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Mountain Man #2
The Mountain Man's Bride
He's just a guy who's tired of all the corruption. The machine is tired of his meddling - and wants to take him down, once and for all.
Rustic forester Lehigh Carter must prove that his fiancée, Stacy McBride, is innocent of murdering a popular Acting Sheriff. But evidence that she may have had a secret affair with the victim makes even Lehigh wonder if he should fight for her freedom against the corrupt local machine that accused her.
Cooperating with the only honest cop he knows in the county, Detective "Gentleman Jim" Wadsworth, Lehigh plays a high-stakes game of legal chicken to infiltrate the conspiracy and discover the truth behind Jared Barkley's murder.
Evidence stacks up against Stacy, and as Lehigh continues his own investigation, his doubts about Stacy's innocence multiply--particularly when she appears to make romantic overtures to her ex-fiance, attorney Paul van Paten, a leading member of the conspiracy against Lehigh.
Can Lehigh get to the truth behind Jared Barkley's death--and if so, will he like the answers that he finds?
Rustic forester Lehigh Carter must prove that his fiancée, Stacy McBride, is innocent of murdering a popular Acting Sheriff. But evidence that she may have had a secret affair with the victim makes even Lehigh wonder if he should fight for her freedom against the corrupt local machine that accused her.
Cooperating with the only honest cop he knows in the county, Detective "Gentleman Jim" Wadsworth, Lehigh plays a high-stakes game of legal chicken to infiltrate the conspiracy and discover the truth behind Jared Barkley's murder.
Evidence stacks up against Stacy, and as Lehigh continues his own investigation, his doubts about Stacy's innocence multiply--particularly when she appears to make romantic overtures to her ex-fiance, attorney Paul van Paten, a leading member of the conspiracy against Lehigh.
Can Lehigh get to the truth behind Jared Barkley's death--and if so, will he like the answers that he finds?
- GenresFiction
206 pages, Hardcover
Published February 8, 2017
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About the author
Gary Corbin
12 books64 followersGary Corbin is a writer, actor, and playwright in Camas, WA, a suburb of Portland, OR.
In his character-driven police procedural, A Woman of Valor, rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes has a mission: take serial child molesters like Richard Harkins off the streets of her small hometown of Clayton, CT—for good. But can Valorie overcome the trauma she suffered as a child and stop Harkins from hurting others—or will her bottled-up anger lead her to take reckless risks that put the people she loves in greater danger?
Gary's debut novel, Lying in Judgment, was released in March, 2016. Lying in Judgment is a courtroom thriller about Peter Robertson, who serves on the jury of a murder trial for the crime he committed. Lying in Judgment was selected as Bookworks.com "Book of the Week" for July 11-18, 2016, and was the feature novel on Literary Lightbox’s “Indie Spotlight” in February 2017. In the sequel, Lying in Vengeance, Peter is blackmailed by a former fellow juror, who demands that he kill her stalker - or she'll reveal his secret murderous past.
His Mountain Man Mysteries series includes Gary's second novel, The Mountain Man's Dog, The Mountain Man's Bride, and The Mountain Man's Badge.
All are available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook forms. Lying in Judgment, Lying in Vengeance, and The Mountain Man's Dog are also available on audio.
An award-winning playwright, several of his plays have been produced in the Portland, OR area, some of them multiple times. In addition to his own scripts, Gary writes, ghost-writes, and edits scripts. He specializes in tight, realistic dialogue involving sharply drawn, interesting characters in complex relationships.
Gary is a member of PDX Playwrights, the Portland Area Theater Alliance, the Willamette Writers Group and the Bar Noir Writers Workshop, and participates in workshops and conferences in the Portland, Oregon area.
A homebrewer as well as a maker of wine, mead, cider, and soft drinks, Gary is a member of the Oregon Brew Crew and a BJCP National Beer Judge. He loves to ski, cook, and garden, and hopes someday to train his dogs to obey. And when that doesn’t work, there’s always Renegade’s Paradise.
In his character-driven police procedural, A Woman of Valor, rookie policewoman Valorie Dawes has a mission: take serial child molesters like Richard Harkins off the streets of her small hometown of Clayton, CT—for good. But can Valorie overcome the trauma she suffered as a child and stop Harkins from hurting others—or will her bottled-up anger lead her to take reckless risks that put the people she loves in greater danger?
Gary's debut novel, Lying in Judgment, was released in March, 2016. Lying in Judgment is a courtroom thriller about Peter Robertson, who serves on the jury of a murder trial for the crime he committed. Lying in Judgment was selected as Bookworks.com "Book of the Week" for July 11-18, 2016, and was the feature novel on Literary Lightbox’s “Indie Spotlight” in February 2017. In the sequel, Lying in Vengeance, Peter is blackmailed by a former fellow juror, who demands that he kill her stalker - or she'll reveal his secret murderous past.
His Mountain Man Mysteries series includes Gary's second novel, The Mountain Man's Dog, The Mountain Man's Bride, and The Mountain Man's Badge.
All are available in hardcover, paperback, and ebook forms. Lying in Judgment, Lying in Vengeance, and The Mountain Man's Dog are also available on audio.
An award-winning playwright, several of his plays have been produced in the Portland, OR area, some of them multiple times. In addition to his own scripts, Gary writes, ghost-writes, and edits scripts. He specializes in tight, realistic dialogue involving sharply drawn, interesting characters in complex relationships.
Gary is a member of PDX Playwrights, the Portland Area Theater Alliance, the Willamette Writers Group and the Bar Noir Writers Workshop, and participates in workshops and conferences in the Portland, Oregon area.
A homebrewer as well as a maker of wine, mead, cider, and soft drinks, Gary is a member of the Oregon Brew Crew and a BJCP National Beer Judge. He loves to ski, cook, and garden, and hopes someday to train his dogs to obey. And when that doesn’t work, there’s always Renegade’s Paradise.
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May 22, 2018
The Mountain Man's Bride was an excellent sequel that is a definite must read!
I really like this series - it feels so simple and smooth, despite having epic plot lines. I'm able to easily get lost in Gary's words and feel like it's some epic crime television show playing in my head.
Gary is gradually making this couple (Lehigh and Stacy) more complex and more interesting as each book goes by. He doesn't stick to the same old plot, and he makes one hell of a story! One of the major bonuses with this book was that Stacy got more action! I love both Lehigh and Stacy (and their dogs of course) so much as characters. They feel real and as if they could be my neighbors.
In my opinion, you could easily skip book one and jump into this novel. I wouldn't suggest it, because this series is a real gem, but if you randomly picked this book up you'd be fine. Gary weaves in enough information to be able to read this without background.
The murder mystery in this book was intriguing, and I loved the twists and turns that came along with it. After this novel, I'm more than pumped to read the third book in this series. I would highly recommend this series to anyone who loves a good drama, mixed with some crime and a splash of romance.
I don't have many cons about this book, to be brutally honest. I felt like the book was just long enough - there wasn't anything that was left out and nothing felt like it didn't belong. There were times that I wanted some of the background history of certain relationships between characters, but the book got along without them. That's just me being picky and way to curious about how this story line came to be.
Overall, this book is A grade! It's a must read and a recommendation from this reader and I'll be definitely picking up the next book!
Five out of five stars!
I received a free copy of this book from Gary Corbin (the author) in exchange for an honest review.
I really like this series - it feels so simple and smooth, despite having epic plot lines. I'm able to easily get lost in Gary's words and feel like it's some epic crime television show playing in my head.
Gary is gradually making this couple (Lehigh and Stacy) more complex and more interesting as each book goes by. He doesn't stick to the same old plot, and he makes one hell of a story! One of the major bonuses with this book was that Stacy got more action! I love both Lehigh and Stacy (and their dogs of course) so much as characters. They feel real and as if they could be my neighbors.
In my opinion, you could easily skip book one and jump into this novel. I wouldn't suggest it, because this series is a real gem, but if you randomly picked this book up you'd be fine. Gary weaves in enough information to be able to read this without background.
The murder mystery in this book was intriguing, and I loved the twists and turns that came along with it. After this novel, I'm more than pumped to read the third book in this series. I would highly recommend this series to anyone who loves a good drama, mixed with some crime and a splash of romance.
I don't have many cons about this book, to be brutally honest. I felt like the book was just long enough - there wasn't anything that was left out and nothing felt like it didn't belong. There were times that I wanted some of the background history of certain relationships between characters, but the book got along without them. That's just me being picky and way to curious about how this story line came to be.
Overall, this book is A grade! It's a must read and a recommendation from this reader and I'll be definitely picking up the next book!
Five out of five stars!
I received a free copy of this book from Gary Corbin (the author) in exchange for an honest review.
March 26, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this second edition in the Mountain Man series. The characters were consistent and real. I, again, appreciated the lack of excessive anything. Clean, fun, and exciting to the end. I am looking forward to the next one!
March 11, 2017
This is part two in the series, In book one readers can learn more about Lehigh Carter. You don't need to read book one to enjoy book 23, but I recommend both. Lehigh Carter is back this time with his fiancee, Stacy McBride, and the two find themselves stuck in a murder mystery.when accused of murdering acting Sheriff Jared Barkley.Someone neither Lehigh or Stacy care for. Secrets of the past catch up with the future as the case swirls in a twisted suspense. Gary Corbin knows how to tell an intriguing tale. Readers should check out all the books by this author.
January 4, 2018
This book is the continuing adventures of Lehigh Carter (of The Mountain Man’s Dog 2015). A suspense- type mystery, it is set in Oregon and features a somewhat convoluted plot mixing politics with murder. Although not a Romance novel the story does seem to focus as much on the relationships as on the mystery.
June 12, 2018
This book is a treat, full of twisted corrupt cops and politicians, a lot of good humour, some very funny scenarios, it also has good suspense and rocky romance and ends with a totally unexpected job offer. Very entertaining well written read.
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