The
Man From Stone Creek
by Linda
Lael Miller
Man from Stone Creek stirs up trouble and romances the whole town
Publisher:
HQN (May 2007)
The Man From Stone
Creek is a historical western romance set in 1903 in the Arizona
Territory. The main romance is filled with suspense as the hero seeks
to round up cattle rustlers and train robbers. The novel achieves an
emotional depth as the heroine's romance heals a past tragedy. Linda
Lael Miller's romance, however, is not just a hero-heroine romance ---
it is the romance of a whole town where justice is found and the
downtrodden find love.
Lawman Sam O'Ballivan has come to town to replace the schoolteacher.
The minute he arrives, the local schoolboy fight and the boys learn
justice O'Ballivan style. The boy who teased another is himself held by
his feet with his head dangling down the well. The disciplined boy's
complaints to his mother brings him to the attention of postmistress
Maddie Chancelor. The sparks fly. When they collide, circumstances
force Maddie into the sight of the most dangerous family in town. With
Sam by her side, will she conquer the past or will his secret mission
place her in the thick of even more trouble?
Sam may be working undercover to capture the castle rustlers and
thieves terrorizing the local area, but his efforts to blend just seem
to lead him into more trouble. Just as he realizes Maddie has his
heart, his intended bride comes in on the stagecoach. Can it get any
worse? Of course! The question is can all this danger change hearts so
that romance succeeds?
Linda Lael Miller's magnificent romance is more than just Sam and
Maddie. The reader sees problems that plagued the American West: the
terrorists of the day, sickness, brothels which were often the only way
for a woman to survive, children left orphaned or in need, and those
left behind in the huge expansion of the West. The author does not
shrink from the unpleasant realities of the historical setting, but she
creates a romance where hearts are healed. Orphans and lost souls
(children, adults and animals) find goodness, and justice is served.
When her characters dare to opens their hearts and expose their
vulnerabilities, love is found, and the lost or neglected who surround
them get found.
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