"Take a romp on the wild side!"

Sophie Addison is nothing but a successful financial attorney who likes her life steady and sure and boring. And she ALWAYS wears loafers. On her way to selling a property for her best friend, Sunny Kelly, she winds with a nasty crack on the head and a good bout of amnesia. With the information she has about the Smokehouse Saloon in the quiet town of Tranquility, she thinks she's there to save it for her dear departed Auntie. AND she thinks she's the Reno showgirl Sunny Kelly.

Off come the loafers, on comes the little denim cutoffs and tiny tops, and the first to take notice is Gray McBride who's a shoo-in for mayor -- if he cleans up the town. But, Sunny Kelly has different ideas. She takes in all the stray cowboys and people in town who need a place to stay or a job. She even takes in a stray dog. With lots of ideas for making the Smokehouse a success, Gray tries to trample them. His whole campaign is built around the selling of the saloon and turning it into a firehouse.

Sunny and Gray butt heads more than once and share more than a few kisses. Sunny makes a difference in the town by running a rodeo, hosting a wedding and just creating a general stir of excitement no matter what she does.

But, what happens when the real Sunny Kelly shows up and tells her friend who she really is? And what will Gray think once he knows the truth?

This is romance at its best. It's fun, flirty and ends much too soon! I loved the heroine. Sunny is a perpetual- motion machine with lots of spunk and determination. She's fun-loving and manages to turn the town upside down with her wild ideas and schemes. She's easy to fall in love with so you can see why Tranquilities' longtime bachelor falls head over heels for a Reno showgirl. Sunny is upbeat and funny. Gray is a hot looking cowboy. It's a great formula for success when you through together a wonderfully imaginative plot. From page one, the author had me smiling throughout the whole book. If you just like a romance that's lively and a whole of fun and has great dialogue and a fantastic cast of secondary characters check this one out. Ms. Castell certainly knows how to entertain. So kick up your feet and enter the world of Sunny Kelly and Gray McBride -- two characters you won't soon forget!

Reviewed by Kelly McDonough
Posted March 6, 2005

Summary

After a nasty crack on the head, smooth-talking lawyer Sophie Addison wakes up convinced she's Sunny the showgirl, sworn to save the ramshackle saloon she was supposed to be selling for her best friend. That might be good news for the thirsty cowpokes of Tranquility, Texas, but it's a problem for rancher Gray McBride, who's a shoo-in for mayor — if he cleans up the town. Unfortunately, getting Sunny to see reason becomes a full- time job and threatens what's left of his reputation. Because wagging tongues have noticed that while the gorgeous blonde from Reno can't tell a tango from a Texas two-step, she's saved the last dance for him!