Historical
fiction isn't my most-selected genre, I have to be honest. Not that I
haven't enjoyed those I've read, however; I just seem to bypass the
category. Now, I'm a big, big fan of DV Berkom. Her Kate Jones and Leine
Basso series have been my favourite reads over the years, so I really
had no hesitation in reading these three shorts, introducing a new
kick-ass female, Claire Whitcombe. The only difference is, this lass is
throwing her weight around in the late nineteenth century in the wild
west. So, no NVGs, no GPS, no state-of-the-art weapons, no hi-tech
correspondence or intel. Just her, her guns and her wits…and let's not
forget we're talking pre the Emily Pankhursts of the world. Claire is in
a man's world and she is awesome. In every sense of the word.
Book
One (Retribution) plucks her out of a heart-breaking tragedy that
moulds her future. Book Two (Gunslinger) follows her as she takes her
first job as 'bodyguard' to a well-known actress. And Book Three
(Legend) takes her to a place she never thought she'd find after her
heart-break.
As
readable, thrilling, compelling as all her other novels, Berkom
transports you to Wyatt Earp and Jessie James country. But not in a John
Wayne-clichéd way. There's been meticulous research and attention to
detail.
Thoroughly enjoyable and if there are any full-length novels on the way, I'll be all over them.
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So glad you enjoyed them, Cathy! They were fun to write, and losing myself in the 19th century was exactly what I needed this year :-)
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