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WRDF Review of Shotgun Bride by Lauri Robinson
Shotgun Bride
[The Quinter Brides Book One]
Lauri Robinson
The Wild Rose Press
Western historical Cactus
Rose
232 pages Sensual
ISBN 1-60154-368-9
Blurb:
Like most girls, Jessie
Johnson will never forget the first time she met her mother-in-law. After all
who can forget a shotgun pointed at them? Bartered for a dead horse and held at
gun point, she either agrees to marry Kid Quinter or her brother will hang for
stealing the old nag. Equally concerning is the likelihood their wedding will
put her handsome husband in danger.
After being knocked
unconscious by his brothers, Kid Quinter finds himself surrounded by his
uncouth family, the sheriff, a preacher, and an adorable young woman. Tied to a
chair, he's given no choice but to marry Jessie Johnson. And that's just the
beginning of his troubles- it appears his pretty little wife had a former life
as a prostitute and there's a notorious gunslinger looking for retribution.
A stirring tale of romance
and retribution set on the prairies of the Old West.
When Jessie Johnson is forced
into marriage with Kid Quinter as payment for a stolen horse, the sparks of
adventure and romance are sure to follow. Especially with Jessie’s brother
Russell up to no good on the ranch, and dangerous gunslinger Jed Montgomery on
the warpath. Can Kid protect his reluctant bride, and will Jessie get the happy
ending promised by the romance novels she reads in secret?
Lauri Robinson has rustled up
a highly enjoyable read from the old frontier, where men were real men and
women wielded shotguns at the slightest provocation. Her attention to historical detail is
impressive, but her characters are her strongest suit, a real endearing
rabble. So it’s good to know that
“Shotgun Bride” is the first in a projected “Quinter Brides” series. The series heralds a welcome return for Bug,
Snake, Skeeter and the rest of those diamonds-in-the-rough that make this novel
so charming. It’s a darn shame there are
only five Quinter brothers to go round!
Reviewed by Joanne Hall
This book sounds like a winner and one I would consider buying. It's been a while since some really good westerns have been available and this might just be one of the good ones--like the ones we read years ago. Good review! This book sounds like a genuine western romance!
Micki Peluso, author of . . .AND THE WHIPPOORWILL Sang
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