The Robbers Cave Gold: A Novel

A warm western adventure with a treasure hunt and a clean, tender romance — set in the Sans Bois Mountains of the Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory, 1894.

When the widow Ada Calloway hires drifter and ex-cowhand Cole Brennan to guide her through outlaw country, neither of them is thinking about gold. But the legend of Robbers Cave — the outlaw hideout where Belle Starr once rode — pulls them in: a hidden cache, a ruthless gang on their trail, and the Choctaw Lighthorse closing in from the other side. From the cave mouth to a night raid to the marshal's final plan, Cole and Ada earn every mile — and find something worth more than gold.

Written in plain American prose with real history underneath — the Choctaw Nation's own courts and Lighthorse police, the U.S. court at Fort Smith, Judge Parker still on the bench — and big-hearted storytelling on top. Real danger, real outlaws, decency that wins, and a happy ending you can hand to anyone. Historical fiction: real history, fictional people.