HISTORICAL NOVEL ABOUT ANNIE MALLOW, A KANSAS PIONEER WOMAN WHO CONSIDERS HERSELF A "NEW MODERN WOMAN" UNTIL SHE DISCOVERS SHE IS PREGNANT - AND THE FATHER OF HER CHILD IS AN OUTLAW. ENTER SHERIFF JESSE HARDEN TO SAVE THE DAY. NICE STORY, MAYBE NOT HER BEST, BUT A GOOD AND UPLIFTING READ!
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Dull, no spark, not her best work,
By Shannon "jfaction" (Lafayette, CA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Shotgun Wedding (Mass Market Paperback)
I've enjoyed many of Maggie Osborne's books, but she can be an unpredictable read. Some of her stories are very entertaining ("I Do, I Do, I Do" for example), and others just don't have much charisma. "Shotgun Wedding" is almost boring. It has some historical insight on the real ramifications an unwed pregnant mother might face, but as another reviewer said, Osborne never establishes the timeline. You never know what year the story is set in. There is no chemistry, really, between the two main characters. It's just not a compelling read.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Shotgun Wedding (Mass Market Paperback)
Annie Malloy had considered herself to be a "New Modern Woman". She was independent, did not rely on a man, and never planned to wed. However, she went too far when she decided to take a lover. Even worse, she chose Bodie Miller, a bank and train robber. But no one would ever know, right? Then she found out that she was pregnant! Sheriff Jesse Harden had been fond of Annie for quite some time. when he found out that she was pregnant, he offered her his hand in marriage. He had high hopes that he could turn this marriage of convenience into a true marriage of the heart. Only close family would know he was not the biological father of Annie's baby. Bodie was angry when Annie refused to marry him, simply because he would not give up robbery and get an honest job. He was sure she would change her mind. He would do a couple of jobs with his two partners and return to find her willing. Instead, he returned to find out she had wed the sheriff. He was NOT happy. **** Very well done indeed! It is not often that the heroine of a historical romance has done something so wrong. The author has succeeded in making a rather touchy love triangle in this delightful book. A real pager turner! **** Reviewed by Detra Fitch.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
strong western romance,
This review is from: Shotgun Wedding (Mass Market Paperback)
In Marshall, Kansas, Annie Malloy enjoys being a member of the "New Modern Woman" until she realizes that she is pregnant out of wedlock. She goes to her lover, bank and train robber Bodie Miller, who offers to marry her, but rejects her insistence he turns respectable. Bodie informs Annie they will marry, but he will continue his life of robbery. Annie declines.Sheriff Jess Harden asks Annie if he can court her, but she is upset and runs away from him. He thinks she rejects him, but instead Annie finds her delicate condition makes her unsuitable for the sheriff. Still he persists and as they fall in love, she wonders if he will be so kind with someone's child. Also Bodie plans to come back to take what is his as no one rejects him. Fans of western romances will want to read SHOTGUN WEDDING, a powerful period piece that brings to light an era of change for women yet in many ways society remains the same. That is the brilliance of the tale. Maggie Osborne uses Annie's plight to contrast a modern nineteenth century woman stigmatized by her pregnancy as she fleetingly considers suicide to avoid the shame she brings to her family. Throw in a strong hero and a selfish villain (though Bodie's motives seem strange) so that the audience will gain immense pleasure from a superb story. Harriet Klausner
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