Sawbones, Melissa Lenhardt
Sawbones, Melissa Lenhardt
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Sawbones

Author: Melissa Lenhardt

Narrator: Suehyla El-Attar

Unabridged: 12 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Redhook

Published: 04/11/2017

Synopsis

Wrongfully accused of murder, Dr. Catherine Bennett is destined to hang. . . unless she can disappear.

With the untamed territory of Colorado as her most likely refuge, she packs her physician's kit and heads West. But even with a new life and name, a female doctor with a bounty on her head can hide for only so long.

Sawbones is the first novel in a gripping historical fiction series.

"Packs a big punch with grit and raw passion. . ..A GRAND SLAM OUT OF THE PARK." -RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) 4.5 stars

"Thoroughly original, smart and satisfying. . .perhaps a new subgenre: THE FEMINIST WESTERN." -Lone Star Literary Life
"DAMN BRILLIANT and I absolutely loved it!" -Bibliosanctum (4.5 stars)

"I COULDN'T TEAR MYSELF AWAY. . . An epic story of love and courage that sweeps from east to west, Sawbones will rip right through you." -Marci Jefferson

"A PAGE-TURNER" -Jane Kirkpatrick, New York Times bestselling author

"YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE with Catherine." -Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author

About Melissa Lenhardt

Melissa Lenhardt writes women's fiction, mysteries, and historical fiction. When she's not writing she's thinking, "I really should be writing." She lives in Texas with her family and two Golden Retrievers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Heather K (dentist in my spare time) on April 07, 2016

I went through a lot of different emotions with this book, but I think my final feeling is that it pushed me too far out of my comfort zone. This book is being marketed as "Outlander-esk," which is a very tall order, in my book. Outlander is my favorite book of all time, and anything compared to it......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on October 13, 2015

Author Review I love all of my books but SAWBONES holds a special place in my heart. My father loved to watch Westerns, Lonesome Dove especially, but any Western would do. (He wasn't much of a reader.) When he died, I spent the summer watching Westerns on AMC and TCM, and reading Westerns, especially......more

Goodreads review by Magdalena aka A Bookaholic Swede on June 22, 2017

The story starts off with Dr. Catherine Bennett having to flee New York after being falsely accused of murdering a doctor. It's the wife of the doctor that is accusing her and Catherine hasn't a clue to why she would do something like that. And, what's worse is that Catherine does not have a good al......more

Goodreads review by Justine on January 19, 2021

There's nothing particularly new or groundbreaking about this, but I really enjoyed reading it. It's a historical Western, complete with all the rough and graphically violent unpleasantness you can think of in that context, so consider yourself forewarned on that count. I did love that the story focu......more

Goodreads review by Naima on August 07, 2016

* I received this book through NetGalley and Redhook Books in exchange for an honest review. ** DO NOT READ THIS BOOK IF YOU ARE TRIGGERED BY RAPE. That is the first and most important thing I have to say in relation to this book. In fact, there's rape in the first chapter. There's rape in later chap......more

Quotes

"Packs a big punch with grit and raw passion. There is mystery, murder, Indians, bounty hunters and intrigue. The women are brave, intelligent and don't take crap from anyone. Lenhardt is a talented, creative writer; she has a grand slam out of the park with Sawbones."—RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) 4.5 stars

"Raw, gritty and sometimes graphic, Melissa Lenhardt has crafted a page-turner. In Sawbones, the women are smart, brave and at times 'incorrigible.' The plot twists, unique characters and intriguing story of passion and betrayal make this a book well worth discovering."—Jane Kirkpatrick, New York Times bestselling author of A Light in the Wilderness

"Melissa Lenhardt has given us an amazing heroine and sent her on a thrilling journey from the teeming streets of New York City to the vast wilderness of the Texas frontier. Dr. Catherine Bennett's adventure will keep you turning pages long into the night!"—Victoria Thompson, USA Today bestselling author of Murder on St. Nicholas Avenue

"Absolutely loved it! I couldn't tear myself away from Sawbones. An epic story of love and courage that sweeps from east to west, Sawbones will rip right through you."—- Marci Jefferson, author of Girl on the Golden Coin and Enchantress of Paris

"You will fall in love with Catherine, as I did, as she struggles to assert herself in a violent and treacherous world, fighting not only prejudice but evil. Melissa Lenhardt's heroine is a passionate, compassionate woman, who must deal with Indians and bounty hunters, fear and injustice -- and even love."—Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author

"This action-packed western introduces a courageous new heroine-one that readers won't likely forget."—Booklist

"Lenhardt writes of the Old West and of 19th century medicine with authority, but even better -- she tells a great, gritty, compelling story. Absolutely wonderful novel by a first-rate writer at the top of her game -- tension from the first page to the last."—Louisa Morgan, author of A Secret History of Witches

"It was damn brilliant and I absolutely loved it!...Mix of loveliness with the book's vicious, ruthless side that made Sawbones so compelling...You can be sure I'll be devouring [Blood Oath] as soon as I can get my hands on it."—Bibliosanctum (4.5 stars)

"Sawbones is a thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new subgenre: the feminist Western."—Lone Star Literary Life

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