Territorial character archive / 1882
Behind the portrait.
Sheriff Jesse Lovett knows Redstone Crossing by its routines: who opens before sunrise, which horses are unfamiliar, and the difference between a loud disagreement and a dangerous silence. He has served as sheriff for seven years when Coldwater Pass opens.
His rounds take him along Front Street, past Elena Aldrete’s breakfast counter, Amos Kettle’s mercantile, the land office, and Pete Dunbar’s forge. The sheriff’s work depends as much on listening and recognizing small changes as it does on the authority of his badge.
Jesse is part of the Lovett family whose homestead lies east of town. In the first novel, family ties and the demands of his office come into conflict. The revelations belong to the book.