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- Fiction
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- Authors:
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Headstall
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- Editors:
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Timothy M.
Sidewinder
Sub-genres:
Adventure,
Drama,
General Romance,
Light Mystery,
Historical Romance,
Western,
Western Historical,
Western Romance
Life in the Old West was harsh. The work was hard, but the men were harder, and death.... well... it came easy. Boone had no one until he met Coy, a handsome cowboy with a good heart. Their friendship was quickly formed, and meant everything to him, but after five years of being at each other's side, it was time to move on. Coy didn't need him anymore, and Boone wanted someone made like he was. Finally accepting that was never going to be Coy, and tired of being rootless, he sets out to find a home... land that was his, and a place he could belong. Coy? Left on his own, what path will he take?
What was life like for a gay man in the Old West? Westerns are not a popular genre, but this author grew up on them, and I wrote this for me. This is my second story set in these times, and I wanted to explore how these men coped... how they survived, and what the attitudes of the times were. A lot of research went into this, but the trappings of the story are only a small part of it. This is a simple human drama about wanting what we all want... to stay alive, have a place to call our own, and someone to share it all with. Sometimes, it's just a dream....
- Signature Author
- 09/14/2020 (Updated: 01/25/2021)
- 20 Chapters
- 71,211 Words
- 283,471 Views
- 1,686 Comments
- Mature
- Complete
Story Recommendations (60 members)
- Action Packed 31
- Addictive/Pacing 46
- Characters 59
- Chills 11
- Cliffhanger 26
- Compelling 20
- Feel-Good 16
- Humor 11
- Smoldering 29
- Tearjerker 24
- Unique 40
- World Building 29
1 Story Award
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Reader's Choice 2023 - First Love
Earned
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17
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49
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Table of Contents
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1.
Chapter 1 The Wake
- 3,870 Words
- 11,720 Views
- 96 Comments
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Chapter 2 Fool's Gold
- 3,244 Words
- 8,630 Views
- 82 Comments
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Chapter 3 Gunny Sack
- 2,671 Words
- 6,184 Views
- 56 Comments
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Chapter 4 Lawman
- 3,494 Words
- 14,653 Views
- 92 Comments
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Chapter 5 Straight Shootin'
- 3,764 Words
- 7,491 Views
- 94 Comments
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Chapter 6 Cloudy Thinking
- 3,065 Words
- 6,135 Views
- 72 Comments
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Chapter 7 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- 5,259 Words
- 8,685 Views
- 114 Comments
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Chapter 8 Salvation
- 4,236 Words
- 11,922 Views
- 86 Comments
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Chapter 9 Faith and Angels
- 2,655 Words
- 7,409 Views
- 80 Comments
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Chapter 10 Praises for Blue
- 2,617 Words
- 8,351 Views
- 68 Comments
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Chapter 11 River of Dreams
- 2,701 Words
- 5,805 Views
- 77 Comments
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Chapter 12 Confessions and Commandments
- 3,754 Words
- 9,039 Views
- 86 Comments
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Chapter 13 Polecat
- 2,991 Words
- 5,960 Views
- 60 Comments
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Chapter 14 Trailworn
- 3,415 Words
- 6,552 Views
- 74 Comments
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Chapter 15 Larkspur
- 4,194 Words
- 7,104 Views
- 93 Comments
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Chapter 16 Explorations
- 5,881 Words
- 7,683 Views
- 102 Comments
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Chapter 17 Lessons Learned
- 3,550 Words
- 7,860 Views
- 86 Comments
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Chapter 18 Teamwork
- 3,567 Words
- 6,350 Views
- 70 Comments
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Chapter 19 Giddy Up
- 3,081 Words
- 5,534 Views
- 66 Comments
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Chapter 20 Epilogue: The Promised Land
- 3,202 Words
- 9,728 Views
- 122 Comments