Bonnie Droddy

The Brink of Dawn Bonnie Droddy

From California's 'Rancho Pacifico', to Tucson, in the Arizona territory, to Lexington, Virginia, this story of love, passion, grit and determination wends its way back in time and forward to change and progress, realizing hopes and dreams and endings. Ren and Beth have survived past threats against their marriage and now revel in having Dane once more a part of their lives. Beth worries because of his chosen profession but when Dane and his posse capture 'Kid Culver' she is filled with pride and admiration. Dane has more news than capturing the infamous outlaw; he has found the woman he wants to marry. Jason returns to his boyhood home and there relives his past losses. In his forlorn state he meets a young woman who lifts his spirits and finally captures his heart. Ren is stopped on the street by Renée, the daughter he never knew existed. He and Jason have to come to terms with their past in order to say their last good-byes to Jenny. As Ren and Beth's family grows up their children confront their own problems. Ginny fights both a concussion and later a life-threatening disease, while Tim realizes that he loves her as much more than a sister. All are stunned when they meet the sister they never knew of and Michael and Philip, always well-intending rivals, become rivals of another sort over Trisha Meagher. Beth and Renaldo, Jason and Kate, Jenny and Renée, Philip, Michael and Trisha all come together to meld the past, the present and the future in this third work of the Kilpatricks series, THE BRINK OF DAWN.