The Gift Book

I fully enjoyed this great quick read from Beth Williamsons Malloy Famliy Series.

The story follows Trevor the good looking but ever so slightly selfcentred and lazy brother. After a bust up with his elder brother he goes off in a huff full of big ideas only to meet his come uppance a few days later. Saddled with a problem that he really should've had the sense not to get lumbered with he mans up and faces what he has to do. Give him his due he handled the situation perfectly....being the well mannered man his mama raised him to be...he didn't play his face or stomp off in a huff again. As the story unfolds Trevor finds himself fitting in with his self imposed duties and also falling for the woman who was responsible for him being in the place where he found himself.
Adelaide Burns is a fighter, all her life she has had to fend for herself,learning to play poker being one of them...and shes good damn good, good enough that her winnings bought her a saloon, and shes not about too lose to anyone, not even Trevor. Adelaide knows from the start that Trevor is a good man just foolish so when he makes a huge mistake she decides just to teach him a lesson so as he wont make the same mistake again.
Little do either of them know what the consequenes will be....thrown together they become close, very close, and hot between the sheets. As the hottness hots up Trevor realizes he loves Adelaide and becomes her champion when things in town start to get nasty. And get nasty they do..the story here becomes a real page turner as you wonder what will happen......

This was a great "manning up" story...Trevor is not a callow youth, he's a man, but doesn't really find that side of himself until Adelaide brings it out of him.

A great Historical Western for those who like their stories a little Jalerpino!