Publisher's blurb:
The Scarlet Trail begins with the daring escape of Calitha Rose, a courtesan turned fugitive, fleeing the chains of servitude at the infamous Blackthorn Bordello. In the untamed lands surrounding the mining boomtown of Rustfen, she seeks not just freedom but redemption. Yet, the shadows of her former life pursue her in the form of hired guns, vengeful patrons, and a past lover twisted into an implacable hunter. The story is one of survival, secrets, and unmasking sinister truths as Calitha attempts to forge a new identity in a world that rarely forgives or forgets.
You crouch behind a thicket of brittle sagebrush, heart pounding in rhythm with the gallop of hooves on dry soil. The chill of twilight cuts through your thin shawl as the distant glow of lanterns threatens to reveal your flight. Tonight, you are not a harlot but a runaway with blood on her hands and secrets in her heart.