Sixteen-year-old David Hawthorne’s world shatters when a deadly confrontation leaves Noka — a young Comanche warrior — dead by his hand. What was meant to be protection spirals into chaos, igniting a violent feud between settlers and tribe alike.

As blood is spilled and vengeance demanded, David and his sister Beth are forced to flee, hunted and alone. With the quiet guidance of Tohano, a Comanche warrior torn between loyalty and honor, David must navigate a brutal landscape of fear and hatred.

Pushed to the edge, David faces the ultimate reckoning: a challenge to Red Elk, the war chief determined to fuel the fires of destruction. To save what remains of his family—and his own soul—David must confront the man who started it all in a battle where only one can survive.

Forged with Iron is a gripping tale of unintended consequences, survival, and the hard choices between revenge and mercy on the unforgiving frontier