Douglas Rawling

Stafford's Gun Douglas Rawling

The fighting is over. Thrown together by the ravages of war, a piecemeal, ragtag family heads west in hopes of finding new beginnings. When their journey ends in tragedy, two orphans are set adrift in the wild, vast expanse of the American frontier. Elizabeth, the younger of the two, is taken in by a married couple unable to have children of their own, while Joshua strikes out alone. Joshua's life becomes entangled in the violence of a lawless land, and when he is about to pay the ultimate price for his crimes, his path and Elizabeth's cross again. Past prayers are not forgotten, and hope dies hard. Joshua finds out the fighting is far from over, but that when love triumphs, it is never too late for new beginnings.