Book cover for Desperado’S Woman: A Western Romance by John Marriott

Desperado’S Woman

A Western Romance

2012 Released
164 Pages
3-4 Hours
Audiobook Unavailable
Hardback Unavailable
Trafford PublishingISBN 9781426969331

Shortly after the end of war with Mexico, Kathleen Adams disgraces her family when she travels west to the New Mexico territory to teach school. In the midst of her travels, the notorious desperado Black Bart holds up her stage and unexpectedly steals something very personal from hera kiss. With that kiss, their bond is forever sealed. As they become inseparable and their lives inextricably intertwined, they realize they are meant to be together. They attend a Mexican fiesta in the nearby settlement of San Pedro and visit an infamous gambling hole called El Diablo. Meanwhile, she has aroused the suspicion of Hiram Brown, the town banker, who was also on the stage when it was intercepted by Black Bart. Kathleen has also befriended Brigitte, the Swedish lady who runs the boarding house where she gets her meals and in whom she feels she can confide. Suspecting that the banker has a plan in place to take Bart down, Kathleen tries to warn the desperado before it happens. Now that she has left behind a quiet existence for the excitement of the Wild West and found the love of her life, will she get to him in timeor lose him forever?

John Marriott

John Marriott, PhD, teaches in the Philosophy department at Biola University, and is the former program and research coordinator of the Biola University Center for Christian Thought and a former faculty affiliate with Harvard University's Human Flourishing Program. He is a leading expert in the study of deconversion. His books include The Anatomy of Deconversion, Before You Go, and Set Adrift.

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