The Outcasts
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A taut, thrilling adventure story about buried treasure, a manhunt, and a woman determined to make a new life for herself in the old west. It's the 19th century on the Gulf Coast, a time of opportunity and lawlessness. After escaping the Texas brothel where she'd been a virtual prisoner, Lucinda Carter heads for Middle Bayou to meet her lover, who has a plan to make them both rich, chasing rumors of a pirate's buried treasure. Meanwhile, Nate Cannon, a young Texas policeman with a pure heart and a strong sense of justice, is on the hunt for a ruthless killer named McGill who has claimed the lives of men, women, and even children across the frontier. Who -- if anyone -- will survive when their paths finally cross? As Lucinda and Nate's stories converge, guns are drawn, debts are paid, and Kathleen Kent delivers an unforgettable portrait of a woman who will stop at nothing to make a new life for herself.
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It's been a long time since I read anything like this. Blame my addiction to Penny Dreadful. I wanted something from a similar time period, and the cover is gorgeous. It's Western. It's historical. It's not half as violent as I thought it would be. In fact, some of the story is just plain boring. There is a lot of sitting by sick beds. What kept me hooked was the myth of pirate treasure and the idea that Lucinda was a different character then she turned out to be. What actually worked for me was some of the imagery and these little forays Kent takes with the story that are more interesting than the actual story (specifically the house in the woods with the photos, the horse on the island, and the challenge in New Orleans). I thought the ending was ridiculous. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say this is the Western for people who like Lifetime Movies. There is enough to keep a reader hooked, but no real meat to the story.