Review: Forgettable Western romance
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
The story is set in 1872. Jenny MacDonald's husband was the new sheriff, but he's been murdered and she's facing life as a widow with a young child. Jason Colby owns just about every thing in town - except the mine that the widowed Jenny has title to, and he's determined to buy it off her at any cost. Jenny has other plans, so of course you know the two are going to be butting heads at any and every opportunity. I won't spoil, but the most contrived plot twist ever forces Jenny to not only move into Jason's home, but to marry him as well (in name only of course). Then you get lots and lots of unresolved sexual tension between the two as Jason fights his attraction to Jennet (he's got a super secret from his past and he thinks Jenny will hate him if she finds out), plus Jenny's put off since Jason doesn't seem to care for her.Bah. The big secret is really not much of anything, and things just carried on far too long. I'd have given this two stars, but I loved the way Jason took to Jenny's daughter and I really enjoyed watching him interact with her. For that I'm throwing on the extra star. OK for a Kindle freebie and a rainy day, but I wouldn't go out of my way to hunt it down.