Rainbow Reviews

BOOK BLURB:
Exiled to an abandoned presidio in southwestern Texas, Father Alonzo Vargas is accustomed to being utterly alone except for his white donkey, Angelica. He is also fully acquainted with the corrupt and rotten sheriff, John Cullen, the man responsible for his semi-permanent exile. When he finds a victim of the sheriff hanging upside down from a tree, he immediately cuts the man down and vows to nurse him back to health.

Ben McKinnon has never done anything to cross Sheriff Cullen—except defend the land he inherited from his father. The land Cullen covets. He’s surprised when the exiled priest makes it clear that he will not only be a nurse, but will also become Ben’s ally in the fight against Cullen. He’s even more shocked when he realizes he doesn’t just want Father Alonzo as a friend. Ben cherishes the other man’s mind, his body, and his heart.

But Father Alonzo is not a free man. And if Sheriff Cullen has his way, they will both be dead men.

BOOK REVIEW:
This delightful story about the old west had interesting echoes of Don Quixote.

Those who are sensitive about Roman Catholic priests breaking their vow of celibacy may struggle with this book, but for the rest of us, the story of two men, both with seemingly intractable issues coming together, was a delight.

There were scenes of extreme violence, but also of tender lovemaking. The contrasts in pace were startling and most effective.

The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily, Oscar Wilde said. And Jamie Craig delivered.

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