Novak, Brenda. Taking the Heat.(Book Review)(Brief Article)

Harlequin. Feb. 2003. ISBN 0-373-83570-1. pap. $5.99. CONTEMPORARY

Wrongly convicted of his wife's murder and desperate both to prove his innocence and regain custody of his young son, Randall Tucker escapes into the Arizona desert. Pursuing him is rookie prison guard Gabrielle Hadley, the one person who came to Randall's defense during a prison brawl and who is not about to let him die. "Heat" abounds in this fast-paced drama, which takes its protagonists on a harrowing trek while providing all the sexual tension a romance reader could want. Vividly and realistically detailed prison and desert scenes combine with the classic fugitive plot, the added …