Review: Wonderful wild west set romance.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 22, 2012
Maddie and her family move to Deadwood which is quite a departure from Philadelphia which is where they are from.  Deadwood is full of all kinds of wild people especially in the badlands part of the town.  Maddie's family moves out a little ways off the beaten trail where things are a little more calm and settled.  She meets Fox the day that he brings her brother home as he found Benjamin wandering around the badlands.  This begins a growing attraction to the mysterious man next door, as Fox decides to build a home for himself next door to Maddie's home.Fox is haunted by a secret from the events that happened a few months before at the Battle of Little Bighorn.  He was working for the president under General Custer.  Up until the last few moments before the battle began as he argued one too many times with Custer about what he was about to do, Custer dismissed him from his regiment.  But as he only did this moments before the battle began, most people would assume he'd deserted.  While all of the members of the batallion under George Custer were killed, the ones led by the other two men did have survivors.  If one of those soldiers ever finds Daniel Matthews(his real name) he's afraid of what the consequences could be since he has not proof he's deserted.  Which is why he's been hiding out in Deadwood.  It's a remote enough spot that news travels very slow and with all of the wild characters inhabiting the town, it's a perfect place to live at the moment.  But what he didn't count on at all was becoming attracted to the young woman next door and he tries to fight his growing feelings for her, as what kind of future can he give her if he's trying to hide his identity.But what happens when Maddie tricks her way on to a journey with Fox and can he continue to ignore his feelings for her when they are together all of the time.  Does he send her home or does he continue on the trip her father sent him on?  What happens while they are away and spending time amongst the Lakota Indians?  Is Fox able to finally let go of some of his demons?  Even if he makes peace with himself what about his secret?  Can he really have a future with Maddie even with such a secret hanging over his head?  Did he possibly make a big mistake when he was still fighting his feelings for Maddie when he tried to set her up with a man that he thought would be more suitable for her?If you are a fan of history, historical fiction, romance novels and westerns you may enjoy this book as it's very well written book and even includes some historical figures like Wild Bill Hilcock and Calamity Jane who make brief appearances in the book.  I've now read a few books by Cynthia Wright and if they are as well written and entertaining as this one, I'm sure I'll continue to read more in the future.