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Leaving Whiskey Bend | 
| Author: Dorothy Garlock
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $13.99
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Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 34046
Media: Paperback
Pages: 368
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.9 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 0446695343
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780446695343
ASIN: 0446695343
Publication Date: November 13, 2008
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Product Description
The new novel from the Voice of America's Heartland, Dorothy Garlock.
In l890 two friends, middle-aged Pearl and pretty, young schoolteacher Hallie, have just about decided to leave the rough Western town of Whiskey Bend, where both are disillusioned with the way they have been treated. The final straw comes when they witness their friend Mary being assaulted in the street by her stepbrother Chester and no one steps forward to help her. They decide to leave and take Mary with them. They go out to the shack where Chester and Mary live to get her, but when Chester attacks them, Pearl shoots him in the leg. He screams after the three that he will follow them wherever they go. Desperately they drive away in an open wagon seeking a new life and safety. One night along the way they are caught in a violent storm and Mary nearly drowns in a roiling river. She is saved by a daring young rancher who brings them back to his home to stay until Mary recovers. The rancher has troubles of his own. He is condemned by his mother for having left his father to run the ranch alone years earlier. He is searching for the murderer of his younger brother. And someone now is trying to kill him. Attracted to him and grateful, Hallie vows to help him.
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 Review January 1, 2009
Cheryl K (CO)
Hallie Wolcott and her friend, Pearl Parsons keep believing that there has got to be better places to live then Whiskey Bend, Colorado. So when their friend, Mary needs to escape from her abuse stepbrother, they seize this opportunity to leave Whiskey Bend. The three ladies make their way across the plains to anywhere but Whiskey Bend. An unforeseen incident takes place and the women are beside themselves on what to do next.
Eli Morgan, a rancher comes upon the ladies and takes them back to his ranch. Eli has come back home, after being gone for four years in the military. He didn't know what to expect about his homecoming but he never imagined rescuing three woman or falling for one of them. The more time Eli spends with Hallie...the more he realizes how lonely he has been for a companion. Hallie and the rest of the women barely know Eli but they will have to trust him as Mary's stepbrother is after them.
It was like I had my own homecoming with reading Leaving Whiskey Bend. I have always enjoyed reading any book by Dorothy Garlock. It has been a while since I have picked one up to read. This story was just what I would expect from Mrs. Garlock. It had characters you could call in love with as well as a good storyline. Hallie, Pearl and Mary showed that through adversities that women can rise to any occasion when they put their minds to it. I would recommend Dorothy Garlock to anyone who was looking for a good book to read.
Leaving Whiskey Bend December 24, 2008
Joyce Clements (Radcliff, KY)
I have read nearly all of Dorothy Garlock's books and always look forward to new offerings from her. She never disappoints. I especially enjoy her stories about life in the 30's and 40's. That would have been MY youth. Leaving Whiskey Bend is not one of my favorites of hers, although it is a good story. It is nearly impossible to imagine people behaving the way they do in this story, especially in today's society, and getting away with it!
Western romance... December 18, 2008
Debra Gaynor (Hawesville, KY USA)
Leaving Whiskey Bend
Dorothy Garlock
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
ISBN: 9780446695343
Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.com, 2008
4 stars
Western romance...
Hallie, Pearl, and Mary escape Whiskey Bend, looking for a better life. Mary's abusive stepbrother is hot on their trail. Eli Morgan offers the women shelter and help, but he has his own problems, one of them being his mother. Hallie and Eli find themselves falling in love. Together they face the past so that they can have a future.
I always enjoy Dorothy Garlock's books. Leaving Whiskey Bend is no exception. I would not say this is her best book, but it is entertaining. I liked the female characters. They were well developed and endearing. Overall I like, Leaving Whiskey Bend and recommend it to fans of western romance.
intriguing western romance December 6, 2008
Harriet Klausner
In 1890 Whiskey Bend, Colorado, Chester Remnick beat up his stepsister Mary in public; none of the men intervened. Mary's friend Pearl Parsons warns Chester to stay away from her and his stepsister or she will use her rifle to convert him into a hen; she does shoot him in the leg. The two women and schoolteacher Hallie Wolcott decide to flee the brutality and abuse of the town.
A previous victim of abuse, Pearl vows to find a safe haven for her friends. A storm almost kills Mary, but she is rescued by a rancher Eli Morgan, who gives them shelter at his rundown spread while she heals over the objection of his malicious mother who knows the women mean trouble and wants them to leave. Outraged from the affront Chester is hunting the women with plans to take the friends to teach them a lesson and bring home his stepsister to take care of his shack. Eli has his own issues as his mom never forgave him for abandoning the family years ago and a need to find out who murdered his younger brother Caleb. As he and Hallie fall in love, neither are prepared for an unknown adversary who wants him dead.
Although intriguing with the premise of late nineteenth century abuse and with solid key characters, the romance fails to come across as realistic; as that and the climax seem abrupt. Still fans of Dorothy Garlock will enjoy her western romance as family issues threaten the lives of Eli and the three women he vows to protect.
Harriet Klausner
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