Leaving Whiskey Bend

Regular Price $6.99

Regular Price $8.50 CAD

Regular Price $6.99

Regular Price $8.50 CAD

Also Available From:

Buy Now:

On Sale

Jun 1, 2009

Page Count

352 Pages

ISBN-13

9780446616072

Description

The new novel from the Voice of America’s Heartland, Dorothy Garlock.

Two friends, middle-aged Pearl and pretty, young schoolteacher Hallie, have just about decided to leave the rough Western town of Whiskey Bend, where both are disillusioned with the way they have been treated. The final straw comes when they witness their friend Mary being assaulted in the street by her stepbrother Chester and no one steps forward to help her. They decide to leave and take Mary with them. They go out to the shack where Chester and Mary live to get her, but when Chester attacks them, Pearl shoots him in the leg. He screams after the three that he will follow them wherever they go.

Desperately they drive away in an open wagon seeking a new life and safety. One night along the way they are caught in a violent storm and Mary nearly drowns in a roiling river. She is saved by a daring young rancher who brings them back to his home to stay until Mary recovers. The rancher has troubles of his own. He is condemned by his mother for having left his father to run the ranch alone years earlier. He is searching for the murderer of his younger brother. And someone now is trying to kill him. Attracted to him and grateful, Hallie vows to help him..

Praise

"Every Dorothy Garlock book is synonymous with a great read." —Janet Dailey
"There is nothing better than Dorothy Garlock at her best." —Sandra Brown, New York Times bestselling author
"A delightful treasure." —Publishers Weekly
Read More Read Less