The Shotgun Wedding

Name: The Shotgun Wedding
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)
Author: William W. Johnstone
ISBN: 9781541436152

Author: William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone

Series: Have Brides, Will Travel #2

Narrator: J. Rodney Turner

Unabridged: 11 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/16/2021

Categories: Fiction, Historical Fiction, Western

Synopsis

Wedding bells are ringing. Let the gunslinging begin!

Bo Creel and Scratch Morton are mighty proud. They managed to deliver five mail-order brides to the New Mexico mining town of Silverhill in one piece. The town is so grateful, they want to make Bo their marshal and Scratch his deputy. Bo and Scratch are happy to accept the job—and even happier to attend the weddings of the fine young women they brought here . . .

Cecelia has two young suitors—a well-off rancher and a low-born miner—but but one of them is not what he seems. Tomboyish Rose has gotten herself roped into a cow-rustling scheme—with the wild young buck who's stolen her heart. Luella has a not-so-secret admirerer of her own, a former journalist who's making headlines—with a gang of Mexican bandits. And the refined Jean Parker thinks she's finally found a suitable match in this raucous boomtown. But it turns out her educated doctor has a dishonorary degree—in killing.

With marriage prospects like these, Bo and Scratch will have to fight tooth and nail to keep the ladies safe and sound—and a real shotgun wedding is about to begin.

About William W. Johnstone

William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling western writer in America, and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over fifty million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the greatest western writer of the twenty-first century."

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doug on October 07, 2020

With an ensemble of characters, the story takes us to the Old West and a variety of adventures, including mail order brides, cattle rustling, serial murders, revenge, stagecoach robberies, and more. A great slice of life in old New Mexico. I received an advanced digital copy of this book from NetGal......more

Goodreads review by Jo-Anne on October 19, 2023

Scratch Morton and Bo Creel stayed in Silverhill to look after the five mail-order brides they delivered to a New Mexico mining town. It wasn't in their nature to stay in one place for long, but they felt responsible for the ladies and wanted to make sure they were married before they left. Meanwhil......more

Goodreads review by Nolan on December 20, 2020

Second book with Bo & Scratch and the 5 mail order brides. A lot goes on in this story. Bo & Scratch become lawmen. One of the mail order brides decides to be a stagecoach driver. There are cattle rustlers, tempted stagecoach robbery and one that is successful. There is a serial killer in the mix, k......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 22, 2020

Have Brides, Will Travel series continues with Bo Creel and Scratch Morton accepting the towns gratitude by becoming the marshal and deputy. Vowing to continue protecting the brides until they are married, Bo and Scratch find themselves fighting tooth and nail. With loads of action and fun, this ser......more

Goodreads review by Denice on July 23, 2022

Any western written by the Johnstones will be a good one, you can count on it. This is episode 2 in the life and times of two of the most entertaining characters in the Johnstone library of memorable characters. Bo and Scratch have escorted five mail order brides to a mining town where they haven"t......more