He’s everything she fears… hang up the hardware.
She’s everything he dreams of…
After outlaws murdered her parents, Amelia was left to raise her siblings alone. With a young brother who idolizes shootists, and a little sister traumatized by the ordeal of witnessing their parents’ murder, Amelia dreads having a notorious gunman in her home. But as Colt slowly recovers, he reveals a caring nature under his tough exterior that Amelia can’t resist. She starts to believe Colt can leave his past in yesterday.
Just when Colt starts to believe he can leave the gunfighter life behind, his past returns, bringing danger to them all. Will their dreams disappear in the smoke of a desperado’s gun?
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As an author myself, I’m always trying to read other writers’ work. You can learn something from everyone–whether they’re a strong writer, or a not-so-strong writer. However, I have to limit my reading time so I can have writing time and take care of other responsibilities. Having said that, I had to read Lynda J. Cox’s A LONG WAY FROM YESTERDAY until it was finished. To heck with time limits! It is an extremely compelling read. If something did pull me away, I was still thinking about the predicaments described in the story.
Lynda Cox draws great characters, people the reader can recognize and sympathize with, and who act consistently throughout the book. I really loved Colt, and the way he was both deadly and vulnerable. His interactions with the children–Saul and Jenny–and even with Amelia, were heartwarming, while he was still able to keep the edginess expected in a gunfighter. The plot was solid and kept me guessing.
On top of all that, Lynda J. Cox uses words in an original and beautiful way, as seen in passages like this: “Even the birds were silent in the heat of the afternoon and the breeze could have been straight from the mouth of a foundry.” Or, “His dark chuckle escorted her through the doorway.” I also admired the way she stretched out a tense moment with the details in this description: “In the moment of silence between the two men, a meadowlark near the house trilled liquid notes from the tall grasses bending in the face of the breeze. Captain crowed from his post on the fence. Taylor’s horse shook his head, the bit jangling.”
I could go on, because I highlighted several other passages, but I want you to get A LONG WAY FROM YESTERDAY and I don’t want to give it all away. I’m looking forward to reading more of Lynda J. Cox’s work.
This is a very good western romance. Colt is a gunman and Amelia is a gunman-turned-preacher’s daughter. Colt is wounded in a gun battle and stumbles upon the cabin of Amelia and her siblings. Her parents were murdered less than a year before. They fall in love but Colt’s past bursts on the scene and drives them apart. I learned a bit of western lingo along the way. By the end I was nearly in love myself.
Oh, I truly love stepping back into the wild-west, I grew up watching westerns with my grandfather and A long way from yesterday reminded me of how much I loved them.
Colt was a great hero, there was just enough romance, drama and action for me it was a sweet read.
I really liked it a lot. Im not usually a romance western but this story is great. It really gives you a sense of how wild things can be and how people’s opinions can interfere with what is love. And how two people can be interfered with, even if it was to help. The writing is good the story flowers and is a great length as well as easy enjoyable read.
A second chance romance story happening in the old West (reminded me of some of the old western tv shows). Well written with bits of humor and romantic scenes that will keep you glued to the book.
A sweet romance set in the old West. The western setting is masterly described transporting the reader to the Wyoming territory-the landscape, saloons, poker playing, the lawlessness, the food, the chores- all brilliant. Colt is a gunfighter whose reputation proceeds him. Injured in a saloon shooting he stumbles upon Amelia’s homestead. Amelia is an innocent young woman raising her younger brother and sister. Instead of turning away this stranger she nurses him back to health. Soon there is a deep attraction between the two, although Colt knows he is putting them all in danger. The West is a place for dreams and a place where you can start a new life- can this be the place where Colt finds his dreams with Amelia? A story of new beginnings and loves triumph.
this book was awesome! he is a known gun fighter who always gets his man. only this time he is shot. somehow he ends up on her doorstep. she is raising her brother and sister after her parents were killed by guns. now she must make a decision to keep him around or send him on his way.
This is a wonderful story of redemption and second chances; my favorite tropes. After reading the first few paragraphs, I knew instantly that I had to read this book. Ms. Cox has a delightful voice that paints a setting in your head and her story delivers in spades! I highly recommend.
Colt is a bad guy—a dark and brooding shootist hiding a sensitive side. Hunted and weary of killing, he’s sheltering a secret desire for a real life. None of that matters when your life’s blood is draining out of you. Finally, he was too slow.
Well-mannered, lady-like Amelia is weary, too. After the death of her parents forced her into a parental role, she’s become isolated, lonely, and too busy raising her siblings to notice. When a comatose, dangerous-looking man near to death tumbles from his horse into her bean patch, she can do nothing less than her Christian duty.
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This story reminded me of an old western on TV with more steamy scenes and I enjoyed it. I liked the setting and the atmosphere. There were times when it was a bit too slow for me, but the story line kept me turning the pages, wanting to see what happens. This is an action story with romance and a bit of mystery. I think the author did a great job of developing the characters, I really loved Colt. Amy was both a joy to read and slightly frustrating but I think that that was part of her character development and worked for the story. I liked that her father was a sound mind in the story. The sister was another fun part of the story and I liked the card games (think Maverick the movie).
In this epic tale, Colt Evans ( a shootist) has found himself on the receiving end of a bullet. He stumbles out of the Saloon, mounts his horse, and ends up on Amelia McCollister farm barely alive. Amelia and her siblings take him in to try and save his life. Colt wants to leave his past behind and settle down with a family, but he gives up on that dream knowing someone will come to seek revenge. Will Amelia and Colt be able to bond and have a relationship or will his past come back to haunt him? You must read this tale to find out.
Ms. Cox writes a book that is so engaging and compelling. Her characters are well drawn and it’s clear as to the roles they play. Ms. Cox brings her readers into the mind, body, and soul of each character. Her plot is engaging. The dialogue is witty, funny, and sometimes infuriating. Her scenery is beautifully depicted. This book had me glued to my chair right up to the fantastic conclusion.
Well Done.
Five glorious stars.
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A Long Way from Yesterday
By Lynda Cox
A rough and tough love story, set in an even rougher landscape sets the scene as two unsuspecting peoples lives change forever with a single bullet. Colt and Amelia have had their fair share of rough luck and finally just when you think their happily ever after is so close, another twist happens! If the hero can’t admit he deserves a happy ending, how can he fight for it? I couldn’t stop turning the pages to see how it all ended!