He rode the unrideable. Now, he’s fighting the earth itself to save his daughter.
Dusty Hayes is a man of scars. A former rodeo champion with a shattered knee and a hollowed-out life, he’s looking for one thing: a place where the floor doesn’t tilt. When he moves his traumatized daughter, Lily, to a bankrupt ranch in the shadows of the Montana glaciers, he thinks he''s finally found home.
He was wrong.
The ground beneath Stone Creek is breathing. Beneath the frost lies a labyrinth of rotting timber and forgotten mineshafts—the "West Sector." As the first sinkhole opens like a hungry mouth in his yard, Dusty realizes he’s standing on a trapdoor.
To survive, Dusty must navigate more than just shifting shale. He must face:
Dusty Hayes is a man of scars. A former rodeo champion with a shattered knee and a hollowed-out life, he’s looking for one thing: a place where the floor doesn’t tilt. When he moves his traumatized daughter, Lily, to a bankrupt ranch in the shadows of the Montana glaciers, he thinks he''s finally found home.
He was wrong.
The ground beneath Stone Creek is breathing. Beneath the frost lies a labyrinth of rotting timber and forgotten mineshafts—the "West Sector." As the first sinkhole opens like a hungry mouth in his yard, Dusty realizes he’s standing on a trapdoor.
To survive, Dusty must navigate more than just shifting shale. He must face:
- A Town with Long Memories: The locals see an outsider ready to bleed the land dry.
A Woman of the Rock: Emma Clark, the teacher who challenges him to stop standing on the battlements alone.
A Deadly Secret: A hidden vault of silver that holds the key to a seventy-year-old crime—and Dusty’s own family's downfall.
When the mountain begins to purge its secrets in a violent flood of black water and ancient ghosts, Dusty faces the ultimate ride. He can’t win this one with a rope or a Stetson. He has to win it with the truth. Or the hollows will take them both.
"The Longest Run" is a gripping tale of redemption, industrial mystery, and the unbreakable bond between a father and daughter. Perfect for fans of C.J. Box, Craig Johnson, and gritty contemporary westerns.
Genre: Romance
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