Dear Ms. Dain:
I am not sure where you are today in your writing career, but in 2003, you wrote one of my favorite westerns ever published. It is an oft overlooked gem and I am glad to have this forum to bring it to a few people’s attention. I want to give thanks to Sybil for bringing the topic of Westerns up and pinging my memory about this wonderful book.
AKTDF is a great suspense and romance book. It has just enough of both to make the book interesting which is a difficult balance. I have always thought that you were a good, but uneven writer. In AKTDF, your writing is at your best. Your tendency toward repetition is not as noticeable. Your prose isn’t overwrought. You do have an over the top, dramatic ending, but for me it was perfect.
Anne Ross is a young woman (18) living with her mother, aunt and grandmother. She is unmarried and dreams of leaving Abilene KS for somewhere else. Her grandmother, Daphne, rules their household and Anne is fairly spineless. I know this because Jack says it is so. Jack Skull/Scullard is a …
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