Book Review: ROMANCE RUSTLERS AND THUNDERBIRD THIEVES

Marji Laine here. 

I truly didn't know what to expect from this mystery from Suspense Sister Sharon Dunn, but having finished it, I can see that the title of this book is PERFECT! 

This book is promoted as a mystery with humor, but it is much more than that. The main character, Ruby Taylor is deep with a diverse background. Sharon does an amazing job of springling little details about Ruby throughout the book. By the end of the book, she is a friend, like a sister and someone I'd get a kick out of having lunch with. 

And what's even better is that all of the characters are treated with the same care. Wesley (the love interest) Ruby's mom, the missing man and his fiancé, even the woman who is going to kill her husband have diverse and engaging backgrounds. 

Yes, you read that correctly. This story opens with a full-on murder intention that Ruby and her mom just seem to stumble into. They get tangled up with a would-be killer despite Ruby's best efforts. What happens with that situation is priceless!

Then there's the man with the gun. Oh, and what they found at the cabin. Yes, this mystery is complicated, and so juicy! And it's even more engaging to have it in Ruby's point of view. Her internal thoughts are like an ongoing standup comedy of one-liners. Nobody hears her thoughts except the reader, and they not only ignite the humor, they also reveal some deep-seated issues within Ruby. 

Issues that are a little heart-breaking. Dealing with deep-seated regret, despair, and self-condemnation are things that most everyone can identify with from some point in their lives. So following Ruby not only through this mystery, but also as she grapples with true-to-life circumstance was heartwarming. And eye-opening. 

I look forward to reading the rest of this series! Next book is SASSY CINDERELLA AND THE VALIANT VIGILANTE. You can find it HERE! 

Here's a little more about ROMANCE RUSTLERS AND THUNDERBIRD THIEVES: 

No one makes a fool of Ruby Taylor—or her friends. 

This tough cookie of a detective winds up in a tangled mystery. Follow the fiery redhead through a harrowing adventure to right the wrongs of love—with helicopters, flying buffalo, and a heart-pounding chase scene for good measure. Guaranteed fiction! Always funny. Always a great mystery. 

While keeping her day job at a Montana feed store, amateur sleuth Ruby Taylor rights the wrongs of love searching for a groom who disappeared days before his wedding. 

Her own faith deepens as her heart opens up to the possibility of romance for herself. She learns to reconnect with family and deal with the wounds of the past. 

Each book of this award-winning series, offers humor, faith and an intricate who-dun-it mystery. Follows the clues and meet the suspects along with Ruby while you laugh out loud and get to know the characters who reside in small town Montana. 

“Reads like a Sue Grafton novel.” Janet Chester Bly author of Hope Lives Here

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