Publisher's Synopsis
CATTLE, DUST AND DEATH.
When ex-gunman Trace Belden decides to buy some cattle and settle down on his own Texas spread, he gets more than he's bargained for--and not in a good way.
An ongoing confrontation with Cord Bishop, a man he once thought of as his best friend, taints every minute of the trail-drive back to the Belden ranch--with the loss of several prize Hereford cows and a violent ambush of Trace's crew.
As disaster strikes again and again, Trace realizes that the vendetta with Bishop can only result in tragedy and loss--and he vows not to lose either of the young boys who mean so much to him. But when Trace's younger brother, Lonny, begins to carry a gun, he knows he has to rein the wild youngster in before someone gets killed--if it's not already too late.
It's a long way back, with death and dreams awaiting the Beldens as they head home-- bound for Texas.
