Wind of the Mountain

Brandon McCallum decides to head out to Colorado to try to forget the haunted memories of his dead wife, Lily. When he arrives in Pueblo and sees Gaileen, her beauty smites him. Unfortunately she is soon to marry the banker in the town. Pushing his feelings aside he begins to build his homestead only to learn later that Gaileen has been kidnapped and her husband killed. He joins forces with the sheriff hoping that he can find her before it is too late.

Gaileen Burdon would like to marry for love but her parents insisted she marry Tom Wadsworth. Now she has been kidnapped and hauled off to New Mexico. When Federal Marshall Brandon McCallum comes to her rescue he has the hard task of telling her that her husband is dead. But the only thing that Gaileen can think about, as they travel home, is the handsome rugged man riding next to her offering protection.

Wind of the Mountain is not your ordinary western; it is a masterpiece of the legendary tales of the entire American West. The story of Brandon will touch your heart in so many ways. He and Gaileen’s characters are believable and in-depth taking you on a courageous trip through the west as Gaileen discovers the hardships of being a woman and learning to adapt to so many things. I admired Gaileen’s courage when she stood up to her mother about real love. This story, at times, left this reader breathless wondering what would happen next. This is a western that slides right up the charts with the western sage Monte Walsh. The way the author depicts the west gives you a visualization of everything.

Mr. Kelling has written a story that surpasses time. It is like he traveled right along side Brandon, taking in every bit of the full account of his life. He took a western and created beauty as if he painted a picturesque elegance on canvas. Mr. Kelling knows his history of the American West. He takes the reader on an imaginary feel of everything that the true western has to offer and brings it to life with much creativity.

Reviewed by: Linda