I enjoyed this western tale very much. The characters were likable and very mysterious. The tale starts when a bum cowboy, Bowman, inquires about a job and the owner of the ranch returns from his wedding. The owner has bought a bride who has been...

The DuBois family was dysfunctional.  Harlan was a pompous bore and more than a bit unstable; he looked down his nose at his brother.  He tried to acquire for himself who or what his brother wanted.  Their mother was even worse.  She hated her son...

Four years earlier, Sara was raped and beaten.  It left her emotionally scared. She repeatedly has erotic dreams of her boyfriend David.  When she is awake she cannot stand for him to touch her.   Only in her dreams, could she accept a man’s touch.  David has...