Interesting characters and great backdrop of the old West. Book has a good plot, but not as much romance as the author usually gives us.

The Man From Stone Creek is a historical western romance set in 1903 in the Arizona Territory. The main romance is filled with suspense as the hero seeks to round up cattle rustlers and train robbers. The novel achieves an emotional depth as the heroine's romance heals a past tragedy. Linda Lael Miller's romance, however, is not just a hero-heroine romance --- it is the romance of a whole town where justice is found and the downtrodden find love.

Lawman Sam O'Ballivan has come to town to replace the schoolteacher. The minute he arrives, the local schoolboy fight and the boys learn justice O'Ballivan style. The boy who teased another is himself held by his feet with his head dangling down the well. The disciplined boy's complaints to his mother brings him to the attention of postmistress Maddie Chancelor. The sparks fly. When they collide, circumstances force Maddie into the sight of the most dangerous family in town. With Sam by her side, will she conquer the past or will his secret mission place her in the thick of even more trouble?

Sam may be working undercover to capture the castle rustlers and thieves terrorizing the local area, but his efforts to blend just seem to lead him into more trouble. Just as he realizes Maddie has his heart, his intended bride comes in on the stagecoach. Can it get any worse? Of course! The question is can all this danger change hearts so that romance succeeds?

Linda Lael Miller's magnificent romance is more than just Sam and Maddie. The reader sees problems that plagued the American West: the terrorists of the day, sickness, brothels which were often the only way for a woman to survive, children left orphaned or in need, and those left behind in the huge expansion of the West. The author does not shrink from the unpleasant realities of the historical setting, but she creates a romance where hearts are healed. Orphans and lost souls (children, adults and animals) find goodness, and justice is served. When her characters dare to opens their hearts and expose their vulnerabilities, love is found, and the lost or neglected who surround them get found.

1903 Arizona Territory. Ranger Sam O'Ballivan poses as a schoolteacher in order to carry out his assignment which is to join forces with a Mexican gun from across the Rio Grande to track down a band of theives. Fast moving events take unexpected turns as Sam tries to hold on to his gentle nature and still do his job. Very good read.

A western romance in Haven, Arizonia with Ranger Sam O'Ballivan and postmistress, Maddie Chancelor. He is undercover as the new school teacher and a has to see the postmistress over her unruly brother!

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Love Miller's steamy love stories! She writes a marriage/relationship the way they should be in the heart, not letting reality take the love from the couple.

This is the first book I've read by Miller, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. There's a good mix of romance, mystery, intrigue, and history. The western theme combined with romance makes for an enjoyable book.

I am not typically a romance reader, but I wanted to try to expand my reading horizons, so I was grateful for the opportunity to read this book for Royal Reviews. I had hoped this book would bring me into the genre and make me want to continue reading not only this series, but more western or just romance in general. Sadly, that is not my reading fate right now.

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another great one from Miller with an interesting storyline and very likeable characters. Worth the read.

Ranger Sam O'Ballivan is posing as a schoolteacher in Haven, Az. in order to catch some really bad, bad-guys. Maddie is rasing her young brother who in need of firm dicipline. Sam is very attracted to Maddie but his problem is he is engaged to someone else and also needs to catch the bad guys. Good story.

Synopsis

There was trouble in Haven, Arizona, and Ranger Sam O'Ballivan was determined to sort it all out. Badge and gun hidden, he arrived posing as the new schoolteacher, and his first order of business was to bring the rough ranchers' children under control. To that end, he called on Maddie Chancelor, the local postmistress, whose younger brother was in firm need of discipline.

Sam wasn't sure what to expect - but it was definitely not this graceful woman whose prim, proper stance was so at odds with the fire in her eyes. Working undercover to capture a dangerous band of rustlers and train robbers was a job that had always kept him apart from other people. He was a man with his heart firmly in check - until Maddie. Now she was unwittingly tempting him down a path he swore he'd never travel.

This Book was good. However, it was a VERY generic story for Miller. she has used this EXACT same story line several times before. Man Posing as someone OTHER THEN the Lawman he is..... group of bandits... yadda yadda yadda. Down on her luck lady all alone in the world running the general store. Worth reading as long as you HAVE not already read the older books Miller has written that seemed Identical. (THE GUNSLINGER AND THE LAWMAN) to name one.

Wonderful western romance by Linda Lael Miller.

This is your usual guy meets girl book. The man, of course, is really handsome, a Ranger, strong, intelligent and isn't looking to fall in love. The girl, has a life of her own and at the moment isn't looking for a guy. But who can resist a cowboy? It is a powerful story about family with a little suspence thrown in. Check it out, you won't be sorry.

If you've enjoyed other Linda Lael Miller books then you'll enjoy this one also. Characters are well developed and the setting is beautiful. I really enjoyed the book.

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