Author

Contributions

  • JK Dooley - Cover Art

Publication

2003-11-01 - iUniverse, New York, USA

Language

English

Word Count

55,500 words, Guess

Page Count

222 pages

Physical Format

Trade Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-10059530169X
  • ISBN-139780595301690
  • LibraryThing10447498
  • OCLC Control Number58400799
  • Open LibraryOL7554029M

Description

Thinking he's been treated unjustly by his father, James Owen leaves the family homestead to make a new life for himself. The turbulent world of post-Civil War Colorado Territory is fraught with danger and prejudice that increase his bitter loneliness as personal setbacks threaten to break him. Then James's journey brings him into contact with another wayfarer, beautiful young Amparo Garcés, who has come from Santa Fe to Colorado to marry a stranger. Through a twist of fate, their futures are changed forever when their lives are merged in a marriage of convenience. James and Amparo undertake a hazardous horseback trek over Raton Pass to Santa Fe, battling their personal demons, a challenging language barrier, and winter's raging storms. Book 2: The Owen Family Saga

Description

Writer Phyllis Dugan says, "Marsha Ward has the ability to grab readers by the lapels, yank them into her stories, and make them care deeply about her characters. In her newest novel, she combines joy and pathos with revenge and redemption, adding enough satisfying action and surprises to keep readers breathlessly looking forward to the next page. I thoroughly enjoyed Ride to Raton." After losing the heart of his fianceé to his brother, James Owen leaves home to make a new life for himself. The turbulent world of post-Civil War Colorado Territory is fraught with danger and prejudice that increase his bitter loneliness as personal setbacks threaten to break him. Then James's journey brings him into contact with another wayfarer, beautiful young Amparo Garcés, who has come from Santa Fe to Colorado to marry a stranger. Through a twist of fate, their futures are changed forever, and James and Amparo undertake a hazardous horseback trek over Raton Pass to Santa Fe, battling their personal demons, a challenging language barrier, and winter's raging storms. "Marsha Ward has one foot in the 21st century and one in the 19th. Her characters hew closely to those wild days, portraying their lives and times. Readers love her for that." --Gary Svee, two-time Spur Award Winner Western Writers Newsletter, Sep. 2003 Book 2: The Owen Family Saga.

Subjects

Topics

actionadventureWestern novelFiction, westernspost Civil War eramulticultural romanceFiction, historical, general

Places

Santa FeColorado TerritoryNew Mexico Territory

Times

1866-1867

Other Editions

  • Ride to RatonTrade PaperbackiUniverse2003-11-01

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