Overview: A Colorado beauty abandoned at the altar. A rugged bounty
hunter haunted by his past.
In this dramatic historical novel by best-selling author
Robin Lee Hatcher, two wounded hearts join forces in a pursuit across the Old
West. Silver Matlock is a Colorado beauty in search of revenge against the man
who stranded her at the altar and fled with the remnant of her family's
fortune. She is determined to find the man who betrayed her trust. Jared
Newman, rugged as the West itself, is relentless in his pursuit of lawless
men---but unable to escape his own tragic past. Hardened by his life as a
bounty hunter, he must learn to forgive before he loses his soul. Joining
forces, the two set out in search of Silver's betrayer. The handsome but
embittered Jared finds himself powerfully drawn to the beautiful woman whose
drive for justice equals his own. But lack of honesty keeps Silver and Jared
from fully trusting each other, even as a shocking revelation intensifies their
pursuit of the cunning - and deadly - quarry.
My Review: Robin Lee Hatcher is a fantastic author. This book is no exception. In her note to readers, she says that this book is out of the norm for her. Since I've only read one other book by Robin, I wouldn't have known that. The story is written masterfully. It flows well. The descriptions of the characters, the towns, the adventure and message was wonderfully crafted into a story that kept me turning the pages, eager to find out what would happen in the end.
The characters were well developed. Silver Matlock was a woman ahead of her time. She was strong, independent, opinionated, and stubborn. She was not your typical "simpering miss." Her fault was not trusting or believing in herself, because her entire life she hasn't been made to feel like she was enough. Jared Newman is a man bent on revenge. He's based his entire adult life on tracking down the man who brutally beat and killed his sister and family. Though he thought he left his old self behind, traces of his former upbringing start to show when he meets Silver. Their romance is sweet and wonderfully written.
The message for both characters is learning to trust God with everything, instead of taking matters into your own hands. How often do we mess things up because we don't put our faith in the One who knows all, sees all, and cares for us? "Revenge is mine, saith the Lord."
Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this story and will definitely read more books by this talented author!
**I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook blogging program in exchange for my honest review, which I have given.**
About the Author: Best-selling novelist Robin Lee Hatcher is known for her
heartwarming and emotionally charged stories of faith, courage, and love. She
discovered her vocation after many years of reading everything she could put
her hands on, including the backs of cereal boxes and ketchup bottles. After
fifteen years writing for the general fiction market and a change in her own
heart, Robin began to write stories that included her Christian faith and values.
Winner of the Christy, the RITA, the Carol, the Inspirational Reader’s Choice,
and many other awards, she is also a recipient of the prestigious RWA Lifetime
Achievement Award. Robin is the author of over 70 novels and novellas.
Robin enjoys being with her family, spending time in the
beautiful Idaho outdoors, reading books that make her cry, and watching
romantic movies. Her main hobby (when time allows) is knitting, and she has a
special love for making prayer shawls. A mother and grandmother, Robin and her
husband make their home on the outskirts of Boise, sharing it with Poppet, the
high-maintenance Papillon, and Princess Pinky, the DC (demon cat).
