Bone Fever (Wild West Fevers)

In the wind-scoured Badlands of 1878, the ground is giving up its oldest secrets. Benjamin Temple, a man who prefers the company of silence to the noise of the saloons, stumbles upon a massive, petrified ribcage protruding from a canyon wall. He initially thinks it's a curiosity until a team of Bone Hunters from the East arrives with dynamite and a checkbook.

The Bone Wars have reached the frontier, and the prestigious museums of New York and Philadelphia are paying a king's ransom for Dragon Stones. Benjamin finds himself caught in the crossfire of two rival paleontologists who are willing to sabotage, steal, and shoot to claim the find of the century. As the fever spreads through the local camps, Benjamin must decide if he's a simple laborer or the protector of a prehistoric titan. To get his stone dragon out of the desert intact, he'll have to outmaneuver claim-jumpers who think he's hiding a literal gold mine beneath the fossils.

Carrie Ray is a storyteller who refuses to be pinned down. Whether she is crafting high-stakes sonic conspiracies in the Small Town, Big World Mysteries, weaving faith-driven suspense in The FBI and the Lady or building the epic supernatural reaches of The Primal Chronicles, Carrie explores the many facets of the human experience. Grounded in a search for truth and connection, Ray's work offers a story for every mood-from pulse-pounding thrillers like The Resonant Kill to narratives that inspire the spirit. This versatility stems from a childhood spent in vivid daydreams, a trait that now helps her transport readers to immerse new worlds. Based in Texas, Carrie's curiosity for the "unseen" drives every page she writes. When she isn't charting the course of ancient civilizations or solving gritty crimes, she can be found at home with a crochet hook in hand, catching up on her favorite series. She invites readers to join her journey and discover new worlds to daydream about for themselves.