Details
- Genre: Historical fiction
- Series: No
- Length: 312 pages (Kindle edition)
- Publication Date: May 13, 2014
Tropes
- Forced proximity
- Second chance at love
My Rating
Book Description
“A jilted bride desperate to save her family from ruin. A bounty hunter seeking vengeance for a ravaged past. An arduous trek toward justice — or redemption.
Silver Matlock and Jared Newman know traveling together is a bad idea. Bad for Silver’s already tarnished reputation in her small Colorado town. Bad for bounty hunter Jared’s secret, single-minded mission for revenge. But Silver is determined to track down the rogue who left her at the altar and stole the last remnant of her father’s fortune. And Jared’s in a hurry to hunt down the murderer who destroyed his family — even if Silver is too distractingly beautiful for comfort.
The pair takes off over mountain and desert, past bleak homesteads and raw mining towns, hot on the trail of the two villains who took what wasn’t theirs to take. Soon supplies dwindle, secrets emerge, and suspicion leave Silver and Jared at odds when they need each other most. To confront an enemy deadlier than desert rattlesnakes and rocky cliffs, Silver and Jared must learn to forgive and trust and face the question they haven’t dared voice: What happens next?”
— from Amazon
My Review
This book had an intriguing premise. Basically, a jilted woman hires a bounty hunter to track down her thieving ex-groom and decides to tag along.
While the story was okay, it wasn’t quite what I was hoping for.
There were a lot of coincidences in the plot (like the MCs being in the right place at the right time or just happening to bump into the right person). One or two instances would have been fine, but it kept happening.
Jared and Silver were likable, sympathetic characters. However, I think their romance could have been fleshed out a lot more. There were chapters of them getting to know each other and caring for one another. But those moments didn’t really come across as a blossoming romance to me, more like small talk, common courtesy, and basic kindness. When other characters would say that Jared and Silver were clearly in love, it felt like it came out of nowhere.
See Content Notes
saloons and saloon girls, some very mild innuendo, mention of alcohol, mention of gambling, mention of “harlots,” a man is called a “handsome devil,” mention of a woman being beaten, mention of murder, implication that a woman was sexually assaulted, mention of swimming naked as a child, noticing and awareness, touching, kissing, blood, some mild violence (nothing overly graphic), a man is shirtless, mentions of a man cursing (none specified), guns and mention of people getting shot, description of a dying man (not overly graphic), a woman is described as “buxom,” a woman is mistakenly assumed to be an unwed mother, mention of undergarments, mention of abuse and prostitution, mention that a man’s tongue was cut out
Favorite Moments
🐴 proposal
🐴 returning to Twin Springs
🐴 wedding
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