From Publishers Weekly
In Dawson's (The Bad Luck Wedding Cake) latest historical romance, a love is lost, then found again. Lawman Gabe Montana and Tess Cameron married as teens and were happy until tragedy pulled them apart. Twelve years later, at a Texas oasis in 1889, they rediscover each other and their love, but now they must work through the consequences of their shared tragic past. The relationship between Gabe and Tess (complete with the prescribed amount of sexual tension) is plausible, but the author takes so much time revealing each character's secret that the book drags. Dawson, who is known for her comic style, has a knack for creating hilarious secondary characters (in this one, a camel and a pig named Rosie), and this makes up for the slow-moving plot. Despite turning the occasional anachronistic phrase ("True, but your world had been rocked also"), Dawson moves nicely within the genre. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Literary Times
Like the stars in the skies, Geralyn Dawson draws attention as one of the best in western romance. With The Kissing Stars, she shines with sublime beauty. The marriage had never ended, at least that's what Gabe "Whip" Montana now understands from the wife he hasn't seen in twelve years. They are still very much married, and that isn't the only secret that Tess Cameron is holding. When he follows her home to Aurora Springs, he has no idea how much turmoil he is creating for himself and his long-lost, yet remarkably beautiful and intelligent wife. Tess reminds herself that she hasn't been hiding from Gabe. She has been living her life the best way she knows how. Now, with her makeshift family out here in the west Texas desert, she has created a home. The Kissing Stars fill her nights and their promise of mystery keep her dreaming. With Gabe's arrival, only pain and confusion can possibly return. He'll leave when he's decided he doesn't need her anymore. He'll disappear when she tells him the whole truth about these years. About his father...the children...everything he has missed. When danger threatens the Aurorians, it will take every piece of honesty and every thread of trust that they have to survive. The very thought of losing each other drives both Tess and Gabe beyond desperation, past their fears. The Kissing Stars is a story of devotion that has been burned by betrayal. What surfaces from the ashes is a love so deep and true that only the most vile villain can threaten to break its newly grown bonds. Geralyn Dawson weaves her spell over the Texas skies and brings this romance to a sensational climax! Captivatingly beautiful! The Kissing Stars shines brighter than the Texas sun! Love so powerful it transitions before your eyes. Remarkable in its simplicity! A wonderful story filled with treasured characters! Witty, intense, and packed for a punch! Karen Ellington -- Copyright © 030199 Literary Times, Inc. All rights reserved

Review
Harriet Klausner Affaire de Coeur Geralyn Dawson moves to the very pinnacle of the historical romance realm.

Book Description
Geralyn Dawson pens poignant historical romances brightened by laughter, glistening with tears, and offering "pure reading enjoyment" (Laurel Gainer, Affaire de Coeur). Now, she takes readers to a little town deep in the heart of Texas, where mysterious stars light the way for a long-separated couple to find love... A STARLIT LADY Tess had run away from a broken heart and followed the stars right to Aurora Springs, Texas. There, halfway to nowhere and far from anywhere, she joined a dusty frontier settlement filled with eccentric dreamers and desperate searchers attracted by mysterious lights in the sky they believed were magic -- "The Kissing Stars." And she might have finally put her ill-fated marriage behind her, if only she hadn't taken a greased pig to the state fair.... A DOWN-TO-EARTH MAN The pig knocked railroad investigator Gabe Montana down; seeing his ex-wife for the first time in forever laid him out flat. Then her revelation that the divorce had never happened stole his breath away -- that and the secrets he saw shining in her eyes. Now he has traced his runaway wife to Aurora Springs, a place where the most extraordinary things are happening. A place where a man haunted by tragedy might find redemption and a hurting woman might find healing...if they put the past behind them...and if they allow The Kissing Stars to light their way to love.

About the Author
Geralyn Dawson lives in Fort Worth, Texas with her husband and three sons. She loves college football, hates sorting socks, makes a mean bowl of chili, and wishes her sons would shave their sideburns. Geralyn won the National Readers' Choice Award for The Wedding Raffle and was a finalist for Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award for both The Wedding Raffle and The Bad Luck Wedding Dress. Romantic Times magazine has recognized her work with nominations for a Career Achievement Award and Reviewers' Choice Awards. Her books reflect her strong belief in the power of love and laughter. You can write Geralyn at P.O. Box 37126, Forth Worth, Texas 76117, S.A.S.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Tess runs away from a broken heart and follows the stars right to Aurora Springs, Texas, where she joins a dusty frontier settlement filled with dreamers attracted by mysterious lights in the sky. Now if she can only put her past behind her, and allow the Kissing Stars to work their magic.

FROM THE CRITICS

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