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The Shepherd's
Son
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Terry Burns
thrills us again with a vivid story of the Old West. Wit, wisdom, adventure,
and faith ride through the pages of this exciting tale.
BREAKING NEW GROUNDS from FRESH BREWED LOVE –
Barbour Publishing – December 2005
FLASH FLOOD - Heartsong Presents - January 2006
LEATHER AND LACE - Barbour Publishing - February 2006
WHEN THE SHADOW FALLS from
Mr. Burns stands in a long line of
cowboy storytellers, and Shepherd’s Son is vintage Terry Burns. In this
deceptively simple story of a sheepherder clashing with cattle ranchers and
finding true love in the process, he spins another one of his signature yarns
of grace and subtlety. Reading a Terry Burns novel is like sitting around a
campfire out on the trail under a sky full of moon and stars, listening to
tales shared by the cowpokes in their soft, unhurried drawl.
J. M. Hochstetler
http://www.jmhochstetler.com/authorbio.html
Lighting
the past . . . and leading you home.
An
intriguing story of the west,
|
By |
Barbara Warren |
Jay Mendelson's father died and the only way Jay and his mother
can keep their ranch is to switch from raising cattle to herding sheep. Jay
isn't happy with the change at first, but to his surprise he finds he doesn't
mind the wooly creatures at all. But this is cattle country and the local
ranchers don't want sheep for neighbors. Led by Blake Johnson, who practically
runs the town and surrounding country, the ranchers are determined to get rid
of the hated sheep. They don't have anything against Jay, but if he gets in the
way,it's his tough luck.
Blake sends Rafe Silbee, a man who served with him in the war, and Rafe's hired
guns to attack Jay. They even shoot his dog, which was a mistake. The ranchers,
who don't mind if a few sheep get killed but it's going too far to shoot a
man's dog. Besides, Jay and his mother are well liked in town. Instead of being
frightened by the attack, Jay is even more determined to hang on to what is
his.
Carrie Sue, Blake's daughter loves Jay Mendelson and she isn't afraid of her
father or Rafe Silbee and his hired killers. The war heats up and Jay is
outnumbered as Rafe calls in reinforcements, but with God's help and the love
of a good woman, he doesn't stand alone.
I grew up reading Luke Short, Max Brand, Zane Grey, and B.M. Bower. Terry Burns
is right at home with those great western writers. You can't miss with this
one.
"There's
"woolies' on the range and the king pin rancher is out to
remove them
at any cost. Terry Burns' fast paced
epic novel of the
west will
keep you turning pages--he's captured a wonderful story of
good versus
evil that exposes the conscience of his characters."
Award
winning author Dusty Richards
watch for his next book
"The Horse Creek Incident."
www.dustyrichards.com
Pick up The
Shepherd's Son and prepare to be entertained and inspired on your journey to
the Old West. Terry Burns' fine writing--with its zing and zest--lassoes his
readers from beginning to end.
Kathryn Mackel, The
Hidden
Kathryn is a best-selling
author and acclaimed screenwriter for Disney, Fox, and Showtime. She was on the
screenwriting team for Left Behind: The Movie, and Frank Peretti’s Hangman’s Curse. She is the resident playwright for the Living Word Players
of Dunstable,
“Terry Burns creates
enduring characters in his new novel Shepherd’s
Son.”
"Once again, Terry Burns has proven you can have
an exciting western with both gun smoke and an inspirational message together
in one book."
Les Williams
Running
sheep in cattle country is dangerous work. Even Jay Mendelson and his widow
mother Audrey of the Bar-M know this. Yet
hoping to keep the place going, that is exactly what the mother and son
are doing in the valley. Nobody is more opposed to this than Colonel Blake
Johnson, owner of the biggest cattle ranch in the valley, the Circle J. Blake
tries to discourage Jay by sending is former First Sergeant and now foreman
Rafe Silbee with some other men to scatter the flock. Though they were wearing
bandanna's to cover their faces, they did not fool Jay. When his Border Collie
Lady tries to keep the riders from the sheep, one of the riders shoots the dog,
while another sends Jay to the ground with a blow to the head with his pistol. When
Rafe reports back to Blake, the Colonel's daughter Carrie Sue over hears some
of the conservation and is appalled.
Carrie has had her cap set for Jay for some time,
even if he was unaware. In the town of