Sorry I was not able to read you book but it went to archive before I could get to it. Sorry once again.

I'm loving the Two-Time Texas series by Margaret Brownley. The stories are fast paced and the characters are laugh out loud funny. I was fascinated with Amanda in the first book and simply adore her in this one. As a suffragist she's fair minded and not a shrinking violet.

When she runs for sheriff it's rather comical since women had no voting rights at all and she's the lone female running, so it's not like she has a chance of winning, right? She's just as shocked as everyone in town when she finds out she's the new sheriff. She needs a deputy, a posse and learning to shoot a gun is a top priority, too.

Rick is her first and only prisoner so she has quite a bit of time to investigate his case. She has a young, inexperienced deputy who quotes his old grandfather constantly, along with her all female posse to help. What could possibly go wrong? As it turns out, quite a lot.. Amanda soon realizes the enormity of her situation especially as her fondness for Rick grows.
Rick was so easy to like. He's brave, handsome and witty. That's the whole package as far as I'm concerned.

This is one that can be read as a stand-alone, but I suggest you read them in order to fully appreciate and get to know the residents of Two-Time Texas.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and have given my honest opinion.

5 stars

She’s a young, independent woman. She’s fighting for women’s right to vote and has been in jail a few times. She’s not interested in marrying. She’s also her parent’s despair…

She’s traveling back home on the stage and the driver is running the team like a demon. She cusses him out, he throws her and her baggage off the stage and leaves her in the middle of nowhere. This is not a good start at getting back home. When a cowboy pulls up in his wagon and offers her a ride, she’s not sure she trusts him. However, there’s no other way to town because she can’t pull her hope chest all that way. She says yes.

This was a very cute story with danger, robberies, a house burning down and a sudden interest on Amanda’s part with this particular cowboy. She decides to forget him but she can’t. It gets even worse when she says she’ll run for Sheriff to further support women’s rights. The men protest but they can’t stop her. It’s even worse when she gets the most votes.

The story moves well, the snappy conversation between Amanda and Rick will make you laugh, and her deputy is a joke but she does her best. Rick even tells the men that she hit what she was aiming at chest level. He didn’t mention it was her hope chest.

When Rick gets thrown in jail for murder, it really makes her worry. How can she prove he didn’t do it without witnesses? Luckily she has a woman posse (which all the men are mad about) who can help her. There’s no way not to enjoy a book where the Sheriff can’t shoot straight, her deputy wants to shoot everyone, and her posse runs around in carriages. Enough silly stuff happens to make it a fun read and it ends well. This was a very enjoyable read.

Book Info
Mass Market Paperback
Expected publication: June 6th 2017 by Sourcebooks Casablanca
ISBN 1492608165 (ISBN13: 9781492608165)
Edition Language English
Series A Match Made in Texas #2
Other Editions (1)
Source:Netgalley EARC

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Welcome to Two-Time Texas:
Where tempers burn hot
Love runs deep
And a single woman can change the course of history:
There's a new sheriff in town.

Amanda Lockwood gets more than she bargained for when she's elected Two-Time Texas's first female sheriff. Anxious to prove herself, she sets out to stop crime in its tracks—taking down wanted man Rick Barrett in the process. But there's something special about the charming outlaw. Common sense says he must be guilty...but her heart keeps telling her otherwise.

So what's a sheriff to do? Gather an all-female posse and ride to save the day.

Things sure don't look good for Rick. If he doesn't convince the pretty sheriff to let him go, he'll soon be pushing up daisies. But his plan to woo her to his side backfires when he's the one who falls head over heels. Now he must choose between freedom or saving the woman he loves...and the clock is ticking.

Who knew A Match Made in Texas could be such sweet, clean, madcap fun?

Two-Time Texas
Left at the Altar (Book1)
A Match Made in Texas (Book2)
How the West was Wed (Book 3)

My Thoughts


In the 1800’s of Two-Time Texas it was still very much a man’s world. Women were however finally starting to join together and implement changes that would allow them more of the privileges the male population took for granted as their due. Owning or running a business, voting, having a voice in town planning or making decisions that would affect females all over the state.

Amanda Lockwood is one of those forward thinking women, she has from childhood fought for the right to stand on her own two feet when it comes to how her life should be lived. This did not include marriage, children and a white picket fence. Things that other women her age embraced fervently and with great pride.

The fact that she won the bid for sheriff was as much a surprise to Amanda as it was to Mayor and Town Council of Two-Time. The execution of the job duties themselves were more taxing than she expected as well

However in true Amanda fashion she does not give up and in fact finds she has the backing of every woman in town, creating the first female posse to go along with the first female sheriff.

Outlaw Rick Barrett is her first hurdle, saving him from a necktie party was only the first step in keeping the man alive. Proving his innocence however is another matter altogether.

Trouble seems to plague Miss Amanda Lockwood from an early age. Trouble she mostly brings upon herself with her unladylike conduct and firm belief that females deserve more than marriage, children and keeping house. All reputable aspirations but not appealing for Amanda.

At least she has not seen the appeal until lately.

This was a different type of Western Romance and in a lot of ways it reminded me of one of my favorite James Garner movies Support Your Local Sheriff. Not sure how to explain that other than saying like those movie characters the book characters have the ability to inspire the readers loyalty and root for them to prevail in their efforts to find justice.

[EArc from Netgalley in exchange for honest review]


On every book read as soon as it is done and written up for review it is posted on Goodreads and Netgalley, once released then posted on Amazon, Barnes and Nobles as well.

Cute story of how hard it was for women to overcome male prejudice. Interesting story with romance playing only a minor role. For me, story could have upped that aspect.