After Dulcie's parents die, she finds that she has inherited property from a woman named Laura Beaumont, a woman she knows nothing about. Upon arriving in Whitehorse, Montana to claim her inheritance, she also learns she inherited a rundown house on the property, a house in which she learns Laura Beaumont was murdered 24 years ago and the murder remains unsolved. Dulcie decides to find out what connection she has to this woman, and also to find the killer. She gets help from sexy cowboy Russell Corbett, whose family owns and operates a family ranch in Whitehorse.

The story had a terrific cast of characters including a schoolteacher who is receiving anonymous installments of a murder story that are being turned in with her students' daily assignments, and the story details first-hand knowledge of the Beaumont murder. There is also the questionable rainmaker who is in town to hopefully end the town's drought. And the residents of Whitehorse who are suspiciously closed-mouthed when it comes to discussing the Laura Beaumont murder.

The book was light on romance, but the story was fast-paced and the suspects were many in this fun and thoroughly enjoyable read. ( )

Really good short story, is the way I look at these. Well thought mystery and crime. Decent plot is a must and this series is quite good at it. 😊 ( )

Great book. Surprise ending. I really enjoyed getting to know these characters. ( )

Holy suspenseful Harlequin! I don't normally review Harlequin novels, but I must be hitting a lucky streak with them because here's another really good one. Our heroine, Dulcie, mysteriously inherits some property after her parents die so she heads out to Wyoming to figure out who left her the land and why. While there she runs into Russell Corbett, a local, wealthy rancher who feels protective of Dulcie after her arrival. Dulcie soon learns someone murdered the woman who owned and left her the property and the murderer seems to be harassing the local school teacher, Jolene, with pieces of a very realistic short story... why is the school teacher involved? What does the murdered want with her? Soon Jolene and Dulcie are working together to solve a mystery that the locals seems to be trying to keep a secret.Definitely a suspenseful read that kept me on the figurative edge of my seat the whole way through!I think this Harlequin was especially good because there were more than two main characters. Usually its just the man and the woman and maybe some children, but here there are other main characters who are equally developed as the main characters and who play into the story as a whole. On a side note, I have no idea what the title has to do with the story and what is with these new Harlequin covers? I can't tell if the guy on the cover is sexy or creepy, but I'm kind of leaning towards creepy!*Note: Though I did get this book free through the publisher, that had no bearing on my review at all. ( )