Payroll

by Alain Gomez

Jimmy Cochran thought that he had left his rough past behind him. But Ralph McCormick, the brother of the man he killed, didn't forget... or forgive... so easily. Jimmy knows he should just hightail it out of town to avoid getting into trouble. That is until Ralph puts the woman he loves into danger....

Novella, approx. 25,000 words

89 pages, Nook

First published October 7, 2010

About the author

Alain Gomez lives in San Diego and has been writing since she was sixteen. She works in the field of music but has continued to pursue her passion for writing as an independent author. Though she generally sticks to writing shorter stories, Alain enjoys experimenting with a variety of genres including romance and thrillers.

Reviews

[Englishrose · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the story in this book. Good twists and turns to it with just enough spice to mix up your traditional western theme. Jimmy was a good, strong character who was reliable and slightly mysterious at the same time. Adelaide was feisty but sweet. There wasn't too much concentration on them falling in love, but they did respond well together. There were a lot of side characters, but they were all nicely "default" characters so you didn't get too confused (aka, you knew they were good or bad and that was most of their purpose). I would have liked it to be a little more flushed out though with greater detail and smoother flow. I felt like it could have been a longer and fuller book.

http://cleanromancereviews.blogspot.com

[Amethystprincess · Rating 4 out of 5]

Payroll is a good and quick read if you do not have a lot of time to get into a novel. It is not a romance in the general sense of the romance genre now days but it is still has the love story.

Read more of my review at my blog