Red Rock [Kindle Edition]

Kimberley Patterson (Author), Haniel Hann (Editor), Laura VanTine (Illustrator)

Book Description

Rachel Hunter, a high spirited teen, is struggling to take care of her ill mother. Her mother’s illness soon forces the family to sell everything, and move to a new town seeking a cure they can't afford. Along the way, they stumble onto a fortune and, in financial desperation, decide to keep it. Upon arrival in Red Rock, she quickly settles in to their new life, with Rachel's mother receiving the care she needs from the town doctor. Rachel even finds herself with two suitors, one that she is very likely falling in love with -- and one who annoys and irritates her at every turn. Though there is some guilt associated with the secret of their fortune, she is content -- until one night someone throws a rock through the Hunter family's window, threatening to take back what is theirs. Lies, deceit, and betrayal plague Rachel and her entire family as they struggle to keep their secret, and find out who is behind the devious plan. With every secret comes consequences, and Rachel will soon find out that not everything or everyone is what they seem to be.

Product Details

• File Size: 353 KB
• Print Length: 316 pages
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B004MME580
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #465,777 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
  • #48 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Children's eBooks > History & Historical Fiction > Fiction > United States > Westerns

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea June 16, 2012

By Karen Siddall

Format:Kindle Edition

A family (father, mother, teenage daughter, and servant) in a wagon moves west so that the mother can consult and be healed by a famous doctor there. Along the way they come across an overturned carriage, its murdered occupants - a young husband and wife - and a cache of gold. They bury the bodies and take the gold, carriage and clothing to supplement their belongings and continue on their way to the next town and final destination - Red Rock.

Once there, the family gets the mother to the doctor to begin treatment, makes themselves and their intentions of settling in Red Rock known to the banker and his son, and purchases the only (and currently abandoned) mercantile in town. The story then revolves around the relationship with the daughter and the banker's son, getting the mother well, establishing a successful business, and trying to survive the actions of the young couple's murderer who is looking for the gold.

This was not my cup of tea. I thought the main character, the daughter, acted mature for the most part and then would lapse uncharacteristically into the most immature actions and dialogues or unrealistic actions. I just didn't believe that this character would do or say the things described. I didn't feel the other characters were well developed. We never find out who the young couple was or their story. Perspective is first person for the most part but does switch at times.

I didn't get a good understanding of the setting either. Characters walked or rode for hours all over the place but I never got a sense of where anything was. However, the author had some very nice passages regarding horses. She beautifully described their movements with an exceptional eye to detail. This same attention was given to how people moved and positioned as well.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK! February 27, 2011

By 1stalarm

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

This is a must read book. Very suspenseful. Once you read the prologue you won't be able to put the book down.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Western romance with a bit of mystery May 22, 2012

By BookWorm

Format:Paperback

I was excited to read a western romance book because I love a good western! In Red Rock I was expecting to find a sweet romance story. Instead I found a story full of love for family and a young girl who is trying to figure out what she wants and what love really is. I enjoyed the overall theme of the story, but I had most of the plot figured out. I like some surprises, so that was a bit of a disappointment. However, I loved the relationship between Rachel and her mother and her father. They are a close-knit family who love each other deeply and I appreciated their bond with each other. I felt disappointed with the lack of character development with Elsie, a servant who came with the Hunter family when they moved. I felt that her character was developed on the surface.

In a western I definitely expect there to be fist fights and gun fights. The action is a great element to this genre of books. I wasn't expecting the descriptive violence from some of the altercations and fights in the book. It was more descriptive than I like to read. I also had questions that were unanswered when the book ended. I thought they may have been answered during the course of the book, but they weren't. Perhaps the author did not find them pertinent to the story, but I am still wondering. There are a little more than a handful of cuss words in the book. Overall, Red Rock is a nice read for those who like westerns with romance and a little mystery. I give this book three stars out of five.

I received this book for free. This is my honest review.