The Reluctant Outlaw by Karen Kirst

My book review today is on the Love Inspired Historical Book; The Reluctant Outlaw by Karen Kirst. This book is one of the Smoky Mountain Matches. I really enjoyed this book. It was well written and had a lot of action. The heroine was not your normal small town girl. She couldn't cook or sew but could shoot, ride, and hunt like a man. Her characters were flawed but found out they made a good team. I loved the way Karen wove her faith into her stories.

Juliana O'Malley goes to the general store to buy things for her mother's birthday party but a man stands in her way. He tells her she can't go in but head strong Juliana is not to be stopped. After she shoves her way in, she finds a robbery in progress. The leader tells the man from the door to grab her. Juliana is drawn to this rugged, ruthless, criminal who seems to be protecting her from the other men in the gang.

Evan Harrison is out to find the man that killed his brother. He has tracked the killer for almost a year.
kidnapping was not something he had planned to do. Now instead of his mission he was forced to protect the beautiful, strong-willed woman. How could he protect her without blowing his cover? They end up taking a harrowing journey through the Smoky Mountains.

A great story, I loved these characters. You will laugh and then you will cry. I know you will love the book. God bless you all.