The Long Way Home. The Long Way Home, #1

The Long Way HomeA Neo-Western NovelSilas Vance thought he'd left the violence of the frontier behind. Once a feared U. S. Marshal, now a quiet preacher in the Idaho wilderness, he hopes to bury the past beneath prayer, timber smoke, and the steady rhythm of ranch life. But peace doesn't last long on the edges of a lawless world. When a ruthless outlaw kidnaps a local orphan boy, Silas is forced back onto the trail he swore never to ride again.
The mountains are unforgiving, the winter closing in, and the man he's hunting knows every dark corner of the backcountry. To save the child, Silas must confront not only a predator who thrives in the wild-but the part of himself he's tried hardest to forget. As the chase twists through high ridges, cold nights, and memories that cut deeper than any knife, Silas faces a stark truth: sometimes the long way home runs straight through hell.
A gripping blend of frontier grit, moral struggle, and relentless suspense, The Long Way Home is a character-driven Western for readers who love rugged landscapes, dangerous men, and a hero who discovers that redemption has a price.