When he runs into a vicious band of thieves, can a western hero bent on retiring ride away from a brutal confrontation? Jack Sage is ready to hang up his guns. So after rescuing a family from a flooded house, the guarded lawman is delighted to discover a steal of a price for a string of horses and 400 head of cattle to start his ranch. But to get his herd from Texas to Kansas, he faces a seven-hundred-mile journey fraught with swollen rivers, difficult crossings, and a cutthroat gang of rustlers. Meeting a sheriff who asks for his help bringing in the wanted outlaws, the aspiring rancher refuses to be distracted from his plan. But when those ruthless criminals attack them, leaving a trail of carnage in their wake, Jack vows to do whatever it takes to deliver justice... Following a path littered with blood and bodies, will he turn up dead or alive? Without the Star is the action-packed second book in the Jack Sage Western series. If you like well-developed characters, gritty gunfights, and authentic settings, then you'll love Donald L. Robertson's ace in the hole.