TEXAS TEA [Pre-Order]

Orphaned by a psychotic rodeo clown and taken in by the most infamous rancher in Texas, Cutter Thibodaux was bred to be a thug. He has lived and cowboyed on Purple Sky Ranch for twenty years, breaking horses, herding cattle, and keeping secret the things that lie beneath a quarter million acres of land bought in blood.

From the Gulf Coast to Houston, between rodeos and cattle auctions, Cutter and his fellow misfit ranch hands push the Purple Sky's primary source of revenue: prescription-grade cough syrup and military-grade weapons. When Cutter stumbles into the role of moonlight bodyguard for a local rap legend and expands his hustle with a flamboyant and ruthless strip club owner, he feels he is growing into the certified gangster he was destined to be.

The aging Cedric Dixon—owner of Purple Sky Ranch, descendant of buffalo soldiers and blues musicians, most feared cowboy north of Mexico—only dreams of hanging his hat in peace, and leaving a legitimately prosperous business in the care of his daughter, Millie. But standing in the way of that dream are a bloodthirsty detective, crooked cops on his payroll, a dying way of existence, and the orphan Cedric helped to mold into a monster.

Half hoodrat noir, half tragic cowboy saga, Texas Tea is a bleeding raw take on the neo-western pulp novel—equal parts grit, heart, and poetic chaos. For fans of Larry McMurtry, Cormac McCarthy, Yellowstone, and DJ Screw.

**PRE-ORDERS WILL SHIP FROM PRINTER THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 5, 2025**

a Broken River Books joint.