Sawbones

Wrongfully accused of murder, Dr. Catherine Bennett is destined to hang. . . unless she can disappear.

With the untamed territory of Colorado as her most likely refuge, she packs her physician's kit and heads West. But even with a new life and name, a female doctor with a bounty on her head can hide for only so long.

Sawbones is the first novel in a gripping historical fiction series.

"Packs a big punch with grit and raw passion. . ..A GRAND SLAM OUT OF THE PARK." -RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) 4.5 stars

"Thoroughly original, smart and satisfying. . .perhaps a new subgenre: THE FEMINIST WESTERN." -Lone Star Literary Life
"DAMN BRILLIANT and I absolutely loved it!" -Bibliosanctum (4.5 stars)

"I COULDN'T TEAR MYSELF AWAY. . . An epic story of love and courage that sweeps from east to west, Sawbones will rip right through you." -Marci Jefferson

"A PAGE-TURNER" -Jane Kirkpatrick, New York Times bestselling author

"YOU WILL FALL IN LOVE with Catherine." -Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author

Melissa Lenhardt is the author of Heresy, the Sawbones historical fiction series, and the Jack McBride mystery series. Her debut mystery, Stillwater, was a finalist for the 2014 Whidbey Writers' MFA Alumni Emerging Writers Contest, and Sawbones, her historical fiction debut, was hailed as a "thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new sub-genre: the feminist Western" by Lone Star Literary Life. She lives in Texas with her husband, two sons, and two Golden Retrievers.