Rating: 4.5 Stars

Romantic suspense readers will not want to miss B.J. Daniels’ nail-biting new novel, Sticking to Her Guns.

Tommy Colt cannot remember a time when he wasn’t head over heels in love with his childhood best friend, Bella Worthington. There is nothing Tommy does not know about Bella – which is why when she announces her engagement to their old-time nemesis, he is immediately suspicious. There is no way on earth that Bella would agree to marry someone they both despise. There is clearly something sinister going on which Tommy is determined to get to the bottom of – regardless of the consequences!

Is Bella in danger? Is she being forced into this marriage? And what is she hiding from Tommy? Tommy will not rest until he knows that Bella is safe and not being compelled to do something she does not want to do. But as the danger intensifies, Tommy realizes he needs to tread carefully and keep his eyes and ears open because the closer he gets to uncovering this mystery, the bigger the risk to his life!

With a target on both their backs, can Bella and Tommy defeat their enemy and look forward to a future together? Or are they destined to be torn apart…forever?

B.J. Daniels is the queen of Western romantic suspense and she knocks it out of the park yet again with Sticking to Her Guns. An edge of your seat tale of danger and passion where the stakes have never been higher, Sticking to Her Guns has got it all: a courageous and charismatic hero, strong heroine, dizzying twists and turns and plenty of sensuality, emotion and intensity.

Gripping, engrossing and romantic, readers will not want to put down B.J. Daniels’ Sticking to Her Guns.

After a brilliant weekend with his childhood best friend
Tommy Colt is sure theirs is a love that'll never end.
Imagine his shock when he sees her next and finds out
She's engaged to their old nemesis - what's it all about?

Bella Worthington is the love of Tommy's life
But now her life is full of dangerous strife.
Her Dad's been threatened and needs her to agree
To marry her nemesis or in prison he'll be.

Can Tommy and his brothers help Bella survive
And help Tommy keep his love alive?
They want to thwart the bullying blackmailer - but how?
Whatever they do needs doing quickly now!

A fantastic romantic suspense
Where the mood is tense
Can they discover
How to save each other?

What is even better for you to know
Is there's a second story included so
You've a real treat instore with two great reads
What every romantic suspense reader needs!

The second story is action packed from the start,
With a wedding planner playing a hidden part.
With a kidnapping and attempted murder, too,
Putting it down I didn't want to do!

I thoroughly enjoyed reading both stories so
I highly recommend you also give them a go.
For my complementary copy, I say thank you,
A suspense filled duo and this is my honest review

Bella is getting married…but not because she wants to or because she is in love. No, she is being forced to marry someone she despises. Can Tommy save her before it is too late?!

I am starting to enjoy these books I can read in one sitting. I read this on the way back from St. Louis and it was a perfect book for that trip. It is fast-paced and definitely intriguing. Now, it is a bit overly dramatic and contrived in places. But I fell for Tommy in the first book. And he did not disappoint in this one!

Need a quick romance with some great manipulation going on…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.

I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.

Is there anything better than a cowboy riding in on his horse and saving his love?

Sticking to Her Guns is the second book in the Colt Brothers Investigation series. It is well-written, intriguing, and I really wanted this couple to have their HEA. Childhood bestfriends, Bella and Tommy, have just reconnected and realized a mutual chemistry. Unfortunately, another childhood classmate is causing trouble for Bella. Bella is a strong female lead. Tommy is a wonderful character too, as he learns real quick as the newest PI in the family run Colt Brothers Investigations.


Reviewed by Comfy Chair Books/Lisa Reigel (April 17, 2022)
ARC provided by publisher via Netgalley

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Bella has created a life for herself that she is happy with, but when a call from her father brings her to her childhood home, she finds herself engaged to her childhood nemesis Fitz - now a hateful narcissistic man who delights in both her and her father's misery.

Tommy Colt, Bella's childhood best friend who had recently connected with Bella is stunned when abruptly announces she’s engaged.

Knowing her better than anyone, Tommy uses the resources at Colt Brothers Investigations’ where he is the newest partner to uncover the truth.

I found Bella to be a likable female character who used her limited skills to try and outsmart Fitz, although he had tried every trick in the book to keep Bella under control, she did everything she could to get the evidence she needed to get out of the situation she was in.

I liked that the author did not make her the damsel in distress that needed saving by the hero of the story. Yes, Tommy and his brothers did their part, but Bella was the one on the front line risking the wrath Fitz held above her head.

Tommy was someone who I thought as a good match to Bella's character, he was quick on his feet and used his connections ( having only just started at Colt Investigations) to help Bella and I liked that he wasn't trying to be the 'Man' and worked with Bella as a team.

The story is intriguing, the suspense of the characters trying to gather the necessary information needed to secure Bella's freedom plus the romance that is budding between Tommy and Bella made it a delightful escape from reality for the weekend.

I also liked how the story started... at a scene where its nearly at the end of the story, then we get to start at the beginning to see how Bella got to that point, The intense opening scene paves the reader's imagination to wonder at what Bella will have to do next to get to that point.

I read this book in two sittings over a weekend and I would love to find the other stories in the series to read also.