The Gershwin Cutter

INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS.

RESCUED FROM A BRUTAL CULT,
SHE BELIEVED SHE HAD ESCAPED THE SHADOWS.
BUT TEXAS HARBORS EVEN DARKER SECRETS.

Blake is a steely enigmatic force, fiercely loyal to her one-eyed horse, Ira. As she navigates the patriarchal arena of cutting competitions, her steadfast devotion teeters on the brink of danger, unearthing a past she had long sought to bury.

Across the scorched Lone Star badlands, retired detective Sonny Harrell hunts the killers who murdered his father. His trail of blood and lies uncovers a ruthless syndicate that would flay you to the bone to guard its empire of corruption.

When Sonny's path collides with Blake's, she is swept into a vortex of violence. Outnumbered and outmatched, they must claw through the chaos—or vanish into oblivion.

*****
"A young, wounded woman’s redemptive journey of healing through
past trauma with the help of a special horse. Haunting, moving, deeply
powerful, and ultimately uplifting" — Marlene Adelstein, author of USA
Today Bestseller Sophie Last Seen

"...an engaging story of a woman’s emotional journey...Damien
creates a compelling, sympathetic, and admirable protagonist." — Kirkus
Reviews

"A polished Texas thriller that pits a survivor, her horse, and an
ex-Chicago cop against a brutal cult. The stakes are high, the twists
jolting, and the action is crisp and brutal. What’s most memorable,
though, is not the rescues and violent confrontations but the disquieting
tension as Blake passes through a world she knows hides horrors.
Damien’s tale is complex and occasionally harrowing, though never
explicit or gratuitous." — BookLife by Publishers Weekly

“I hope this story moves you the way it moved me. I hope it reminds you that resilience is not hardening. It is remaining open. And I hope that when you reach the final page, you carry with you the same truth I did: Being wounded does not mean you are broken.”— Mariel Hemingway, Oscar-nominated actress, author, and granddaughter of Ernest Hemingway