Adobe Daze

“Adobe Daze“ is Tom Tatum's third novel in his New West Trilogy contemporary western fiction set in Northern Taos County, New Mexico, and Southern Colorado. “Adobe Daze” picks up Cooper and Judy's Stuart's 1989-1990 story from “Telluride Top of the World” moving the family saga forward to 2019. Readers are introduced to protagonist Trey Cooper, their son, and former pro extreme skier. Trey has been summoned by his father Cooper to run their family New Mexico Ranch Ute Peak. He is well seasoned in ranching life and confident he will be able to turn the ranch into a money-making operation with cattle, hay, and private elk hunting. His girlfriend Marie Duran, 'M' as she likes to be called, finds their lives endangered by New Aztec (Mexican Cartel) who are using Cooper's ranch land for drug drops causing chaos and death. Several subplots surface as the story develops. Besides the cartel, Trey and M find themselves surrounded by corrupt lawmen and gunmen. Tensions flare up between Anglo, Spanish, Pueblo, and Indian cultures over land and water rights. M, an avid champion dragster, finds herself propelled into a near-death experience precipitated by her manager/father's poor judgment. Multiple twists and turns shape this story with issues resolved in an action-packed old west warfare fashion, guns but with some modern weaponry added in. Trey and M represent leaders of a new generation that will move life to the future into the Next West.

Tatum writes with a sense of realism bringing credibility to his writing with his own real-life experiences. He has created complex characters who face many current thought-provoking issues. Tatum is a Southwest rancher interested in renewable solar and wind energy and the conservation of natural resources. His vast knowledge of western water rights, energy development, Ute and Navajo culture serve him well in this storyline. 

Tom Tatum -Author, TV & Film Producer/Director, Conservation Advocate, Scholar

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