T. A. Barnes

If nothing is worth dying for, what value has this life?

A tale of childhood friends and separation and sacrifice that hurts to consider. Two boys and a girl grown together in the grand estate country of Virginia in the 1960s share with us their trust, their bond, their preposterous chances of preserving the fragile intimacy of the young. They make us laugh, these summer children, right before they make us cry. They take our hope and stomp on it, break it and ruin it, then give it back as something more, something invaluable that we need to have.

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They say love can save you,
but it’s also been known to kill

Joe Tom: A young horse trainer of the old school with heroes of flesh and blood and calloused hands and honest hearts. His dreams are quiet and strong, his love as hot as a Texas sun in August and just as perilous. Can he really ride a reckless love like a crazy old horse?

Donna Jean: Wild, elusive and dazzling, she’s easy to chase, hard to catch, hurt beyond repair and dangerous when she loves. She’s Joe Tom’s idea of perfection and almost all he wants in life, until he wins her.

Ronnie: Quiet half-sister to Donna Jean and everything she’s not. If she steps out of the shadows will she save him or complete the slaughter?

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