Lanigan's Legacy A Novel of the American West Some men are born into trouble. Others ride straight into it with their heads high and their hearts set on something better. Ethan Lanigan was a man you didn't cross—but one you were glad to call a friend. After a life spent scouting the frontier, he came home to Bandera, Texas, to raise a family and chase a quieter dream. He found it once. Then he lost it. And when he set out to build a new life for his children in the Idaho Territory, he paid for that dream with his life. What follows is not just a story of revenge or redemption—it's the long, hard trail of two young people trying to make sense of a world where justice is often paid for in blood, and right and wrong ride a thin fence line. Over four years and across hundreds of miles, Ian and Katie Lanigan will fight for what their father believed in. They'll face outlaws, wild land, and a ruthless enemy who hunts them from the shadows. They'll gain allies worth dying for—and lose more than they ever expected. But through it all, they'll grow into the kind of people the West was meant to shape: quiet, fierce, and unshakably loyal. Gritty, heartfelt, and true to the bone, Lanigan's Legacy is a Western in the truest sense—less about gunfights and more about grit, character, and the hard choices that forge legends. If you believe a good story should leave dust in your teeth and a lump in your throat, this one's for you.