GRR Reviews Marrying Miss Marshal (Wild Wyoming H by Lacy Williams

"Marrying Miss Marshal" is a tight romantic suspense historical Western, with the stereotypical "when a stranger rode into town"... well, not quite! And yes, the town has a lady marshall!

Danna Carpenter is the town marshal after her husband, the original Marshall, died on duty, after being ambushed. She is perfectly capable of breaking up drunken fights as well as chasing down criminals such as cattle rustlers. But when her deputies quit, she's all alone... Until a stranger rode into town. Chas O'Grady wandered into town looking for cattle rustlers. Being rescued by the marshall from a stampede is just his luck... But he's a city slicker, Danna figured he wouldn't stay around. When criminals robbed the bank, he signed on as deputy to help out. When a snowstorm stranded them outside of town, the town council forced them to marry "for propriety", even though both seem to have their hearts set elsewhere... But there's a conspiracy in town... Why is the sheriff from out of town so eager to take over? Why did the town council fire her after giving her only three days to track down the criminals? What secrets was Chas hiding?

As you can guess, what happened to Danna's first husband was related to the whole thing. And that's all I am going to say about it. It's a fun adventure and while I think the "marriage" was a bit forced, and the plot did take a bit long, it was a fun tale nonetheless.

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Primary Plot: Lady marshall had to keep a town safe by herself, until a stranger came to town, but the town and the stranger both have secrets

Tropes: fish out of water, law enforcement, conspiracy, forced proximity, marriage of convenience

Overall Rating: 4/5