num_pages: 334
description: Bounty hunter Bret Sterling kills Rufus Petty thief and murderer less than ten feet away from a frightened half-starved woman. Rufus should have surrendered. The woman should have kin to help her. But Rufus went down shooting and the woman has no one. Bret figures by the time he finds a safe place to leave Hassie Petty he'll earn the five hundred dollar reward several times over. Hassie doesn't mourn Rufus but the loss of the ten dollars he promised her for supplies is a different matter. The bounty hunter gives her nothing takes everything ties the body on one horse and orders her on another. Afraid if she defies him he'll tie her down tighter than Rufus Hassie mounts up and follows the icy-eyed killer. Mismatched in every way the sterling man and petty woman travel the West together hunting thieves deserters and murderers. Wary traveling companions friends and partners lovers Bret and Hassie must decide what they want what they need and the price they're willing to pay for love.
language: English
title: Without Words
publisher: None