Poker & Promise by Pippa Greathouse

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This is a good story about a woman stranded at Fort Laramie and married off to the most available man. Betsy is a spitfire until her husband confronts her, then she gets all meek and mild. It's a severe contradiction of character for our dear Betsy, but makes all of her decisions unpredictable. Her husband is full of threats and promises, but I'm still not sure what his job is at the Fort. The characters have depth and definition and each has a purpose of their own. The story has an exciting climax and a well written plot. The problem with the story is that the characters sometimes act like they don't know what they are doing, which is sometimes contradictory. It is then surprising that it doesn't take away from the story line.