Review: Holt's Gamble
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 4, 2013
Kieren McKendry was won in a card game between Clay Holt and John Talbot. Talbot had held a contract on her when her father gave Kieren to Talbot in exchange for his debt. Talbot had no intention of losing the game and when he did, he and some of his cohorts set out to kill Holt and get the girl back. With Keiren and a blacksmith's help, a seriously wounded Holt is taken to the wagon train that he is traveling with. There she takes care of Holt and assumes the role of his wife to the other people. Holt's reaction to the news is less than pleasant when he finds out; he had intentions of tearing up the contract and putting Keiren on a stage out of town, but his injury prevented that, now he feels like she is his responsibility. Keiren is determined to find her younger brother who was taken by her father when he left Keiren with Talbot. Holt has the wrong impression of Keiren since he found her in a saloon but it doesn't dampen his desire for her. An enjoyable western romance novel.