To help his family, he had to become a legend. But legends in the Old West are paid for in blood.

In the unforgiving backcountry of the early 1900s, young Bee Adkins learns survival is a lesson taught with a hard hand. Raised under a pious, temperamental father, Bee’s skill with a rifle isn’t a hobby—it’s the only thing keeping his family from starvation. When drought and debt shatter their life in Texas, Bee makes an unthinkable sacrifice: at fourteen, he journeys alone into the violent, unpredictable borderlands of revolutionary Mexico, vowing to help his family.

In a land ravaged by conflict, the quiet boy is forged into a legend known only as “The Kid.” His uncanny ability to hunt predators—both animal and human—makes him a feared and sought-after gunhand, but every dollar sent home comes at a cost to his soul. As the line between protector and killer blurs, Bee must confront the man he is becoming and decide if it's possible to save his family without losing himself to the unforgiving violence of the West.

Spanning two decades and the changing face of the American West, Path of the Peacemaker is the gripping first novel in the Bee Adkins series. A must-read for fans of historical westerns, epic family sagas, and powerful, character-driven stories in the vein of Lonesome Dove and The Son.