“Our Western lands, beautiful and remote, often become the keepers of our souls. Yet it is our friends and families that redeem us. C. William Langsfeld’s taut, righteous, gripping novel reminds us how hard love in a magnificent place can be—and how essential. This debut novel is a beautiful story that cuts deep.” —Alyson Hagy, author of Scribe

"In Langsfeld’s debut, we find a gut-punch of a novel that explores exactly what the title presents: salvation. In a complicated and dark world, redemption is forged by carving our own path, seeking our own justice. With a voice all its own, this novel is gracefully written and also extraordinarily riveting. One of those books you can’t put down—and you’re a bit sad when it ends." ––Laura Pritchett, author of Stars Go Blue

“Langsfeld’s writing hits like a brushfire: sparks seemingly harmless then quickly burns you alive. It is searing and direct and quite possibly a perfect voice for our world.” ––Dane Bahr, author of Stag

"Salvation by Cosmo Langsfeld reflects both the hard edges of life in the Colorado high country and the gentle side of small town life. Langsfelds’s prose arrives like a snowstorm, each sentence accumulating into a deep and inescapable story. This is a story of the American West readers want from an author with the background to tell it." ––Arvin Ramgoolam, a 2022 MacDowell Fellow and co-founder of the Mountain Words Literary Festival