TEXAS Tainted Dreams - Paperback

by Vivian McCullough (Author)

Winner - 2026 Texas Authors Texas Best Book Award for Historical Fiction Western.

TEXAS Tainted Dreams follows the life of William Riley Gotcher from one adventure to another. It is based on the true story of a young man who grows up searching for his dream, while struggling to overcome losses along the way.

This engaging tale continues the Gotcher family story that began in "Pawnee Prisoner, The Story of Jane Gotcher Crawford", and will have you empathizing with the young man's challenges and celebrating his successes. An action-packed novel, it takes you along on the journey as Riley goes from a teamster hauling freight, to a rancher, to fighting Indians as a Mounted Ranger, and finally as a trail boss on the Chisholm Trail. The adversity along the way deepens his love/hate relationship with the Texas frontier.

Will the love of his life finally be able to save him, or will they both be victims of tainted dreams?