Ride The Wild Range

by Cheryl Pierson

Young Will Green's entire family is murdered by Red Eagle's Apache renegades. During the long days and nights of captivity, Will plans his vengeance as only a ten-year-old boy can. But those plans are thwarted, along with his own imminent death, by a lone stranger who boldly walks into the Apache camp and forcefully takes Will from the band of warriors. Angry and humiliated, the Indians swear to follow Will and his savior as soon as they can round up their horses-and they won't stop until blood runs red. Jacobi Kane is a man of few words and a questionable past, but it doesn't take long for trust to build between him and Will. As Will struggles to recover from his own horrific ordeal and losses, Kane is forced to face some demons of his own. Peace is elusive, as Red Eagle's band strikes again, and a cadre of lawmen come calling for Kane to track the bloodthirsty renegade down and put an end to the Apaches' reign of terror across Texas and Indian Territory. But by this time, Kane has other responsibilities-Will, a new wife, and a baby on the way. Can he leave them behind to do what no other man has been able to, or will his own past keep him from his duty? Yet another menace looms, as frightening to Will as the Apaches ever were. His wealthy Yankee grandfather is determined to wrest Will away from his newfound family and beloved western ways to bring him back to Boston and a life he can never embrace

220 pages, Paperback

First published August 3, 2014

Reviews

[Roxanne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cheryl Pierson skillfully pulls you into the lives of a man and a boy who save each other, then stand together to build new lives. These are real people moving forward cautiously, haunted by who and what they have lost, determined to make their survival count, learning that they can always rely on each other.

Will is a real boy. He frets about being unwanted, blusters he can take care of himself. He is caught between the horrors he has seen that force him to make shocking grown up decisions, and being a young boy who just wants to lean into a hug.

Jacobi is a real man living with the memory of horrors of his own, focused on keeping a promise and dedicated to building a solid, peaceful life with and for Will and himself.

I felt I was riding with them, or sitting in front of their fire, drinking coffee with them as they faced yet another twist in their fractured lives. I actually forgot I was reading, and just lived with them.

You will not regret reading this.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved this was from the kid's POV