Letters And Lies by Colleen L. Donnelly

Having been jilted by a Colorado homesteader with whom she corresponded over the past many months, Louise Archer travels to the Colorado Territory to understand why “her Jim” would suddenly send a telegram telling her the wedding is off. All of her efforts are stalled in the form of Marshall Everett McCloud in the small Kansas town of Larned.

What begins as a short stopover turns into an adventure as Louise, posing as a grieving widow named Penelope, uses her canny business acumen to fight the machinations of a greedy banker out to destroy Larned and control its populace. In the process she discovers things about herself and her own value.

Multi-published Colleen L. Donnelly has proven her ability to create intriguing and entrancing fiction. With Letters and Lies, Donnelly’s ability to create colorful, multi-layerd characters and fascinating settings simply glows. With some laugh out loud moments, heroine Louise shows herself to be driven and unafraid as she confronts the irascible Cook, smarmy banker Brandt and the enigmatic Marshall McCloud. Well done.

On a scale of 1-5, Letters and Lies deserves a 4.

Kat Henry Doran, Wild Women Reviews