Early Dawn (2009) (edit title/settings)

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• Eden Paxton: Red hair,blue eyes, independent, youngest of five with four brothers,trained with firearms and horses, formerly engaged to John Parrish, strong-willed, intelligent,
• Matthew Coulter: Widowed husband of Olivia (Livvy),blue eyes, sable brown hair, facially scarred, out for revenge, tall, lean, attractive, gentle, caring, loyal, protective
• Dory Paxton: Eden's mother, blonde, delicate, blue eyes, strong, twice widowed,
• Sebastion brothers gang: Formerly six, but Matthew killed one (Eric) Five left: Pete, Harold, Wallace, Charles, James (youngest) All are filthy, wily, cruel, sadistic, vicious, very good marksmen
• Ace Keegan: Eden's oldest brother, married to Caitlin, father of Little Ace and Dory, tall,brown eyes, black hair, protective
• Joseph Paxton: Tall, married to Rachel,quick to anger, protective,
• David Paxton: One of Eden's youngest brothers, lawman in No Name, CO; blonde,
• Esa Paxton: One of Eden's youngest brothers
• Livvy: Add a description of this character.
• Wallace
• John
• Herman
• Pete Sebastian
• Mama
• Olivia
• Caitlin
• Timothy
• Hoyt
• James
• Rachel
• Helen
• Stetson

Quotes edit see section history

• “"She has enough sand to smooth a rough-cut board"”

  Matthe to Eden, talking about his mother and the grit a rancher's wife needs

• “"I don't fault you for feeling self-conscious. I'm a little uneasy about it myself. Until now, all my friends have had hairy bellies."”

  Matthew to Eden while bandaging her ribs.

• “"Darkness is merely the opposite of daylight. Monsters don't come out just because the sun goes down."”

  Eden, when Matthew had to leave her alone in a cave.

• “He'd also left her the coffee-pot, and the coffin varnish (coffee) that he boiled in a tin can was so strong it almost made his pant legs roll up and down like a window shade.”

  No speaker, bu this was so cute!

• “"They're as lost as last year's Easter egg".”

  Matthew to Eden

• “"If my beau grew amorous I was to hold that penny tight between my knees."”

  Eden, to her mother when talking about her brother Ace teaching her about the 'birds & bees".

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• In the Prologue, the Lazy J Ranch: Matthew Sr. and Hattie Coulter's home, where young Matthew grew up
• Pacific Express train: In a luxury passenger car, traveling from San Francisco to Denver, CO
• In the mountains surrounding the Denver area: Evading, and also trying to find, the Sebastion brothers
• No Name, CO: The Paradise Ranch, belonging to Ace.
• Oregon: The graveyard at the Lazy J Rance
• San Francisco
• Colorado
• Winchester
• Mexico

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Glossary edit see section history

• Protuberances: In this conversation, meaning a woman's breasts
• Prevaricate: Lie
• Skimble-skamble: a bunch of silly things

Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Summer Breeze.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Catherine Anderson (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 813.54

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( A ) › Anderson, Catherine
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
• Books › Romance › Historical
• Books › Romance › Contemporary