The first, Rugged Defender, is a sweet, easy read. Set in Whitehorse, Montana, during the holidays, this is a tale of Two novellas, sold as one book.
The first, Rugged Defender, is a sweet, easy read. Set in Whitehorse, Montana, during the holidays, this is a tale of young love revisited, with a dash of murder investigation on the side. Chloe Clementine and Justin Calhoun shared a magical kiss at the New Year’s Eve masquerade ball five years ago and haven’t seen each other since. Back in town, Chloe, now an investigative reporter, has been digging into the death of Justin’s brother, which was suspiciously ruled an accident. Set against a backdrop of family drama, flying bullets, and the thrill of a murder plot involving almost the entire town, Justin and Chloe wonder if the magic is still there. The plot worked well, and the writing flowed evenly from beginning to end.
The second story, Big Sky Dynasty was more to my liking with a grittier storyline. Dalton Corbett, married to the most evil woman on earth, has been living with that mistake for nine long years. Dalton and his brothers are called home to Whitehorse to help their father work the family ranch. With this new beginning, he imagines his devil wife to be out of his life forever. He couldn’t be more wrong. Georgia Michaels, on the other hand, is sweet and trusting, and when Dalton bursts into her yarn store like a bull in a china cabinet, sparks fly between her and the hunky cowboy. However, they have deadly obstacles to hurdle and his trying to keep Georgia’s friends from being murdered takes center stage. This tale held, more than the other, my interest.
The writing is solid, and it’s a quick book to finish. Overall, I liked it, not loved it.
This is a difficult one to score. Both stories are well written but generally lacked the wow factor that I’ve found in recent reads. 3.5 rounded up to 4....more
I love Walt Longmire. Craig Johnson has written a wonderful cast of characters. Wry, gritty and interesting, the story held my attention throughout anI love Walt Longmire. Craig Johnson has written a wonderful cast of characters. Wry, gritty and interesting, the story held my attention throughout and the ending was a surprise! Well done....more
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