Instead of trying to find your perfect match in a dating app, we bring you the “Author-Reader Match" where we introduce you to authors you may fall in love with. It's our great pleasure to present David Nix.
Writes:
Sweeping tales that dig deep into overlooked historical corners of the Old West. Worlds where heroes sometimes need redemption, villains can earn sympathy, and all those who populated the frontier receive a starring role. Characters that pop from the page with compelling conflicts, realistic conversation, and a steady diet of humor. The American West is as high as the mountains and as wide as the sky. You deserve stories that do it justice.
About:
Author David Nix grew up in a Wyoming mountain town with a love of western movies, epic stories, and the vast wilderness at his doorstep. He writes stories that play like films, with tight plots, large casts, and twists you won’t see coming. David lives in Texas but has one foot rooted in Wyoming. On any given day he is an engineer traipsing through the woods with U.S. Army soldiers, a carpenter checking off boxes on a monumental “do” list, or a horse named Roger who only gives rides to his grandkids. When absent, he can probably be found on a trail somewhere.
What I’m looking for in my ideal reader match:
My ideal reader for DEAD MAN'S HAND must be seeking…
- Tacit loners in need of redemption
- Heinous villains with believable goals
- Overlooked peoples with untold stories
- Respectfully depicted native cultures
- Buffalo soldiers on the march
- Epic journeys across the western wilderness
- Monumental battles and existential fights
- Historical accuracy and truth
- Humorous banter to break all that damn tension
What to expect if we're compatible:
If compatible, you can expect…
- At least two more installments of the Jake Paynter saga
- Characters that feel like you know them
- Conversations that seem like you could have them
- Stories as big as the West but as intimate as a shared meal
- A Facebook and Twitter feed that keep you posted on what’s coming
Jake Paynter, 1
Jake Paynter is a doomed man. Haunted by an abusive childhood and his participation in atrocities of the Civil War, he seeks the isolation of the Plains Cavalry as a white officer for an all-Black buffalo soldier troop. Now, he is in irons and certain to be hanged for killing his captain after refusing an inhumane order. Despite his best efforts to maintain isolation, he starts to make friends on his journey to trial. The people of the wagon train begin looking to Paynter for leadership, and he reluctantly falls into the role.
The opportunity to escape arises when the wagon train is attacked by bandits, but Paynter's growing ties to the travelers compel him to stay. As his trial approaches, Paynter must lean on his friends for salvation, but the laws of the west are swift and harsh, and a grueling confrontation with his past is on the horizon.
Western [Sourcebooks Casablanca, On Sale: February 22, 2022, Mass Market Paperback / e-Book, ISBN: 9781728239651 / eISBN: 9781728239668]
David Nix grew up in a Wyoming mountain town at the border of the Wind River reservation. His time in town taught him that often the greatest stories have been either forgotten or were never told. Through his historical westerns, he now has the opportunity to share these stories with readers. He previously wrote in the historical romance space for ten years.
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