Drought and War: A Classic Western Series (Brookside, Oregon Territory Book #3)

The sky hasn’t rained in weeks—and the ground isn’t the only thing ready to break. In the scorched summer of 1848, the Oregon frontier teeters on the edge of collapse. The drought has turned Brookside into a tinderbox, where failed crops and dying livestock fuel fear and rising tempers. But for Constable Tobias Kennedy, the danger isn’t just the weather—it’s the people. Once a mountain man, now the law in a land with little order, Kennedy knows the signs of trouble. Whispers of an Indian uprising ripple through the valley, and when a mysterious medicine show rolls into town, its flashy promises and crooked dealings ignite unrest. As old wounds reopen and blame spreads like wildfire, Kennedy must walk a knife’s edge between duty and survival. Backed by his grizzled fur-trade partner and haunted by a growing attachment to the widow Irene Creighton, Kennedy faces the impossible: protect a town cracking under pressure while keeping his own heart from slipping out of reach. In a land where the sky won’t rain and the peace won’t hold, one man must stand against the storm. Return to the Oregon frontier in this gripping third installment, where every drop of water and every ounce of trust could be the last.