From Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards comes a blistering new novel in his OâMalley saga, trailing one familyâs epic struggle to live out their dreams on the deadly battleground of the Texas Frontier . . . Whip Station, a critical stop on the Butterfield stagecoach line, is dead smack in the middle of no-manâs land. The lawless call it an easy target. Joe OâMalley calls it home. If anybody can tame a wild, violent territory, itâs the seasoned frontiersman. So can his family, who have the same pride and honor coursing through their veins. Helping to plant roots is his son Jackson, a former wrangler married to a steadying force of nature. Joeâs grandchildren have their own brand of grit. The boyâa firebrand with a knife. The girlâbook-smart and wicked-wise. But Whip Station is also hunting ground for Mexican revolutionaries, savage Indians, post-war renegade Confederates, and the deadliest outlaws who ever drew a breath. Itâs time for the OâMalleys to take aim. With a rawhide-tough will to survive, theyâre banding together to protect their future against the most savage odds imaginable.
âDusty Richards is the embodiment of the Old West.â âStoryteller Magazine
From Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards comes a blistering new novel in his OâMalley saga, trailing one familyâs epic struggle to live out their dreams on the deadly battleground of the Texas Frontier . . . Whip Station, a critical stop on the Butterfield stagecoach line, is dead smack in the middle of no-manâs land. The lawless call it an easy target. Joe OâMalley calls it home. If anybody can tame a wild, violent territory, itâs the seasoned frontiersman. So can his family, who have the same pride and honor coursing through their veins. Helping to plant roots is his son Jackson, a former wrangler married to a steadying force of nature. Joeâs grandchildren have their own brand of grit. The boyâa firebrand with a knife. The girlâbook-smart and wicked-wise. But Whip Station is also hunting ground for Mexican revolutionaries, savage Indians, post-war renegade Confederates, and the deadliest outlaws who ever drew a breath. Itâs time for the OâMalleys to take aim. With a rawhide-tough will to survive, theyâre banding together to protect their future against the most savage odds imaginable.
âDusty Richards is the embodiment of the Old West.â âStoryteller Magazine