“Let’s go get Jimmy and your daughter and go home,” he said.
Marina’s smile brightened even more. “Home? Where is home, Mr. Cameron?”
“Home?” he said, turning a thoughtful gaze northward.
“Home is up north, in the high desert country. I’ve got some good grass, a sound spring, and one hell of a view of Rockinstraw Mountain off my gallery.”
“And it’s not so hot? I’m tired of the heat,” Marina said.
“Cool breezes blow through the cottonwoods, even in summer.”
“I think we would have a good life there, the four of us,” Marina said.
“I think so, too.” He smiled and kissed her again.
She draped her arms over his shoulders and looked into his face lovingly. “You know what I think, Jack? I think you are a romantic.”
Cameron leaned down, picked up the saddlebags, and heaved them onto the mule. He took the mule by the rope and Marina by the hand, and they set off to find Jimmy.
“You know what I think, Marina? I think you’re right.”
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
PETER BRANDVOLD is the popular author of the Sheriff Ben Stillman novels, the .45 Caliber series, and the Lou Prophet, Bounty Hunter series. Brandvold has written more than one hundred novels of the West, including a number under the name Frank Leslie. Born and raised in North Dakota, he now lives in Minnesota.
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CONTENTS
Title Page
Copyright Notice
DAKOTA KILL
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
THE ROMANTICS
Dedication
Epigraph
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Praise for Dakota Kill and The Romantics
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in these novels are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
DAKOTA KILL AND THE ROMANTICS
Dakota Kill copyright © 2000 by Peter Brandvold
The Romantics copyright © 2001 by Peter Brandvold
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