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Literary Historical Fiction / LGBT Friendly
Date Published: 07-16-2025
For Caleb McRae–devout Baptist, Texas Ranger, hero of the Wild West–life’s simple enough: lawmen bring bad guys to justice, and hellfire’s a sinner’s fate. At least it seems that way, until he falls in love with the notorious outlaw, Henry Midnight…
Thomas Anderson of Literary Titan calls The Ballad of Midnight and McRae “wildly entertaining” and recommends it “to lovers of literary fiction, fans of Cormac McCarthy or Marilynne Robinson, and anyone who believes that stories still have the power to save.”
Poet Malcolm Guite writes, “In the story of Midnight and McRae we are enabled to hear the long conversation between Pagan and Christian, and within Christianity between protestant and catholic. and on a personal level between father and son, between lover and beloved, and deep within ourselves, the conversation between the person we are pretending to be and the person we really are. And all these vital conversations are enfolded in and arise from a compelling story set on the frontiers, the badlands, and the formative days of America itself, the place where so many of these conversations need to take place.”
“Wildly entertaining… Jess Lederman writes with a fierce tenderness, blending lyrical prose with grit and grace.”
—Thomas Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Literary Titan
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Author Details

Jess Lederman lives with his wife and young son in Southern California, where he writes historical fiction. His debut novel, Hearts Set Free, was an award-winning Amazon best-seller. When he’s not writing or playing with his son, he’s usually at the piano playing Chopin and Brahms for his wife.
Contact Links
Website: http://www.jesslederman.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AuthorJessLederman/
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