When it comes to heartwarming westerns that include exciting
adventure and romance to spare, Marie Patrick delivers. Her book A GOOD MAN FOR KATIE is no exception.
Katherine O'Rourke has been sent away by her General father
after a scandal with the wrong kind of man in Washington D.C. which almost got
her arrested. Having had it with his daughter's poor judgment, the general
sends her to her aunt, but Katie has other plans and travels to see her sister
in Arizona Territory instead.
Chase Hunter, an army Captain, is on a secret mission to
find his brother's murderer and the guns that were stolen from the army. When
the townspeople of Crystal Creek assume his low strapped gun means he's a
gunslinger, he allows the impression to stand, convinced the mistake will help
him in his quest. What he does not
expect is that he will have to save the new school teacher numerous times.
Katie no longer trusts her own judgment, so her resistance
to Chase is strong. Chase, on the other hand, is set on his mission and doesn't
want to involve Katie for fear she could get hurt. Unfortunately, Katie
attracts trouble like honey attracts bears, and the two are soon thrown into
close proximity time and time again.
Chase decides she needs round the clock surveillance and gifts her with Sarge,
the most loveable, bravest, and funniest dog to hit the pages of a romance
novel in years.
The plot thickens as secrets are revealed both from the
murders' side and the Army's side, but when Chase betrays Katie, she is
convinced she has once again exercised poor judgment. Add to this tension a
runaway coach, a secret tunnel, and an attempted abduction, and the reader
can't help but be riveted to the story.
When the townspeople turn against Katie, the reader will burn with anger and cheer
when she stands up to them, no matter what the outcome might be.
This story is filled with beautiful descriptions of the
Arizona Territory, strong emotion that pulls the reader along, and full blown
characters that appear as average people thrown into extraordinary
circumstances. Add to this, historical accuracy from clothes to books, good
pacing that allows one to catch a breath, and a strong journey towards love, and
it makes A GOOD MAN FOR KATIE a western romance that should not be missed.
Enjoy,
Alexis
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