BOOK REVIEW- WHIRLWIND GROOM (Whirlwind Texas #3) by Debra Cowan

JOSIE WEBSTER WAS NOT A BORN KILLER…

But her thirst for justice could make her one. The outlaw who'd murdered her parents and fiancé had gotten off scot-free. And now the only thing standing between her and vengeance fulfilled was Sheriff Davis Lee Holt, who held her quarry prisoner…and completely captured her heart!

A woman with secrets needed watching, and lawman Davis Lee Holt intended to watch Josie Webster like a hawk. Why would a seamstress need shooting lessons? Or be curious about the jail? But after nursing her for a near-deadly snakebite, he faced a much more compelling problem: he loved a woman he couldn't trust!   AMAZON 3.STARS

This book started out fairly strong but then it just felt like it kind of bogged down a bit half way through.  It did have interesting main characters and what I thought was a good, unusual plot idea.  The plot was what got my attention at first.  I do think that the romance connection could have come across a bit deeper. It felt more like they thought about it more than I really saw it shown that much between them. It did have some good secondary people.

Josie really did come to town to kill the murderer of her loved ones. The murderer, Ian McDougal was part of a gang, who were all dead now.  And he had tuberculous, but he was still dangerous and slippery as all get out.  After getting to walk free of justice in Josie's case, he went on to murder others.  And STILL, he almost gets away more than once!

Davis Lee is an honorable man and a lawman to his very bones.  He has a loving family and good friends in his town.  He also carries a deep hurt caused by a woman who deeply betrayed him with lies. Things are not going well between Josie and Davis Lee because he just knows she's hiding things.  Oh, in between that knowing they have plenty of good moments too.  Because they feel like the attraction between them is really strong.

The action does pick up later especially when Ian makes a desperate bid to escape.  That will cause a few surprises mixed with danger.

There will be a H.E.A. for Davis Lee and Josie but he will have to work through some of his anger at the lies told by Josie.  All it really takes is him realizing that she really does love him and that it wasn't all an act.  She really wasn't trying to use him after all.