The Mustanger and The Lady

Brandiron #2

by Dusty Richards

Vince was a mustanger with a solitary camp high in the Rusty Hills, where he worked his operation alone. He liked it that way. Then, on a trip back from selling some mustangs, he came across Molly, a saloon girl on the run from some pretty bad hombres. Before he knew it, her fight was his fight, and he was looking forward to a life with her. They just had to fight a small war first.

Genres: Westerns, Amazon, Historical

192 pages, Paperback

Published January 22, 2016

About the author

Author of over 85 novels, Dusty Richards is the only author to win two Spur awards in one year (2007), one for his novel The Horse Creek Incident and another for his short story “Comanche Moon.” He is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the International Professional Rodeo Association, and serves on the local PRCA rodeo board. Dusty is also an inductee in the Arkansas Writers Hall of Fame. He currently resides in northwest Arkansas. He was the winner of the 2010 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Western Fiction for his novel Texas Blood Feud and honored by the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in 2009.

Reviews

[Jeff Benham · Rating 5 out of 5]

Vince is a mustanger up in the mountains. That part you already know. We don't know much about his past, but he is really good with a gun and he has enemies. He likes the solitude of the mountains. Solitude doesn't make for interesting reading and before long he rescues a damsel in distress. A saloon girl named Julie, who has enemies of her own. Together they try to carve out a new life, but it is just one crisis after another. Very interesting read! This is the first Dusty Richards book I have read, but I will definitely read more.

[Barbara Lee Wood · Rating 5 out of 5]

DON'T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER

Dusty Dusty Richards you go big guy...another great western adventure. Not very familiar with these great topography descriptions, I will visit them hopefully before they are gutted.
These stories make you feel like your riding prairies with them. You know, beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Digging up wild roses in the forests, maybe even pan for gold..YOU ARE THERE..😳😳
camping under the stars, drinking a tin cup of tea..couldn't get any better,

[Beverly McCall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dusty Richards outdid himself with this book. I wasn't quite sure if I would like enjoy it and was greatly surprised. The plot line is solid with several peaks and valleys that move the story line along. I'm impressed with the well-developed main characters Each are flawed yet, faith brings them together. Through time, they both learn to trust each other. Each overcomes their flaws and grows in a sort of right of passage. I appreciate how Mr. Richards treated each of them. The interplay between them and their nemesis adds to the suspense. This is definitely a good read.

[Michael Watson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I met Dusty several years ago at a writer's conference and have talked to him a few times since. He knows what it takes to be a cowboy. He's written over 150 westerns. Last year this book was made into a movie, filmed in Oklahoma, re-titled Painted Woman. It also received the Western Writers of America Spur Award.
I read mostly thrillers, but was curious about this one, so purchased it at the Ozark Writers conference in Eureka Springs in October. I was not disappointed. It's a well thought out story by a great author. Give it a try.

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

Luckily I got this book for free.

It opens with a man riding his horse in the middle of nowhere. He finds a lady, riding an injured horse, who tries to get away from him. When he catches them and she tries to fight away from him, he... spanks her.

All this in under 5 pages. I don't have the patience to read trash like this. At least it was kind enough to be so patriarchal from the start, so I didn't have to waste much time on it. Presumably the pair fall in love and ride off into the sunset.

[Masina Lane · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very unusual love story

A bronc buster and saloon girl meet under unusual circumstances but are soon having feelings for each other but have many problems immediately.
This Western will gain the reader's attention from the beginning. It is full of action and suspense. I will be reading more from this author.

[Sandie Parrish · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Mustanger and The Lady

This wasn't a good book rather it is an excellent book! Of course there's the expected love relationship but it also tells that many times good will prevail for those of us who work hard to gain the better ending, sometimes however evil does prevail. I hope everyone who reads this review will go ahead and read the book.

[Richard Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

Speeds along

Great story carries a line without a lot of diversion from the final ending of course the good guys end riding of into the sunset all ending with the two lovers together

[James Moran · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Mustanger and the Lady May just suit you!

If you're looking for a well written, suspenseful western novel, this book may be to your liking. Vince and his Lady, May, face long odds, but prevail in the end. An enjoyable return to the old west.

[R.Z. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed reading The Mustanger and The Lady, but I found its attitude toward women a bit old-fashioned. The author talks about the "lady's" ripe body and other cornball references to female anatomy as if sex is all he thinks about. The story is fun though.

[Linda Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read

Good characters that are well defined. The settings are well described and you can almost taste the dust. This story is about a kind and righteous man who helps a girl, falls in love then saves her a few times.

[Mike Brannick · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a good story. It has all the action and flavor we read Westerns for, yet it isn't completely stereotypical. Mr Richards gives us well developed, interesting characters you can get involved in. This is the second of Mr Richards ' books I've read and it won't be the last.

[Judy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyed, easy read good storylines.

[Brian Doyle · Rating 4 out of 5]

A story that started out slowly but progressed to an enjoyable tale

[Delena constant · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lady

A very well written Book, Rusty Richards! You can sink your teeth in this one and come up for more! Earned Five Stars with out hesitation.

[Teresa Keatts · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good western adventure/ romance story. Not much character development so I was not overly impressed with this read.

[larry brashear · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Book!

I really enjoyed this Story although i wish it was longer. It is always a joy to see the good people win.

[deena eagerton · Rating 2 out of 5]

It drug out way to far for me.

[John Roach, · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good old time western well worth reading

[Katy Lovejoy · Rating 2 out of 5]

too boring

[THOMAS RANDALL HART · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. A good read.

[Darrel Sparkman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book and will be a movie to put on your list to see. While keeping his own style and voice, Dusty Richards weaves a story reminiscent of Louis L’Amour and Zane Grey. Travel with Vince and May to experience the desert in every sense—from the smell of the dusty trail to the bittersweet and life giving moisture of a cactus plug. Half broke broncs and a feisty heroine help round out this tale of a man with a past and a soiled dove, who forge a lasting partnership together in a tough and often unforgiving land. The real wild west as you seldom read about it, right down to the rocks in the white hot desert to the cool pines up the trail. This book is a must read.

Darrel Sparkman, Author
Hallowed Ground and Spirit Trail

[Sharon K Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Western !!!!

No wonder that this book is being made into a full length motion picture. A great plot with a lot of action. Can't wait to see the movie.

[Sheri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Perhaps I should have chosen a different book for my very first in the Western genre. Picked this one because it was a recent award winner (the Spur award). My only comment is wondering if all westerns are basically romances for guys.