but instead finds himself attracted to this giant of a man.

I love Julia Talbot and this book was no exception. This story is a prime example of the old adage, never judge a book by its cover. Rough around the edges, Roy is a man of many facets. Behind his battered and scarred face hides the soul of a gentleman. Edward is a gorgeous, shining hunk of a man but underneath he is a shallow, egotistical jerk; so much so that even as he slowly changes and matures over the course of the story I still didn’t like him, even as I found myself falling a little in love with him. To Hell You Ride is one of those well written stories that will leave you grieving when it ends. Julia Talbot has written a compelling story of love and passion and seizing the moment because it could all end within the blink of an eye. My only complaint is a small one and that is the dialogue was a bit odd for the era at times. Other than that I really liked the story.

Reviewed by: Hayley