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Dance With A Gunfighter (2012)

by Joanne Pence(Favorite Author)

3.77 of 5 Votes: 4

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Quail Hill Publishing

review 1: I'm fairly certain Dance with a Gunfighter by Joanne Pence is the first western I've ever read. I'm not sure what I expected, but reading it reminded me why I hate genre labels... I would've missed this gem simply because it's a western if I hadn't been asked to review it. Pence drops the reader in the middle of an Old West desert landscape complete with throats parched from thirst, pounding heat from the sun, and cold nights. When Gabe and McLowry meet at a town dance, they never expect to see one another again. After all, she's an innocent teenager and he's a gunfighter. Years later when Gabe finds herself alone and seeking revenge for her family, McLowry reappears and becomes her reluctant protector. As they grow closer, Gabe's inability to behave like a "lady" coupled ... morewith her innocence of how the world works confounds McLowry. They travel together looking for the people Gabe seeks to kill for revenge for her family all the while McLowry seeks to convince her to give up her vendetta and return home. Their love for one another can't be denied no matter how hard they try... I was caught up in these characters and wanted to strangle and hug them both alternately and on a regular basis. Pence butts up against stereotypes and manages to twist them in interesting ways. Dance with a Gunfighter is more than a love story set in the Old West, it is a story of life, of survival, of family, of courage, of acceptance, of strength.
review 2: Dance With a Gunfighter introduces readers to two characters who seem to be complete opposites. One is a young, sweet girl, age 16, at a town dance. The other is a war-hardened gunfighter, like a real one because this all takes place in the Old West. But despite being such dissimilar creatures, something draws each one to the other. They share a magical dance together to create the title of the book...and the rest of the drama that follows.What follows is action, surrounded by several sweet scenes, and a burning motivation of dark revenge. This story is well-layered, and richer in plot than most romances, but at times it does become a bit much. Too many obstacles appear between the couple, and it starts to feel forced. It becomes hard to like Jess, the title gunfighter, and Gabe (the heroine) was hard for me to relate to. But the writing is solid. Strong imagery, honest dialogue and tense action scenes make this book a good read. I would certainly recommend it to fans of romance novels. less

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