Sierra by Connie Mason

Challenge: Read a western.
Rating: 4

When 3 year old Sierra's parents are killed by Indians and her older sister and brother are taken captive, she is lucky enough to be found by a childless couple and raised as their own daughter in a life full of love and privilege in San Francisco. But even as an adult she has never forgotten her long lost brother and sister, and she holds the belief that they are still alive despite her adoptive parents certainty that they must be dead. When she hears about a "white savage" named Wind Rider and his white sister, she is sure this is her long lost siblings and decides to go to Denver to find them. No one is willing to take her on the trip, so she tricks saloon owner Ramsey Hunter into taking her. Ramsey is going to Denver to exact revenge on two people who have wronged him and he isn't interested in babysitting a beautiful head strong girl who makes him want to trust again.

Review: I really enjoyed this story! This is my first Connie Mason book. Sierra and Ram have convincing chemistry, and they adventure they have on their trip to Denver is certainly an eventful one -- stage crashes, Indian captivity, horse travel, attacks of various sort... very entertaining. It was a little long though. There weren't a lot of words per page, but by the last 100 pages I was about ready for it to wrap up and move on. It wasn't the best book I have ever read, but worth the read!