Sharpshooter in Petticoats

CONNEALY, MARY

SHARPSHOOTER IN PETTICOATS

Will a sharpshooting widow, aiming for independence, find love in her sights?

After a disastrous marriage, widow Mandy McClellan Gray is doing just fine in her remote mountain home. She's got her three children to keep her company and gold in the bank to keep her solvent. The last thing she needs right now is a cantankerous cowboy encroaching on her life.

Tom Linscott is as tough and cranky as his unruly stallion. When he finds outlaws have trapped Mandy on her mountain, he's determined to rescue her, whether she wants to be saved or not. Only problem is, Mandy's trouble follows her. When he brings her to his home -- against her will -- outlaws trail them right to the door.

When the feuding family expands their vengeful plans to include Tom, his need to protect his woman puts him right in the line of fire.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS LAST BOOK IN THE SOPHIE'S DAUGHTERS SERIES WITH MIXED EMOTIONS. OF COURSE, I WANTED TO READ IT BUT I WASN'T SURE IF I WAS READY TO LET GO OF ALL THESE WONDERFUL CHARACTERS THAT SPANNED THREE SERIES AND NINE BOOKS. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER BOOKS THOUGH - CONNEALY HAS DONE A WONDERFUL JOB OF MAKING SHARPSHOOTER IN PETTICOATS READ AS A STANDALONE EVEN THOUGH IT INVOLVES A MULTITUDE OF CHARACTERS FROM PAST BOOKS.

CONNEALY HAS A UNIQUE VOICE THAT MAKES HER STYLE DISTINCTIVE. IT IS LACED WITH DEAD-PAN HUMOUR, FULL OF ACTION AND PEPPERED WITH ROMANCE THAT WILL CURL YOUR TOES. IN FACT, I THINK SHE'S OUTDONE HERSELF WITH TOM AND MANDY'S LOVE STORY. I MIGHT HAVE TO ADD SPINE TINGLING TO THAT TOE CURLING CHECKLIST.

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR MANDY TO GET HER REDEMPTION FOR THREE BOOKS NOW AND CONNEALY DIDN'T DISAPPOINT. THIS EPIC WAS WORTHY OF THE LIKES OF THAT SHARPSHOOTING WIDOW AND HER CRANKY SUITOR. I LOVED THE CAMEOS BY CHARACTERS FROM PREVIOUS BOOKS AND THE LARGER THAN LIFE ENDING.

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