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REVIEW: Heart’s Bounty by Christine Charles

Dear Ms. Charles,

I like your decision to write a western with a strong heroine in it. Like you, I grew up watching TV westerns and always wanted the women to do more than just wait at home while the menfolk went out and saved the day. You’ve certainly given your heroine something to do, too.

Bethany Hart has no intention of getting over the day her family was slaughtered by renegade Conferderate soldiers. At least not until she’s hauled all five men in to face justice at the end of a short rope. To that end, she’s spent years practicing her shooting, riding, and roping and honed her bounty hunting skills bringing in wanted criminals. One of the former soldiers has already been hanged for his crimes and she’s elated to be bringing in another to the Kansas town of Burnt Prairie. But when she drops him off with the local Marshall, Bethany gets a weird feeling. The Marshall is a little too eager to shut the man up and throw him into a jail cell. The next morning, when she finds out the man escaped, Bethany is disgusted to have to head out after the man …