The sheriff's surrender

Cover may look a trifle cheesy, but the story's good quality and super low on the romance, which is a plus for me. Gert and her Ladies' Shooting Club start out by shooting to protect themselves from the unknown criminal who killed the sheriff, but end up in the middle of a whole bunch of other things that are going on in town.

The story premise is unique and, though the women are banding together to be independent, Davis still stays away from any anachronistic feminism, instead crafting strong and unique characters who bend stereotype because they've grown beyond it–not because they are angry, abrasive women out for a good fight. This approach and the excellent writing really won me over.