ISBN: 1482328224 9781482328226

Category: Fiction / Action & Adventure

Page count: 226

The Sheep Ranch is designed to be an intricately layered text of deception, greed, lawlessness and perservation instinct. It is centered around newly widowed Lincoln Carlylewife's prized beef cattle. Trouble begins when the hired hands of the Sheep Ranch steal Carlyle's prized cattle. He finds the corrupt sheriff and district attorney will not help him. By stealing a drug laden aircraft from the Sheep Ranch, Carlyle forces the thieves to reveal themselves. The FBI becomes involved when they think there is interstate state drug trafficing and, with Carlyle's help, seize the aircraft with its contraband. Carlyle's old uncle Charlie, who is a graduate from from the Orphanage called the Sheep Ranch, teaches Lincoln about life through physical work and common sense. Newly graduated Attorney Abby Simon finds the ownership of the Sheep Ranch to be in question by searching through the county files. Lincoln struggles with the problems in his personal life over his deceased wife. Abby is willing to help him in this quest but her eagerness sometimes confuses Carlyle. The secrets of all parties involved are revealed in a climactic courtroom scene. In a twist of fate, Carlyle finds the true ownership of the Sheep Ranch from his old uncles files coupled with the information found by attorney Abby Simon. In a romantic end Carlyle and Simon lose their demons and accept each other.