Betsy Huckabee might be a small-town girl, but she has big-city dreams. Writing for her uncle’s newspaper will never lead to independence, and the bigger newspapers don’t seem interested in the Hart County news. Trying a new approach, Betsy pens a romanticized serial for the ladies’ pages, and the new deputy provides the perfect inspiration for her submissions. She’d be horrified if he read her breathless descriptions of him, but these articles are for a newspaper far away. No one in Pine Gap will ever know.
Deputy Joel Puckett didn’t want to leave Texas, but this job in tiny Pine Gap is his only shot at keeping his badge. With masked marauders riding every night, his skills and patience are tested, but even more challenging is the sassy journalist lady chasing him.
My Review:
published in 2016
Another lively gem from Regina Jennings. Love her mix of humour and angst and this one even has a mystery to unravel. All the ingredients for a spellbinding read.
There’s nothing quite like a doomed romance. From the moment Joel lays eyes on Betsy he knows she’s trouble. And she doesn’t cotton to him either — at least not right away. Though the writer in her is tempted to romanticize the dashing deputy even though he labels her the most bothersome woman he’s ever come across. They don’t court as much as they spar. Heated arguments that had me laughing out loud. Like: “I’m particularly incensed, three notches past riled. And you deserve to be doused with dredges of my vocabulary.” (p. 215)
Then there are the tender moments when things turn heatedly romantical. Be. Still. My. Heart. Can you say toe-curling kisses? Delicious! Tantalizing! And oh so sweet in the midst of the turbulence that surrounds them.
A scrumptious blend of romance, action and mystery for discerning readers who like to laugh while they swoon.
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