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    A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere: A Novel
    A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere: A Novel
    A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere: A Novel
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    A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere: A Novel

    By Kris Radish

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    Briar Logan is a loner who has already survived a wretched childhood, near starvation, and the harsh western frontier in the 1860s. Just when she is on the brink of finally opening her heart to the possibilities of happiness, the love of her life is kidnapped by lawless gold miners—and she steels herself for what could be the greatest loss of her life.







    Desperate to save her husband and the solitary life they have carved out of the wilderness, Briar is forced to accept the help of a damaged young man and a notorious female horse trainer. Facing whiskey runners, gold thieves, unpredictable elements, and men who will stop at nothing to get what they want, the unlikely trio must forge an uncommon bond in order to survive. Full of lessons of love, letting go, and the real meaning of family, A Dangerous Woman From Nowhere is a timeless western adventure story about courage, change, risk, and learning how to unlock damaged hearts and live in the sweet moments of now.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSparkPress
    Release dateSep 12, 2017
    ISBN9781943006274
    A Dangerous Woman from Nowhere: A Novel
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    Kris Radish

    Kris Radish is the best-selling author of twelve novels and three works of non-fiction. Her empowering books focus on the very real issues women face in their lives, and she celebrates the important and amazing power of female friendship via her novels and with the yearly retreats she holds for women. Radish lives in St. Petersburg, Florida.

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    • 2/5
      This is a very detailed novel that focuses on Briar and is told from her perspective. We learn about her and her relationship with her husband and other loved ones through flashbacks. The language is poetic, and Briar is definitely a strong female character. However, I didn't really enjoy the story. It moved a lot slower than I had expected and it was hard to tell what this novel was: was it a love story? was it more of action? It felt more like a mashup of 2 novels than one independent story. I also found that the poetic language and the flashbacks impeded my reading experience and detracted from the plot. The other characters were interesting but not so much that I felt drawn or connected to them. While I appreciate the author's attempt to showcase a strong female as the lead, the rest of the story didn't work for me. For those reasons, I'm giving it a 2/5 stars.

      I received this novel as an advanced copy from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
    • 4/5
      Thank you to BookSparks from whom I won this book through a Goodreads giveaway.I liked this book when I started it, and as I read it more I started to love it. Closer to the end I completely fell in love with it and the last few pages before the epilogue just stole my heart. The epilogue though, I am back and forth on my feelings for it. In fact, the first words out of my mouth after finishing this book were, “Why wasn’t it longer?” So this story, set in the Western Frontier of the U.S., follows a woman named Briar whose husband, Porter Logan, is kidnapped by miners because he knows how to work with dynamite. Briar immediately decides she needs to go after them and save her husband. Along the way she gets the help of a young man and a female horse trainer. The events that take place are not what I expected at all and I love that. This book started with an exciting first chapter, then it slowed down, and it slowly picked up pace as you kept reading. I truly fell in love with this book and the characters and the ending was really beautiful. The epilogue then goes on to tell you a bunch of information about the characters and their lives after the events of this book, which I did enjoy. After closing the book though, I realized that I wanted it to either be longer or to have the epilogue cut from the book and made into a sequel. As much as I enjoyed learning more about them, I feel there was definitely enough material there to make a second book. I honestly think this book would be great with the ending it had, and then using the epilogue in a sequel instead of tacking it on the end of this book.Overall I really loved this book and I highly recommend it, my only real let down was that the epilogue was so short yet so packed with information that the author could have put out a second (and maybe even a third) book for me to love. 4/5 stars

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