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Rowdy: Blood Gold
When loyalty calls, Rowdy answers—even if it leads straight into the jaws of danger.
Rowdy never goes looking for trouble, but trouble has a talent for riding his trail. The moment he and Molly return home, grim news is their old friend Cappy has vanished somewhere in the rugged high country. With no time to spare, Rowdy saddles up with Roberson to bring Cappy home.
But what begins as a simple search turns into something far deadlier.
Deep in the mountains lies a hidden mine, a vein of gold worth killing for, and a ruthless tycoon—Charles Dart—whose greed has already spilled blood. As Rowdy digs deeper into the shadows surrounding Cappy’s disappearance, he finds himself trapped in a deadly game where the rules are written in violence, the daylight is scarce, and the truth is buried underground.
Forced to navigate twisting tunnels, treachery at every turn, and the kind of men who’ll trade lives for gold without blinking, Rowdy soon realizes that not all riches shine…and some treasures demand a price no man should have to pay.
In Blood Gold, friendships are tested, sacrifices forged in darkness, and Rowdy must decide how far he’s willing to go to save the people he cares about—before the mountain claims them all.
Rowdy never goes looking for trouble, but trouble has a talent for riding his trail. The moment he and Molly return home, grim news is their old friend Cappy has vanished somewhere in the rugged high country. With no time to spare, Rowdy saddles up with Roberson to bring Cappy home.
But what begins as a simple search turns into something far deadlier.
Deep in the mountains lies a hidden mine, a vein of gold worth killing for, and a ruthless tycoon—Charles Dart—whose greed has already spilled blood. As Rowdy digs deeper into the shadows surrounding Cappy’s disappearance, he finds himself trapped in a deadly game where the rules are written in violence, the daylight is scarce, and the truth is buried underground.
Forced to navigate twisting tunnels, treachery at every turn, and the kind of men who’ll trade lives for gold without blinking, Rowdy soon realizes that not all riches shine…and some treasures demand a price no man should have to pay.
In Blood Gold, friendships are tested, sacrifices forged in darkness, and Rowdy must decide how far he’s willing to go to save the people he cares about—before the mountain claims them all.
239 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 27, 2026
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February 3, 2026
A single moment changes everything—and nothing will ever be the same.
When I talk about Rowdy… Blood Gold…, I can’t help but feel the grit of the trail and the weight of the choices these characters face. This story doesn’t just open a door—it pulls you straight into a world where loyalty is tested at every turn, danger rides close enough to taste, and the past has a way of catching up no matter how far or fast you try to outrun it. You feel the dust, the tension, the heart, and the raw humanity in every chapter, the kind that lingers long after you close the book. If you’re ready to step into that world and feel every heartbeat of the journey, get your copy now.
• ASIN: B0G76LFM8J
• Publisher: Wise Wolf Books
• Publication Date: 1/27/2026
• File Size: 3.3 MB
• Print Length: 239 pages
• Genre: Teen & Young Adult 19th Century US Historical Fiction - Teen & Young Adult Western Fiction - Teen & Young Adult Westerns
When I talk about Rowdy… Blood Gold…, I can’t help but feel the grit of the trail and the weight of the choices these characters face. This story doesn’t just open a door—it pulls you straight into a world where loyalty is tested at every turn, danger rides close enough to taste, and the past has a way of catching up no matter how far or fast you try to outrun it. You feel the dust, the tension, the heart, and the raw humanity in every chapter, the kind that lingers long after you close the book. If you’re ready to step into that world and feel every heartbeat of the journey, get your copy now.
• ASIN: B0G76LFM8J
• Publisher: Wise Wolf Books
• Publication Date: 1/27/2026
• File Size: 3.3 MB
• Print Length: 239 pages
• Genre: Teen & Young Adult 19th Century US Historical Fiction - Teen & Young Adult Western Fiction - Teen & Young Adult Westerns
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Rowdy: Blood Gold (A YA Coming-of-Age Western Series)
by Chris Mullen
The next chapter of the series of Rowdy. After reconnecting with his family Rowdy has another step in his personal journey. It will take time for him to fully understand what that is. His homecoming is overshadowed by the mystery of Cappy. With little to go on, Rowdy and Robertson head west to find out what has happened to Cappy. Chris Mullen looks into the tumultuous nature of the mines, the towns, and trading centers of the west. Using Rowdy as a foil to show how deeply rooted in violence, and vagrancy the western movement was. In the span of a year a town can flourish and die. For many it's when the money or the mine runs out. The need of others to control vast areas, and the violence they go to cause more problems than even the two deputies count on.
This book is a continuation of the idea that westerns can have a moral of the story. This one, is the value of family and friends is more than the riches, and gold of the world.
by Chris Mullen
The next chapter of the series of Rowdy. After reconnecting with his family Rowdy has another step in his personal journey. It will take time for him to fully understand what that is. His homecoming is overshadowed by the mystery of Cappy. With little to go on, Rowdy and Robertson head west to find out what has happened to Cappy. Chris Mullen looks into the tumultuous nature of the mines, the towns, and trading centers of the west. Using Rowdy as a foil to show how deeply rooted in violence, and vagrancy the western movement was. In the span of a year a town can flourish and die. For many it's when the money or the mine runs out. The need of others to control vast areas, and the violence they go to cause more problems than even the two deputies count on.
This book is a continuation of the idea that westerns can have a moral of the story. This one, is the value of family and friends is more than the riches, and gold of the world.
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