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Anna Finch And The Hired Gun (2010)

by Kathleen Y'Barbo(Favorite Author)

4.09 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0307444813 (ISBN13: 9780307444813)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

WaterBrook Press

series

Women of the West

review 1: Wow...was I impressed with this story! A feisty heroine, a stubborn hero, and a notorious outlaw made for one of the best westerns I've read in a long time. This book reminded me so much of the series by Susan Page Davis about the Ladies Shooting Club. The only difference in this story was that there was no club--only one gun-totin' woman here--and none of their members ever shot anyone accidentally like Anna Finch did. (Okay, so 2 differences...but who's counting?) :o) One of my favorite lines of the story was when Anna decided a certain gentleman caller was getting a little too fresh with his courtin'. She wasted no time in saying, "A Derringer is not my pistol of choice. It is, however, the pistol in my skirt pocket." Needless to say, he went on his merry way.Th... moree dashing hero of the story came in the form of Jeb Sanders, a Pinkerton agent hired by Anna's father to shadow her daily activities. What that job really amounted to was trying to keep Anna out of trouble at all hours of the day! Jeb was a no-nonsense kind of guy, too. He made it his business to be in-the-know about the important things, whether that was shooing away the wrong sort of caller, or interfering with freedom of the press when it thwarted his "official" Pinkerton duties. :o)I won't deny it...I wasn't all that crazy about the first book in this series, The Confidential Life of Eugenia Cooper, but I was thoroughly pleased with this one! Kathleen's style of writing was a little different than what I'm accustomed to, but once I was several chapters in, I never noticed it again. By that point, I couldn't get enough! So, if you're a fan of westerns by such authors as Susan Page Davis, Mary Connealy, and Vickie McDonough, then I encourage you to check out Kathleen's books. Prepare yourself, though...it'll be one great adventure!
review 2: Anna Finch wasn’t aiming for Jeb Sanders the day she shot him. It was his misfortune that he decided to take a nap behind the very log Anna used for target practice.For Pinkerton man Sanders, the wound in his side was the least of his problems. Anna’s bullet made a detour through that painful flesh abrasion, wounded his manly pride (he’d been shot by a woman!), then made a bee line for his heart, which he’d been convinced would never love again. But the feisty socialite changed his mind in an instant—sure as shootin’!Anna’s parents are set on marrying her off to whatever wealthy, respectable suitor will take her off their hands. But Anna’s every bit as determined not to marry a man she doesn’t love. She’s also set her mind on becoming a reporter. She knows she can write. She’s the anonymous author of a whole series of dime novels, and has her own well-stocked bank account to prove it.When Anna’s sleuthing brings her into repeated contact with none other than Doc Holliday, as well as his good friend Wyatt Earp, Jeb makes up his mind to stop the headstrong, independent, incorrigible woman before she gets hurt. After all, he’s the hired gun Anna’s father pays to keep his daughter safe from herself. Besides, Jeb has a score to settle with Holliday for murdering his wife.Anna’s antics and Jeb’s determined quelling of them makes for a hilarious romp of a semi-western romance. Bringing Earp and Holliday into the storyline serves to add believability to this fun tale. Y’Barbo’s well-rounded characters insert themselves into the readers heart and don’t let go. I loved both Jed and Anna from the first, action-packed scene, and cheered for them until the last captivating paragraph.An easy read, one that leaves the reader with a smile and a little more faith in the power of love. less

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