End of the Rope — Brad E. Hainsworth

Obediah knew how it would end before it began. His years in the mountains, living with and running from Indians of one tribe or another, had taught him well. They were at loggerheads with this proud man waiting for them in the growing heat of the prairie. Their encounter here in this place would end in violence as surely as the sun burned in the heavens above, because true communication simply was not possible. Fire on my command. It was Major Finch. One volley in unison will break their charge. The ground shook with the thunder of hooves as the Indians rode down on the small encampment, their screams filling the crisp morning air. In End of the Rope, Brad E Hainsworth brings life to the heart-rending struggles endured by those who opened and settled the American West. It is a story of love and conflict so compelling, the reader will not want to set it down until the last page is turned. By any standard End of the Rope is a superb novel.