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She ran from a false prophet … straight into the arms of the bounty hunter hired to drag her back. Delilah James has known only one kind of faith, fear dressed as righteousness. Raised under the rule of a powerful preacher whose sermons hide cruelty and control, she finally escapes with nothing but her life and a truth that could burn his empire to the ground. Wounded, hunted, and running out of time, Delilah knows one thing for certain: if they catch her, she will not survive it twice. Josiah Boone has spent his life hunting the guilty. So when a church sets a bounty for the capture of a dangerous young woman, he takes the job like any other. But the trail doesn't lead to a killer. It leads to a girl beaten nearly to death, and a story that doesn't sit right with a man who knows the difference between justice and something far darker. Delilah never expected the bounty hunter sent to drag her back to be the first man who ever truly saw her. Josiah never expected a runaway preacher's daughter to make him question every job he's ever taken. But the men who want her silenced are closing in fast, and the past she fled is unraveling around them both. Can a hardened bounty hunter and a broken preacher's daughter find faith, healing, and a love forged in fire, or will the man behind the pulpit destroy them before the truth ever sees the light? Set on the dangerous American frontier, The Serpent and the Savior is a gripping Christian Western romance perfect for readers who love rugged bounty hunters, brave heroines escaping dark pasts, slow-burn faith-filled romance, and the kind of suspense that keeps the pages turning long past midnight. If you love clean Western romance rooted in faith, redemption, and the courage to stand against evil, read The Serpent and the Savior today and begin the Boone Brothers series. Free in Kindle Unlimited.
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Is The Serpent and the Savior: A Bounty Hunter Novel appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This Christian Western romance contains themes of religious abuse, a heroine escaping physical violence, and suspenseful pursuit. Romance remains clean (closed-door) with no sexual content, though moderate violence and trauma themes are present.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include domestic violence, religious abuse, physical abuse, and captivity (see the full list above).
Who'll love this
Teen readers will be drawn to the brave heroine's escape from a dangerous cult-like church and the unexpected protection offered by the bounty hunter hired to bring her back.