lmbartelt's review
3.0
I'd call it a western for women. I liked Anna Finch and the detective hired to keep her out of trouble. A fun, light read. Now, I want to watch Tombstone. And learn more about the history of the West.
booksforchristiangirls's review
1.0
This is a mini ‘Books For Christian Girls’ review. It is not a full content review and will not receive one. These mini-reviews are years old and just for clarity on the rating the book received on Goodreads.
9/7/2015-
"As a general rule, I don't read the follow-up books to a one-star book. However, I made an exception because this book had a Pinkerton agent and I typically read reading books with those types of characters. My common sense ignored, I began this book and ended up being very disappointed by all the sexual content."
*Main Content-
Thinking of Michelangelo's David statue & how a man (wearing pants) compares to him; Touches & Holding/Embracing (up to detailed); Nearness & Blushes (semi-detailed); four semi-detailed kisses & two detailed kisses; Kissing to "keep warm"; Remembering kisses (semi-detailed); Mentions of taking liberties; Mentions of changing clothes in front of the opposite gender.
9/7/2015-
"As a general rule, I don't read the follow-up books to a one-star book. However, I made an exception because this book had a Pinkerton agent and I typically read reading books with those types of characters. My common sense ignored, I began this book and ended up being very disappointed by all the sexual content."
*Main Content-
Thinking of Michelangelo's David statue & how a man (wearing pants) compares to him; Touches & Holding/Embracing (up to detailed); Nearness & Blushes (semi-detailed); four semi-detailed kisses & two detailed kisses; Kissing to "keep warm"; Remembering kisses (semi-detailed); Mentions of taking liberties; Mentions of changing clothes in front of the opposite gender.
blissbooksandjewels's review
5.0
Wow...was I impressed with this story! A feisty heroine, a stubborn hero, and a notorious outlaw made for one of the best westerns I've read in a long time.
This book reminded me so much of the series by Susan Page Davis about the Ladies Shooting Club. The only difference in this story was that there was no club--only one gun-totin' woman here--and none of their members ever shot anyone accidentally like Anna Finch did. (Okay, so 2 differences...but who's counting?) :o) One of my favorite lines of the story was when Anna decided a certain gentleman caller was getting a little too fresh with his courtin'. She wasted no time in saying, "A Derringer is not my pistol of choice. It is, however, the pistol in my skirt pocket." Needless to say, he went on his merry way.
The dashing hero of the story came in the form of Jeb Sanders, a Pinkerton agent hired by Anna's father to shadow her daily activities. What that job really amounted to was trying to keep Anna out of trouble at all hours of the day! Jeb was a no-nonsense kind of guy, too. He made it his business to be in-the-know about the important things, whether that was shooing away the wrong sort of caller, or interfering with freedom of the press when it thwarted his "official" Pinkerton duties. :o)
I won't deny it...I wasn't all that crazy about the first book in this series, The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper, but I was thoroughly pleased with this one! Kathleen's style of writing was a little different than what I'm accustomed to, but once I was several chapters in, I never noticed it again. By that point, I couldn't get enough! So, if you're a fan of westerns by such authors as Susan Page Davis, Mary Connealy, and Vickie McDonough, then I encourage you to check out Kathleen's books. Prepare yourself, though...it'll be one great adventure!
This book reminded me so much of the series by Susan Page Davis about the Ladies Shooting Club. The only difference in this story was that there was no club--only one gun-totin' woman here--and none of their members ever shot anyone accidentally like Anna Finch did. (Okay, so 2 differences...but who's counting?) :o) One of my favorite lines of the story was when Anna decided a certain gentleman caller was getting a little too fresh with his courtin'. She wasted no time in saying, "A Derringer is not my pistol of choice. It is, however, the pistol in my skirt pocket." Needless to say, he went on his merry way.
The dashing hero of the story came in the form of Jeb Sanders, a Pinkerton agent hired by Anna's father to shadow her daily activities. What that job really amounted to was trying to keep Anna out of trouble at all hours of the day! Jeb was a no-nonsense kind of guy, too. He made it his business to be in-the-know about the important things, whether that was shooing away the wrong sort of caller, or interfering with freedom of the press when it thwarted his "official" Pinkerton duties. :o)
I won't deny it...I wasn't all that crazy about the first book in this series, The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper, but I was thoroughly pleased with this one! Kathleen's style of writing was a little different than what I'm accustomed to, but once I was several chapters in, I never noticed it again. By that point, I couldn't get enough! So, if you're a fan of westerns by such authors as Susan Page Davis, Mary Connealy, and Vickie McDonough, then I encourage you to check out Kathleen's books. Prepare yourself, though...it'll be one great adventure!
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