Moonshine Kiss (Bootleg Springs, 3)

I still love Jameson most, I think, but Bowie's sureness (is that a word?) was so refreshing. He never wavered, and I love that so, so much. I'm glad there was more movement on the investigation in this book, because the last one had very little. And Cassidy was awesome. I related to her more than I had with Leah Mae in the last book. Definitely 5 stars.

I felt so sad for past Bowie & Cassidy - I understood perfectly what Sheriff Tucker was trying to accomplish when he warned a 23 year old Bowie to give Cassidy space and time, but it still made me angsty. Once Cassidy learns about the warning, she gets mad at both her Dad and Bowie, even if Harlan did have the right idea, he's not so much on expressing what he really means.

So now, while Bowie is ready to march right to the Justice of the Peace, he has to convince Cassidy to give him an actual chance. And it's all complicated because she is trying to do her job while being hamstrung by annoying Detective Connelly, who wouldn't recognize (or admit) that Cassidy had discovered worthwhile clues if they bit him in the butt.

Cassidy has to figure out how to protect her community while serving them as well as her father always has. She also has to figure out how to keep digging into what happened when Callie Kendall disappeared (while not alienating Bowie) - and she has to decide if she can trust Bowie with her heart.

This is book 3 in the Bootleg Springs series and I have to say I think this is my favorite - although it could easily be a tie for first place with Gibson's story.

So very well done, Lucy Score & Claire Kingsley. I'll never get tired of re-reading these.