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ATDrake · 06-07-2017, 02:27 PM

Redemption Trail by Preston Wood (Hollywood.com profile), a retired screenwriter who wrote many episodes of various classic TV westerns, is his standalone historical western action adventure novel, this one set during the California Gold Rush, starring a man who sets out with some friends with dreams of striking it rich and through a series of mishaps ends up a wanted man in the aftermath of a failed raid on gold-grabbing outlaws, as you do, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint.

This was originally published in 2010 by self-publishing packager AuthorHouse and later picked up by a Willowbank Books, which appears to have been a now-defunct small press started by two (other) genre authors.

Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program)

Description
Word of gold in California was the opportunity that Solomon Weatherbee had been waiting for his whole life.

Handing in his notice at Mr Hennepin’s store, he takes $7.50 from the cash box, his weathered mare, and his father’s old Harper’s Ferry rifle.

It was time to make his fortune.

Striking out on his own, Weatherbee meets Ad and George on the road. The three team up, devising money-making schemes.

But with Weatherbee’s wandering eyes, and George’s taste for whisky, it is not long before they run into trouble.

Weatherbee’s relations with the wife of Captain McCusker sets him on path full of wild adventures of narrow escapes.

With pockets full of gold, he sets to work in the brasuda, the bush country between the Rio Grande and the Neuces, with a plan to catch cattle and take them to the Californian gold fields to sell.

He needs capital and has been told that the wealthy John McCourt is the man to give it to him.

But McCourt is embroiled in an adventure of his own: finding the Mexican gang that tortured the Schwainert brothers for their gold.

Weatherbee will have to help McCourt carry out his raid and find the killers before he can secure his loan.

But the raid is a disaster. Chino escapes, and targets Weatherbee as a wanted man.

Can Weatherbee find his fortune, with a price on his head?

Redemption Trail is an action-packed western adventure set against the backdrop of the Californian gold rush.

06-07-2017, 02:27 PM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (Kindle) Redemption Trail by Preston Wood [California Gold Rush Mishap Western] Redemption Trail by Preston Wood (Hollywood.com profile), a retired screenwriter who wrote many episodes of various classic TV westerns, is his standalone historical western action adventure novel, this one set during the California Gold Rush, starring a man who sets out with some friends with dreams of striking it rich and through a series of mishaps ends up a wanted man in the aftermath of a failed raid on gold-grabbing outlaws, as you do, free for a limited time courtesy of publisher Endeavour Press' Pioneering imprint. This was originally published in 2010 by self-publishing packager AuthorHouse and later picked up by a Willowbank Books, which appears to have been a now-defunct small press started by two (other) genre authors. Currently free @ Amazon (available to Canadians & in the UK and pretty much everywhere else Amazon sells worldwide, since this is being done via their KDP Select exclusive-or-else program) Description Word of gold in California was the opportunity that Solomon Weatherbee had been waiting for his whole life. Handing in his notice at Mr Hennepin’s store, he takes $7.50 from the cash box, his weathered mare, and his father’s old Harper’s Ferry rifle. It was time to make his fortune. Striking out on his own, Weatherbee meets Ad and George on the road. The three team up, devising money-making schemes. But with Weatherbee’s wandering eyes, and George’s taste for whisky, it is not long before they run into trouble. Weatherbee’s relations with the wife of Captain McCusker sets him on path full of wild adventures of narrow escapes. With pockets full of gold, he sets to work in the brasuda, the bush country between the Rio Grande and the Neuces, with a plan to catch cattle and take them to the Californian gold fields to sell. He needs capital and has been told that the wealthy John McCourt is the man to give it to him. But McCourt is embroiled in an adventure of his own: finding the Mexican gang that tortured the Schwainert brothers for their gold. Weatherbee will have to help McCourt carry out his raid and find the killers before he can secure his loan. But the raid is a disaster. Chino escapes, and targets Weatherbee as a wanted man. Can Weatherbee find his fortune, with a price on his head? Redemption Trail is an action-packed western adventure set against the backdrop of the Californian gold rush.