Book Review: Gun-Shy Bride (Whitehorse, Montana: Winchester Ranch Book #1) by B.J. Daniels

I enjoyed her portrayal of the Winchester family matriarch, Pepper Winchester. I hated Pepper and despised her for differentiating among her children where she favored only her youngest son, Trace Winchester, to a fault and after his disappearance broke all ties with her children, never concerning herself about their welfare. She even refused to acknowledge McCall as Trace’s daughter, leaving Ruby to fend for herself and her daughter working as a waitress in the local diner.I was so confident that I hated Pepper and could have bet my last dime on this but Viola! as the story progressed Daniels made me feel sorry for the grief-stricken, emotionally broken, recluse Pepper who still stands at the window overlooking the main road hoping to see her son return even though it has been twenty-seven long years since he left her! She is still hopeful that Trace will return to his mother and is unable to accept the reality that Trace is gone and never coming back!

The ease with which B.J. Daniels developed her characters is amazing and I was able to feel each and every emotion that they felt as if it was happening to me firsthand.

The stage is set and all the events played as the author wants them to happen. Amid such dark and sinister circumstances, the chemistry between McCall and Luke is hot and their love is of the “forever” kind. They are willing to make sacrifices for each other’s happiness and I desperately hoped that they made up as I read through the book. Their second-chance romance is intense and yet not impulsive. They made mistakes in the past, didn’t trust each other and now, they have to not only trust one another but also decide if their love is worth risking everything -their pride, reputation, opposition from their family and their hearts.

Apart from this romantic love, the author also explores the other facets of love in her various characters ranging from obsessive love, unrequited love, selfless love, selfish love and a love that makes a person willing to sacrifice everything, even their pride if it means getting to spend their life with their beloved.

Her books are an enlightening study of the human psyche and always leave me astounded.

I give Gun-Shy Bride 5 out of 5 stars and Njkinny recommends it to everyone to read the book and the series. It’s not to be missed at any cost.PS: I have already read all the six books in the series numerous times and am reading them yet again so that I can review them afterward. Any excuse to read these beautiful books again. Right!!

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Also read Whitehorse, Montana: Winchester Ranch Series by B.J. Daniels Reading Order and Njkinny’s Reviews:

1) Gun-Shy Bride by B.J. Daniels


2) Hitched by B.J. Daniels


3) Twelve-Gauge Guardian by B.J. Daniels


4) Boots and Bullets by B.J. Daniels


5) High-Caliber Christmas by B.J. Daniels


6) Winchester Christmas Wedding by B.J. Daniels