{"product_id":"the-longhorn-reckoning-steve-denmark-9781961267060","title":"The Longhorn Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1861.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the Texas frontier near Sabinal, Paul Harlan believes his greatest challenges are drought, hard work, and providing for his family. He is wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of seemingly small decisions sets events into motion that will echo across battlefields, river campaigns, frontier settlements, and the vast reaches of the American West. As the nation descends into Civil War, lives become intertwined in ways none of them could foresee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong them is Sergeant Edward Harper of the 2nd Texas Cavalry, a soldier whose path carries him from the hardships of military service to encounters that will test his courage, loyalty, and humanity. Far away, Elias Burke, a mysterious sharpshooter delivers judgment from impossible distances, becoming a figure whispered about long after the smoke clears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Texas to Kansas, from the Mississippi River to Indian Territory, men and women struggle to survive a world where fate is often decided by a single choice-or a single shot. Comanche warriors, river sailors, frontier merchants, soldiers, outlaws, and settlers collide as old certainties disappear and new dangers emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet The Longhorn Reckoning is more than a story of conflict. It is a story of consequence. It explores how ordinary actions can shape extraordinary destinies, and how free will and circumstance combine to create the forces we call fate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in historical detail and grounded in extensive research, the novel brings the Civil War era frontier vividly to life. Authentic settings, unforgettable characters, and intertwining storylines create an epic Western adventure filled with suspense, mystery, sacrifice, and redemption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Longhorn Reckoning is the first published installment of the Reckoning Trilogy, a sweeping historical saga that follows the lives of those who endured one of the most turbulent periods in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome reckonings arrive with thunder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOthers arrive four seconds later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Denmark\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1961267063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781961267060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Booklocker.com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 542\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.38d","brand":"Steve Denmark","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48852986364159,"sku":"9781961267060","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-longhorn-reckoning-steve-denmark-9781961267060","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}