Young Pistolero (Young Pistolero Series) (Volume 1)

After shooting the haciendero who raped his younger sister, a seventeen-year-old Mexican peón is on the run riding the haciendero’s Appaloosa stallion. Heading north, young Rafael Ortega entered into the United States in 1866 to find life on the other side of the border holds new dangers along with the promise of a new life. A gachupín aristocrat, Benicío Zuniga, of an old Spanish New Mexican family, now deposed of his land and wealth, turns to the outlaw life for revenge. He’ll kill anybody in his rage, even his own brother. From the author of Elfego Baca, Destined to Survive, this gritty tale is set in the American Southwest as Americans and Mexicans struggle after the Mexican-American War. Americans are flooding this old Spanish territory and the bastions of social status are quickly changing. From the opposite sides of the old Spanish caste system, Rafael and Benicío seek to find new lives in the American Southwest, but only one will survive. The material in this book is for mature audiences only and contains graphic content and language. It is intended for readers aged 18 and older.