Pretty Reckless
by Jodi Linton
Welcome to Pistol Rock, Texas where everyone knows secrets last about as long as the sporadic west Texas rain showers.
Laney Briggs has long been considered reckless, but she’s turned herself around—she’s respectably engaged and she’s become a Pistol Rock deputy sheriff. Everything’s fine until a dead body turns up and her ex, Texas Ranger Gunner Wilson, decides to stick his boots into the town’s first murder case.
Laney will be damned if she lets Gunner trample all over her turf and her chance at a quiet, contented life. His seemingly endless ability to undermine her resolve and her libido was only outdone by her constant urge to butt heads with him. But when the bodies start to pile up, Laney has to ask the lethal bad boy for a hand—and a truce in exchange for his help.
Having an ex-boyfriend as an ally might not be the best idea, but Laney has always been pretty reckless…
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
“Mable Dilby
was the little old church lady who owned the café. She had the mouth of a sailor and made pie
crust good enough to make the bishop kick in a stained-glass window.”
“I figure
everyone has a family member they’d like to disown, and my cousin Wyatt Bennett
was mine. The branches didn’t flourish
on his side of the family tree.”
“Wyatt had
gotten the brilliant idea of plastering his smiling image, rifle in hand, on
bulletin board-size flags. He said it
was a good welcoming, made the people feel at home. Something I doubted, since he was missing two
front teeth and had a mullet.”
“…she screamed
and gave the steering wheel a beating that would’ve knocked the tattoo off Mike
Tyson’s face.”
“I’d been to
Shotgun Weddings Inc. once before, and the memory of peel-and-stick eyelashes
and glitzy dresses still haunted my dreams.”
“My mother’s
green eyes narrowed. It was frightening
the damage that look could still do even now that I was a twenty-six-year-old
sheriff’s deputy who carried a gun.”
My Review:
Luck has
rained down on me as I have unwittingly stumbled into a cache of pure treasure. I have discovered a new favorite author and
am currently plowing my way through all her delightful books. Needless to say, I am happier than a fat kid in
a chocolate factory without adult supervision.
Jodi Linton can certainly turn a phrase, she has mad skills. I smirked and barked my way through her first
highly entertaining and snarky tale. I
was completely engaged and unable to put my kindle down from page 1, and am absolutely
gleeful in knowing I have all five of these bright shiny gems to binge on, I
may not sleep all weekend. I adore her
quirky and smart-mouthed characters as even the ancillary players are given a humorous
description, eccentric personality, and unusual skill. Among my favorites are the stained and constantly
eating deputy Elroy, the yellow thong wearing male prostitute Jacey Riggings, and
the county coroner who also runs Hefty Bags, the family crime-scene clean-up
business, just to name a few. Ms. Linton’s
writing can deftly depict a painful event while maintaining a humorous tone
with that crafty sarcastic edge. I am in
awe of her talent and anxious to feast on the remainder of her buffet.
Empress DJ
About the Author
Jodi Linton is the author of the Deputy Laney Briggs Series and the upcoming The Original Sinners Motorcycle Club with Entangled Publishing. She lives in Texas with her husband and two kids. When she's not writing about sassy females and dirty talking heroes, she enjoys long walks and family time down at the river.
The last installment in the Deputy Laney Briggs Series will be releasing on September 14, 2014. Pre-Order PRETTY LAWLESS now!
And look for The Original Sinners Motorcycle Club coming in 2016 from Entangled Publishing.
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