Dust and Shadow: A Dystopian Gaslamp Adventure

Lindsey Pogue

Sep 2017 · Forgotten Lands Book 1 · Roar Press LLC

About this ebook

"Truly AMAZING... submerged within a fascinating world!"

Thirst rules. Ignorance is power. Nothing is as it seems.

Centuries after the boom of the Industrial Revolution, sandstorms ravage the land, chivalry is dead, and the frills and frivolities of the Romantic Era are a distant memory.

Marshal Cunningham rules Sagebrush Canyon with lies and an iron fist. But after the horrors he wreaks on Jo’s family, she’ll do everything she can to expose the tyrant he truly is.Just when Jo plans to make her move, the marshal plays a card of his own—his notoriously scandalous son, Clayton.

As Jo and Clayton are forced together, painful truths are revealed, lines become blurred, and Jo must decide if she is willing to sacrifice her heart or Sagebrush for retribution.

Dust and Shadow is an arranged-marriage Victorian love story and adventure set in the weather-ravaged, forgotten world of the American wild west. This richly imagined story, steeped with courageous, beautifully broken characters is the perfect read for Amy Harmon and Adrienne Young fans.

Praise for Dust and Shadow:

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "I want everyone to read this book!" - Carol Goodreads Addict Reviews

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Romance, adventure, sci-fi, mystery...great twists and turns throughout!" - Amazon Reviewer

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ " Lindsey Pogue never fails to deliver." - Amazon Reviewer

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "The writing itself was stunning - the narrative flowed effortlessly." - Author Unpublished Book Review

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "The Dystopian genre is not one I would choose to read but I became a fan of the way Lindsey Pogue writes."

Forgotten Lands Series:

Dust and Shadow

Earth and Ember

Tide and Tempest

Borne of Sand and Scorn (Prequel Novella)

Ruined Lands sister series (Folklore and Fairy Tale Retellings):

City of Ruin (Beauty and the Beast)

Sea of Storms (Norse Mythology)

Land of Fury (Norse Snow White)

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Ratings and reviews

Loses a point for not having enough action for my liking, but I expect the next book is going to be explosive. It is more of a 3.5 in my head so I round up with 4 stars, but it is a little on the slow side for me. I would definitely want to read the next books, find out what happens to Jo and Clayton. But I feel like the major story is yet to come and this was somehow a very long introduction. Of course, it sets the scene really well, you start to understand the characters and see how the town is organized, the different hierarchies that come into play. You begin to peek behind the scenes at how it all works and start to put together some theories of where this story is going to take you. We do get some action, especially one of the last scenes, but mostly the story focuses on explaining how each character arrived at that point in time, it really dredges up the worst situations that each has been through and you feel like you have lived it with them. What Jo has been through in her childhood explains clearly why she would want to avoid any contact with people: but the world comes looking for her, marshal's sneaky plans snakes through her legs and Jo has no other choice but to face it all and hope that she comes out alive at the other end.

I started reading this book because I thought it was an old fashioned western. However, I was surprized to find it was not! .....and wow what a story! I loved Jo and Clayton as well as the supporting characters. The words simply flowed and I could feel myself experiencing the secrets, deceit and shattering sandstorms.of this forgotten town. Each page was exciting to read. My mind is changed forever and I can't wait to read the next chapter.

🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

About the author

Lindsey Pogue is a genre-bending fiction author, best known for her soul-stirring survival adventures and timeless love stories. As an avid romance reader with a master’s in history and culture, Lindsey’s series cross genres and push boundaries, weaving together facts, fantasy, and romance set in rich, sweeping landscapes of epic proportions.

She’s a dyslexic, taco-loving nature girl who enjoys sunsets, bonfires, and a nice cold gin lemonade on a warm summer night. When she’s not plotting her next storyline, or dreaming up new, brooding characters, Lindsey is wrapped in blankets watching monster flicks with her own leading man. She and her husband live in Northern California with their rescue cats, Beast and Blue.​

“[Lindsey] mastered what it is to be human, and the connections we build with one another.” - Amazon (Author Unpublished)

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