Wild Rain

Honestly, when I read [b:Tempest 35068495 Tempest (Old West, #3) Beverly Jenkins https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1501935222l/35068495.SY75.jpg 56363953], the book where Spring makes her first appearance, I thought she was a lesbian or possibly asexual, but overall very much not interested in men, and I was more than cool with that. But I'm happy to be wrong in this instance - as the author notes in her comments at the end, Garrett is very much a cinnamon roll hero and just what the grumpy (with good reason) Spring needs, I think. Content warnings: gun violence, survival sex work (off-page), abuse by parental figure (off-page), slut-shaming/misogyny. I love the connections to previous books by this author, and I always feel like I've come away learning something from her historical romances. She does the work and it shows in every page.