Maverick Sheriff

August 1, 2014

There is no love lost between Sweetwater Springs sheriff Cooper McKinnon and Jessa Wells, the new hardheaded ADA who is working on a case to prove his estranged mother, Jewell, is guilty of a decades-old murder--and to bring his family down with it. When a sideswiping results in a blood transfusion for Jessa's two-year-old adopted son, Liam, and Cooper is the only available donor for the rare AB blood type, the ice begins to thaw. But then Cooper orders a DNA test on the chance that Liam might be his missing son. When an attempt is made to kidnap Liam, Jessa and Cooper must work together to keep him safe--and themselves alive. VERDICT Vividly rendered characters, a multithreaded plot, and villainy of all kinds lead to a gripping, nonstop page-turner that kicks off Fossen's (Courting the Outlaw) latest Western miniseries with passion and flair.

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