Darling Cat
1998
- guardian angels
- revenge
- fiction
- fiction, general
- western romance
- fiction, romance, general
The story
When Cat Parker decides to exact revenge upon Jake Garrett, the notorious gunfighter who had killed her bethrothed, she finds herself succumbing to his passionate embrace, and with some help from otherworldly intervention, they find that they are destined to be together.
What it’s like
Warm, wind-scoured frontier vibes with a sweetened, old-fashioned romance heat: this reads like a sun-bleached western kept in a parlour, all dusty trails, lamplit saloon rooms and hushed interior scenes. The prose leans on open landscapes, creaking wooden porches, the smell of horses and gunpowder, and close, charged moments where two stubborn people keep circling each other. Expect a steady, unhurried build, with tension ratcheting through glances and near-misses, then softening into tenderness, and a gentle supernatural nudge that makes the ending feel fated rather than forced. Violence exists as backstory and occasional gunplay, brief and not graphic, while sensuality is present and fairly direct without explicit detail. It suits a rainy weekend, a comfort read with a mug of tea, or an evening when you want a hard-edged hero thawed by affection. Written for readers who love historical romance, enemies-to-lovers tension, and a dash of destiny.
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