HERO by Boyd Taylor (Book #1 in the Donnie Ray Cuinn series)
Book Details:
Category: Adult Fiction, 180 pages
Genre: Political Suspense
Publisher: Katherine Brown Press
Release date: November 9, 2015
Tour dates: Jan 3 to Feb 28, 2017
Content Rating: PG-13 + M (Some slight cursing.)
Book Description:
When budding historian Donnie Ray Cuinn stumbles upon an old letter in the musty bowels of the Texas State Archives, he believes he has uncovered the true story of Sam Payne’s valiant, or perhaps not so valiant, capture of Mexican leader Santa Anna during the Battle of San Jacinto. Cuinn’s findings are published in a local magazine. But the article eventually becomes fodder in the gubernatorial race between Democratic upstart Bob Braeswood and Republican favorite Sam Eben Payne V, the great-great-grandson of the Texas hero. Braeswood is intent on exploiting the past, while Payne will do anything to suppress it. In the ensuing battle, Donnie finds his beliefs, not to mention his relationships, stretched to the limit in the first novel of the Donnie Ray Cuinn series.
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Meet the Author:
BOYD TAYLOR lives in Austin, Texas with his wife and their Havanese dog Toby. Necessities is the fourth novel in the Donnie Ray Cuinn series. In a former life, Boyd was a lawyer and a corporate officer. A native of Temple, Texas, he graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.A. in government and an LL.B. from the law school.
Boyd’s first novel “Hero” was prescient in its story about fake news. His second novel, “The Antelope Play,” dealt with drug trafficking in the Texas Panhandle, an unfortunately accurate forecast. The third, “The Monkey House”, involved commercial development of a large green space in the center of Austin, all too familiar to Austin residents. Whether his upcoming novel “Necessities” predicts future events with the accuracy of the earlier books remains to be seen.
My Review
4 stars
Donnie Cuinn is a history graduate that has discovered a document that paints the historical Texas hero Sam Payne in a negative light during the Battle of San Jacinto and the capture of Santa Anna. Normally an article like this would not really make a difference in life. Except Donnie finds himself in the middle of a gubernatorial race with the great-great grandson of Sam Payne V. Sam’s opponent is quick to smear Sam’s name in the mud and Sam is going to make Donnie retract his story one way or another.
Donnie doesn’t seem like much when you first start reading the story. But I have to say he made me start cheering for him when Sam attempts to force him to retract the story. This is where he starts to shine, I just love someone that is not willing to be bullied into hiding the truth. And Cecilia, talk about a strong willed woman, I hope he keeps her around.
I really enjoyed this story. I loved how Donnie stood his ground against Sam. I really enjoyed learning more about his birth mother the more we went along. That really added to Donnie’s story. I think this is a great start to the series and I can’t wait to see where it goes from here.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. I voluntarily chose to read and post an honest review.
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