Publisher Description:
When the new marshal in town needs volunteers, one of the first to sign up is Miss Rosie Decker. And why wouldn’t she? She’s a sharpshooting, horse-taming tomboy—and she’s out for revenge. Marshal Hank Walker is forming a posse to find the man who killed her sweetheart, and Rosie is determined to help track him down. When the marshal refuses her service on account of her being a woman, Rosie is undeterred. If it’s a man Marshal Walker wants, it’s a man he’ll get.
With his posse assembled, Hank Walker is confident he’ll be able to track down the criminal. His confidence grows as he recognizes the incomparable skill of one young man in his posse—Ross. That is, until the day Ross’s mustache falls off, revealing “his” true identity. Rosie Decker has duped him. Banished back to town, it’s time for Rosie to prove her mettle. Though working alongside the unwilling marshal is complicated, it is the unexpected tenderness she feels for him that proves most problematic. How can she demonstrate her skill while also setting out to win the heart of the man who seems bent on keeping her out of his way?
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My Review:
This is a fun story set in the days of the old west. Rosie is a lovely young woman who has no need for society parties or manners. Much to her parents’ dismay, she dresses in flannel shirts and men’s pants, and works as ranch hand on a local ranch. She’s quite at home on a horse and there’s no job in the ranch that she can’t do. Add to this that she’s an expert sharpshooter, and she would seem like the perfect applicant to be a deputy sheriff. But Sheriff Hank doesn’t want a woman on his force. So when there’s a need for a posse to bring in a dangerous outlaw, Rosie disguises herself as a man, and goes along with the group. There’s a problem that Rosie hasn’t considered——the fact that she just might fall in love with the sheriff. As Rosie realizes that Hank is also drawn to her, she knows she needs to make some changes. But how can she become the lady she needs to be and still do this things she enjoys most?
It’s quite entertaining when Rosie decides that she’s going to “wow” Hank in changing her ways to be more in line with being a wife. But first, Rosie finds herself in danger, and it’s going to take her all ingenuity and skill, plus Hank’s intervention, to save her life. Rosie is an amazing, endearing character. If you like Mary Connelly’s books, you’ll want to be sure to read this one.
I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.
About Carolyn Twede Frank
Carolyn lives out west in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains with her husband and her plants, her five children having fled the nest. When she’s not writing, she loves to read, garden, sew, renovate houses, and play with her grandkids.
In 1994, she incorporated her basement sewing business, eventually moving it into a warehouse, hiring more people, and developing her unique line of puppets and educational curriculum into a full-fledged, international business. She sold the main arm of her business in 2009, retaining a small portion to bring in income while she pursued her writing career. In 2018 she sold the remainder of her business and now writes full-time. She has been writing seriously since 2006.
Learn more about Carolyn and her books one her website, www.carolyntwedefrank.com
Book looks great!
This one really intrigues me… old west, woman sharpshooter, romance, etc. I am looking forward to this one!