Guns
& Smoke
Fool's Adventure, #1
by
Lauren Sevier & A. Smith
Genre:
Dystopian Western Romance
In
a world where safety is a luxury and honor is found only among
outlaws, two people attempt to outrun dangers lurking around each
corner and the tragedies that define them.
Bonnie
is an outlaw on the run. Beautiful but dangerous; her dark past
stalks her like the crater beasts that roam the desert. As the
notoriously cruel outlaw Jones sends his henchmen to track her down
and retrieve the gun she stole from him, Bonnie hopes she can stay
one step ahead. Because if he catches her, a fate worse than death
awaits.
Jesse
always dreamed of leaving the farm to explore the ruins of the big
cities he’d heard about his whole life. He just never imagined he’d
be forced to flee after strange men burned down his rural mountain
town and murdered everyone he loved. Responsible for his kid brother
and searching for an uncle he’s never met before, he isn’t sure
he can navigate the perils of life among con artists and thieves long
enough to find him.
Their
two paths collide as they find themselves thrown together on the
adventure of a lifetime.
Together,
they may just discover that life is about more than just
surviving.
TRIGGER
WARNING: This
book contains depictions of graphic violence, language, sexual
violence, attempted rape, depictions of child abuse, and depictions
of human trafficking.
“I didn’t mean what I said earlier, about turning you over to Sixgun. I was just…” He struggled for the words.
“Hurt?” I offered, and he nodded. “I know. I have a talent for pushing people away.”
“I still shouldn’t have said it,” he muttered near my ear, his arm tightening around my shoulders to hold me closer.
“Do you really think I’m stupid?” I asked.
“No, I think you’re the smartest person I’ve ever met,” he said, with all the conviction with which he said everything else. I smiled against his shirt. “Did you really climb into my bed because you thought I was upset about the train?”
“No,” I croaked, hiding my face as best I could. “I don’t have nightmares when you hold me.”
“I don’t have nightmares when I hold you either,” he admitted.
So I let him. I let him hold me all night. We didn’t speak, we just leaned against each other until the sky began to lighten and the shadows of our pasts seemed to fade into the distance.
Lauren
Sevier & A. Smith are long time friends and co-authors from
southern Louisiana. Guns & Smoke, their first joint
publication, began as a “short” story after having too much wine
on girl’s night. Nine years later it is now the first novel in a
Dystopian/Western Romance series. The duo has plans to publish
several series together in the future. A. Smith spends her time with
her two rescue dogs and rescue cat surrounding herself with books and
Labyrinth paraphernalia. Lauren Sevier collects antique tea
cups and tries to stay sane, though as the mother of a toddler she
fails brilliantly most days. She also has a growing collection of
crowns and tiaras and likes to act silly on Tiktok. Look for more
thrilling novels from The Fools Adventure series in the future!
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