"Even better the second time around"
In 1840 Texas, rancher Rip Stewart orders his youngest
daughter Cricket to take his middle daughter Bay hunting
and not to return without a kill. Cricket knows that Bay
is too soft to kill anything, but they go anyway. During
the hunt, Cricket finds a naked man bathing in the river
with several of her father's horses nearby. After quite a
tussle and with a lot of help from her three pet wolves and
some shaky assistance from Bay, they capture the horse
thief. On the way home, Cricket suffers from the monthly
miseries, using alcohol to ease her pain. She leaves the
tied up prisoner in the barn for Rip to handle. The next day, Cricket learns that her prisoner is Texas
Ranger Jarrett Creed, who regained the stolen horses from
the Comanche. As Cricket and Creed fight and squabble they
begin to fall in love. However, he wants someone more
feminine and she wants no man in her life. However the
catalyst of a deadly conspiracy hangs over their heads and
when the Comanche captures Cricket, it makes them both
reassess their values. FRONTIER WOMAN is a reprint of a novel from the late
1980s miniseries starring the ancestors of the modern day
Bitter Creek tales. The enticing story line remains fresh
as Joan Johnston instills problems for her hero and heroine
(i.e., a cramping period while riding) that seem genuine
while providing a taste of the Lone Star Republic. Fans of
the Bitter Creek books will want to read this novel as well
as the upcoming reprints that tell the stories of Cricket's
two sisters. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted July 26, 2001
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