A beautifully rendered story of a modern-day cowboy's partial redemption in the magnificent Wind River Range. This little novel packs a lot in: love, loss, remorse, greed, fast-paced action, and loving appreciation for the grandeur of the wilderness. (

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wilpotts | Oct 4, 2009 |

Western Love

books4micks | Aug 14, 2009 |

Western Love

living2read | Aug 14, 2009 |

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mfrances | Jun 19, 2009 |

I really looked forward to this book and enjoyed most of it, but the action and plot left me a little confused and lost. I am still confused about how it all came together at the end (even read a couple sections over to see if I missed anything). The storytelling and language was definitely worth the read, and I believe it would be a worthy read for most. In my humble opinion it came short of his previous novel "Five Skies". (

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wvlibrarydude | Jun 16, 2009 |

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2009

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Wyoming, USA

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For Elaine

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He drove the smooth winding two-track up through the high aspen grove and crossed the open meadow to the edge of the pines at the Cold Creek trailhead and parked his father's old blue Chevrolet pickup by the ruined sign in the September twilight.

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Bloom, Amy

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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0670021008, Hardcover)

A beautifully written and suspenseful tale of love and peril by an award-winning writer

Backpacking into the Wind River Mountains on their tenth annual trip, Mack and his wife, Vonnie, find the magnificent woods and stunning mountains of Wyoming full of ghosts and danger. Mack comes from a long line of ranchers, and his dedication to keeping the family land has led him into penury and a life of crime. Vonnie is a fiercely intelligent, headstrong girl who came west for love, only to have it stolen from her bit by bit.

They’ve made this trip to say goodbye to each other, but as they navigate the trails they know so well, they come to understand the true nature of their wounds. And Mack has one more secret: he is trying to receive a signal and retrieve something that has fallen from the sky. It is a beacon that will lead them into a wood far darker than they’ve ever imagined. Ron Carlson’s love for the mountains and his mastery of fiction radiate in the pages of this thrilling, fast-paced love story.

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