Book Excerpt:
"He had tumbleweed in his blood, moving from one town to the next. Traveling to where there was trouble, he was hired to tame wild places with a fast draw and an iron will.
Lacy knew that Dalton wouldn’t be around long and she shouldn’t be tempted by him. But like the moon, his pull on her was a natural, powerful force that she was helpless to resist."
Title: Ropin' the Moon
Author: Deborah Camp
Publisher: D.C.
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:
"Ropin' the Moon" by Deborah Camp
My Rationalization:
This was quite a western historical fiction romance story that featured Dalton Moon and Lacey Tyrell. We find Dalton had come to this town as town Marshall to get it back on the right track after it had been run over by some ruthless that bullied people mainly the Pullman's and his crew. The previous deputy sheriff [Lacy's uncle] had failed at this job so now Dalton was now there to clean up the town from all the riffraff that was going on. What will happen when Dalton first sees Lacey as he is riding into this historic Old West town of Far Creek on his trusty steed, Solder and finds out that Lacey is not only beautiful but spirited and not afraid to let one know her opinion? What will happen as there seems to be a conflict between the ranchers and the railroad? How will this conflict come out in the end with a story with plenty of suspense, murder, beatings, shootings, and adventure along with a touch of romance with feelings that will spark between the two Dalton and Lacey? I will say I didn't care much for the heroine at first but she did warm up somewhat at the end. Now, for Lacy's uncle Otis I still didn't care much for him and his girlfriend. For most of the story, I did find most of the characters convincing and engaging which did help give the reader an entertaining read. To get all of these questions answered to this well-written story with 'drama, lots of action, love,' and so much more you will have to pick up "Ropin' the Moon' to see how everything comes out.
This was quite a western historical fiction romance story that featured Dalton Moon and Lacey Tyrell. We find Dalton had come to this town as town Marshall to get it back on the right track after it had been run over by some ruthless that bullied people mainly the Pullman's and his crew. The previous deputy sheriff [Lacy's uncle] had failed at this job so now Dalton was now there to clean up the town from all the riffraff that was going on. What will happen when Dalton first sees Lacey as he is riding into this historic Old West town of Far Creek on his trusty steed, Solder and finds out that Lacey is not only beautiful but spirited and not afraid to let one know her opinion? What will happen as there seems to be a conflict between the ranchers and the railroad? How will this conflict come out in the end with a story with plenty of suspense, murder, beatings, shootings, and adventure along with a touch of romance with feelings that will spark between the two Dalton and Lacey? I will say I didn't care much for the heroine at first but she did warm up somewhat at the end. Now, for Lacy's uncle Otis I still didn't care much for him and his girlfriend. For most of the story, I did find most of the characters convincing and engaging which did help give the reader an entertaining read. To get all of these questions answered to this well-written story with 'drama, lots of action, love,' and so much more you will have to pick up "Ropin' the Moon' to see how everything comes out.
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