Gray “Quick Shot” Woodson is the fastest gun west of the Mississippi. Unfortunately, he’s ready to hang up his hat. Sure, being notorious has its perks. But the nomadic lifestyle—and people always tryin’ to kill you—gets old real fast.
Now he just wants to find a place to retire so he can spend his days the way the good Lord intended. Staring at the sunset. And napping.
When his stubborn horse drags him into a hole-in-the-wall town called Desolation, something about the place calls to Gray, and he figures he might actually have a shot at a sleepy retirement.
His optimism lasts about a minute and a half.
Soon he finds himself embroiled in a town vendetta and married to a woman named Mercy. Who, judging by her aggravating personality, doesn’t know the meaning of her own name. In fact, she’s downright impossible.
But dang it if his wife isn’t irresistible. If only she’d stop trying to steal his guns to go after the bad guys herself.
There goes his peace and quiet…
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Sexual Content - 2/5
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Violence - 2/5
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Language - 2/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 0/5
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Summary
Hitched to the Gunslinger by Michele McLean is my first book to read by her. It was a fun read and just what I needed to escape a stressful week at work.
Gray is a retired gunslinger who just wants to be left alone. He runs into Mercy as he is arriving into a new town; Desolation.
Mercy has an unwanted admirer and asks Gray to help protect her. He assumes his presence will do most of the work. It was fun how the town accepted him and he gets involved; reluctantly.
I enjoyed both of their characters and their quirkiness. The secondary characters were a great addition and added another level of humor and quirkiness.
If you are looking for a fun light steamy read to escape into, I would recommend it.
Language. Several uses of profanity.
Sexual content - no physical scenes until they are married. References to the house of ill repute in town
Violence - shootouts, nothing disturbing
Drinking – If I remember correctly he specifically didn’t drink so that he was alert for a shootout.
I received this book from Netgalley. I was not required to write a positive review.
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