Maud is the amiable, yet tough sheriff in the stimulating "Lady of the Law," Groves' second Maud Overstreet novel set in the fictional town of Dry Creek, California in the 1870s.

Veteran Albuquerque author Melody Groves wanted Maud Overstreet as a heroine who is coming into her own. Maud accomplishes that. Maud is the amiable, yet tough sheriff in the stimulating "Lady of ...