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Colton Day, a rugged cowboy tired of bloodshed, yearns for a simple life in the wilderness. Leaving behind his love, Caroline, and the town he once protected as sheriff, Temple Ridge, he thinks he can escape the shadows that haunted him. Little did he know that his past would come roaring back with a vengeance. Buck Mantooth, a cold-blooded outlaw, and his malevolent father, Virgil, engineer a prison break, unleashing a horde of ruthless criminals upon Temple Ridge. Plundering and killing are not enough for them – they crave the death of Colton Day, a thorn in their side. But what they ...

Fatherhood demands something harder: saving a son who may not want to be saved. Jebediah Stone’s world shattered when outlaw Leroy Jacobs murdered his wife and stole his son. Now, years later, Leroy rides into Wildsprings – bringing chaos, cattle rustling, and the ghosts of Jebediah’s past. But when the boy he thought lost stands before him at White’s Acre, hardened by the man who raised him, Jebediah faces an impossible choice: vengeance or redemption. With the sheriff in Leroy’s pocket and the town descending into lawlessness, Jebediah, in his late-fifties, straps on his ...

Rugged tracker and Civil War veteran Tristan Hawk is hellbent on accomplishing his mission to serve justice. Railroad tycoons Ames Hathaway has enlisted Tristan Hawk to go after the Rip Bateman outlaws who have kidnapped the younger 15-year-old Baker Hathaway. Bateman and his lackeys had been working for Ames until they were fired for abusing Chinese railroad workers, and Bateman’s way of revenge is a kidnap-for-ransom. A lot is on the line for Tristan, including Baker’s life and the safety of anyone who gets too close to Bateman and the outlaws. And Ames is under pressure to make sure ...

1 Series, 3 Books : Free with Kindle Unlimited! Never before bundle as a boxed set. Harper’s Justice in Canyon – Book 1 Former U.S. Marshal Austin Harper is a wanted man. Harper is wanted in Robbers Roost for intercepting their raids at a stagecoach way station in New Mexico. He is wanted for saving a distressed Rachel Dennis. And time is running short. This nefarious bunch is terrorizing a lot of the southwest from a barren and well-fortified canyon in nearby No Man's Land. Together with his fiercely loyal American Indian friend Eagle, Harper leaps into action to put the marauders out ...

Sixteen years old. One hell of a choice to make. Danny Thompson was six when he found his father’s body in the dirt – just after the outlaws rode away. He didn’t see the shot that killed him. He didn’t hear the words exchanged. But he remembers their silhouettes fading into the pines under the glow of moonlight. A decade later, the same outlaws are back, bringing violence to Danny’s town again. Now at 16 years old, Danny’s shouldering burdens no kid should bear – a failing ranch, a mother wasting away from grief, a sister scraping by as a widow. The only light in his life is ...

It is 1873 and cowboy Tate Foster finds himself having to lead a wagon train of some two hundred western bound settlers over a dangerous canyon pass. The rugged young cowboy also has to be mindful of a gang of villains, led by the ruthless and thoroughly evil Cobra Hawkins. No decent person is safe from Hawkins, and he is especially sinister towards women and children. The lone wagon will cross paths with the Hawkins gang, and Tate will have to put up a fight of his life if he is to protect the innocent. Tate’s spirits are buoyed by a fellow wagon train beauty, Julia Wright, who is ready ...

It’s 1868 and many people are relying on the skills of scout Drake Sagewater. Drake is helping settlers on their way to California. The Andrews family, riding in a canvas wagon, has been attacked by a shrewd renegade from the Apache Nation, named Jace. With a rag-tagged band of fellow renegades, Jace is making life miserable, and sometimes deadly, for settlers. That is the case with the migrating Andrews family, who loses their patriarch, Jed Andrews, in a raid. While seeking justice, Jed’s daughter, Lydia, takes a shine to the handsome young Drake Sagewater. Drake’s challenge is ...

Jason ‘Jace’ Foster must find and bring home his missing brother Matt, whose life has tragically crossed paths with Arizona territory’s most ruthless man, Edgar Marble or Snake Marble. Marble’s reputation, and that of his brutal associates, is well earned and the man has no conscience when it comes to doing business with fellow thieves and degenerates. The odds are against Jace, the former Union Army soldier, until he meets Emma Jackson, a charming and feisty woman of the west. Another classic western with respectful romance and women as strong frontier folk from author William ...

Amy Taylor and Colt Harman were riding Walter, the appaloosa, as fast as the critter could carry them. They had one destination – the Taylor Way Station. “Are you sure we have to go this fast, Colt?” a still somewhat distressed Amy asked the Wells Fargo guard. “I’ve learned one thing about outlaws over the years,” Colt answered back with his speech a bit halted by riding on Walter. “You can never tell what outlaws will do. Most of them are yellow bellied cowards. But a few of them are crazy enough to do anything.” “You really think they'd come after us now?” “Pardon me...

1 Series, 3 Books : Free with Kindle Unlimited! Never before bundle as a boxed set. Texas Cattle War – Book 1 You can take the man out of law enforcement. But you can’t take the law enforcement out of the man. Rancher Logan McCoy is forced back to duty as deputy sheriff as deadly attacks spread across his town. As he seeks to restore justice and peace, the disorder snowballed into a free range war. A Texas Cattle War. Logan gathers together a posse to end these barbaric acts of destruction to a peaceful town. But how will a posse of sheriff be enough to end this madness? The Sheriff’s...

A hunt is on for Wiley Hatcher and the renegades before more people are hurt. Leading that search is Adam Dale, a young Civil War veteran. Adam has witnessed a brutal tragedy where his neighbors, the McCormicks, have been murdered by the renegades. Only Lydia McCormick, age nineteen, has survived. The renegades are emboldened by new Winchester rifles, which Hatcher has also illegally sold the stolen weapons to the natives. Adam is aided by his younger brothers, Lyman and Jake. Adam will need all of his bravery and skills to make sure justice is brought to the frontier. During his mission, ...

“Help them” are the last words of a dying man who had no hat, no gun, no horse and massive callouses on his hands. US Marshal Clint Riley is suddenly staring at a nefarious mining operation in Colorado Territory. Dozens of citizens and an entire Indian village go missing. Innocent men, women and even children are threatened, abused and some killed. This biggest and most wicked crime in Old West lore has to be exterminated – at its roots. Together with his deputy Jasper Teel, Riley saddles up to investigate this nefarious operation. The US Marshal uses his wit, brawn and law ...

No lawman has ever been tested under fire as Sheriff Clay Granger. The lawman must respond to a large murderous Vortman family intent on leaving behind a trail of blood and fear in 1874 Empire, Texas. The Vortmans, led by evil patriarch Asa Vortman, don't mind burning, shooting, bludgeoning or blowing up anyone who gets in their way. To complicate matters, the insidious gang are holed up a most well protected pieces of real estate on the frontier, Ridge Country. Nobody can lay a hand on them in the barren, rugged rock terrain. Or can they? That's Clay’s mission as he fights against the ...

The Civil War veteran stands alone in his fight for justice and safety for his townsfolk. Friendly cowboy Gil Richards is one laid-back bronco buster. The war veteran happily makes his living as a wrangler near Hugo, Arizona. But that all changes when a stranger mysteriously dies right in front of him. Gil suspects the dead man may be a state prisoner being used illegally by shady businessman Mort Odom. Mort, and his henchmen don't let anything or anyone get in their way. If that involves murder, then so be it. For the good people and townsfolk of Hugo, Gil takes on the injustice. And among...

Marcus Sharpe is getting his first crack at being sheriff, replacing the popular Ike Hoskins, who decided to get married. Marcus experiences some early stunning success as a lawman, before a jailbreak has him hunting down some of the most vicious outlaws in Arizona Territory. Sheriff Sharpe will need every instinct of a lawman to bring in the thoroughly cunning and evil Landon Harvey. Meanwhile, turmoil follows Marcus around. He's unsure how to deal with his Mexican heritage. Yet the hunt for criminals could also lead to redemption for his past and future. Along the way he meets the ...

Former U.S. Marshal Austin Harper is a wanted man. He is wanted in Robbers Roost for intercepting their raids at a stagecoach way station in New Mexico. He is wanted for saving a distressed Rachel Dennis. Now, Harper is facing not just one petty gang of robbers but an entire canyon of criminals operating in a highly organized fashion. Not that Harper is afraid. But his badly injured leg during his line of duty is a huge encumbrance. And time is running short. This nefarious bunch is terrorizing a lot of the southwest from a barren and well-fortified canyon in nearby No Man's Land. Together ...

Young brash cowboy Buck Larsen is fed up and can't take it any longer. Everyone in Centerville, Texas is sitting back and letting a local cattle baron and his ranch hands call the shots for everyone, whether they like it or not. Most of them don't, but won't do anything about it. They're all paralyzed by fear. They refuse to act against the bullies, mis-named the Justice Rangers. That group threatens anyone they don't like with violence and unspeakable acts. Kidnapping and murder aren't below this violence gang, who hide their identities with masks. Not only is the town scared but the ...

Michael Stratten’s soul was aching for a new life, one far away from the bloodshed and battlefields he knew as an army officer. For a brief moment it appeared he found it on a tranquil farm in Arizona. Not only that but he discovered a beautiful partner, Dolly Carrington. All of that was yanked from him by a ruthless raid conducted by Mexican Federales. It left his beloved Dolly dead. Michael vows to go after those who crushed his dreams. Along the way he finds out the so-called Federales are really a vicious gang of American and Mexican outlaws who are conducting a ruse. The real goal of...

Plain Creek veteran Sheriff Isaac ‘Ike’ Hoskins never knew it before, but there’s a deeply corrupt town not too far from him. Arizona Territory’s Irongate is plagued with extortion and graft, as well as too many unexplained deaths. One of those was the son of widow Marge Davenport. She also happens to be the long lost love of Sheriff Ike. Some twenty-five years before, Ike chose his profession over her. Now, with an uncertain retirement ahead, Ike questions if he did the right thing. The lawman will fight through those feelings to take on the wickedly cunning Wesley Lutton, a ...

The fearless and famous Dory McLee, and her friend Evan Henson, are back and facing yet another daunting challenge in the New Mexico Territory. This time it involves a caravan freight wagon company, J.C. Holdings Co. The business founder, Jed Coburn, has been murdered by a disgruntled former worker named Flint Mattox. And now Jed’s daughter, Ruth, wants to find Mattox and bring him to justice. Evan is out to help the Coburn family after they previously saved the life of his brother Baxter. Once again, it will take bravery and quick thinking for Dory and Evan to capture the thoroughly evil...