A Gunslinger’s Bloody Mission: A Historical Western Adventure Novel (Grit and Glory on the Frontier)
Buck Blackman is an infamous gunslinger with a questionable reputation. In an effort to leave his traumatic past behind and ease his conscience, he saves Pawnee Jones from getting hanged after a gambling game. With Pawnee by his side though, he soon finds himself caught in a bloody mission, where he will have to face the menace of the mad Charley O’Leary, son of an Irish gang lord.
When he meets a family fleeting O’Leary, Buck falls in love with their daughter, April, and promises to protect them along their way on the Oregon Trail.A perilous quest begins…Helping the McCain family proves more dangerous than any duel Buck has survived. Buck and Pawnee soon intertwine in constant shoot-outs with O’Leary's Pinkerton Agents, hired to capture April and drag her back to Chicago. As the journey across the Oregon Trail slowly reveals its many dangers, Buck's love for April grows and the group gets to know some unlikely allies that prove to be an important asset to their mission.Will they survive the harsh trail?Buck keeps trying to protect the wagons while fighting off Indians and bandits' attacks with Pawnee.
The more they cross mountains and deserts to reach the lush valleys in the Oregon Territories, the more they feel O’Leary's threatening presence approaching. Will he succeed in capturing April?
Will Buck's ride on the wagon train be the thing that finally redeems him?"A Gunslinger's Bloody Mission" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 80,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.