Published: Feb. 08, 2012
Words: 78,165 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465724991

Short description

Jess McCain, an agent for the Overland Stage Company is disgruntled when his boss, Clint Randall pulls him off an important assignment and sends him to Junction City, Colorado to help a young woman rancher, Lisa Kidd who is having trouble with outlaws that want to take her ranch and aren’t hesitant to kill her and her father to get it.

Extended description

Jess McCain, an agent for the Overland Stage Company is disgruntled when his boss, Clint Randall pulls him off an important assignment and sends him to Junction City, Colorado to help a young woman rancher, Lisa Kidd who is having trouble with outlaws who want to take her ranch and aren’t hesitant to kill her and her father to get it. The Overland Company is the last stage and freight line to avoid Wells Fargo’s aggressive acquisition efforts. The Overland Company has a stage depot on Kidd property and the Kidd Family raises horses for them. Aware that if the Kidd Ranch fails, the Overland Company might also be in trouble, Jess accepts the assignment.
On his way to the Kidd Ranch, Jess helps a young man who has been attacked by outlaws. His name is Jim Sparks, a guard and hired hand working for the Overland Company. Jess discovers that the wagon was loaded with gold from a nearby goldmine and that the outlaws have been attacking the freight line repeatedly. With the driver de.. (Read more) Jess McCain, an agent for the Overland Stage Company is disgruntled when his boss, Clint Randall pulls him off an important assignment and sends him to Junction City, Colorado to help a young woman rancher, Lisa Kidd who is having trouble with outlaws who want to take her ranch and aren’t hesitant to kill her and her father to get it. The Overland Company is the last stage and freight line to avoid Wells Fargo’s aggressive acquisition efforts. The Overland Company has a stage depot on Kidd property and the Kidd Family raises horses for them. Aware that if the Kidd Ranch fails, the Overland Company might also be in trouble, Jess accepts the assignment.
On his way to the Kidd Ranch, Jess helps a young man who has been attacked by outlaws. His name is Jim Sparks, a guard and hired hand working for the Overland Company. Jess discovers that the wagon was loaded with gold from a nearby goldmine and that the outlaws have been attacking the freight line repeatedly. With the driver dead, they head for the Kidd Ranch.
Jim Sparks and Jess McCain (who is working undercover as Tom Hardy) arrive at the Kidd Ranch in time to fend off another outlaw attack. Jess (Tom) meets Lisa Kidd and is immediately impressed with her beauty and captivated by her independent spirit and relentless courage. She tells him that Simon Moore has been trying to buy the ranch and that the outlaws have become more daring since Moore made the offer. Tom masquerades as a land developer hoping to find out who is behind the outlaws viciousness.
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romance, suspense, adventure, western

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Review by: Kimberly Ferland on March 29, 2012 :
This was a good old fashioned western with lots of drama and relationships. Parts of the story seemed unrealistic but it was still an entertaining story.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: judy kay on Feb. 18, 2012 :
Great wesstern, believable and interesting characters. Can't wait to read more.

JUDY k
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