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By Lauran Paine. 2018
Pete Knight, a cowhand looking for work, heads for the town of Gunsight, Wyoming, just when a long-standing feud between…
the townsmen and the range men has reached the boiling point. 2018.By Ray Hogan. 2018
By William W Johnstone, J. A Johnstone. 2016
When Duff MacCallister journeys to Texas to deliver 100 head of Angus cattle, he finds a land on fire. Unruly,…
lawless teams of fence cutters, branded Blue Devils by the locals, are rampaging across grazing land and cutting fences in the name of an eastern land company. The ranchers are fighting back, and Duff joins the fray. But the fight leads to Austin, and into an even deadlier mission. The governor's daughter has been kidnapped by Blue Devils. Duff and his partner Elmer are willing to go after her, but they're going to need more men and a lot more firepower. The best the governor can do is three outlaws who once served honorably in war. Now Duff MacCallister is going up again a fanatical, highly trained enemy, riding with gunmen he cannot fully trust. Once the shooting starts, there is no turning back--because Duff and his posse are heading straight into the bloody depths of hell. 2016.By Dusty Richards. 2012
By Elmer Kelton. 2011
When Ranger Andy Pickard is sent to central Texas to investigate a series of killings and cattle thefts, two prominent…
cattlemen are prime suspects. But the rise of a gang of masked vigilantes and the arrival of a notorious hired gunman complicate matters. Sequel to "Other men's horses". 2011.By Robert J Randisi. 2009
Cardshark Ty Butler continues his migration to California, while stopping at every gambling hall along the way. This time his…
chips might be cashed in early, however, as he gets caught up in a deadly fight between two notorious criminals. Sequel to "Denver draw". 2009.By Loren D Estleman. 2006
Johnny Vermillion and the Prairie Rose Repertory Company bring culture to hardscrabble towns like Purgatory, Diablo and Spunk. The rustlers…
stop rustlin' and the six-shooters stop shootin' when there's a little Shakespeare to appreciate. But don't turn your back on these thespians. While they're regaling you with 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' on stage, they're also using the distraction to swipe every last penny from your local bank. 2006.By Matt Braun. 2006
By Kerry Newcomb. 2005
Galloping toward his Mexican pursuers, Johnny Anthem reaches down to rescue his unhorsed brother Vin--who instead pistol-whips Johnny, steals his…
horse, and leaves him for dead. Nine months later, Johnny escapes the brutality of the Mexican silver mines only to discover that his fiancée Rose has married Vin. Minutes after the ceremony, Johnny confronts the newlyweds and triggers a chain reaction of explosive events. But how will this confrontation affect Johnny's future and the future of those he holds most dear? 2005.By Elmer Kelton. 2004
Ranger privates Andy Pickard and Farley Brackett deliver prisoner Jayce Landon to southeast Texas to stand trial for Ned Hopper’s…
murder. The killing has reignited a longstanding feud between the two families, catching Andy and Farley dangerously in the middle. Sequel to "Ranger’s Trail"; followed by "Jericho's road". 2004.By Elmer Kelton. 2002
In 1861, men are enlisting in the Texas Mounted Rifles to keep the land free from Indian raids. There are…
larger conflicts, however. Texas has seceded from the union while war brews between the North and the South. 2002.By Ralph Compton, Dusty Richards. 2003
Like many a rancher in Texas with a small spread after the Civil War, Ben McCullough wanted a larger one,…
so he bought more cattle, hired a young crew to drive them, and headed for Abilene. Before leaving, Ben proposed to Jenny, to give him more incentive to successfully complete the cattle drive, but complicating matters was the Coulter clan, determined to rustle his herd. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language, descriptions of violence. 2003. (Trail drive series)By Johnny D Boggs. 1999
New Mexico Territory, 1886. Jack Mackinnon spends his wedding day reflecting on his adventurous past. Along with fellow South Carolinian…
Dr. Ten Keough, Jack had joined the Texas Rangers. Their daring exploits were to become immortalized in the dime novels of Miss Robin Hunter. Some violence. 1999.By Gary Astill. 2007
Falling in love with the boss's daughter was just the beginning of trouble for young cowhand Leo Postlewaite. Exile from…
the only home he had ever known, he rides into Denton and into a shoot-out with the infamous outlaw Ignacio McKenna. When Ignacio escapes from custody he rides back to Leo's old haunts and causes trouble for his adopted family. With Imogen held to ransom and Ignacio's gang causing havoc for his former boss Leo is forced to ride into the outlaw's den and face his deadly enemy. 2007.By James Reno. 1986
John and Rose Anthem create a financial empire which they intend to leave to their sons. Then Cole disappears during…
the Civil War and Billy is kidnapped by the Mexican bandit, Valero. Sequel to "Texas anthem". c1986.By James Reno. 1986
After being betrayed and left for dead in Mexico by his pal, Vin Cotter, Johnny Anthem escapes slavery in the…
silver mines and returns home to claim his girl. The hitch is that Vin has married her. Followed by "Texas born." 1986.By Johnny Boggs. 2018
Fifteen-year-old Evan Kendrick has traveled from New Mexico Territory to Galveston with his father, who will be competing in a…
horse race that's offering a 3,000 prize to the winner. But a terrible accident seriously injures his drunken father, forcing Evan to saddle up instead. Winner of the 2019 Spur best western juvenile fiction award. 2018.By Max Brand. 2018
When Happy Jack learns that Sandy Crisp was behind the killing of his pal Jackson, a married man and the…
father of three, he hunts him down at his cabin. Jim Orchard suffers from reckless generosity which keeps getting in the way of his ability to save the $5,000 he needs so he can marry Sue Hampton, who fears that he is an easy mark and that he will never put the needs of a family first. Gordon MacDonald is a throwback to his ancestors, big and brutal, a man who "looked like a lion" and "thought like a fox" and "fought like ten devils, shoulder to shoulder. 2018. The gift -- Jerico's garrison finish -- Sunset wins. Uniform title: Short stories.By Louis L'Amour. 2018
Adam Stark had found gold. In the confusion of the mesas and canyons near Rockinstraw Mountain, Stark, his wife, Consuelo,…
and his sister, Miriam, were quietly working a rich vein while keeping their presence a secret from raiding Apaches. Worried that his wife might leave him, Stark wanted to make enough money to take her to San Francisco, where she could enjoy the style of life she craved. But when Taggart, a stranger on the run from a vicious bounty hunter, enters their camp, tensions soon mount. Consuelo, against all good judgment, cannot resist testing Taggart. Is he the man who can make her happy? Will he give her the life her husband cannot? With thousands of dollars of gold in his packsaddles, the Apaches are now no longer Adam Stark's only threat. 2018.By Johnny D Boggs. 2016
Recalling his early life as a young cowboy, sixty-two-year-old Madison Carter remembers his first love: her name was Estrella O.…
Sullivan, and he met her the summer he turned sixteen back in 1873. The summer of 1873 marked Madison's last drive up what is now called the Chisholm Trail. It was the first time he tasted oysters and the only time he pinned on a badge. It was the summer of longhorns, miserable heat, friendship and betrayal, and murder. In the end it was the summer the whole world came crumbling down on the United States, and Madison's world crashed too. The summer of 1873 was the year Madison watched a bunch of men die. One of them was a man he killed, an encounter one never forgets. 2016.