HAYWIRE BRIDES, BOOK 3
by
MARGARET BROWNLEY
Western / Historical Fiction / Clean & Wholesome Romance
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Date of Publication: May 26, 2020
Number of Pages: 384
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
Date of Publication: May 26, 2020
Number of Pages: 384
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Ellie-May's shaken by her encounter with the ranger. Having grown up an outlaw's daughter, she'll do anything to keep her children safe—and if that means hardening her heart against the handsome lawman's smiles, then so be it. Because she knows Matt isn't about to give up his search. He's out to redeem himself and find proof that Ellie-May's husband wasn't the saint everyone claims . . . even if it means losing the love neither expected to discover along the way.
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Hey, Y’all! Well, here we are, almost at the end of May.
Summer is right around the corner, and I’m still staying the heck at home, away
from germs and the people who carry them.
This gives me more time with my books, both reading and writing ‘em, and it gives me time to do other things like this:
This gives me more time with my books, both reading and writing ‘em, and it gives me time to do other things like this:
Yes. I actually did this to my own dog. It’s like she’s a time traveler against her
own fur-will. I confess at having
laughed way too hard whilst doing this portrait of Sascha Marie, who you can
follow on Facebook by clicking on her name (which I just now typed). I’ve been spending some time honing my Photoshop
skills, and in doing so, have even gotten my first commission for a pet
portrait, yo! Check it out.
I titled this portrait, Her Grace Callie Mae, Duchess of Purrington. Not bad, huh?
(My next one will be a portrait of a fish in Renaissance garb.)
I titled this portrait, Her Grace Callie Mae, Duchess of Purrington. Not bad, huh?
(My next one will be a portrait of a fish in Renaissance garb.)
What have y’all been doing during all this extra at-home
time?
Leave a comment below. I’m lonely and need human interaction.
Leave a comment below. I’m lonely and need human interaction.
Speaking of which …
Kristine, siren of all books she surveys, lured me in once
more. Come to think of it, I bet she’s got one of them confounded voodoo dolls
with curly red hair and blue buttons for eyes. Instead of jabbing it with pins,
she prolly tapes books on it and whispers “Belle, you are gonna lurve (yes, I
think she actually whispers that word) this book. Sign up to review it.
DO IT NOW, OR I’LL JAB YOU WITH A PIN!”
DO IT NOW, OR I’LL JAB YOU WITH A PIN!”
That’s when my eyes fly open, in the dark of the night, and
I immediately go to the blogger group and start searching for the book title I’d
heard whispered in my dream-mare (I just made that word up.) But, ya know what? Somehow, the book temptress is always
right. She could be, like, a millionaire with her canny bookish book bloggerness
in all her glory.
Alas, I digress.
Let’s get on with the review, shall we? (I saw you nodding
your head off, tired of my rambling. Yes, I’m looking at you!)
THE OUTLAW’S DAUGHTER by Margaret Brownley is not a genre
that’s usually on my self-chosen, non-book-siren-influenced forte
of reading material. I usually personally
go for something with a fantasy/paranormal/sci-fi blend or to the other end of
the scale -- something that’s extremely literary (think Shakespeare or Beowulf)
or some obscure Viking history book that’s frankly boring to most people. But, Kristine knows me well, I tells ya! Yes. She knows something historical is gonna
tickle my ever-loving fancy. And she was right on the money.
It was a sunny day when THE OUTLAW’S DAUGHTER arrived in my
mailbox. The rays of afternoon sunlight glowed on the gorgeous cover of
Brownley’s book as I slipped it out of the envelope. But something else slipped
out, too. A lovely, handwritten note
from the author. I carefully turned back
the gorgeous cover (y’all know how I love to keep a book looking like it’s
never been read) and there it was … another note and the author’s autograph (y’all
also know I love it when the book is autographed. GAZE UPON THE SPLENDOR!
Not only does this book look great on my library shelf, as
you can clearly see, but it also sits well in the reader’s hands. It has a nice, tangible quality that makes ya
not wanna put it down. But that’s not the only thing that keeps the reader
glued to this book.
Ms. Brownley has the unmitigated gall to quote Mark Twain
even before she gets to the hook, which you’ll read about here in a
second. Now, quoting witty ole Twain is
the perfect way to snag a Literature Major’s heart. (I’m beginning she did it
on purpose. Heck, maybe she’s even in cahoots with Kristine the Book Siren. NO,
I AIN’T PARANOID!)
The reader quickly learns on the first line of Chapter 1
that this book takes place in the Year of Our Lord 1887 in a place called
Haywire, Texas. “That sounds like a
place where I belong,” I says to myself as I snuggled down into my reading nook
and tucked into the story.
And there it was. Right there. The hook.
Of course, I had no other option but to continue reading.
And so, I tumbled headfirst into THE OUTLAW’S DAUGHTER by Margaret Brownley. The roads were dusty in Haywire, when I
picked myself up from whence I'd landed in the story. There’d been a drought for some time, and the
town folk were scurrying to and fro, stirring up clouds of dust. I stood at the edge of the dusty street,
watching horses and wagons pass by and listening to people chatter on about an
upcoming town celebration to do with a bronze statue. (I hoped none of them
could see me standing there in my nightgown.)
Imma stop there, because y’all know I don’t give spoilers.
But I will tell y’all this:
there are a lot of things that I enjoyed about this book. First,
Brownley has the gift of a true storyteller. Each page fed my interest in the
story until I was actually invested in the characters. Indeed, I was so
enthralled that I plowed through this book in one sitting.
Of equal enjoyment is how Brownley allows her characters to
be their authentic selves. Ya know what I mean? She actually allows them to say
the things and speak the way you’d expect if you met them in person. For example:
I’ve added this line to my repertoire of future insults, by
the way. Thank you, Ms. Brownley!
This story has everything a reader longs for in a book: tragedy, tenderness, suspense, romantic
tension, and a good lookin’ Texas Ranger. Boy, howdy and lawd have mercy! *Fans
Self*
via GIPHY
Most of all, Brownley’s writing is crisp, intelligent, and
witty. I enjoyed the heck out of this book and my visit to Haywire, Texas. No matter what genre the reader usually
prefers, THE OUTLAW’S DAUGHTER by Margaret Brownley has all the elements to
keep any reader enthralled until the very last satisfying sentence.
And that’s why I grant The Outlaw’s Daughter
Five Haywire Brooms!
A two-time Romance Writers of American RITA® finalist, Margaret has also written for a TV soap and is a recipient of the Romantic Times Pioneer Award. Not bad for someone who flunked eighth-grade English. Just don't ask her to diagram a sentence.
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