Blood in the Dust Ch.1

**Blood in the Dust** follows Elias Vane, a wanted outlaw who arrives in a lawless frontier town and sparks a bloody confrontation in a saloon. When Sheriff Silas Crowe comes hunting for him, Mara Quinn—the saloon owner with a history tied to Elias—keeps his whereabouts secret. Crowe places a large bounty on Elias, turning the entire town against him.