Leadville Lady

by Leslee Breene

1880, silver-rich Leadville, Colorado bookkeeper Sky Saunders leaves her embezzler husband and travels west seeking her freedom by investing in a silver mine. She wants no commitment to any man. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594145466
• ISBN13: 9781594145469
• Release Date: January 1969
• Publisher: Five Star (ME)
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Leadville Lady

If you're an avid reader of romance and like western historical, you're going to fall in love with Leadville Lady. Ms. Breene has written a story with lovable characters set in Leadville, Colorado. With every word, each scene makes you feel as though you're part of the story. You can clearly picture yourself in the saloon or looking out at the mountains, eavesdropping on the character's actions and conversations and wanting to help them solve the mystery of suspicious happenings in and around Leadville. Leadville Lady will remain with you long after you've finished the last page and are eagerly awaiting another fascinating tale from Ms. Breene. Julie [ASIN:1594145466 Leadville Lady (Five Star Mystery Series)]]

Western romance pairs well with cozy fire and a cup of tea.

Leslee Breene's latest Western romance, the tale of an adventurous yet victorian woman in rough and tumble Leadville, will appeal to the reader who likes her history blended with a love story. Beautiful Sky Saunders, on the run from an unfortunate marriage to an abusive embezzler, hopes to use her skills as a bookkeeper to start a new life in 1880 Leadville. The story depicts Sky's off-and-on romance with the town marshal, mixed with outlaws, robberies and the sights, sounds and smells of a made-for-film setting.

fun western romance

In 1880, bookkeeper Sky Saunders leaves her Placerton home with scandal hanging over her head as her banker husband Thomas embezzled funds. She travels to Leadville, Colorado at the invitation of her cousin, Deputy Marshal Ned Saunders, who is away on his honeymoon. Ned's boss Marshal Cody Cassidy takes Sky into his home that he shares with his dad. While waiting for Ned to return home, Sky is determined not to depend on any man anymore. Following a tip from Saunders' housekeeper, she accepts a position with room and board as a bookkeeper at Bartram's Gaming House. Cody is concerned with her living and working in a gaming house as he believes strongly that is no place for a lady like her. However, he is also as concerned, if not more so, that she co-owns a silver mine as someone is killing or running off claimants to steal mines. Finally the most frightening thing about this obstinate woman in the marshal's musings is he wants her. Sky is an interesting protagonist who learned her lesson about male dependence form her crooked former husband. Thus, her need to take care of herself drives Ned up a wall as he feels he must protect her beyond just his law enforcement position. Their relationship makes for a fun western romance with some late suspense caused by a nasty too stereotypical villain. Harriet Klausner