Lady Gone Bad is a romantic and exciting old west adventure I would love to see filmed. I can imagine a young Clint Eastwood as the deputy U.S. Marshal and a young Marlene Deitrich as the saloon-singer "outlaw" Lady who draws him into her undercover web of adventure, intrigue, and ultimately romance. The plot may twist and turn (never boring, thank goodness!) but always Lady pursues her determined goal to bring the killers of her family to justice. There are scenes set in real southeastern Oklahoma (Indian Territory in those days) locations that show Starr's personal familiarity with them and made me want to go there for real. It's a fun read, and until a reincarnation of John Ford or Sergio Leone comes along to film it, the book itself will more than suffice. Put on a recording of an Ennio Morricone soundtrack to The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly or Once Upon a Time in the West and giddy-up, pardners. Lady Gone Bad won't let you down! Recommended. Sparks fly as soon as sassy saloon singer Lady Gone Bad and US Marshal Rafe Morgan meet, even though she's at the top of the deputy's "Wanted" list and knows a lawman when she sees one. Soon everything goes terribly wrong: Lady must save Rafe from getting his neck stretched and they end up on the run together. They each have a goal: Lady, out to avenge her parents' murder, is desperately seeking her beloved horse Copper, and Rafe is trying to find his sister Crystabelle who was kidnapped by outlaws. As they make their way to a notorious outlaw hideout they learn more and more about each other, grow closer by the day, and completely lose their hearts to each other. With a classic western shoot out at the end, this fantastic debut completely transported me to the Wild West.The end of the book contains a teaser for the next book in the series, Angel Gone Bad, where we find Crystabelle writing dime novels about her experiences in Indian Territory. What fun!!!
What do You think about Lady Gone Bad (2012)?
This is currently free on Amazon, and free + historical western = *grabby hands*
—murm
The characters left me flat, had no trouble putting this freebie down.
—HarryHirsch
Not too bad. Lots of shooting and sexual tension.
—newbie92
