Chapter One
On the Trail, Texas, Autumn 1879
Camped near the north fork of the Double Mountain River, Wilhemina
Granville shivered uncontrollably in her bedroll, despite the fact that
her campfire still blazed brightly under the trickle of falling rain.
She wondered again at the wisdom of her decision to hunt down the outlaw
Rafe Bodine, though she knew she had little choice.
The man was wanted for murder. Though she was proficient in the use of a
firearm, she was out of her element in dealing with a vicious outlaw.
Calling oneself a bounty hunter was a lot more impressive than actually
being one. And circumstances being what they were, she needed the
five-hundred-dollar reward to pay her aunts' debt. She needed to bring
the outlaw back to Justiceburg or her aunts would lose their home.
She tossed another stick onto the fire; it hissed, caught, and burst
into flame. In the distance a coyote howled, seemingly as unhappy with
his surroundings as Wilhemina was at the moment. She cursed aloud the
banker Rufus Bowers, whom she held responsible for her present set of
circumstances.
If it hadn't been for the lecherous coot, she'd still be safe and warm
back in Justiceburg, savoring one of her aunt's delicious sweet-pot ... read full excerpt from: Dangerous ebook
