Hard Trail To Breakneck Pass

the long version

Bolt is the general foreman for Tug Mackintosh's railroad line, which is competing with Sirus Proctor's railroad to reach Breakneck Pass. Along with a man he befriends in a gunfight, Bolt is charged with the simple task of meeting and bringing Mack's young bride-to-be to the end of tracks. Arriving just in time to fend off would-be kidnappers, Bolt is smitten by the enchanting Ariette Ekhard. However, within hours of her safe delivery, Ariette is again in the hands of the kidnappers. Bolt mounts a rescue mission, but this time he and his friends are up against overwhelming odds. Trapped and left afoot with the young, society-bred lady, there's little hope of an escape. But Bolt has found something worth fighting for. Against such long odds, she may also be worth dying for.