The Crabtree family secret was a little out of left field, but made me laugh out loud when it was discovered by a stunned Robby. I will be in heaven the day I can set fire to the cursed thing.” 'God, I need one hour without skirts wrapping around my knees every time I move-and this blasted bonnet! I swear it was designed by Satan himself.

Brown knew he was in drag all along in Some Like It Hot. It makes the sexual tension so much more delicious, like Jack Lemmon finding out Joe E. I loved that they knew right off the other was attracted to their real selves. The way Robby and Trace Crabtree get entangled on Rowena/Robby's arrival in Santa Fe is farcical fun. Author Easton makes them appear before my mind's eye. I've known ladies who fit this description to a T. She had light-brown hair that flirted with the idea of being red and a starry sky’s worth of freckles on her nose and cheeks. She was statuesque, well-bred, and finely dressed. And the real Rowena Fairchild is a major pill, despite her perfect depiction: I'd be terrified and addled as well! Robby's wagon train trip west isn't very detailed but it's got the sense of urgency that a more thorough explanation wouldn't serve. The murder Robby witnesses in New York City is chilling and makes his terror and his addlepated decision to run away make perfect sense. The story itself sparkles and fizzes with excitement. My Review: One entire star off for four uses of the dreadful, icky, overused-in-MM-romances w-verb. But a few weeks of having Robby-Rowena at the ranch, and the Crabtree family will never be the same again. He urges Robby to stay undercover until the danger has passed. If that wasn’t complication enough, Trace had to find the man as appealing as blueberry pie. Trace Crabtree took the job as sheriff of Flat Bottom because there was never a thing going on. Caught between gangsters that want to kill him, and the crazy, uncouth family of his 'intended', Robby's only ally is a lazy sheriff who sees exactly who Robby is - and can't resist him. When he still hasn't ditched his pursuers, he disguises himself as a mail order bride he meets on the wagon train. But he witnesses a murder by a famous crime boss and is forced to go on the run-all the way to Santa Fe. Robby Riverton is a rising star on the New York stage. The Publisher Says: Being a fugitive in the old west shouldn’t be this much fun. Pinkerton Road LLC ( non-affiliate Amazon link)

Robby Riverton by Eli Easton