Review: Wild Sweet Love

Wild Sweet Love by Beverly Jenkins
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This book is part of the Women Who Dare series. I knew I was going to find joy in reading this book when I realized the main character was Teresa Angel July, the baby sister of the twins Neil and Two Shaft. Teresa July, an outlaw bank and train robber, leather-wearing, and hardcore gun slayer was caught and sentenced to prison in Pennsylvania.

After prison, Teresa was granted parole, where she had to spend one year in the home of Molly Nance. She discovered a different side to herself and she learn things she never wanted or desired to do; e.g. sewing, dressing, arranging flowers, discovering her grace, femininity, and passion.
After meeting Molly’s son, Madison Nance, ex-gambler; now banker, they were like water and oil. He was skeptical of Teresa based on her prior conviction and the safety of his mother. But, after getting to know Teresa, his feelings start to change and the attraction they had for each other becomes steamy. When Teresa's mother passed away, she was allowed by the parole board to go to her mother’s funeral, based on the exception that Molly escorts her, and in turn, Molly request that Madison accompanies them as well on the trip, giving her the chance to play matchmaker. Molly felt Teresa and Madison would be a perfect match, bearing in mind she saw the desire that Madison had for Teresa. Although Teresa was falling for him, she knew they came from two different worlds and the only thing that could come out of their relationship was passion and intimacy. Once her year was up, they would go their separate ways, because Teresa had no plans in staying in Pennsylvania.

I like Teresa, she was strong-minded, rough, and ready. She did not need a hero; she was the hero and Molly was also. To tell you the truth, Madison was not the strong one in this story, he was the mama’s boy and the boy toy (nothing wrong with that). Although he taught Teresa about passion and intimacy. There were points in the story, where he could not protect her, instead, he watches her protect herself. Yet, I understood, he was a dignified banker and ex-gambler, not a gun slayer, so the expectation you would normally look for in the hero wasn’t there in this story. Teresa was the hero and the heroine.

I like how the story ended and how things came together. I enjoyed reading about an outlaw female that was rough and ready. This book had a strong emphasis on the power of speech and women empowerment. I give this book 5 out of 5 stars.

IDEA for CAST:

 Melanie Fiona as Teresa Angel July
 Chrystian Lehr as Madison Nance

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