Luke Jordan took the envelopes from his mother's hand. Her dying words rang in his head. "Take these to your brothers." His brothers? The Jordan gang of outlaws. Why did he have to waste time tracking them down? Cat Cahill loved her morning rides and then ran into a man who stole her heart. She knew nothing about Luke other than she loved him. Frederick Broyles has plans to takeover the town of Plainview and the surrounding ranches. When he meets Cat, he adds her to his list. One town trying to avoid a buyout, one gang worth their weight in gold, bounty hunters intent on taking the Jordan gang in more dead than alive = two in love and a bunch in trouble.
I love the headstrong, Cat, in this book. She loves her freedom, but is lovestruck when she comes across Luke Jordan. Luke has to fulfill his mother's dying wish.
Well to do Cat discovers Luke on the family ranch property. Luke is riding to find his outlaw brothers. He must deliver letters their mom wrote to them. It was love at first sight for Cat. Luke's bad brothers make him stay. Newly neighbor, Frederick, has his sights set for Cat. Cat's mother would love to have well to do Frederick as a son-in-law. Cat's brother takes over as sheriff and the town is in an uproar over the murder of one of their own. Who did it? With no rain and crops failing, several townsfolk owe money. Rich Frederick has offered to buy them out. For a price of course...
I'm not sure whether it was the amateur writing style or the incredibly poor grammar that was the bigger distraction in this book. From "it didn't make since" to "her road his horse nearer," this author proved repeatedly that not everyone should be published! The characters were will-developed, but so stereotypical that they fit the over-dramatized plot perfectly. This author would benefit from a peer group that could read her work ahead of publication to help her see where she has already made a statement that is later repeated, and whether the dialogue follows a proper path.