{"id":17257,"date":"2022-09-07T19:31:20","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T23:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=17257"},"modified":"2022-09-07T19:31:20","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T23:31:20","slug":"ranching-in-colorado-by-j-l-curtis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=17257","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Ranching in Colorado,&#8217; by J. L. Curtis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/W\/WEBP_402378-T2\/images\/I\/51dVWyafuUL.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I enjoyed the first book<\/strong> in my friend J. L. Curtis\u2019 The Bell Chronicles, <em>Showdown on the River<\/em>, so I picked up book number two, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ranching-Colorado-Bell-Chronicles-Book-ebook\/dp\/B0BBWLXCRD\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B6RG02F6MX43&amp;keywords=ranching+in+colorado+curtis&amp;qid=1662592138&amp;sprefix=ranching+in+colorado+curtis%2Caps%2C117&amp;sr=8-1&amp;tag=brandbooks-20\">Ranching in Colorado.<\/a><\/em> The title\u2019s a little generic, but the story was excellent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rio Bell, gunslinging Texas rancher\u2019s son, survived the dangers of a trail drive and a range war, and now he has his reward. He\u2019s married and owner of a large spread in Colorado. He wasn&#8217;t entirely prepared for mountain life or for northern winters, and when his wife gets pregnant he really feels out of his depth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But he has some his hands with him, along with the crew of old mountain men who helped so much in his earlier adventures. He\u2019ll learn the business, survive a stampede, and face back-shooting rustlers before he\u2019s done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I don\u2019t know why I don\u2019t read more westerns. I have an infinite taste for cowboy stories. This book was a little less bombastic than the first one; not much gunplay until the last third of the book or so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have quibbles, of course. Wedding dresses were not, as a rule, white in the 1870s. A woman we\u2019re told is Scandinavian uses German words like \u201c<em>mit<\/em>\u201d (with) and \u201c<em>danke<\/em>,\u201d rather than \u201c<em>med<\/em>\u201d and \u201c<em>takk<\/em>.\u201d Some of the English diction is distractingly modern, like, \u201cthis baby is an affirmation of our commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But those are small things. Enjoy the story. Recommended.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I enjoyed the first book in my friend J. L. Curtis\u2019 The Bell Chronicles, Showdown on the River, so I picked up book number two, Ranching in Colorado. The title\u2019s a little generic, but the story was excellent. Rio Bell, gunslinging Texas rancher\u2019s son, survived the dangers of a trail drive and a range war, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/brandywinebooks.net\/?p=17257\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;Ranching in Colorado,&#8217; by J. L. 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