Courage Stands Alone

by Lucas Schmidt

Lucas Schmidt’s classic Western novel about courage, guilt and love.

Cord Cordeu, a migrant worker trying to forget his past, rides in to San Antonio, Texas in 1899 and gets caught in a feud between two men: a man who got out of prison recently named Simon Steiner and Jim Peterson, a retired army sergeant.

The dispute is related to a valuable lot of 500 acres that Peterson refuses to sell. Cord wants to work on a farm and be left alone, but after he meets Jim Peterson he is intrigued and tries to find out why Simon Steiner refuses to stop harassing Mr. Peterson. But as Cord investigates further it only turns violent, causing Cord to defend his life.

170 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 18, 2020

About the author

Lucas Schmidt was born in Wichita, Kansas and lived there for two years. He then grew up in the hill country of San Antonio, Texas. When he was in high school, he started writing short stories and eventually novels. After graduating from Texas State University, he worked for a nonprofit and e-learning company as a copyeditor and copywriter while he continued to write books under his real name, Lucas Schmidt, and pen names. He currently writes full-time and lives just outside of Austin, Texas.

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very good western for 1899.

The author put a very good story line together with well developed characters. The story wasn’t a shoot’em up western, but was very good reading. You will like the flow of the story and characters. You are able to feel the good and bad in the different characters. Read and enjoy the book.

[Bryan Boswell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good book!!!!

Very good book. Great writing and the story was very good. I loved the characters. I highly recommend this book.