The Whisper of His Irons
(2025)(A book in the Saga of Southwest Western series)
A novel by James Leonard
Here comes another western adventure of relentless action, obstacles and a touch of western romance
At twelve years old, Flint McCrae buried his mother with his own hands after raiders tore through their Missouri homestead. From that day, he swore he’d never show mercy again.
Seven years later, he has his father’s guns and a list of names. The men who killed her are nearly gone, one bullet at a time.
To most, Flint is already a legend.
A shadow on horseback who rides the wind from Kansas to the frontier towns beyond.
To Edda May, daughter of a boardinghouse keeper, he’s a quiet young man hollowed by grief.
Each name he crosses off draws him closer to Briar Conley, the outlaw who started it all.
The killings grow harsher, the stories louder, and the line between justice and vengeance thins to nothing.
Edda hopes he can still turn back. Flint isn’t sure he can.
As the final reckoning nears, Flint must decide whether there’s anything left of the boy who once knew love, or if he’s become the very monster he hunts.
When the last shot is fired, will he be the one who walks away, or become the ghost he’s been chasing?
A Historical Western Adventure book by James Leonard is a standalone and can be read out of order.
Genre: Western
At twelve years old, Flint McCrae buried his mother with his own hands after raiders tore through their Missouri homestead. From that day, he swore he’d never show mercy again.
Seven years later, he has his father’s guns and a list of names. The men who killed her are nearly gone, one bullet at a time.
To most, Flint is already a legend.
A shadow on horseback who rides the wind from Kansas to the frontier towns beyond.
To Edda May, daughter of a boardinghouse keeper, he’s a quiet young man hollowed by grief.
Each name he crosses off draws him closer to Briar Conley, the outlaw who started it all.
The killings grow harsher, the stories louder, and the line between justice and vengeance thins to nothing.
Edda hopes he can still turn back. Flint isn’t sure he can.
As the final reckoning nears, Flint must decide whether there’s anything left of the boy who once knew love, or if he’s become the very monster he hunts.
When the last shot is fired, will he be the one who walks away, or become the ghost he’s been chasing?
A Historical Western Adventure book by James Leonard is a standalone and can be read out of order.
Genre: Western
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