The Lion at Bay: A Western Historical Fiction Series (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798895672365)

He's a Southern hero in a country on the edge of war.

Sam Houston has survived scandal, battlefields, and broken hearts. Now older, wearier, but no less stubborn, he finds himself at the center of a storm once more.

The Republic of Texas is gone, absorbed into the United States, and Houston is its first senator-a larger-than-life figure navigating the muddy streets of Washington, D.C., where deals are made in whispers and betrayals happen in broad daylight.

Back home, he's a husband and father with a growing family. In the capital, he's a Southern unionist and slaveholder who dares to defy the rising tide of secession-and pays the price. As the nation barrels toward civil war, Houston is out of step with allies, enemies, and even his own state. But he refuses to back down.

From fiery Senate debates to the Texas governor's mansion, Houston fights a lonely battle against disunion, knowing the cost will be high-and knowing, too, that some principles are worth the sacrifice.