The Outsider - Softcover

"Romantic Times" A larger-than-life spellbinding tale told in the tradition of the grand epic. A novel readers will long remember.

"San Francisco Chronicle" Williamson knows how to spin a lively yarn, and she's not afraid to take the time to develop substantial, multidimensional characters who keep the reader galloping through the pages.

"Denver Post" This fast-paced absorbing novel bursts with lively dialogue and with all the colorful drama an untamed land can offer. More important, though, it vibrates with full-dimensional engaging characters encompassing the complete spectrum of humanity and subtly complementing and contrasting with each other.

Penelope Williamson’s classic bestseller blends the best of historical western and Amish romance in a sweeping tale “sure to please any fan of good old-fashioned storytelling” (Library Journal).

A daughter of the faith...a stranger with a gun...a forbidden love.

Throughout the years on her Montana homestead, Rachel Yoder had never been afraid—the creed of the Plain People had been her strength. Then the day came when lawless men killed Rachel’s husband in an act of blind greed. Now, at her darkest hour, an outsider walks across her meadow and into her life...

Johnny Cain is bloody, near death, and armed to the teeth. A man hardened by his violent past, Cain has never known a woman like Rachel—someone who offers him a chance to heal more than his physical wounds.

Cain’s lazy smile and teasing ways steal Rachel's heart and confound her soul. Soon she must choose between all she holds dear—her faith, her family, perhaps her very salvation—and the man they call the Outsider.