Lucky Red by Claudia Cravens

Bridget (Red) is no stranger to hard knocks and bad luck but after wandering into Dodge after losing the only family she had left from a snakebite, her luck may be turning around. She is taken in and offered a job in a lively brothel by the women who own it because they need a redhead. Soon Red finds friends, financial freedom and the family she never had. Life is good until the sheriff wants to make an honest woman out of her and a female gunfighter named Spartan Lee comes to town. Spartan sets off a fire in Red with promises of adventure, freedom and love. The people she has come to care about see trouble in the wind. When it hits Dodge Red will have to make some difficult choices. This is a rollicking good time with all the best qualities of a western drama plus an ill-fated love story featuring tough as nails frontierwomen who shoot straight, talk straight and love who they love. Perfect fit for UPRIGHT WOMEN WANTED, LONE WOMEN and even TRUE GRIT. ​  4 1/2 stars