After surviving an on-the-job shooting that left her partner dead, Avery Humphrey has returned home to Kasota Springs. She's determined to enjoy her downtime and fight her way back to her job as a deputy sheriff in Houston. Yet, when something happens in Kasota Springs that turns the town upside down, Avery finds herself the interim sheriff of the town. Will Avery and her new partner, Brody VanZant, be able to get to the bottom of what happened or will their shot at happy ever after never happen because Avery can't let go of the past and the guilt she feels because of what happened?

The moment I finished this book, I was completely ready to log into Amazon and buy the first book of this series because this story was absolutely spellbinding. Really, everything about it -- the incredible characters, the fast-paced plot that included some tough obstacles for these two to overcome, and the enthralling dialogue -- drew me in from the very beginning and kept me reading until I was at the end. However, it was from the moment the hero and heroine came face-to-face for the first time where things get really interesting in this book, as Brody is willing to pay any price to -- at least -- get a kiss from the woman he wants. How much is he willing to pay?

As for the dialogue, it was highly entertaining and intense due to the suspense throughout this story that puts pressure on the police department. Will Avery discover what is going on before someone else gets hurt? Moreover, the heroine is resilient, courageous and I liked how determined she was to do her job, even though she's been through so much in the past and didn't know whether she'd ever return to police work. While the hero, he's been successful as an undercover agent and I liked how he proved himself to the heroine over and over again. He's also confident, driven and I liked how the hero and heroine challenge each other, especially since Avery doesn't know whether she can trust him after everything she's been through. Will the heroine put her trust in Brody?

Overall, Ms. Miranda has delivered an utterly fantastic read in this book where the chemistry between this couple was off-the-charts; the romance was delightful and had me loving these two together, as Avery begins to put her trust in another partner - both personally and professionally; and the ending had me worried for the main characters, as the investigation gets down to the crucial moment in discovering who they're after and whether they'll be able to bring the bad guy down. Yet, in saying that, I liked how everything worked out for the best for the hero and heroine, as being back in Kasota Springs has helped the heroine to heal and finally see that being an officer of the law is still the career for her. I would recommend Out of a Texas Night by Phyllis Miranda, if you enjoy romantic suspense, contemporary romance with a dash of suspense, the mysterious strangers trope, small town romances or books by authors Jodi Thomas, Kari Lynn Dell, Katie Lane and Sara Richardson.

Out of a Texas Night is the first book I've read written by Phyliss Miranda. I must say I really enjoyed her writing style. The story had a nice touch of humor, the characters were interesting and well developed, and the story moved along at a nice easy pace. Avery and Brody made me laugh as they maneuver all the obstacles they face to be together. While I can't say there was anything Wow about this book it is a very entertaining and relaxing read. I would definitely recommend.

I’m going to start off by saying I really liked the main hero of the story, Brody, a lot. I also liked the heroine, Dannie aka Avery, almost just as much. I think they had a wonderful connection and I loved that they just intrinsically trusted each other when they’re both of a background to distrust people. The way they meet and their first few interactions are sweet and fun. The main idea of this story is great and had the potential to turn this into a great romantic suspense novel.

I wanted to start off with those good, and even great, qualities this story has because I don’t want it to seem I’m beating up on this new-to-me author. For the rest of this review I’m going to do my best to explain my displeasure, so it doesn’t seem like I’m saying a bunch of negative things without reason.

There are things about this story that bothered me a lot that may not even phase another reader. We all have our own preferences, that’s why there are so many books in this world and that’s a good thing. One of those things was the details. There were far too many details that were in no way needed. I felt like I was reading a biography at some points. It got to be a bit much and often made the dialogue seem stilted, like the character speaking about themselves or an acquaintance was a casting director telling an actor their backstory for motivation. Again, this may not bother some readers. For me, it was distracting and seriously made me want to skip ahead each time it was happening.

Then there were other small things that seemed so odd and unrealistic that I couldn’t just brush them aside. Such as a woman police officer who has a lot of experience and is given a leadership role carrying her purse while investigating a case. What? At first I thought it would tie into the story somehow, or else why would the author keep bringing up her darn purse? But no, there’s not significance when it comes to the purse. Or the lipstick she puts on before going into an interrogation. I might not be from Texas or have a southern sensibility, but that just doesn’t seem like something a cop would do no matter where they’re from. They length of time Avery kept her full identity from Brody seemed silly and unnecessary. There came a point where it felt it was that way because the author was dead set on a big reveal instead of it actually driving the story.

I just realized that I could go step by step and voice all of the little things that annoyed me and took me out of the story here, but that’s just cruel. So instead I will reiterate that I enjoyed the characters and the underlying story. I think if Brody and Avery were as good at their jobs as the reader is supposed to believe they would have done things a bit differently and realized a lot of things much sooner. I had it figured out pretty quickly and they had all the same information I had so it wasn’t that hard. I had to do a lot of skimming because the story was far too wordy with inconsequential things. If this was a brand-new author and this was her first book I would say it’s a halfway decent debut. But this author has a few books under her belt, so I can’t give that praise. I only hope she continues to hone her craft because, regardless of how I’m coming across, I can definitely see where she has some potential.

Soooo I start reading and the stuff that would come out of there mouths left me boggled. I went back to the front page to see what year they were supposedly in, and it said 2015, and I would start reading and then they would say something else that had me going back to the first page to make sure I was reading correctly and lo and behold it said 2015. So I would like to find out where in the hell these saying are being said. I mean we are in 2018 and no way do people talk like this, I honestly was bored to tears but I said I would read and I did. Would I recommend this book, only so that you could see what I am talking about.