The Last Drive

One last cattle drive could save Elias Boone's ranch. It may cost him the son he has already nearly lost.Six years after his wife's death, Elias accepts a final contract to move three hundred and twenty cattle from Texas to Kansas. He expects bad water, dangerous crossings, violent weather, and men willing to steal what they cannot earn. He does not expect sixteen-year-old Caleb to force his way onto the drive.Caleb has never forgiven his father for being away when his mother died. Elias sees a reckless boy too hungry to prove himself. Caleb sees an aging trail boss who trusts cattle more readily than his own son. As storms scatter the herd, rustlers test the night watches, and every hard decision becomes public, the distance between them threatens the crew as much as any danger on the trail.But Caleb is learning quickly-and Elias must decide whether leadership means holding every rein or recognizing when someone else is ready to carry the weight.THE LAST DRIVE is a character-driven historical Western about fathers and sons, earned trust, buried grief, and the difficult courage required to come home.