My Review - A Texan's Choice

A Texan's Choice by Shelley Gray

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I enjoyed A TEXAN’S PROMISE by Shelley Gray, but felt the flow of the book flip-flopped a lot, leaving room for the reader to become detached from the characters.

Rosemarie’s life has been a hard one.  Blamed for her brother’s death at a young age, she’s been shunned by her family and feels her life has no value.  When her father dies and her mother and sister abandon her, she has nothing but the broken down family ranch.  That is, until she finds out her father lost their home in a card game with a ruthless gunslinger and he shows up to collect.  Having nowhere to go, Rose offers to help Scout Proffitt with the ranch.  She soon sees another side of the notorious gunman.

The only life Scout Proffitt has ever known is that of an outlaw.  But when he wins some land and a homestead in a card game, he toys with the idea of hanging up his gun belt, and living out the rest of his life quietly and alone.  When he gets to the Circle R Ranch, he finds a dysfunctional family more than willing to leave, not only their ranch behind, by Rosemarie as well.

The bond that grows between Rosemarie and Scout is instant, genuine, and deep.  When Scout is presented with a dangerous opportunity that will garner him a pardon for his crimes, he knows he has to take it.  Though the risks are high, the payoff is the miracle he needs so he can start a new life with Rosemarie.

The concept for A TEXAN’S PROMISE was a good one, but I felt the author fell short of execution.  An intimate relationship is formed between Rose and Scout, but immediately they are torn apart.  The storyline in regards to the rustlers was built up, but solved with very little suspense or excitement.  And the back and forth between Rose and Scout’s story, and the characters from the previous books in the series, made the flow of the book choppy and disjointed.  Though the book describes the story that will unfold between Rose and Scout, very little time was actually dedicated to their storyline. 




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