Winter has passed and summer has come for the Berkemeier family. And
after a crazy autumn the year before, Eli is looking forward to a quiet
life on the Wilson homestead where he is trying to raise his family. But
the drought that had occurred the previous year struck them again, and
Eli finds himself forced to take measures to survive the coming winter.
As Eli sets out with several men from the community to push a herd of
cattle east to market, he can't stop thinking about the horserace he had
witnessed just before he left. But then things take a turn for the worse
back home, and Eli finds himself in a race against time to settle things
peacefully the only way he knows how: horseracing. Unfortunately,
Lightning is beginning to age, and seems to have lost his desire to
race. But with no other options left, will Lightning come through for
Eli, or has this saga in Eli's life ended? Follow along as Jeremy
Burkholder once again brings to life the enduring Berkemeier saga with a
compelling tale that is Christian, wholesome, and good for the entire
family, set in the early 1900s, and able to inspire his readers to
persevere in their faith, knowing that God's children have better days
awaiting them.