Blinded by Deceit

The first snow reveals many things-none more dangerous than a man left for dead.

By 1845, Yellowstone Valley was home to seven tribes-and a handful of hardened mountain men who'd made peace with the Crow and built a compound deep in the wilderness.

Levi Beaver Johnson is one of them.

When Levi and his young apprentice, Money Penny, climb into the high Beartooth Mountains, they find faint tracks in the early snow-and blood. Moments later, a moan from the trees stops them cold. In the Rockies, there are a hundred ways to die. Levi's lived long enough to know when one's close.

What they find changes everything.

The wounded man is no stranger. And the attack wasn't random-it was personal. With their friend clinging to life, Levi sets off alone to track the attacker. Meanwhile, Money stays behind to guard the camp and tend to the injured, putting everything he's learned to the test.

Once a boy bound for slavery, Money was rescued and raised by the mountain men of the compound. Now, he faces his own trial of manhood in the wild.

In the untamed West, the rules are simple: watch your back and trust no one.