Reid Lance Rosenthal

The epic saga, the first in a six-book series, begins in 1855 with the first of four richly-textured, complex generations of unforgettable characters. The separate lives of these driven men and independent women are drawn to a common destiny that beckons seductively from the wild and remote flanks of the American West. They are swept into the dangerous currents of the far-distant frontier by the mysterious rivers of fate, the power of the land and...

Men and women of uncommon cultures are bound ever more tightly in the fiery forge of the spirit and history of America. Old scores are violently settled, a Morman family homesteads in the Utah Territories, and an outlaw vaquero with royal but bitter blood finds a new sense of place. The Sioux tribal council seeks answers to the dark shadows of change in the lands of the enemy Utes. The Ute chief, yearning for a son, makes a promise that spans generations...

"Drawn from over five thousand transactions, Land for love and money is laced with humorous anecdotes and no-holds-barred, hard-hitting facts... Each tale--the good, bad and ugly--affords the reader a rare learning experience on land acquisition and disposition, valuable instruction about today's floundering financial system, real estate downturn, increasing regulation and uncertain tax climate. Social, political and urgent economic considerations...

Book One—the #1 bestselling Threads West—winner of twenty-five national awards in the categories of Historical Fiction, Romance and Western. This is the namesake novel of the sweeping Threads West, An American Saga multi-era series compared by reviewers and authors to Lonesome Dove, Centennial, and Louis L'Amour. Called by some "The Gone With The Wind of the West" and applauded by others as "rings true and poignant, as authentic

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