Never steal from the poor and never shoot a man in the back.
Horse thief Chase McGraw lives by these rules, but they don’t stop the noose from tightening around his neck after he’s caught stealing purebred horses from cattle baron Edwin Kensington.
His only way out? A devil’s recover a stolen herd from ruthless outlaw Brenner Pike, or swing at dawn.
Chase is forced to partner with Takoda, a quiet Indian with secrets of his own for helping. Their shaky alliance is further tested by the arrival of Eliza Hart, a frontier doctor with her own vendetta against Pike.
But Pike’s no ordinary outlaw – he is out to burn the Kensington empire to the ground, and anyone in his way is fuel for the fire.
Now Chase must flee to freedom, or stand with his unlikely allies in a fight that could cost their lives.
Takoda battles for his people’s future. Eliza wants vengeance. And Chase? He’s about to learn some rules are worth breaking – and others will break him.
In a land where trust is scarcer than water, three outcasts must bet their lives on each other, or die as strangers.
Each novel in the Western Justice Adventures series is a standalone story, with sprinkles of romance, that can be read out of order.
Chase McGraw is a thief, a horse thief, to be precise. A good one, until he got caught by baron Edwin's men. His chance to escape the hangman's noose is to bring back Kensington's purebred horses that were stolen by Brenner Pike and his gang. Something doesn't seem quite right about this. Going with him will be Nakoda, a Lakota Indian who had been displaced from his land. Not good odds. Pike seems to like ambushes and burning towns to the ground when he leaves them. Painted Hollow was one such town. They burned the Dr.'s office to get medical supplies. Dr.. Elisa Hart wants revenge. Now there are 3 against who knows how many. And one of them doesn't even know how to shoot. Ironically, the ambushes work in their favor. Very interesting read.