Some legacies are carved in stone. Others are soaked in oil, blood, and regret.

Spanning five generations of the Chiswell family-from 1845 to the modern day-The Gospel According to Texas is a haunting, literary saga of land, sin, and redemption. When Elias Chiswell abandons everything to chase a new life on the Texas frontier, he believes he's outrunning his past. But the land he claims has a voice-and a memory.

Told in part by Texas itself, this Southern Gothic novel weaves journal entries, confessions, and mythic narration into a sweeping story of faith, failure, and family legacy. From prairie madness and Comanche raids to oil booms, backroom baptisms, and hidden graves, the Chiswell name rises-but at what cost?

Perfect for fans of East of Eden, Lonesome Dove, and The Book of Ecclesiastes, this novel explores the price of inheritance and the hope of grace in a land that never forgets.

A story about the Gospel. A story about Texas. A story about the ground beneath your feet that always tells the truth.