In this second book in the Fortunes of the Black Hills family saga series, Brazos Fortune has left a towering legacy. He's a western legend. His son Todd now struggles to prove himself and find his own identity in the Shadow of Legends.
Book 2, Fortunes of the Black Hills Series: Shadow of Legends by Christy Award winning author Stephen Bly
In this second book in the Fortunes of the Black Hills family saga series, Brazos Fortune has left a towering legacy. He’s a western legend. His son Todd now struggles to prove himself and find his own identity in the Shadow of Legends.
Todd Fortune must follow his father as he takes over the family business. He’s partnered with his wife, a fast-paced city girl who’s not willing to settle into a Deadwood, Dakota Territory small town lifestyle. A tale of daily hardships and hard-earned victories, Todd struggles to prove himself a committed husband and a courageous frontiersman. All of this in the wake of his father’s shadow. Cross-country chases, deadly showdowns, and budding romances weave the story of this second powerful novel in the Black Hills family saga novel series. Published by B&H Books.
Note from Fortunes of the Black Hills series author Stephen Bly about Deadwood, Dakota Territory:
No other boom town in the late 19th century remained isolated for so long. The railroad first punched, prodded, and pleaded its way across the West in 1869. But Deadwood remained a stagecoach and freight wagon town until 1890. That meant for its first fifteen years, only the dauntless would make the journey. And only the courageous, and the lucky, would survive.
One thing all the people of Deadwood, Dakota Territory held in common, no matter what part of town they called home. They lived life in the shadows. The gulch is deep. The mountains steep. The winter sun stayed out on the Black Hills and Dakota plains until late morning. Finally it exploded above White Rocks and cleansed the city of shadows ….
Life in the shadows. It happens to all of us. We stand so close to a dominant personality that our reflection can hardly be noticed. Someone more famous. More skilled. More powerful. Sometimes they are people we hardly know. Sometimes they are members of our own family. But does God call us all the bright light of day, or does He destine some of us to live in the shadows? The answer is not always easy. Perhaps that’s why Todd Fortune’s struggle is not too much different from many of ours.
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Other books in the Fortunes of the Black Hills series include: Beneath a Dakota Cross, The Long Trail Home, Friends and Enemies, Last of the Texas Camp, The Next Roundup
For more about legends of the Old West, check out Bill O’Reilly’s Legends & Lies: The Real West
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Shadow of Legends
Audio BookAudio book edition of Shadow of Legends in the Fortunes of the Black Hills family saga novels SHADOW OF LEGENDS AUDIO
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