The Bad Life: A Historical Western (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798895678190)

Five girls. One unforgiving frontier. And a debt written in blood.

Cast out of an Irish orphanage in 1874, Alva North lands in America with nothing but four girls depending on her and a hard-earned talent for survival. When hunger drives them into crime on New York's streets, Alva's choices keep them alive-but also put a man in the ground. Now they're running.

Fleeing south by rail, Alva collides with a Texas Ranger who knows the law-and recognizes trouble when he sees it. But the past doesn't stay buried. A vicious gang and a pack of ruthless brothers are riding hard on their trail, sworn to claim vengeance for the killing Alva can't undo.

Every mile tightens the noose. Every decision risks the lives of the only family she's ever had. To save her girls, Alva must decide how far she's willing to go-and whether trusting a lawman will save them...or damn them all. Because out on the frontier, justice comes fast, mercy comes slow, and survival always exacts its price.

When the reckoning comes, only one side will walk away.