NOTE: Bella Bowen is LL Muir's penname
Genevieve Carnegie has returned to the place that once wronged her, but she's now rich, and she can do much much more. She has returned to the small town in Wyoming, with her entourage of female protectors and staff to take over the Zollinger ranch, because it belonged to her as the rightful widow, no matter how Devlin, her former brother-in-law, ran her off. No matter how she was hoping for Devlin that romanced her, not her brother, from that fateful first meeting, even though she had NEVER strayed. She will turn the place into a Bride School to teach a generation of western brides, learn everything from cooking to shooting. And Devlin... can go hang himself. // Devlin can't believe Gen is back, and just took over his ranch. He had wanted her once, but his brother is the one getting married. And his brother expected them to go at it (and they never did) But no matter. He has staff to keep and cattle to wrangle... and his money are all tied up in the horses at the moment, and losing them was a huge blow. Good thing the sheriff owed him a huge favor... but even then someone was sabotaging the ranch, then burned down the new town hall Gen paid the townsfolk to build. Devlin wanted Gen, but she won't live long enough for him to marry her if she kept making enemies...
As a setup, it was pretty interesting that they automatically assume it was the other party that did the damage, and each has perfect reasons to expect so. That was masterful plotting. The ending where they should co-exist, however, felt a bit like deus ex machina. And the rest of the ladies on the ranch? Well, they barely got a mention. Not even Gen's bodyguard. 4/5
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