A Trail of Grit and Iron

A Historical Western Adventure Novel

By: Derek Levine

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Samuel Ward, an orphaned trail guard with a rigid moral code, discovers he is actually the heir to a Texas ranch on the brink of foreclosure. He reluctantly follows his lawyer back to the ranch, not to claim his inheritance, but to find a place to belong and meet the family he never knew.

Kate Mitchell, Sam’s estranged sister, has been fighting off creditors alone for years. Suspicious of his sudden arrival, she refuses to grant her half-brother any right to the debt-ridden property. Yet when push comes to shove, Kate needs Sam as much as he needs her.

With only weeks before foreclosure, the siblings set out on a desperate cattle drive to Dodge City, facing rustlers, sabotage, and lethal danger. As their enemies close in, Sam must stand with Kate to defend what’s left of their family and home, or lose everything…

Tropes: Cattle drive, Female protagonist, Found family

"A Trail of Grit and Iron" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.