Her best bud and adopted sister has been her ‘ride or die’ partner in the sheriff’s department and with Gemma away and the family enemies in jail, Julie expects a day on patrol with only the usual callouts coming her way, but, no, a sociopath and his militant home-grown militia family have her in their sights and it will take all her adopted family and friends in law enforcement backing her up- oh, and a stiff shot of whiskey. Gail Koger’s Gemma Stone series, a blend of romantic suspense and comedy has been highly anticipated reading entertainment through all first four books. I was delighted that the spotlight was shifting to Gemma’s bestie, Julie, and I enjoyed getting her background and how she came to be part of the Stone family herd as well as getting a new action-packed story with Julie at the center. Julie and Luccas Stone have been circling each other for a while and I was glad to see that come to a boiling point as well. More zany patrol adventures and, wowsers, I thought I had absurd neighbors, but Julie’s take the cake. Boy howdy was the Evans’ group were some real whackjobs with lethal firepower, but they took on Julie’s adopted family full of military-trained, law enforcement types and it was quite a scrap. Good surprise twist tucked into the plot. All in all, Stilettos and Whiskey was another high-octane entertainment read from the Gemma Stone series that puts the romp in romantic suspense.