Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. As violence erupts, Laurel and-now deputy-Thatcher find themselves on opposite sides of a moonshine war, where blood flows as freely as whiskey. Her success quickly makes her a target for cutthroat competitors, whose only code of law is reprisal. Left destitute but determined to dictate her own future, Laurel plunges into the lucrative regional industry, much to the dislike of the good ol’ boys, who have ruled supreme. What was supposed to be a fresh start for Laurel Plummer turns to tragedy. and a young widow whose soft features conceal an iron will. Standing between him and exoneration are a corrupt mayor, a crooked sheriff, a notorious cathouse madam, a sly bootlegger, feuding moonshiners. Thatcher, the only stranger in town, is suspected of her abduction, and worse. On the day he arrives in Foley, Texas, a local woman goes missing. Thatcher Hutton, a war-weary soldier on the way back to his cowboy life, jumps from a moving freight train to avoid trouble. Prohibition is the new law of the land, but murder, mayhem, lust, and greed are already institutions in the Moonshine Capitol of Texas. The year 1920 comes in with a roar in this rousing and suspenseful novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown.
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