Distant Land

They were family, Clint Brannock, manhunter and man killer. Elizabeth Brannock, passionate idealist and courageous freedom fighter. Lon Brannock, icy gambler and lightning gunman, proud of the Indian strain in his blood. Jennifer Brannock, determined to win respect as a doctor, yet wondering if she could find happiness as a woman. Hank Brannock, a teenager at the crossroads between the law and the lawless.

Ties of blood bound them together—but in a New Mexico territory aflame with violence...where two kinds of people, and two ways of life, moved toward savage showdown...unbending Brannock pride and iron Brannock will threatened to rip them apart.

THREE MEN CONQUERED THE FRONTIER

Three Brannock brothers once came west. Now, one of them survives, and Clint Brannock feels the weight of responsibility as he does his job as a U.S. deputy marshal. Hunting down an outlaw in the Indian territories, Clint meets up with two of his nephews-one destined to live or die by the gun, the other to live or die in his shadow. And in Southern New Mexico, a beautiful sister-in-law, Elizabeth, presides over 100,000 rich acres-and dabbles in a dangerous game...

ONE MAN IS LEFT TO DEFEND IT...

A vigilante named Miguel Ortega is using terror to drive out Anglo settlers. A woman of her own proud heritage, Elizabeth Brannock has a grown son and daughter who each stand to inherit an empire. But she has forged a forbidden bond with Miguel Ortega. With violence spiraling out of control, the government sends Clint Brannock to lay down the law. Soon, every Brannock must take a stand and risk their life—for justice, each other, and the land that is now in their blood...

"Matt Braun is a master storyteller of frontier history."

—Elmer Kelton

"Matt Braun is head and shoulders above all the rest who would attempt to bring the gunmen of the old west to life."—Terry C. Johnston, author of The Plainsmen series

MATT BRAUN is a fourth generation Westerner, steeped in the tradition and lore of the frontier era. His books reflect a heritage rich with the truths of that bygone time. Raised among the Cherokee and Osage tribes, Braun learned their traditions and culture, and their philosophy became the foundation of his own beliefs. Like his ancestors, he has spent most of his life wandering the mountains and plains of the West. His heritage and his contribution to Western literature resulted in his appointment by the Governor of Oklahoma as a Territorial Marshal.

Braun is the author of forty-seven novels and four nonfiction works, including Black Fox, which was made into a CBS miniseries. Western Writers of America awarded Braun the prestigious Spur Award for his novel The Kincaids and the 2004 Wister Award for Lifetime Achievement in Western Literature.

Visit Matt Braun at: www.mattbraun.com