Elias Crowe thought the worst of his life ended at Gettysburg. He was wrong. Kidnapped from his home and sold into slavery, Elias is trapped in a nightmare with no clear escape. The guards are armed, the desert promises death, and the men in charge hold the only thing he has left to lose: his wife, Mara.
John Cole is a former slave who made a bargain to buy his family’s freedom. He was supposed to walk away with them at his side. Instead, he finds himself in chains beside Elias, the man he condemned. Two broken men, bound by guilt and desperation, form an alliance forged by their will to survive.
To be free again, Elias and John must defy impossible odds, and that will only be the beginning. In the brutal shadow of the Old West, where betrayal is currency and life is cheap, survival demands everything. The question is whether the price will be more than either man can pay.
Tropes: Revenge story, Unlikely allies, Against natural elements
"From Captive to Reckoning" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.
Genre: Western
John Cole is a former slave who made a bargain to buy his family’s freedom. He was supposed to walk away with them at his side. Instead, he finds himself in chains beside Elias, the man he condemned. Two broken men, bound by guilt and desperation, form an alliance forged by their will to survive.
To be free again, Elias and John must defy impossible odds, and that will only be the beginning. In the brutal shadow of the Old West, where betrayal is currency and life is cheap, survival demands everything. The question is whether the price will be more than either man can pay.
Tropes: Revenge story, Unlikely allies, Against natural elements
"From Captive to Reckoning" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.
Genre: Western
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