Hebby Roman
July 2021
Can Clementine, a sharpshooter in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, escape her abusive “manager” to find true love with a Texas cowboy?
Kurt Armstrong, a wanna-be trick shooter, runs away to join Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. But his aspirations exceed his skill, and he fails to make the grade. Instead, he’s hired as an extra, and he meets Clementine Campbell. Kurt falls in love with the red-haired sharpshooter, and she turns his world upside down.
Clementine is the warm-up act for Annie Oakley in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. But she’s not performing by choice; she’s been sold by her uncle to an unscrupulous and dangerous man who acts as her manager and controls her by force. Clementine doesn’t know how to break free until she learns a secret about her manager, George Byrnes. When she meets and falls in love with Kurt, she finds the courage to try to rid herself of the men who enslave her, George, and her uncle Angus.
To retain her reputation and liberate herself, Clementine needs to prove George’s unnatural and abusive inclinations. But George is one step ahead of her, and he marries her to retain control of her wages as a sharpshooter. Forced to repudiate Kurt, so his life won’t be in danger, she’s trapped in an abusive relationship. How can she free herself and regain the love of her life, Kurt?
Between The Pages
This story takes place in the 1890’s and has an engaging historical visual of the Wild West and its famous entertainment show, including Annie Oakley. Clementine has a heartbreaking past, and Kurt is the son of Zach and Johanna, who we met in book 1, Zach. The plot holds a lot of drama standing in the way of Clementine and Kurt finding their happy ever after. Their romance is heartwarming. The story includes an interesting cast of characters. Flora (aka Flies Like A Bird) is a delight in every scene she appears in. The author does a great depiction of the villain by giving the reader a reason to dislike him yet doesn’t push his character too far. I highly recommend taking a weekend walk into the past with Kurt.
Rating
5 Stars
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