Bad Penny (A Cat Dupree Novel, 3)

I loved this book! I hope the author continues this series. Lots of action and humor. Highly recommend!

Sala continues Cat's story from the last novel. After Wilson's shooting, they are now back at his parents wranch while he recuperates. Cat never understood how much Wilson actually meant to her until she almost lost him - and neither want to experience it again. Both have agreed to leave their bounty hunting careers behind and start fresh, with a family. And while Cat doesn't go looking for trouble, trouble sure finds her. First, she picks up a young hitchhicker with a bleeding nose and a fat lip. Seems she's been taking abuse by her now ex-boyfriend and was headed for the station to buy a ticket and get out while she still could. However, the ex-boyfriend didn't agree with that and went looking for her, continuously ramming Cat's SUV with his truck. Thankfully, the worst were bruises. A few days later, on the way back with parts for Wilson's dad, Carter, a storm sweeps in, tornado and all. Cat gets caught up in it, literally. When Wilson goes looking for her in the aftermath, he finds his truck nose first into a pond. Twice he went down and back up, terrified. He can't get the doors open; the truck is too far in the muck below. On his third attempt, he notices the windshield is gone, and so is Cat. The thought of losing her is unbearable, but he refuses to give up. Outside the pond, he finds a book, then a piece of was once her shirt, then finding Cat as she's walking to him, completely naked and covered in muck, more bruises and cuts. Seems when the tornado sucked out the windshield of the truck, Cat was sucked out with it. All who hear/see the story believe it was nothing short of a miracle keeping her alive. You'd think that would be enough - no way! While in the hardware store with Dorothy, Wilson's mother, a crazy madman wielding a fun bursts in, intent on killing his ex-wife; if he can't have her, no one can. Cat's instincts kick into overdrive, knowing that once he shoots his wife, he'll turn the gun on the rest of them. Pushing Dorothy down, she picks up a shovel and brains him; not once, but twice. The first to bring him down, the second to keep him down. Meanwhile, Jimmy Franks, the man who shot Wilson is still at large and evading authorities. He's on a mission - killing Wilson, and he'll stop at nothing to accomplish it, mowing down anyone who stands in his way. And while all this is going on, Homicide Detective Luis Montoya in Mexico, has been handed the Solomon Tutuola case; the man who Cat finally caught and killed for revenge in the last book, Cut Throat. He's on a mission to find Tutuola's killer. What he wasn't prepared for was Cat. This book was incredible, unputdownable, and fantastic! Not once did Cat and Wilson go looking for trouble, but trouble found them; they weren't working on a case, they weren't after bad men. All they wanted was to start a life of pure bliss together. But that trouble kept getting in the way. But even with all the trouble, we get good pieces of news along with sighs of happiness for them as we

I found this book to be a great conclusion to the Cat Dupree books. While I enjoyed Cut Throat the ending was too nebulous. Bad Penny concludes a good thriller and romance. To all Cat Dupree fans, this book is a must.

Sharon Sala gives her readers a fitting conclusion to her Cat Dupree series. If you haven't read the series, I would recommend starting with the first two in the series, Nine Lives and Cut throat. Bad Penny relies on the reader having read the others and makes more sense because of all the background information contained in the 1st two. I can give you a synopsis that brings us to the beginning of "Bad Penny." In "Nine Lives", we first meet Cat Dupree, a tough as nails female bounty hunter and loner. She is literally like a cat with nine lives. She survived a car crash at age six that killed her mother. She also survived a knife across her throat at age 13 and watched a tatooed man murder her father. The only thing that runs her life is the quest for revenge and the hope that one day she will find the man that killed her father and scarred her for life hence the reason of becoming a bounty hunter. Her best friend Marsha is also missing and Cat believes that her friend has been killed by the man that she was involved with. Wilson McKay, a fellow bounty hunter, helps her on this mystery which also leads her on the path to finding the man that killed her father. "Cut Throat" leads to the showdown and the moment Cat has been waiting for all her life and her recovery after the showdown. Wilson McKay has been there for Cat even when she doesn't want to be. As the series progresses, she falls in love with Wilson and he gives her the best present, love and family. In "Bad Penny," Cat has finally gotten over her loner tendencies and opened herself to loving Wilson and his wonderful extended family. Before they find their happily ever after, the past keeps haunting them. It also doesn't help that Cat seems to be a magnet for near death experiences. A Mexican homicide detective is on the trail of who murdered a tattooed man in Mexico who most people called the devil. Of course this path leads back to Cat. Wilson's life is also in danger due to the fact that one of the guys who almost killed him is on the loose and wants to finish the job. Will these two get to have a future together or will Cat finally use up all her nine lives? Over the series, you get to see the growth of Cat as a character. At first she wouldn't let anyone in. She did not have the room for anyone in her life due to her thirst for revenge. Wilson was the perfect person to break down those walls. He was persistent, reliable, and helped her in her quest. She eventually learned to let him in and that she was a loveable person. They were soulmates. I also enjoyed meeting the Mckay family in this book and the last one. They accepted her as family and loved her unconditionally because Wilson loved her. She was able to recover physically and emotionally due to the fact that she now had a family who loved her. You want Wilson and Cat to have a future together which they both deserve after all that they have been through in their lives. You will have to read this wo

Ever since reading the other 2 Cat Dupree books (Nine Lives and Cut Throat), I've been anxiously awaiting this book. Actually, when I finished Cut Throat, I was a bit disappointed because the ending was not very satisfying and I thought that was the end of Cat and Wilson. But then I saw that there was a 3rd book to come out featuring the two, and felt immensely relieved because even after 2 books, the story of Cat and Wilson didn't feel finished. Bad Penny rectifies all that and left me with a happy, satisfied feeling. In order for this book to make sense, you really need to have read the other 2 books in the series. They are very closely tied together - with a 3 book romance and continuing storylines - and many things will be confusing if you jump in on the 3rd book. Bad Penny concludes the saga of tragic heroine bounty hunter Cat Dupree and fellow bounty hunter Wilson McKay. At the end of Cut Throat, things are left a bit open ended (I won't say why so as not to spoil anyone) and this book picks up a short time after the last one ended. Cat and Wilson are settling into life together, but it seems like bad things keep happening to them...Cat has about the worst luck of any character I've ever read. But to make things worse, events from both their pasts come back to haunt them. A deranged druggie is intent on killing Wilson, and the Mexican police want to question Cat regarding the death of Soloman Tutuola - the man who murdered her father and cut her throat when she was just thirteen. And it seems like the happy future they are planning is going to fall completely apart. But neither will go down without a fight. They'll do anything to save their future together. One of the things I loved about this book is that it almost has the feel of a really long, involved epilogue to the previous two books. Cat and Wilson are settled into their relationship, ready to move on to the next step and you get to read about their plans and their happiness. There's no angsty break-ups, fighting their feelings and whatnot. Their relationship in this book is just all about moving on to the future. And finally putting the past behind them - which means wrapping up the loose ends of the man who wants to kill Wilson, and Cat finally putting Soloman Tutuola behind her. Cut Throat left readers feeling like there was a lot left undone, but Bad Penny solves all that. Any dissatisfaction I had with how book 2 ended was completely negated. And I enjoyed the flow of this book a lot. It's got its happy moments, its sad moments, its tense moments. I will say that Cat has to be the the biggest magnet for trouble ever. Bad things are constantly happening to her, especially in this book. And I did shake my head a little at the somewhat ridiculousness of it because it seems a bit unrealistic for someone to encounter that many problems, but at the same time, it was very fitting for her character. Plus is made the happy ending all that much sweeter. I really don't have anything b