Tears of the Heart

by Lauran Paine

A runaway orphan in the Old West finally finds love and support after a series of false accusations makes him a fugitive from the law

Genres: Westerns

337 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1995

About the author

aka John Armour, Reg Batchelor, Kenneth Bedford, Frank Bosworth, Mark Carrel, Claude Cassady, Richard Clarke, Richard Dana, J F Drexler, Troy Howard, Jared Ingersol, John Kilgore, Hunter Liggett, J K Lucas, John Morgan (many more).

Lauran Bosworth Paine (born February 25, 1916 in Duluth, Minnesota – 2003 in California) was an American writer of Western fiction. Paine wrote over 900 books, including hundreds of Westerns as well as romance, science fiction, and mystery novels. He also wrote a number of non-fiction books on the Old West, military history, witchcraft, and other subjects.

His apprenticeship as a Western writer came about through the years he spent in the livestock trade, rodeos, and even motion pictures where he served as an extra because of his expert horsemanship.

Reviews

[D. E. · Rating 5 out of 5]

An LP. Western Adventure/Arrested and Framed/Two Wasted Years/ A Move to New Mexico

LP. has. penned a western adventure where a young man is framed for a crime he did not commit. He spends two years in prison the leave the cold country for New Mexico for a fresh start. Then they come after him again. Wrong. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS

[Juliet Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing story about characters from long ago and a Spanish Land grant .

Very interesting tale of an orphan with a good heart, who goes through many trials, to eventually find love among these people, who care for him and teach him as he grows up. Great descriptions of surrounding country, vaqueros , La Petrona, who falls in love with him. JS

[Kellyt · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short read with good character development and an interesting thoughtful story. Not a typical western. Starts with a young orphan boy growing up in a brutal railroad construction camp and takes you through his growing into a man with lots of trying challenges along the way. Like the title by the way.

[Violet · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice little story. Hard to believe that some young people have such a hard life ... then and now. Toby was orphaned and jailed thru no fault of his own. Thank goodness he found some good people that stood up for him.

[Oscar G. Hatcher · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short little story, but a good heartfelt read all the same. I really enjoyed it. Toby didn't do anything extraordinary in this book, but what he did do he did with conviction after life kept pooping him.

[E. C. Swartout · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tears of the Heart

This was a good book but it was way,way too long. It had a lot of filler that if left out would not have hurt the story.

[Joseph A. Elliott · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome

Well written and well told. Tony is as character that has a hard life but he moves on. I recommend