For the last four years, she’s wanted to watch him hang.Hannah Gale has to avenge her husband’s death and the loss of her future and watching Emitt Hayes swing will do just that. When she’s able to catch him, she can bring him back and claim the bounty, redeeming some of the wealth Emitt stole.Emitt stole a horse to redeem a debt. It started a landslide of events that changed many lives, and a … events that changed many lives, and a has eaten at him ever since. He’s taken on the name Cort Nelson to hide. When his past catches up with him, Hannah is more fire than he’s expecting. His quiet, hidden life will never be the same.
A hidden danger appears that could cost them both their lives, can Cort admit to what he’s done and be the man Hannah needs and can Hannah release her grudge to grab hold of a future worth having?
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This is an extremely well-written, clean, historical western romance. There are plenty of twists and turns to make it a page-turner. The main characters are well-developed. I loved seeing how they affected each other as the story goes along. The plot is unusual, but Kari Trumbo does a fantastic job with it. There are some swoon-worthy kisses and a great HEA. I highly recommend Bounty Beyond Reason and will definitely read more of Kari Trumbo’s work.
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With a feisty heroine dead set on justice, a hero who has tried to shed his past that’s now come to haunt in the form of a pint-sized woman, and lots of attraction and chemistry between the two, Bounty Beyond Reason is an enjoyable read.
Poor Hannah is having a rough time of it. She’s been hunting a man for four years and when she finally finds him, he’s not at all what she expected. And that’s not the worst of it!
Bounty Beyond Reason has a little something for everyone: cowboys, romance, history, mystery, and suspense. Plus there could not be a more aptly named town for these two characters to meet in!
Kari Trumbo managed to flip the script a bit in this one with a twist on the original intention of the story (and that’s all I’m saying about that! You’ll have to read it to find out more). While this story is about Cort and Hannah, readers of the other Brides of Blessings books will enjoy seeing some familiar faces.
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Hannah is after Cort for stealing her fathers horse. During that hunt the both had lost a lot. Now she’s found him in Blessings but bringing him back to Kentucky would be a problem. But is everything really what she expected or is she mislead by her father? And what will happen when when both their lifes are in danger?
I really enjoyed this story, it keeps entertaining throughout the whole book. This whole series is it worth reading.
Bounty Beyond Reason is my first Kari Trumbo novel, but it most definitely will not be my last. This book is FANTASTIC! It has so much action and passion that I could not put the book down. When I had to, I did it begrudgingly! This story is so engaging, the characters are well written, and the romance is perfect. The villains are quite awful, and when justice is served I was left quite satisfied.
Hannah is the main character, and she is feisty and exceptionally brave. I appreciate that she isn’t a stereotypical “weak” woman who needs her fainting couch. Instead, Hannah is a fighter. She doesn’t see herself as small and helpless. She sees herself as capable and strong. There is a fabulous moment where Cort comes to Hannah’s defense as if she were this typical fainting female of the 1800s, but Hannah stops him in his tracks and says, “I don’t think you understand just how strong we women are.” Then she thinks to herself, “He couldn’t know how many times she’d bruised her shoulder learning how to aim [her] rifle, or how many nights she’d shivered, laying against her horse for warmth. Women were resourceful, not weak.” By the time I finished reading this paragraph I cheered out loud. I love when literature illustrates a realistic, fully feminine, strong, determined, capable woman. In this day and age, our daughters definitely need more characters like Hannah in their reading material to illustrate a good role model. Hannah is this and more, and I will gladly give this novel to my daughter when she is of the appropriate age.
In addition to Hannah’s excellent character, I also really love and appreciate the timely message found in Bounty Beyond Reason. There is a moment where Cort is drawn to chapel. He needs a moment of peace and quiet. It is at this point that Cort realizes he has been working alone to find his path in life. He has turned from God in the belief that only weak people need God to take care of things for them. The absolute best part is that Cort comes to understand that while he may have been wrong in his past and shunned God from his life, it didn’t mean he couldn’t turn things around for his future and ask God for forgiveness in the present. I love this message! It is NEVER too late to seek God. No one on this earth is beyond saving because God is that BIG and CAPABLE that he can save us no matter our conditions.
Bounty Beyond Reason is a wonderful novel. I am so glad that I took the time to read this highly engaging story. If you are looking for a clean, romantic, Christian Western with tons of action, a sweet romance, and a timely message then this novel is for you. Purchase Bounty Beyond Reason today. You will not be disappointed that you did.
I received a review copy of this novel in eBook form from the author and Just Read Tours. In no way has this influenced my review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Kari Trumbo never disappoints! Once again she gives us another wonderful romance. The characters were delightful! I loved Hannah, she was so full of fire! The story is well written it pulls you in from the start. You won’t want to put it down.
Cort stole a prize horse from the man who ran away with Cort’s winnings, his wife died while they were on the run, and he was forced to change his name. Hannah has been hunting him for four years to get justice over the theft which resulted in the loss of her husband and her father’s fortune. She comes to realizes things aren’t always what they seem and vengeance won’t change the past nor will it bring happiness. The tables turn when the hunter becomes the hunted and the man she was told to hate becomes her savior.
Bounty Beyond Reason by Kari Trumbo
I really appreciated how Emmet/Cort and Hannah weren’t so gorgeous that they couldn’t help falling in love with each other. Cort actually didn’t think Hannah was attractive when they first met. Once he began to appreciate her, he found her to be beautiful. Kudos to the author for that!
It was fun to see Hannah forced into a role so different from what one would expect of a woman at that time. Though the bounty she sought for capturing Emmet was not money but the return of a stolen horse, she was a bounty hunter nonetheless. She had to figure out how to do so many things to obey her father’s demands. My heart went out to her as more and more of her life with her dad was revealed.
I did have mixed feelings about Cort. He was a great guy in so many ways, and yet he wasn’t. There was no evidence that he repented of stealing the horse. He was sorry, but he seemed to justify what he did a little too much. He also thought it was not wrong to run a gambling tent.
This is the first book I’ve read by this author. Though there were hints that the stories of a few other characters have been told in other stories in the series, they are clearly intended to stand alone.
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I absolutely enjoyed every moment spent in the pages of this story. The characters are vivid and real. The story setting is depicted with such detail, that you feel like you are there in the forest, walking on the trails, smelling the loamy earth after a rain. I enjoyed the adventure and the mystery. I often couldn’t turn the pages fast enough to find out what would happen next. I was loathed to put the book down for even a moment.
Hannah is one feisty heroine who isn’t afraid to go after what she wants. She is independent and has a strong sense of family loyalty, even if it’s misguided.
After years on the run, Cort has found a community and a place to belong. But when his past catches up with him, will he learn to give the desires of his heart to God and to rely on a strength greater than his own?
I’ve not yet had the pleasure of reading the other stories in this series, and I can tell you that I am looking forward to carving out some time to catch up with the earlier books. Not once did I feel lost, or like I was missing out on previous information.
If you enjoy reading historical fiction set in the west, then this is the book for you! I give this wonderful story 4.5 stars and would recommend it to anyone, especially fans of Mary Connealy & Tracey Lyons. You are sure to be delighted.
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