Compelled by tragic events to abandon his native home in Scotland, Old Stewart, dedicated and determined, embarks upon a long and arduous journey with his remarkable dog, hoping to rejoin those few remaining family members who immigrated to America before him. Along the way, the old Scotsman and his dog touch the lives of others so indelibly, that their memory is kept alive for generations to follow. Richard Hooton weaves a tale that is filled with heart-rending emotion and equal measures of levity and suspense as it time-slips through the years and across the vast plains of the Great American West to a place called Soldier Hollow.

The life of Jennifer Barnett had entered a time of uncertainty, complicated by the arrival of four small children who were unexpectedly placed in her care. Unable to care for the children alone, Jenny is forced to swallow her pride and turn to her parents for help. Cooper Barnett wants only to be left alone to work his ranch in southern Idaho. He urges his daughter to turn the children over to the Child Welfare Services Agency for placement in foster homes, but Jenny refuses her father's argument. She vows to keep the children together, and promises never to abandon them. She is a fierce protector, and willing to risk everything, including her freedom.

It is the time of America's great westward migration, when Manifest Destiny beckons to the hopeful and the lure of gold beguiles the foolish and the greedy. Countless numbers of willing men go in search of land and fortune. Jacob Victor heeds the call and leaves the family farm in Ohio to escape the growing tumult of the Civil War and to join the many others who set out to follow the California Trail. His adventure draws him into the ongoing conflict between prideful people of two nations separated by vast differences, and he learns that their ways of life and claims to the land will be changed forever. In an alliance forged by chance and necessity, Jake and a lone Shoshoni horseman find a common purpose in their struggle for survival. Two ordinary men caught in extraordinary times, they must use wit and will to protect what is theirs. The men and women of this great historic era will shape the Old West and preserve a proud tradition for the generations who will follow. They are tamers of the mestengo-they are The Mustang Riders. Richard Hooton weaves a tale of the western frontier that is filled with adventure, suspense, heartache and triumph, as he introduces bold characters who come to life and capture the hearts and minds of his readers as they ride across the pages of history.

The life of Jennifer Barnett had entered a time of uncertainty, complicated by the arrival of four small children who were unexpectedly placed in her care. Unable to care for the children alone, Jenny is forced to swallow her pride and turn to her parents for help. Cooper Barnett wants only to be left alone to work his ranch in southern Idaho. He urges his daughter to turn the children over to the Child Welfare Services Agency for placement in foster homes, but Jenny refuses her father's argument. She vows to keep the children together, and promises never to abandon them. She is a fierce protector, and willing to risk everything, including her freedom.

Compelled by tragic events to abandon his native home in Scotland, Old Stewart, dedicated and determined, embarks upon a long and arduous journey with his remarkable dog, hoping to rejoin those few remaining family members who immigrated to America before him. Along the way, the old Scotsman and his dog touch the lives of others so indelibly, that their memory is kept alive for generations to follow. Richard Hooton weaves a tale that is filled with heart-rending emotion and equal measures of levity and suspense as it time-slips through the years and across the vast plains of the Great American West to a place called Soldier Hollow.