Return of the Prodigal

By Joe Jarboe

Julie Avery is a work-hardened cowgirl struggling to survive as manager of a Wyoming ranch. A land-grabbing neighbor drives off her cattle and harasses her wranglers. Wealthy absentee owners turn a deaf ear to her pleas for help. She prays for a strong man to show up, one who will take an interest in the place but not in her. One failed marriage is enough.Jay O'Donnell, a Chicago playboy and former Marine, shares ownership of the ranch with his mother, Ann. Jay spent idyllic childhood summers at the ranch, but has not returned since he witnessed the tragic death of his beloved grandfather there.When Jay's mother demands they sell the ranch, Jay takes one more trip west. He assumes an alias and hires on as a ranch hand. What starts as a simple recon mission for the Marine escalates into a combat mission that forces Jay and Julie into choices that threaten their futures, maybe their lives.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1797796674
• ISBN13: 9781797796673
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.8" x 6.0"