The McCarty Canyon Wild Bunch: A Riotous Memoir

Sophie Burden was raised on an historic dude ranch outside of Wickenburg, Arizona. She married Dom Echeverria, a Basque who proved both loving and explosive. Their life took them to the high Andes of Peru, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming, where they ran one of the largest ranching operations in the West. When Dom unexpectedly dies young, Sophie carries on "disirregardless," raising their tribe of teenagers and running the family business as she simultaneously auditions a parade of suitors. Alternately tragic, touching and downright funny, The McCarty Canyon Wild Bunch is a rollicking account of the mayhem, magic and mischief that ensues. A wonderful stand-alone read, this final book in the Echeverria trilogy will have you eagerly visiting the bookstore for When in Doubt, Step on the Gas and Look Both Ways Before Breaking to the Law-the first and second parts of the author's memoir­-to relish what precipitated the unconventional lives and behavior of the aptly named McCarty Canyon Wild Bunch.