The Tenderfoot

Name: The Tenderfoot
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Robert Vaughan
ISBN: 9798765091920

Author: Robert Vaughan

Narrator: Al Kessel

Unabridged: 6 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 01/17/2023

Categories: Fiction, Action & Adventure, Historical Fiction

Synopsis

Master of the Western adventure, New York Times bestselling author Robert Vaughan is back with another must-listen sure to please Western fans of all ages.

When Turquoise Ranch hand Curly Stevens went into Flagstaff to meet a new employee arriving on the train, his first impression of Rob Barringer is of how big and strong the tenderfoot is. Rob's eagerness to learn and his willingness to take on the most difficult jobs wins everyone over, including ranch foreman Jake Dunford, and Melanie Duford, his beautiful daughter.

Rob is well-educated, and his demeanor and intelligence catches the attention of Melanie, causing him difficulty with ranch manager Lee Garrison, who believes he has an exclusive right to Melanie. Garrison makes life difficult for the ranch hands, and Rob in particular.

When Jake Dunford makes a public accusation that the ranch manager is stealing from the ranch, Garrison reacts by firing everyone, but it is Garrison who is in for a big surprise.

About Robert Vaughan

Robert Vaughan sold his first book when he was nineteen. That was nearly 500 books ago. He wrote the novelization for the mini series Andersonville. Vaughan wrote, produced, and appeared in the History Channel documentary Vietnam Homecoming.

His books have hit the NYT bestseller list seven times. He has won the Spur Award, the PORGIE Award (Best Paperback Original), the Western Fictioneers Lifetime Achievement Award, received the Readwest President's Award for Excellence in Western Fiction, is a member of the American Writers Hall of Fame, and is a Pulitzer Prize nominee.

Vaughn is also a retired army officer, helicopter pilot with three tours in Vietnam. He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Purple Heart, The Bronze Star with three oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal for valor with 35 oak leaf clusters, the Army Commendation Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Blaine

Just a fine book by Robert Vaughan. I can understand why True West Magazine named it the Best Western Fiction Book of 2022. Pretty simple plot. The Turquoise Ranch in Arizona, trouble is nobody knows who the owner is, as it is administered by a law firm in Boston for years. The real owner is Rob Bar......more

Goodreads review by Sandra

I enjoyed this traditional historical western romance even more than I anticipated! I knew Vaughan was a writer of "classic" western books, but was surprised by how I was drawn into the story. The plot line was unique and interesting and the characters were spot on. The romance is "clean" as in no e......more

Goodreads review by Natalie

It's undercover boss with a western twist. Fun read for traditional western fans and for those who are thinking about trying the genre. Start here.......more

Goodreads review by Claude

I love a happy ending but…….. I love this book . I am old school and I just love a happy ending but it feels as though Author Vaughan rushed through the ending. There is such a thing called a timed seduction and just a suggestion to Mr.Vaughan “stretch it out a little bit” next time . I realize that......more