Crackshot

May 10th, 1869 marked the momentous day when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad joined in Promontory, Utah and became the Transcontinental Railway. No longer was the West a hazardous and costly journey made only by the most adventurous or the most desperate. With first class train cars to take them there, the wealthy began to migrate as well, starting what was called the "Nobility Ranches" and belief in their "Manifest Destiny" to be fulfilled. Crackshot is a story of one such ranch and the bold men and women who created it. The Way West, volume one of the trilogy, starts in 1878. Harry "Red" Clemens wins a ranch in a poker game but has not the funds to stock it. Working in the horse racing world on the East Coast to make his stake, he meets newlyweds Justin and Morgan Ashworth. Justin, a second son with dreams much larger than his small inheritance. Morgan, bold and unconventional, ready to meet head on any challenge. The threesome form a partnership and move out West together beginning the bright dream that is Crackshot. Join them in their quest to build one of the great working ranches of the West from in the saddle and behind the bedroom doors! This sizzling adventure that ranges from wealthy Virginia plantations to rough and ready Colorado is not to be missed.

May 10th, 1869 marked the momentous day when the Central Pacific Railroad and the Union Pacific Railroad joined in Promontory, Utah and became the Transcontinental Railway. No longer was the West a hazardous and costly journey made only by the most adventurous or the most desperate. With first class train cars to take them there, the wealthy began to migrate as well, starting what was called the "Nobility Ranches" and belief in their "Manifest Destiny" to be fulfilled. Crackshot is a story of one such ranch and the bold men and women who created it. What Will Be Will Be is the final novel in the Crackshot trilogy. Several years have passed since Crackshot Ranch was established in Rifle, Colorado. The partners have endured and the ranch now flourishes, their race horses winning at tracks both East and West. Near to Denver, a man called Slim Hathaway strives to regain his past. He is helped along by the devotion of the bookish, lovely Althea and her father, ranch owner Lawrence Bell. But the troubles are not yet over at Crackshot. Beautiful yet tough as nails, Morgan, will go to any length to protect those she holds dear; with the strong support of the men of Crackshot who ride with her. Sensual and glamorous, while rough and raw this story whips you along to its climatic conclusion!