BOOK REVIEW: Corraling Callie by Amelia Smarts
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Genre: Western Romance
Book: Corralling Callie
Author: Amelia Smarts
Narrator: Gideon Welles
My
Rating:
★★★
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Synopsis:
For eighteen-year-old orphan
Callie Broderick, going west as a mail-order bride seems to be the only hope
she has for a decent husband. But when she sets out for the gold-mining town of
Sacramento with nothing more than the clothes on her back and a stagecoach
ticket, she quickly discovers that the trip will be quite a bit different than
she expected.
As a former soldier and an experienced coachman, Jude Johnson is used to difficulties and dangers of all kinds during the arduous journey west, but he has never had to deal with trouble like Callie before. Not being the kind of man to kick a penniless orphan off his coach, he puts up with the sassy, disobedient girl for as long as he can, but when Callie’s antics put the lives of his passengers at risk Jude is forced to take matters into his own hands and spank her soundly.
The stern punishment leaves her thoroughly chastened and promising to behave, and Jude soon realizes that when she puts aside her foul-mouthed, defiant façade, the real Callie is as sweet and kind as she is beautiful. As the days pass, he takes it upon himself to guide her, care for her, and give her the loving discipline she so desperately needs, as often as she needs it. But when they reach their destination, will he be able to give her up?
As a former soldier and an experienced coachman, Jude Johnson is used to difficulties and dangers of all kinds during the arduous journey west, but he has never had to deal with trouble like Callie before. Not being the kind of man to kick a penniless orphan off his coach, he puts up with the sassy, disobedient girl for as long as he can, but when Callie’s antics put the lives of his passengers at risk Jude is forced to take matters into his own hands and spank her soundly.
The stern punishment leaves her thoroughly chastened and promising to behave, and Jude soon realizes that when she puts aside her foul-mouthed, defiant façade, the real Callie is as sweet and kind as she is beautiful. As the days pass, he takes it upon himself to guide her, care for her, and give her the loving discipline she so desperately needs, as often as she needs it. But when they reach their destination, will he be able to give her up?
Review:
This is a sweet romance with a sassy
spitfire heroine and a caring protective hero with a huge heart. The plot will take you through a variety of situations
and incidents with characters of all types. The story is well written and entertaining. The
author did a good job of wrapping the story up at the end. This was a fun and
light read. There is some mentions of light spankings but nothing heavy or
overly sexual in the book.
Gideon Welles did a good job narrating
the book. He has a deep raspy voice that sets the western tone well. The only
thing I didn’t care for is the voice sounded more mechanical to me. It was
lacking something.
Overall, I give the book 3.5 stars
based on the audio version. I wish I had enjoyed it more and it had kept my
attention better. I had a hard time relating to the characters. I generally
love western romance. This one just fell a little short for me.
If you are looking for a quick light
read with some western flair, then I recommend this book to you.
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