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Book no.1

Devices of Shame- Released October of 2023

Oscar Reynolds rides into Cheyenne from Texas on a cattle drive. Only in town for a few days, he meets Mary and doesn’t want to leave her behind. Deciding to stay, he finds himself working for the Black Hills Stage and Express Company. The gold rush is on, and Oscar is tasked with protecting the people and gold flowing in and out of the Black Hills.

With the gold in the roots of plants, all walks of life are flocking to the area to become rich or die trying. Oscar becomes the law in a land where everyone is trying to make their fortune through any means necessary. Bandits continuously rob stagecoaches, and the law attempts to protect the lives and valuables they transport. Before he knows it, Oscar is thrust into a battle of good versus evil.

Newly married and beginning his life in the Black Hills, Oscar wants to be good in a land of sin. New mining towns are developing throughout the mountain range, and he and his new wife decide to move to the middle of it all. While all the new citizens bring shame to the land, Oscar is dealing with his own shame and a proclivity for drinking. The lines become blurred between right and wrong for him.

After personal tragedies along the trail, he feels the weight of avenging the death of a friend and suffers the shame of being unsuccessful. As Oscar begins to slip into a downward spiral of addiction, the ones he loves are pushed away by his selfish behavior. Hopeless and defeated, Oscar finds himself on the wrong side of the law, making choices that threaten to cost him everything.

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The Assayer's Fire- Released December of 2024

In the sequel to "Devices of Shame" we discover that while in jail, sober life has been easy for Oscar. After his release, staying sober proves to be a much more difficult task. Oscar Reynolds embarks on a journey of self-discovery as he attempts to learn how to live a sober life. He searches for a rewarding career that he can learn and grow from. After attempting new jobs, Oscar finds passion as an assay.

Ignoring past sins proves to be an ineffective solution for Oscar’s life. While he receives guidance in the teachings of a preacher, Oscar searches for what defines him as a person and how to leave his past sins behind. Oscar cannot run from his past but instead learns to seek atonement for his sins.

While Oscar is on his own journey, we follow two of the main characters in Oscar’s life. Fred is bitter and unable to forgive the ones who have wronged him. Trying to find a path that balances a rewarding career with what is best for his family. Fred clings to his family, feeling he needs to be their protector. Luke handles running the Black Hills Stagecoach and Express Company and finds himself constantly by the responsibilities of being an influential part of the community. He works to strengthen relationships, but continuously has to put work before himself.

Shaped by fire, these characters learn the importance of defining themselves as people. While Oscar learns through the worst moments of his life, he is a changed man and there is nothing he can't concur with a sober mind.