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 … 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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Under the Stars was one of the best western historical romances I’ve read! This book was so well paced; I was immediately hooked from page one and the plot moved at such a good speed entertaining me all the way to the very end. I loved how much romance (all clean, but great kisses) was in the story, I feel like a lot of westerns don’t have as much romance to them as I would like. This book did not disappoint. Rosie and Hank are great characters and I love how their personalities grew on me more and more throughout the story. Rosie is such a tomboy, but I love when she determines to use her “feminine wiles” and how that added to the plot of the story. Hank has his reasons for wanting to keep Rosie from joining his work and the author does a great job making his actions believable and the understanding that comes between the two characters. I give this 4.5 stars and definitely recommend this novel!