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Sawbones

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by Melissa Lenhardt
Suehyla El-Attar
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Wrongfully accused of murder, Dr. Catherine Bennett is destined to hang. . . unless she can disappear.
With the untamed territory of Colorado as her most likely refuge, she packs her physician's kit and heads West. But even with a new life and name, a female doctor with a bounty on her head can hide for only so long.
Sawbones is the first novel in a gripping historical fiction series.
"Packs a big punch with grit and raw passion. . ..A GRAND SLAM OUT OF THE PARK." -RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) 4.5 stars
"Thoroughly original, smart and satisfying. . .perhaps a new subgenre: THE FEMINIST WESTERN." -Lone Star Literary Life
"DAMN BRILLIANT and I absolutely loved it!" -Bibliosanctum (4.5 stars)
"I COULDN'T TEAR MYSELF AWAY. . . An epic story of love and courage that sweeps from east to west, Sawbones will rip right through you." -Marci Jefferson
"A PAGE-TURNER" -Jane Kirkpatrick, New York Times bestselling author
"YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE with Catherine." -Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author

  • Creators

  • Series

    Sawbones

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  • Release date

    April 11, 2017

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781478920502
      • File size: 352029 KB
      • Duration: 12:13:23

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Booklist

      April 15, 2017
      Female doctors are rare in 1871, even in New York City. When Dr. Catherine Bennett is wrongfully accused of murder, absent any defense she flees the city where she is known. Changing her identity to become Laura Elliston, she joins a wagon train, hoping to get to Californiabut the Comanche attack the wagons. Laura hides, terrified. Then soldiers arrive and, after a fight, they escort Laura and Captain William Kindle to Ft. Richardson, Colorado. Laura recovers quickly, and, unsure where else to go, she helps in the hospital, where she and Kindle fall in love. Laura feels safe until a wanted poster with her picture turns up at the fort. Fear tells Laura to runsomeone wants to kill herbut, when Kindle is threatened, love tells her to stay. This action-packed western (first in a proposed trilogy) introduces a courageous new heroineone that readers won't likely forget.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2017, American Library Association.)

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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