Title: Have Brides , Will Travel

Series: Have Brides, Will Travel #1

Author: William W, Johnstone

Genre: Western

Pages:400

Rating: 4.5

In this rollicking new series, the Johnstones cordially invite you to the biggest, baddest event of the season--one that gives a whole new meaning to "shotgun wedding" . . .


Here come the brides. And the bullets . . .

Bo Creel and Scratch Morton are lifelong drifters who keep one eye on the horizon, one finger on the trigger, and one foot out the door. Roaming the West is what keeps them young, or so Scratch tells Bo. But when they save the life of Cyrus Keegan--the owner of a matrimonial agency--they receive an unexpected proposal that's hard to resist. Keegan needs to deliver five mail order brides to a mining town in New Mexico Territory. All Scratch and Bo have to do is get these gals to the church on time--and alive, if possible . . .


The job seems easy enough--and the brides-to-be are even easier on the eyes. Cecilia, Beth, Luella, Rose, and Jean all need good husbands. But their prospects look bad when the journey to the altar includes Mexican banditos, scheming silver robbers, and one overbearing rancher who won't take no for an answer. Bo and Scratch promised to keep the ladies safe--and keep their hands to themselves--but it could be the last vow they'll ever make . . .


My thoughts

Would I recommend it? yes

Will I read more of this series? yes

Would I read more by this author? yes

Once again its a win for William W.Johnstone , no matter the story or the genre his books are always big with me, they always keep me pulled into the story, in fact this one remind me of an old movie called Westword the women ( 1951), which I grew up watching , and that's other thing I love about their books is how they sometimes reminds me of old black and white movies I love to watch over and over . With that said I want to say thank you to Netgalley for letting me read

Any western with the name Johnstone on the cover is guaranteed to be a great, entertaining read. Their titles share many traits, great characters, well developed back story and an adventure sure to keep the story rolling. In this case, two confirmed trail hounds contract to deliver five mail order brides, traveling through territories sure to make them earn their money. As always, it's easy for any reader to lose themselves in the story, rooting for the good guys and cheering when they inevitably get where they are going. Westerns done right include the Johnstone name.

Have Brides, Will Travel is another great read by William W Johnstone. I give it five stars and recommend it.

I received this from Netgalley.com for a review.

Bo Creel and Scratch Morton are lifelong drifters who keep one eye on the horizon, one finger on the trigger, and one foot out the door.

Entertaining read. The plot with the brides was not the norm and it was fun to read with lots of action.

3.25☆

It was a long time since I last read anything with Creel and Morton but it still works. This is one really entertaining western. The plot with the brides is unusual and well played. The "boys" still got it and it is everything a good western should be. Thanks to #Netgalley and #KensingtonBooks for letting me read this.

The Have Brides Will Travel book by William and JA Johnstone, is another of the traditional western novels. This one has a different twist as Bo and Scratch escort a group of erstwhile “mail order brides” to an out-of-the-way mining town in New Mexico. It is way more of an adventure than either of the salty old cowboys expected. Love in many misplaced adventures, robbery, murder, chivalry, and romance among other things happens to the five young Iowa women on their way to meet their “husbands.” In typical Johnstone fashion the good guys will prevail after much unrest and upheaval. Not everyone who seems to be a friend is nor everyone who appears to be an enemy either. In the end all comes together but with enough left unsaid that one can add the ending that is most preferred! Definitely a good read and one that moves very fast. #NetGalley

I love the Johnstones western there's something about them that I always enjoy. The characters are good and the plot is exactly what I want for a western.