Review: Not your usual suspects
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 11, 2013
Royce O'Bannon and Cleantha Amaud are not your usual suspects in this 1880s Western romance. He is the reprobate of the title, the unlikely savior of a woman crippled in spirit as well a physically by a carriage accident that took the life of her lover and unborn child. The strength of the pair is revealed in increments, expanding your understanding until you find yourself engaged in their life in the remote Oregon Blue Mountains town of Laura Creek. Their fellow townsfolk, the sheriff, the banker, the school teacher, Royce's cousin Wren, and his brother, Quinn, play their parts with gusto. Add the approach of the railroad and a crazy old man, bent on vengeance, and you have a story worth the telling.I enjoyed The Reprobate. Dorothy Bell involves you in the story, making you care for her characters, believe that they are real. It's a good read. I want to go back to Laura Creek someday soon. I have friends there.