GRR Reviews Rocky Mountain Oasis by Lynnette Bonner

Rocky Mountain Oasis has some un-historical details (like sex before marriage and unmarried people living together) in the historical old west, which counteracted some decent suspense. The criminal however, barely made sense.

Brooke was sold as a mail-order bride. Having been abused by an uncle after the death of her parents, as well as having been left by her supposed fiancee after learning she's pregnant (and miscarried) she dare not hope for any mercy. // Sky Jordan did not expect to get married. But when he found that his infamous drunkard cousin had sent for a mail order bride, he spent his life savings to buy the bride and get married to Brooke. // Brooke's husband was very kind, and Brooke gradually relaxed, but when a killing occurred in town, and people are blamed, Brooke found herself caught between saving her husband, or watch innocent men be hung because she saw something... for there is a criminal in town...

Nice pivot onto romantic suspense, but the religious message was a bit too blunt. And this criminal, let's just say, doesn't seem to understand ropes or knives. Yet talks way too much.

Category: Historical Western

Primary Plot: Abused woman, abandoned by fiancee, was rescued by a man to be his bride, but can she save him when criminal threatened her?

Overall Rating: 3/5

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