When the remnants of a ruthless outlaw gang invade the peaceful desert setting Montana Dawn shares with her gentleman husband, little does the girl suspect that her long-dormant spirit for a life far removed from domesticity will be passionately reignited and that circumstances will soon brand her as the most wanted female criminal in the Southwest.

With a bounty on their heads and a determined posse hot in pursuit, Montana Dawn and her outlaw companion Walt Egan share romance and danger across the unrelenting Nevada terrain as they attempt to stay ahead of the law and escape into Mexico to start a new life. Freedom is close at hand. But will they survive to realize their ambition?

A Communications and Broadcasting graduate, Stone Wallace's career ambitions have taken him along many paths: actor, announcer, boxer, celebrity interviewer, advertising copywriter, and creative writing and media instructor. He is also the author of 12 books. While Stone has published stories in other genres, ranging from horror to history, he finds writing Westerns to be the most satisfying. It is a field he has appreciated and embraced since reading the classic stories of Louis L'Amour, whose works provide an escape back to a time when the lands were clean, heroes and villains were clearly defined and values were more straightforward and simple. It is a tradition of storytelling that Stone decided to follow. Denim Ryder is Stone s first Western for AVALON. He has completed his second book Montana Dawn, and is currently at work on future titles for AVALON. Stone currently resides in Winnipeg, Canada with his loving and supportive wife Cindy, who is also an author, as well as storyteller and children's entertainer.

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“Montana Dawn is cut in the tradition of the very best of Louis L’Amour. It is simply an amazing story packed with action, suspense and romance.” —Tommy Lightfoot Garrett, The Canyon News

“Montana Dawn is a kind of western Bonnie Parker: when a charismatic outlaw rode through town one day, she saddled up. Female outlaws are in relatively short supply, but Wallace sells the premise completely.” —Booklist, Top 10 Westerns