by Stephen Bly (Author)
The Joyton family runs a station for the famed Butterfield Stage Line on a mountain pass in southern Arizona. A pleasant, solitary lifestyle. Until a stagecoach arrives with a dead man inside. They are told the mysterious man accidentally shot himself. But fourteen-year-old Drew Joyton suspects foul play. Meanwhile, a new family arrives and begins to build a store, even though no town exists nearby. And a dangerous stranger appears. Then hostile Apaches pin down two wagon drivers headed for the pass. Drew and his sister Blaze must decide whether to risk their lives to bring help.
Author Biography
Stephen Bly (1944-2011) published more than 100 fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children. He was a winner of the Christy Award in the Westerns category. His widow, Janet Chester Bly, and their three sons, finished his last novel for him, Stuart Brannon's Final Shot, a Selah Award Finalist. He was raised on a farm and served as pastor for churches in California and Idaho.