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Rory Mountain Man and Long Hunter
Mike Mackessy
A brand new Mountain Man adventure from Mike Mackessy!
In 1780s Ireland, sixteen-year-old Rory is the second son to a stable owner. Rory breaks an unforgivable law; he kills an English officer. The officer rides one of the family horses to death. In a rage, Rory beats the officer to death. Rory is rushed from Ireland across the sea to France, where he joins the Irish Brigade of the French Army.
Rory, after fifteen years of fighting for France, is judged unfit for duty. Having earned the nickname the Lead Mine, a doctor reckons Rory has reached his pinnacle in the French Army. Rory sails for the New World. In a twist of events, he meets John Colter.
Rory avoids the local Indians. During a fall during a buffalo hunt, he is attacked by the buffalo wolves. Hearing the shots and fearing trouble, a family of River Crow rescue Rory. Nature runs her course; Rory falls in love with the oldest daughter. Not understanding Crow traditions, Rory gifts her father and older brother horses. In the Crow tradition, he’s paid the bride price for her sister as well. A gift of horses earns Rory a second wife. It’s time to learn Crow customs and language.
With two Crow wives. Rory twice comes to the aid of lost American women. They join the family as wife three and four. Follow this extended family as they carve a home in the wilds of the Great Stoney Mountains. Along the way, Rory fights Blackfoot, grizzly bears, cougars, outlaw trappers, and of course hunts his share of buffalo.
This is a story of a flawed man trying to find peace in turbulent times. Along the way he finds love, four times. With an expanding brood, Rory strives to learn life’s lesson. He is helped along the way by both friends and enemies.
He lives by hunting and trapping in the Rocky Mountains, a Longhunter and one of the first of the Mountain Men. Grab your copy today!
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Hell Fury
Charles Ray & Harvey Wood
A brand new rip-roaring, action-packed Western adventure from Charles Ray and Harvey Wood!
On his way to the West Coast, bounty hunter Logan Hanson ends up in the little town of Calabash Crossing in Arizona Territory. He’s having a drink at the Silver Slipper Saloon when two outlaws decide to cut up with the saloon owner, Mazie Carter. They assault her and flee but have incurred the wrath of town sheriff B.J. Kincaid and a bounty hunter, who has become their friend, Rusty Rhodes. When the sheriff puts a bounty on their heads, Rusty and Logan team up to go after them. A more unlikely pair you’re not apt to find anywhere. A serious, bounty-focused Logan must learn to deal with Rusty who is in it because of his friendship with Mazie and could care less about the money.
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Nevada Ambush
C. Wayne Winkle
The third book in an exciting new action-packed Western series from C. Wayne Winkle!
Clint Earley is now on the hunt for the third gang member who raided his ranch and killed his wife. Arthur Cooper is said to have two of his appaloosas down in Reno, Nevada.
The way there is filled with danger and surprises. One of the good ones is Nina Ashmore with whom Earley begins feeling an attraction. Of course, this brings with it guilt over not being faithful to his dead wife. Will Earley keep this from interfering with his quest?
He also has to fight some surprises that aren’t so good along the way, including getting shot himself.
Will Earley survive to finish the job he set for himself? Or will the end come early for him?
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Justice at El Malpias
Paul L. Thompson & Casey Nash
The first exciting Western collaboration between Paul L. Thompson and Casey Nash!
When Federal Judge Leon Brewster of Waco is abducted on his way to join New Mexico Governor Lionel Sheldon for a fishing trip at Three Rivers, Marshals Jubal Stone and Shorty Thompson are called on to join forces to rescue the judge. These two lawmen will not stop until they find the judge and bring his abductors to justice.
Norman Spangler, the mastermind behind the crime, once stood before Judge Brewster and was sentenced to ten years in prison. Obviously, his incarceration did nothing to change his character. Now he’s demanding a large ransom in exchange for the safe return of Brewster.
Will Judge Brewster survive and will Spangler and his cronies be brought to justice? There’s only one way to find out. Climb in the saddle and ride alongside two of the most feared marshals on the frontier, Shorty Thompson and Jubal Stone.
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Bounty From A Beauty
Chris Smith
Steve Savage and his team are on the trail once again in this brand new action-packed adventure from Western storyteller Chris Smith!
The bounty hunters are investigating a string of robberies along the Chattanooga - St. Louis railway when a telegram from Temperance Carruthers sends them rushing to Houston. And headfirst into danger!
Rustlers are stealing cattle from the ranches around Houston and the owners of the Crazy K need help desperately.
A beautiful woman, murder, betrayal, and danger make this a must read, and another thrilling addition to the Steve Savage series of Westerns!
Grab your copy today and hit the trail with Steve Savage: Bounty Hunter!
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Rattlesnake
Scotty V. Casper
A second blockbuster Mountain man adventure in the "Finn Sullivan: Mountain Man" Western series from Scotty V. Casper!
Finn Sullivan continues his adventures in the beautiful but unforgiving American West in this continuation of his exploits, featured in “Finn Sullivan: Mountain Man - Wolverine.” Finn and his loyal Ute partner, Little Dove, find themselves on the dark, dangerous trail of a sadistic, cold-blooded Assiniboine Indian appropriately named Rattlesnake. Along this mission, they meet new folks from far-off lands and find themselves in more than a little bit of trouble. Will they catch up to the murderous, poisonous Rattlesnake, or will they succumb to the punishing West before exacting justice?
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Logan MacArthur
James E. Thompson
A brand new Western adventure from James E. Thompson!
From his harsh young years to his bitter defeat in the Civil War, Logan experiences an abrupt change from one culture—the Kiowa Indians—to another, the white society. He encounters prejudice, companionship, love, and bitter defeat in the harsh world of frontier America. Two women that he each loved in different ways mold his character. His steadfast friends, Stick Benson and Henry Dutton, aid him in adjusting from one world to another. Logan MacArthur is a violent man in a violent time, abrupt with his guns, but loyal to his friends and to his female lovers. Kiowa warrior, Texas Ranger, Confederate Captain Logan MacArthur bursts from these pages robust and real.
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Blood-Beans & Bullets
Peter Alan Turner
A brand new action-packed Western adventure from Peter Alan Turner that leaves no stone unturned, no criminal unaccounted for, and every reader intent on flipping pages!
U.S. Marshal Frank Everett is dying of cancer. The only man Marshal Everett wants to replace him is Remington Ryder, the young sheriff of Rattlesnake Junction. A gang of half-breeds, who call themselves the Renegades, have stolen a Gatling gun. Remington Ryder is the only one Marshal Everett believes is good enough to take on the gang.
The only problem is Ryder's wife, Emily, is pregnant and expecting any day. Still, duty calls. So with Emily's blessings, Remington and Marshal Everett leave Rattlesnake Junction with the promise to return before the baby arrives.
But the outlaws have their own plans, and soon Remington is forced to use his guns, knives, and fists to capture or kill the outlaws and return the Gatling gun, with the help of Eric Willis, grandson of the legendary Bear Willis. Remington finds himself in a daily fight for survival. Will he recover the Gatling gun and keep his promise to Emily, or will he die in a hail of bullets from the machine gun?
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Wagon Train: Deadly Trail
Ash Lingam & Casey Nash
The first Western adventure in a brand new series from Ash Lingam and Casey Nash!
When the Hardwood brothers decide to lead a wagon train of 200 from Galveston, Texas to Wichita, Kansas, they have no idea what a challenge it will be given the diversity of the people. There are at least six different languages spoken between the overlanders.
But Willis and Walt are smart enough to ask their uncle, Slim Hardwood, a former Texas Ranger and Indian fighter, to join them. He is a seasoned guide—salty, gritty, and has the hair of the bear.
Soon, these three wagon train masters and their wide-eyed travelers will face the harsh realities that await them as they travel up the Chisolm Trail. Will it be worth the sweat, the blood, and the lost lives demanded to get to Wichita? Grab your copy and find out.
If you’re a fan of Taylor Sheridan’s blockbuster series, 1883, you will love Wagon Train.
It is written by Ash Lingam and Casey Nash, two writers who love the West and enjoy making the old days come alive for their readers.
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Vengeance in the Mountains
Harvey Wood
A brand new Harvey Wood adventure, featuring Holbeck Hammer, that will leave you on the edge of your seat as the action unfolds around you. When a young man’s parents are killed, he must fend for himself and seek vengeance before he can even consider growing up.
Holbeck’s parents are both dead due to an attack by two outlaws who called at the family farm and things came to a head when they went to steal the two horses they had. When his pa tried to stop them, he was shot. Holbeck only escaped by being away, picking crops. He saw them and remembered what they looked like. He was sixteen at the time. He buried his parents being far away from anywhere with no one to call on to help. He took his pa’s gun and practiced with it. Then he went in search of the two men. He found them in a town just two days’ ride away in a saloon. Now he must have his revenge.
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Deadly Reunion
Ray Putnam
The fourth adventure in a tremendous new series from Ray Putnam!
Nellie Bennet rides the Fargo stage for what hoped to be an uneventful trip. The old stage hands have taken her under their care, but wonder what a pretty, young, blond-haired girl would be doing alone riding in outlaw and Indian country.
The ride stays uneventful until they get to Station Seven, but even the old timers aren’t ready for what happens next.
Outlaws have a way of worming their way into the unexpected lives of the west. U.S. Marshal Dan Rivers and Colton Luke have to tail the Stimpson Gang after their failed hold-up in Vera City.
When Nellie Bennet finds herself in the path of the Simpson Gang, and its leader, Zeke, it turns into a Deadly Reunion for all of them… even for the marshal and Colton Luke. But not before Luke himself has a revenge reunion of his own.
How will this homecoming come to an end?
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Gold, Greed & Guns
Gene Turney
A brand new Mountain Man adventure from Gene Turney!
Discovering gold made a couple of men happy. They could retire and enjoy the rest of their lives. The discovery, however, turned a peaceful place in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains into a place to get rich quick. The glitter of gold draws crowds of people seeking their share and, of course, the crowds have both good and bad.
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In The Heart of the West
Leroy A. Peters
The first book in a brand new Mountain Man western series from Leroy A. Peters!
After the deaths of their parents in Nantucket, Massachusetts, the three young Armstrong brothers—Enoch, 21, Moses, 18, and Elijah, 15—decide to go West to seek their fortunes. They journey first to St. Louis, Missouri, where they soon sign up for a three-year beaver-trapping expedition deep into the deadly heart of the untamed West. The brothers will contend with the unforgiving natural terrain, with hostile Indians, and with dangerous animals, including the most-feared creatures of the era, grizzly bears. But their parents have instilled in them a deep sense of fairness, an unerring moral compass, and a profound love of family that will serve them well in the Heart of the West.
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Gallows Justice
Big Jim Williams
A brand new Western adventure from 'Big' Jim Williams that will leave you on the edge of your seat!
Ride in 1871 with Texas Ranger Jake Silverhorn as he returns three prisoners from Arizona Territory’s remote Yuma Prison to Texas to be hanged for robberies, cattle rustling, and murder. Moving the chained killers through thunderstorms, floods, mountain passes, and waterless deserts makes for heart-pounding, page-turning excitement. Silverhorn, a Union Civil War veteran, rides with Texas Ranger Captain Ash Rollins and Yancy Boone—ex-Confederates still fighting the war—and young, naive Lonnie Lawson, who doubles as cook. Add Rollins’ humorous tall tales, a Gatling gun, a prison break, chases, shootouts, explosions, twists and turns, multiple escape attempts, the gang leader’s beautiful gun-toting girlfriend, and old friends trying to rescue the killers, and you’ve got Big Jim Williams’ exciting fourth Jake Silverhorn novel, Gallows Justice.
Some Readers' Comment About Big Jim's Writing:
"Has a wonderful way of telling a story. Makes you feel you’re right there."
"Knows how to spin a yarn. Lots of twists and turns."
"Knows how to keep me flipping those pages!"
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Wells Fargo Is Easy To Rob
Paul L. Thompson
Helena Montana was the richest gold town in the west. Gold mines by the hundreds covered the mountains and gulches. There were more saloons and brothels per population than anywhere else in the whole west. Gold brought con-men and women by the dozens. Outlaws robbed miners and stage coaches. When the railroad came thru town in eighteen-eighty-three, things got even worse. Early one morning a beautiful young lady stepped down from one of those trains with a set mind. She would have one of those dozens of millionaires as a husband in no time.
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Grandpa & The Kid
Paul L. Thompson
Zack Wood was a twelve-year old boy that loved school and went every day without missing a day. An older boy by the name of Boras Hunsucker was the school bully, being fourteen years old. He didn’t discriminate, he bullied friends, girls and boys and laughed when he hurt them. One rainy evening Zack had to ride into town to get his mother a bag of flour and a tin of baking powder. As Zack put the things in his saddlebags, up rode Boras and two more boys. “What cha doin’ in town, you little chicken?” Zack just undid the reins from the hitch rail and started to climb in the saddle. Boras dove out of his saddle knocking Zack to the ground. Zack got up, muddy as all get out. “Leave me ah lone, Boras!” “I’ve got ah rope an’ I’m just gonna drag you in this mud. From now on ‘stead ah callin’ you Chicken, I’ll call you mud boy.” He laughed. He started pulling that rope from his saddle, tying one end to the saddle horn. He dropped the loop end and started coiling it up. Before the loop was off the ground, Zack lunged with hands in the air scaring that horse. It turned, trotting down the street. The loop got caught around Boras’ ankle, dragging him in that mud.
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Lawman's Lessons
Don L. Freeman
A saga of the western frontier. A local sheriff brings a young man into town and under his wing to save him from being gelded. The young man is a reluctant worker in the sheriff's office but ultimately becomes a valued deputy. The sheriff passes along his experience and what he has learned from a U.S. Marshal whom he often supports. There are plenty of action sequences, an adult romance and a portrait of small western community in transition.
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Danger in Deadwood
Charles Ray
After delivering a prisoner to Louisiana, J.D. is on his way back to the ranger station in Garland. He takes a roundabout road and ends up in the little town of Deadwood, Texas. A local farmer has been brutally assaulted and is afraid to come forward until the owner of Deadwood’s only eating establishment convinces J.D. to talk to the man. He meets with the man and after winning his confidence, J.D. learns that a newcomer to the town, is bent on buying up other people’s farms and is willing to use force to get what he wants. That goes against everything J.D. believes in so he convinces his boss to let him take a hand in the case. J.D. is determined not to rest until justice is served.
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