Beneath Blood and Dust

Twenty-year-old Theodore Nathaniel Lawson returns home after years of fighting in a brutal militia, only to find his family slaughtered and his home reduced to ashes by the notorious Red Vultures gang. Amidst the wreckage, Ted discovers Rose Lawson, a woman whose family met the same violent end, and her four-year-old daughter, Lily, the only survivors of the carnage. Bound by shared loss, Ted, Rose, and Lily struggle to build a fragile life from the ruins. But Ted’s heart burns for revenge, a darkness within him that threatens to consume what little hope remains. As they navigate the harsh wilderness, pursued by outlaws and haunted by the violent ghosts of Ted’s past, they must decide whether to break free from the endless cycle of bloodshed—or succumb to it entirely. In a world where love and family are the last defenses against the cruelty of man, Beneath Blood and Dust is a gritty, emotionally raw Western that explores vengeance, survival, and the bonds that hold us together, even as the world falls apart.