Mission Bandits (Doc Beck Westerns Book 2)

Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer

May 2021 · RockHaven Publishing

About this ebook

“Dios vaya contigo.” God go with you.

What was Rebekah thinking, riding straight into the guns of murdering bandits? But she couldn't back out.

The Mexican army, a town marshal, and the Sancho Guerra gang are facing off when Doctor Rebekah LaRoche and her new friend, Jimmy, arrive in Zapata, New Mexico Territory. The bandits are holding hostages at Hope Academy, a school for girls located in an old mission outside of town, and Rebekah feels compelled to act—she was sent to the school to modernize the infirmary, not see the innocent occupants murdered.

The notorious and charismatic bandit, Sancho Guerra, led his band of men on a pillaging spree from Mexico to the mission and has proven his indifference to killing, prepared for any tricks the army or the Zapata town marshal throw at him.

But he isn't prepared for Rebekah, and now the Mexican army colonel wants her to do something terrifying—enter the mission and help with the capture of the deadliest men in the territory.

Once inside the mission's adobe walls, the game of wits turns personal with Sancho Guerra, becoming a battle burning with an intensity Rebekah may be incapable of handling on her own—or even survive.

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About the Doc Beck Westerns series:

Of Omaha Indian and French descent, 34-year-old Doctor Rebekah LaRoche goes by Doc Beck, which gets her foot in doors before her patients and patrons realize she’s a woman. A sophisticated spitfire with remarkable people skills, a foot in the door is all Rebekah needs to do her job. Traveling the West in the 1890s to lend aid and cure the sick, Doc Beck finds herself solving problems and setting straight more than just broken bones. But the work doesn’t fill the longing in her heart for a place to truly call home—and someone beyond herself to believe in.

Books in the series:

Canyon War (Book 1)

Mission Bandits (Book 2)

Grave Robbers (Book 3)

Desert Captive (Book 4)

Ranch Feud (Book 5)

Bronc Buster (Book 6)

The Gunman (Book 7)

Ape Man (Book 8)

The Return (Book 9) (Coming May 2023)

Lost Legacy ((Book 10) (Coming July 2023)

Prairie Shadows (Book 11) (Coming September 2023)

The Judgment (Book 12) (Coming November 2023)

Doc Beck Westerns Boxset (Books 1 - 4)

Ratings and reviews

Another great adventure with Doc Beck and her sidkick Jimmy. One never knows when Jimmy will show up and always at just the right time. I love the twists and turns that the story takes. Just when you think you know what is coming next,t the plot changes in an unexpected direction. Just like the first book, it was a quick read that was finished in a single night.

This is my voluntary review of a copy I received from the author. Lots of action in this short story. The characters aren't completely fleshed out, but you know enough of the new characters to set the story and we learn a bit more about the recurring characters in the series. I can't wait for the next!

About the author

SARAH ELISABETH SAWYER is a story archaeologist. She digs up shards of past lives, hopes, and truths, and pieces them together for readers today. The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian honored her as a literary artist through their Artist Leadership Program for her work in preserving Choctaw Trail of Tears stories. A tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, she writes historical fiction from her hometown in Texas, partnering with her mother, Lynda Kay Sawyer, in continued research for future works. Learn more at SarahElisabethWrites.com and Facebook.com/SarahElisabethSawyer