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"Post-Civil War Abilene, Kansas, comes alive in this fast-paced, fun read."
Reviewed by Lory Martin
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted February 13, 2003

The Civil War has been over for a few years and things are slow and quiet in Abilene, Kansas. That is, until Jack Skull, bounty hunter, arrives in town. He's the most exciting man Anne Ross has ever seen, and she thinks he's just the ticket to get her out Read more...

"An engaging Western romance"
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted March 8, 2003

Legendary bounty hunter Jack Skull arrives in Abilene seeking a serial killer stalking women in the area. To Anne Ross, Jack is the MAN, as he seems so exciting. Anne especially notices the way people healthily avoid Jack and that when he forces interaction, most people are uncomfortable Read more...

"A murderous historical romance"
Reviewed by Janice Bennett
Posted April 23, 2003

In post-Civil War Abilene, bounty hunter Jack Scullard gets into a tussle with his latest catch while taking him off of the train. The outlaw lands at the feet of a beautiful blue-eyed girl whom Jack mentally dubs "the Samaritan". Even though he feels immediate lust for her, he Read more...

Bounty hunter Jack Skull claimed he was tracking a murderer, but Anne felt he was only after her. Women up and down the Abilene Trail were dying from just such a relentless pursuit. Would she be next? Not if she listened to her head and not her heart. Trouble was, it was tough to pay attention to anything when Jack Skull was around.

Summary

Women were dying. Pretty women, lonely women, women who gave their hearts to a man who promised happily ever after, but delivered death.

A stranger steamed into Abilene on a locomotive, a loner with a macabre legend attached to his name. Bounty hunter Jack Skull claimed he was tracking a con man and a murderer, but Anne felt as if he was pursuing her. Women were dying from succumbing to just such a pursuit. Would she be next? Not if she was smart and listened to her head and not her heart. Problem was, it was touch to pay attention to anything when Jack Skull was around.

Though she'd sworn matrimony was not for her--it seemed to backfire for women in her family--somehow she found herself saying, "I do." When Jack took her in his arms and lowered his lips to hersss, reason flew out the window, and she could well believe his would be a kiss to die for.