Misfit’s Reviews > Chasing Rainbows: A Western Romance > Status Update

A look of sad understanding touched Annie’s eyes. “It’s funny,” she said softly, “it seems we’ve come so far together, but now we’re right back where we started. Just a couple of sniffing dogs.”

“How much protection you think the sheriff would be willing to give Outlaw Annie and a group of washed-up whores? ’Specially during an election month?”

“Why do I feel so good right now?” she asked.

“It’s called afterglow, darlin’.”

“Hmmm.”

“I don’t want to wait, Jake.”

“Easy, darlin’. Slow is better. Slow is much, much better.”

Yes. It. Is.

***fans self***

Once her hairs was set,

and the pines were an smoky jade against the mountains.

I am enjoying this, but the typos are wearing a bit thin. Not sure if they come from the original publication, or through conversion errors.

"When a woman’s dressed the way you are, she’s got a whole different set of weapons to use against a man.”

“Like what?”

“I’m afraid that my devotion to the fairer sex is far too profound to be exhausted by a single object.”

“You mean you like tom-cattin’ around too much.”

“That too, darlin’.”

“Your voice,” she clarified. “Sounds just how I reckoned it would: smoother than a baby’s butt.”

He smiled, revealing a set of perfectly straight pearly-white teeth.

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

“Suit yourself. I damned sure didn’t mean it as one.”

His smile widened. “You don’t waste your bullets, do you, darlin’?”