The Valeron code was simple: Trust in the Lord, but keep a gun handy. And when it came to harming one of them or their family, they had but one commandment: Thou shalt not get away with it! Rodney (Li
Dace Kelly is released from prison on the condition that he helps the warden's sister save her ranch outside Tolerance, Colorado. He and the Professor, who is also being released, ride there together.
When Sandy Wakefield, Flint's uncle, dies in a mining mishap, Flint and Johnny Wakefield suspect foul play. Sandy was trying to improve the miners' lot, who work long hours in dangerous conditions for
The war between the Union and the Confederacy had ended, but the fight is not over for the Kenyon family. Being Yankees, their presence in Three Forks, Texas, is met with hostility and resentment. Dav
It seemed a simple, straight forward mission for Yancy Nodean: clean up Pine Junction. People were going broke in droves unable to pay the heavy taxes levied by the town mayor. Enforcing and collectin
Everyone in Big Iron knew how vicious Gabe Hawks could get when he was drunk. But Gabe was the son of a powerful rancher, and when Marcy Clayborne accidentally killed him in self-defense, the powerful
"I'm not good at crawling before some arrogant gringo!" Juanita Mestas snapped. "Quit buttering me up," Dan Keen said sarcastically, "and tell me what's on your mind." "They'll hang my innocent brothe
When Kit Montgomery happens upon the bodies of six Owatawna Indians, he knows that there will be war—and that he will be in the middle. As an Army negotiator, he has had three years of peaceful dealin
Luke Mallory's dream is to be an agent of Wells Fargo & Company, to be someone of importance, to be respected and admired. An orphan at six years of age, raised like a garden weed, he has a burni
Orion Culhane had always earned his way with a gun. But the time he worked as a stagecoach guard and shot five bandits in one day, he'd finally had enough. He never wanted to shoot at anyone—or be sho
Above all else the Lucane family wanted law and order, justice and peace—even if it took a Colt Peacemaker to get their point across. It was justice that had sent Levi Lucane hunting for the bloodthir
Luke Yancy apprenticed to a gun-smith when he was just a boy. At fifteen, he fought in the Civil War, and later he became one of the youngest U.S. deputy marshals ever. Now, still in his twenties, Luk
The Civil War ended months ago, but in Lost Springs, Missouri, the fighting rages on. The town is run by Austin Urbank, an embittered Northern veteran who lost a leg—and his soul—in battle. Under Aust
Ranz Tanner is down to six cents and a lame horse when he defends a young Mexican girl in a cantina fight in the Arizona Territory; he shoots a man in self-defense and is promptly sentenced to five ye
When Dave Bryant rides back to Scofield, Montana, so many years have passed that no one recognizes him. This is just as he wants it. His parents have been in the ground for twelve years, and Dave’s re
Back in El Paso no one ever accused ex-cavalryman Troy Banner of being overly heroic or steadfast or even friendly. He was just known for his good aim and his bad temper, and most smart men steered cl
As Brian DeClay rode to Twin Forks, he was determined to kill Sid Locklin, the man responsible for his father's death eight years before. Henry DeClay and Sid had been partners in a freight line—till
Tybalt Kolher, who helped plan new routes for a stagecoach company, spent a lot of time out on the trail. But in all his years of riding, he had never met anyone as green and clumsy—or as feisty—as th
Matt Sco?eld tried real hard to stay out of other people’s squabbles. He’d had enough ?ghting in the War Between the States and later in Mexico. As he rode toward his hometown, all he wanted was peace
Bounty hunting had never appealed to Tray Dackett. Every day he got sicker of it. That was the only reason he agreed to work for Rhonda Boyd, who wanted him to take her and three men to Apache Canyon
It would have been tough enough for Marshal Trent Roller to capture Drago Boone and his cutthroats without any complications. And Jolene Lovato was not just a complication, she was a deadly threat. Fo
Spence Kane was a consistent lawyer. He'd handled fifteen court cases and lost every one of them because all of his clients were guilty. Then out of the blue a Denver judge appointed him to look into
Spenser Whitlock knows the ins and outs of blacksmithing. As for his rather honorary title of Deputy Marshal, he had seldom been called upon to keep the peace or arrest anyone in Sundown. When a ki
To become a man of importance at Wells Fargo & Company was Luke Mallory's dream, so it's a sad day for Luke when he's unjustly fired for being honest and trusting. Returning to Broken Spoke and
For Tito Pacheco, a few hands of poker seems a good way to pass the time - until he is forced to kill one man to save another. Then he finds the body on the trail, and has a second gunfight in a town
Tazz Cantrelle—known for his way with a gun—had been sent to Yuma Prison for standing up to a crooked lawman. Every day spent there with dangerous killers and vicious guards was like a century in hell
Bowers Wayne Sinclair was more dead than alive when he came home to Sunset, New Mexico, after the Civil War. And now, he wanted to forget the hellish time he'd spent at the Andersonville prison camp.
It was wrong, no doubt about it, and Johnny Dystra knew it. But he had to go through with the plan anyway.Yes, Johnny and his partner, Rusty, would have to put on masks like a couple of outlaws and ki
Enjoying his job as a handyman at the Melbourne ranch, Cullen Lomax's life changes drastically after a rancher is gunned down, he becomes the target of an ambush, and he tries to figure out what is ki
