Rails of Gold: A Dark Rails Novel

An empire built on blood. A frontier town pushed to the brink. One sheriff must choose between the badge and his soul.

In rain-soaked Clarksville, railroad agent Samuel Morrison dies clutching secrets that could topple an empire. His murder ignites a storm of greed and betrayal that threatens to consume the American West.

Sheriff Michael Daly - Civil War veteran, reluctant lawman, haunted by old debts - stands between the town's fragile peace and the ruthless ambitions of the Continental Railroad Company. When corporate enforcers arrive with forged land grants and a private army, Daly must decide: protect his badge, or defend what's right.

As violence erupts and alliances shift, Daly joins forces with a mysterious woman on the run from her past, a Shoshone chief fighting for his people, a frontier madam with her own secrets, and an orphaned boy who may hold the key to everything. Together, they uncover a conspiracy reaching from muddy main streets to the marble halls of Washington D.C.

Facing assassins, corrupt judges, and a hidden slave mine bankrolling political power, Daly and his allies are forced into a desperate fight for justice - even as the rails run red.

From explosive train chases to deadly courtroom drama, from forgotten Spanish gold to the heart of American power, Rails of Gold is a sweeping Western adventure of honor, greed, and the true price of progress.

For fans of Lonesome Dove and Hell on Wheels, this is the untold story of the West - brutal, complex, and heartbreakingly real. Book One in the Dark Rails series.