"Exciting western romance"
Ridge Longtree is a highly regarded gunfighter, but is
weary with no place to call home. Marty Flynn allows him
to spend the night in the bunkhouse while she and her
sister Dani worry that their father has not come home.
When they find blood on her dad's horse, Marty hires Ridge
because she believes their neighbor Victor Claunch
bushwhacked her father. Ridge finds her dead dad. Victor tells Ridge he will be unemployed once he marries
Marty, who writes a letter to her estranged mother that
her husband is dead and Dani needs her. Victor informs
Marty she will marry him, but she avoids the topic by
saying that her dad just died. That night Dani meets her
beau Cory. Nettie arrives, but Marty fails to welcome
her. They realize Dani is not home. Ridge figures out
that Apaches have taken Dani and Cory. Apache Sanza speaks English with Dani who he decides he
will make his wife. Ridge and Marty follow. The Indians
recognize Ridge from when he lived with them. He and
Marty go to the Apache camp. Ridge tells Marty that Cory
is dead. Sanza proposes marriage and Dani accepts. Ridge
proposes to Marty who accepts, but first they must prove
Victor killed her father and their mother feels she can. The lead couple is a fine pairing that readers will enjoy
because their growing love provides different types of
redemption for them. The insight into the Apache
relationship between in-laws is quite interesting. The
villain is obviously sneaky which leads to readers
wondering why townsfolk think highly of him. Though the
estranged mother seems too innocent while the deceased
father too guilty, fans will enjoy this exciting western
romance. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted August 28, 2004
SummaryWhen a rugged stranger darkens the door of her family
ranch, Martha Jean Flynn can tell right away that Ridge
Longtree is nothing like the other cowboys who usually
show up in search of work. For in the eyes of this raven-
haired, half-Indian loner, Martha sees a hint of danger,
the depths of sorrow—and the tiniest spark of untold
passion.
Indeed, tragedy forced Ridge Longtree to leave the Apache
stronghold at a young age. But when Martha's father is
murdered and Apaches kidnap her younger sister, he cannot
bear to see her distraught. Reluctantly, he agrees to lead
her to the stronghold to save her sister. But somewhere
along the jagged mountain trail, the two discover a
passion that threatens to set their hearts aflame—and
endanger their mission of rescue...Under Apache Skies
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