In an alternate Wild West where humans and monsters coexist, a teenage sharpshooter and her revolver must defend a fort from a deadly dragon.

They say girls can't be gunslingers. Beth’s gonna prove ’em wrong.

Even if she has to fight a dragon to do it.

It won’t be easy to prove her worth while working as a hotel chambermaid in Golden City, Colorado. The famous battle that defeated the giants was fought thirteen years ago. The trolls remain confined east of the Mississippi. No one’s spotted a harpy since 1875.

But Beth trained with the legends: the ghost of Calamity Jane gave her the gun, Wild Bill Hickok taught her to shoot. And at sixteen, she’s ready to make a name of her own.

So, when strange assailants murder a visiting Arapaho shaman, Beth straps on her Colt .45. Without waiting for help, she must find the killers, defeat their dragon, and prevent the destruction of the West.

Edward J. Knight

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