GRR Reviews Beth by Kay P Dawson

Beth and her family are forever hounded by the Barlows, who are not above using force to take the women they wanted, and leaving insults in their wake. They are known by their wealth and brutality. The only one who stood up against the Barlows is the sheriff Nate Dixon, who's fair and just. Beth took up a job to help Nate with paperwork, determined to not be a burden on her family... But soon, Susan arrived, summoned by Nate as a potential mail order bride. She's gorgeous, and obviously not built for the frontier life, but Nate is putting up with her... // Nate has his own beef with the Barlows, and he didn't anticipate falling for Beth before he sent the letter that brought Susan. But when Susan, when fighting off the young Barlow's attack, knocked him off and the young Barlow cracked his head against a rock and died, Nate is forced to arrest Beth pending a "murder trial", when the older Barlow threatened vigilante justice...

Somehow, the Barlows just come of as really shallow and sociopathic, which is pretty lame for a villain. In the end, it's "he's totally mad" ending. Argh. The secrets are also pretty lame.

Category: Historical Western

Overall Rating: 2.5/5 (rounded up)

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