Wil's Claim

In this Christian suspense set in the time of the 1901 Oklahoma Land Lottery, Callie Shepherd refuses to share her husband's dream of homesteading free land. When Wil heads for Oklahoma Territory to register for the lottery, he leaves without a proper goodbye. When he doesn't return, Callie refuses to believe her husband is dead. She worries that he may be wounded and bleeding somewhere. Or maybe he decided to settle in the new land without her. When she receives notice that Wil has drawn a low number in the lottery, she knows he will show up to stake his claim if he is able. Confident that she has the skills to protect herself, she heads for Oklahoma Territory alone in defiance of her twin brother's strong objection. She must find out... Is she a widow or a wife? Her brother Cliff and Wil's best friend Toby catch up with the over-crowded train, and a few days later, they stand nearby when Wil's number is called and a tall, redhead, looking much like Wil and wearing his turquoise hatband, steps up to the map to mark his claim. It isn't Wil. Callie's hope vanishes as her faith fades, and the void is filled with anger toward the man who killed Wil and stole his claim. Determined to take revenge and recover Wil's hatband, she lets anger take control. Armed with the guns her grandfather gave her, and confident in her gun skills, Callie ventures deeper into the rugged, untamed land filled with outlaw gangs, claim jumpers, and relentless prospectors. Cliff and Toby try, but can anyone stop her from becoming a victim of the lawless or carrying out a plan that is likely to put her on the wrong side of the law?