The Gus McIntyre Adventures

RUN LIKE THE WIND -- Highlights from the McIntyre Adventures

For readers who are new to The McIntyre Adventures, let me catch you up as well as familiarize you with some of the characters and the roles they play in this series of award-winning novels 

Gus McIntyre is fourteen years old when outlaws attack he and his father en route to the gold fields of the Dakota Territory. His father is killed and Gus wanders for days until he is rescued by a group of Texas cattlemen who are driving Longhorns to the thriving gold mining town of Deadwood. Eventually, he will avenge his father’s murder. 

RUN TO DANGER -- Working for the Circle-H Ranch, Gus is on the trail of cattle thieves when his is drygulched and wounded in an effort to retrieve the stolen steers. An ancient Apache chief, named Tatonga, befriends him and tends to his injuries. Then, they recover the Hamilton’s stolen property and return to the ranch. 

(These first two books were combined into a boxed
set, entitled “PAYBACK: Eye for an Eye, Book #1.)

CHASING GOLD -- Gus and Circle-H trail cook, Toots, are making their way back to the ranch with supplies when they discover a drifter, stranded in a sandstorm and near death. Before taking his last breath, the drifter slips a treasure map into the young cowhand’s fingers. It is thought to be a guide to the lost wealth of deposed Mexican Emperor Maximilian. Outlaws, a federal agent and the KKK covet the lost treasure. Gus and two friends, Kate and Lizzy Sanders, own the maps and are forced seek refuge in the village of Chief Tatonga. Once there, they recover a portion of the treasure. 

CHASING THE PAST -- After six months in hiding, Gus and his friends return to the Circle-H Ranch with bags of valuable jewels and precious metals. Slowed by the weight of the treasure and spring rains, Gus begins telling his friends the tale of how his great-great-grandfather, James Oliver McIntosh, came to the New World. The amazing story includes how James rescued his would-be bride, Rhona, who was held captive in a Cherokee camp in Kentucky.  

DANGEROUS CROSSINGS -- With money to burn and the desire to begin a new life, Gus and his best friend, Junior Hamilton, decide to escort Kate and Lizzy to Denver, where chaos reigns. Meanwhile, James and Rhona McIntyre leave the home of Daniel and Rebecca Boone to start anew in the most northern territory of the Virginia Commonwealth. They are among the first white people to call the wilderness home. 

UNWASNTED PURSUIT -- Gus, Kate and Corncob find Junior hiding out in Saguache, Colorado. He’s got a surprise for them, though. He’s not only struck it rich in the San Juan Mountains but has landed himself a wife. Again, they become the target of unsavory outlaws who want their riches. Will they make it back to Texas unscathed? 

MOUNTAIN MAYHEM -- James and Rhona invite a kidnapped and abused Mohawk woman and her son into their home, but their coexistence is fraught with hardship and trial. As revolt against British tyranny darkens the skies above the American Colonies, the Scottish couple who found peace in the Allegheny Mountains cannot avoid pain and hardship. When all hell breaks loose, Col. George Washington arrives on the scene with another Scotsman who will help save the day.