GRR Reviews Brighter Than Gold by Cynthia Wright

Katie MacKenzie helped her father run a saloon in 1864 Columbia California. Gold Rush had come and gone, leaving a declining town. Katie dreamed of being a writer and reporter, and she wrote for the local news about the Griffin, a Robin Hood highwayman who robbed the mine owners and gives to the poor town folks. Then Jack Adams came to town. Jack is a rogue and there is serious sizzle between the two despite their tendency to drive each other wild (with frustration). But when Katie's father died during one of Griffin's holdups, where an evil mine-owner was also shot dead, Katie was consumed by thoughts of revenge... // Jack Adams came to the sleepy town for justice, and that's not his real name. He has a very different life in San Francisco, but he'll gladly play the rogue to win Katie's heart. When he failed to intimidate the evil mine owner, he had no choice to marry Katie and reveal his true identity... But he can never tell her the secret... that he is also the Griffin... But when circumstances forced them to confront each other and the truth came out, will their love survive?

Some parts are good, some parts are like... WTF? I was supposed to believe that Katie had such an erotic dream, she allowed "Jack" to deflower her (yes, take her V-card) and she didn't wake up? And Jack actually would take advantage of a sleeping woman? And this is supposed to be... ROMANTIC? Some parts are good, some parts are cringe-worthy.

Category: Historical Western

Overall Rating: 3/5

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