Wyoming Wild

A woman falls for the U.S. Marshal attempting to bring her own father to justice in this page-turning historical romance from Eden (the Dread Penny Society series). After Liesl Hodges overhears her father, a corrupt sheriff in 1876 Wyoming Territory, plotting the assassination of U.S. Marshal John “Hawk” Hawkins, she anonymously sends Hawk a telegram warning him to watch his back. Hawk goes undercover with his sharpshooting deputy to investigate, learning both the source of the threat and that Sheriff Hodges is responsible for a slew of other crimes. With everyone else in town too afraid to testify, Liesl is the lawman’s only hope of putting an end to her father’s dastardly deeds. The well-matched pair bond as they band together to fight crime, with gruff Hawk revealing his sweet side and admirable Liesl displaying her strength. But when danger gets too close, Hawk worries being in love is clouding his usually sharp judgement. Packed with memorable, complex characters, this thoroughly satisfying, G-rated romance will have readers on the edges of their seats. (Mar.)