{"product_id":"hard-country-shane-p-miller-9798233094651","title":"Hard Country","description":"\u003cp\u003eThought for 2m 17s\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1500-character summary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHard Country\u003c\/em\u003e follows Russ Harbin, a white West Texas rancher fighting drought, debt, and pride, and his wife Nyaluak Ruon, a dark-skinned East African woman whose covenant loyalty is stronger than romance and harder than comfort. When Harbin Draw's fence is cut, cattle are stolen, water is sabotaged, and a land buyer circles the south pasture, Russ wants anger. Nyaluak pushes him toward records, discipline, patience, and shared decisions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat first looks like cattle theft becomes a pressure campaign built around old water, hidden access, bank weakness, and clean paper with dirty intent. With help from loyal ranch hands, Deputy Cruz Ortega, a veterinarian, a water contractor, a banker, and a land attorney, Russ and Nyaluak defend the ranch through evidence instead of impulse. Gates are logged. Brands are documented. Cameras are placed. Offers are refused. The trail exposes Dale Brackett's weakness, Lyle Mercer's involvement, and Blaine Corder's appetite for land he cannot openly take.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stolen cattle are found alive, but the victory is not easy or complete. Corder remains dangerous, the bank still waits, and the old well is no miracle. Yet Harbin Draw stops bleeding quietly. Russ finally understands that the land came from his family, but the life built there belongs to him and Nyaluak together. \u003cem\u003eHard Country\u003c\/em\u003e is a realistic modern Western about marriage, land, cattle, debt, faith, restraint, and the hard work of holding ground when every shortcut comes with a hook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shane P. Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798233094651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shane P Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.79d","brand":"Shane P. Miller","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665630793983,"sku":"9798233094651","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bba51e6f-f874-41da-a197-07d75d9689a2.jpg?v=1792012959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hard-country-shane-p-miller-9798233094651","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}