Category: Western Publisher: Open Book Publishing
ISBN-10: 0971916721
Type: Fiction
Pages: 564
Copyright: Jan 1 1995
Bounty hunter, Bill Bentley, on the track of outlaw Blackfoot Pete, is wounded by a poisoned arrow, stumbles onto a small farm and takes up with a woman twenty years his senior. The Y Track is the first in a series.
Rollicking adventure and heartfelt drama
interlock a muscle-bound chauvinist bounty hunter with characters in and around
the town of Big Lode, Arizona.
At odds with a rebellious partner, big Bill Bentley leaves a young prostitute to her destiny and takes out after Blackfoot Pete. Bill is seriously wounded by a poisoned arrow and stumbles onto a farm out in the middle of nowhere, where he has a torrid affair with its owner, a woman twenty years his senior. Balanced on an emotional see-saw, neither can cope with the age difference. In a
self-righteous spate of moral prudence, Bill takes leave of the farm woman to re-join his partner, who is struggling to recover from wounds of both the flesh and the heart.
A profound and traumatic interplay between a self-contained bounty hunter of the old west
and a feisty independent older woman.
Plagued by moral dictates of the times,
their fiery affair becomes a soul searing, yet tumultuous relationship, as societal prejudice and machismo drive a fierce wedge between them.
Excerpt
As he rode into Big Lode in the red glow from the setting sun, a pang of nostalgic longing hit him in the gut. Kerosene lamps were lit behind windows as folks settled down to supper, and only a few souls were out and about parading the boards. A handful of wagons and buggies headed out of town toward surrounding homesteads and small ranches, leaving the streets almost deserted.
Guiding Rocket down through the middle of town, Bill rode toward the livery stable, for the needs of his horse had priority over his own rumbling stomach. From a saloon at the south end of town came sounds of piano music, laughter and shouts, cussing and yelling, with a few vigorous whoops thrown in for good measure. He turned his head toward the noise, mentally savoring the taste of a beer. Swinging a well-muscled leg over the saddlehorn he alit on the hardpan, stretching his powerful arms and flexing his six-foot, four-inch frame...
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Reviews for "The Y Track"
Reviewed by Bill Harris
7/10/2003
Best book I've ever read! All eight books in the series are connected through a diverse characterization! Wonderful writing!
Reviewed by Beth Webb
2/14/2003
Excellent! so many twists & turns! Kept me rivited until I turned the last page!
In this collection of Western fiction, I’ve endeavored to bring the reader a little laughter at the expense of my characters, even though they are at times engaged in life threatening adventures. Learn to say something nice to all of your enemies l
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Golden’s a man who fears little, yet this haunting vision terrifies him to
