Stilettos and Gunpowder
Author: Gail Koger
Reviewer: Sophia Rose
Rating: A
What I’m Talking About:
A sheriff’s deputy finds herself in a chain of bizarre, booming events that would have put a lesser woman in the psych ward and that was before her past reared its ugly head and put some heavy-duty criminals on her tail. Gail Koger writes with humor and experience pairing crazy real encounters in a deputy’s day and amusing and action-packed fictional hijinks that entertains readers every time dispatch sends over a callout.
Stilettos and Gunpowder is the third book in a loosely connected series that work best read in order. In this case, the fresh conflict for Gemma comes with past encounters that were present in the two previous books. And, then there’s her burning romantic tango with bomb squad expert Dante that has been growing through the series.
Starting with a big booming bang, Stilettos and Gunpowder was off to the races. Gemma and her best bud and fellow deputy, Julie, respond to patrol calls and all while a mad bomber is out for revenge, but he may have to stand in line because someone new is on the scene. Gemma and her formidable family and policing team of friends have to figure out what these guys want and how to get them off their backs. The criminals are packing serious fire power and are playing for keeps. Gemma and Julie find that even jaunts in the hospital emergency room aren’t safe places for them.
Oooh, was that a bit of romance in the air for Julie? Can’t wait to see that develop as well as watching Dante slowly become enveloped into the large, boisterous Stone family clan. Sexy Apache rodeo clown for the win!
Action and cackling-good humor permeate the story. Attack chihuahuas, old people getting funky, a clan of vicious kids, a rattlesnake crisis and more had me howling. But, oh, the creme de la creme was a chicken farm visit with a surprise new character for the deadly and crazy family tree and a misadventure that made grown special operatives back away in horror.
A rowdy-good time was had by all and I found myself more in love than ever of the Gemma Stone series. Can’t wait to see what comes next. If you like off the hook comedy and hijinks-fueled action with some spicy romancing on the side, don’t miss the Gemma Stone series.
My Rating: A
Sophia Rose
About the Book:
My name is Gemma Stone. I’m a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Deputy and not only must I deal with the sweat-soaked misery of the Arizona desert, I get to respond to a bunch of crazy 9-1-1 calls all day long. Like a parakeet up a tree, or a car accident where a tractor trailer full of fireworks is hit and the 4th of July comes a bit early.
But some days crime takes a deadly turn. Police cars are suddenly blowing up. Detective Sergeant Dante Delgado, the love of my life, was assigned to track down and stop the bomber. Am I worried? You betcha. There’s a madman on the loose and he is very, very good at making bombs.
Just when I thought things couldn’t get any worse, the Feds think I’m in cahoots with an Iraqi warlord who deals in stolen antiquities. Ichabod, my murderous ex-dance partner, escapes from prison and I’m suddenly in everyone’s crosshairs.
Release Date: August 7, 2024
Publisher: self-published
Series: Deputy Gemma Stone #3
Genre: Romantic Comedy, Romantic Suspense
Format(s): e-book
Book Source: Author
Purchase Info:
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