THE LAST RENEGADE brings Kellen Coltrane to the Pennyroyal
Saloon and Hotel in the place of a hired shootist he meet
and watched die on a train. This man called himself Nat
Church, the name of a very famous dime novel hero, a hero
that Kellen knows well. Nat had been on his way to the
Pennyroyal to help out a lady named Lorraine Berry in
Bitter Springs in the territory of Wyoming. Once there and
Kellen meets the "Widder" Berry, he introduces himself as
Nat Church's accomplice and has a feeling he's step into
something big.
Lorraine Berry had hired Nat Church, answering a newspaper
advertisement, to come to Bitter Springs and protect the
townspeople from the Burdick family. It seems the family
was taking revenge on those who had found Isaac Burdick
guilty of rape and sent him off to federal prison. Though
he never made it to prison the Burdick's wanted to punish
all involved and Lorraine didn't want anyone else to die
because they stood up to them for her sister, Ellen.
Kellen begins to investigate the Burdick brothers using the
cover that he is a writer doing stories on ranchers in the
area. He is confusing to everyone, including Lorraine,
because he almost seems like this writer but he also acts
like a gunman. And on Kellen's part he tries but he cannot
fight the growing attraction to the "Widder" Berry. And the
more of her story that he hears the more protective and
possessive he feels.
THE LAST RENEGADE is a captivating story. It is filled with
action, verbal conflict, warm romance and a lot of
intrigue. The mysteries surrounding the main characters is
given to you in bits and pieces that makes readers keep
reading to get the answers of who these people really are.
There are a number of surprises, which will make you sit
back and say, "How did the author come up with that?" Ms.
Goodman has an amazing way as a storyteller that makes you
want to hear more from her.
As the owner of the Pennyroyal Saloon and Hotel, Lorraine
Berry is privy to almost everything that goes on in Bitter
Springs, Wyoming—including the bloodshed plaguing its
citizens. With all of the good men dying at the hands of a
local rancher and his three sons, Raine hires a shootist to
be the town’s protector. But her handsome new employee is
more than a hired hand; he’s a man that keeps his guns close
and his secrets closer.
After a chance encounter on a train, Kellen Coltrane travels
to the Pennyroyal to carry out a dying man’s last wish. But
once he meets the hotel’s fiery-haired proprietor, Coltrane
finds himself assuming the role of the shootist’s accomplice
and agrees to protect Bitter Springs. And as he learns more
about Raine’s own tragedy, Coltrane can’t deny his growing
desire for the courageous widow, or the urge to protect her
from the threat that draws near…
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