Will Cook has been long regarded as one of the finest writers of the Western's Golden Age. These five short novels, among Cook's best, are all set in Hondo, Texas, and the surrounding ranching communi
CATTLE WARTimes were tough in Wolf Bench...and they were about to get tougher. Low beef prices had all the cattlemen going hungry, and rumbling bellies led to itchy trigger fingers. Only one man had b
In the Southwest, temperatures run as hot as the tempers and men are silent while guns talk too fast. Keno is that rare breed—a cowboy between jobs, out to make an honest dollar and keep his pride and
DREAMS OF GOLDLong hours of back-breaking labor were nothing new to Hungarian immigrant Lazlo Kusik. He was willing to do whatever it took to find his fortune in the gold-rich hills of the Sierra Neva
A LADY'S QUESTEighteen years before, deep in the mountains of China, Lady Joanna Fenton's father found a sacred statuette. The two-headed dragon was reputed to beget prosperity, but for Joanna, it had
The Shoring twins, Robin and Bob, had the reputation of doing anything for a lark. In fact, the high-spirited two somewhat scandalized the sedate Jonathan Witt, who was the executor of their parents'
When Cape Cod innkeeper Maddy Jamison takes in a group of marine biologists called Dolphin Friendly, she has no idea that they—and particularly their handsome leader Brody Davenport—will turn her life
THREE CLASSIC TALESWill Henry remains one of the most widely recognized and honored novelists ever to write about the American West. As demonstrated by the three novellas in this brilliant collection,
THE TIME OF THE TRAPPERSIt was a time of legends. A time when brave souls dared to follow their dreams into untamed lands, despite dangers and hardships few could imagine. Of these heroic pioneers, on
DEVOTION AND DESIREMelanie Morganfield had grown from a precocious child to a beautiful woman in Asa Parker's lavish home. And with each passing day Asa—29 years Melanie's senior—felt his desire grow
AN APPOINTMENT WITH DEATHWhen Pasque Pendragon comes to live at his uncle's ranch in the Wyoming Territory, his mission is to track down the killers of his brothers. But everything changes with the ar
When Leigh Hayden arrived at Wyndham Island to visit her sister and brother-in-law, it was as though she had been drawn there by some mysterious force. She had come with the intention of staying no mo
Kay Farrell and her brother Elliott own a small share of Asgard, a large old house in Massachusetts. But though they contribute to its upkeep, they're never able to enjoy the place. So they hope to ge
The Lost Dutchman was the most fabled gold mine of the Old West. Since Jacob Walzer struck gold in the Superstition Mountains of southwestern Arizona, hundreds of hopefuls had risked everything to com
A MAN NAMED YUMA: Son of an Apache chief and a captured white woman, he was an outcast from two worlds. A sometime army scout and a natural-born loner, he was as tough as the Indians and wise in their
Jess Damon, Houston’s hottest wedding planner (and reformed succubus), is working for the bride from hell — literally. Her mother is the queen of evil, the princess of darkness, Satan herself, and she
In a quiet country village, secrets abound.When a young girl, Abbie Campbell, is knocked over and left for dead on the back road of the village of Little Melham, waves of shock ripple through the smal
“Ayse Kulin is a clever writer. She draws the reader into the story of the life and loves of a Turkish family in wartime, and by the time the reader realizes that she has also cranked up the tension w
Dr. Anne Jamison, a brilliant neuropsychiatrist, is living the concrete jungle life in Minneapolis with her fiance, prominent attorney Adam Whitney. But the mysterious death of Carter Leeds, her belov
No one in the small Texas town of Clark Springs knows that their minister's real name is Rule Cordell, or that he used to be one of the most notorious outlaws the Confederacy had ever seen. He's been
A Desperate VowTormented by the deaths of his wife and child, Griffin Blackmoor spends his days drowning his grief in whiskey. But when a bullet that was meant for him kills his best friend, Griffin m
Georgina Townsend had never lived in one place for long enough to consider it home. The daughter of a wealthy widowed socialite, Georgy had been swept along by her vagabond mother from country to coun
In his classic novels and short stories, Max Brand brought the adventure, the struggles and the honor of the Old West to life. This volume features some of Brand''s most exciting and acclaimed Western
Francois Limousin was a ruthless tyrant who berated his youngest son mercilessly at every turn. Yet Jean thrived in spite of him, honing his body and his mind until he excelled at shooting, riding and
"One way only - Death." This was the message that Walt Devon intercepted by chance in the gold-crazy town of West London. A murder was being arranged and Devon intended being around when the shootin
Purity, Honesty, Chastity—they were all admirable traits, but when they came in the form of three headstrong, spirited, sinfully lovely sisters, they were...DANGEROUS VIRTUES.From the moment Purity la
Half Moon RanchSomewhere in the lush grasslands of Texas hill country was a place where the sun had once shone on love and prosperity, while the night hid murder and mistrust. There, three brothers an
Max Stark is a trained circus clown whose tricks can be downright terrifying — especially for his ex-wife.News anchor Laura Stark thought she’d seen the last of her devious ex-husband, but a series of
THE BEST OF THE WESTMax Brand has long been considered one of the finest chroniclers of the Old West. Under his pen, the West and all its characters come alive in full color. Collected here are three
THE REAL WEST!Max Brand's novels and stories—certainly among the greatest in Western fiction—are always peopled with true, realistic characters and marked by a sense of authenticity few other authors
BOTH SIDES OF THE LAWComanche John is a notorious road agent. If he has a last name, no one knows it. Yet his legend precedes him in the form of frontier ballads sung by teamsters and stagecoach drive
THREE CLASSICS!In the decades since Peter Dawson first emerged as one of the Western's greatest talents, his fiction has retained its classic status among readers of many generations. This volume pres
MASTER OF THE UNTAMED LAND!The heart of the American West lives in Peter Dawson's stories, with characters who blaze a trail over a land of frontier dreams and across a country coming of age. Whether
Sent to Nevada to investigate reports of Rebel activity around the Comstock Lode, Ken Kenglish finds himself in a region filled with miners, gamblers, heroes, killers, Union supporters, and Southern s
Growing up to be a crooked cardsharp after her parents are killed in an accident, Honesty Buchanan searches for her missing sisters and encounters handsome Texas Ranger Sinclair Archer, with whom she
Barney Dwyer was a powerful and good-natured young cowpuncher. Unfortunately, his hands were so strong that he broke almost every farm tool he touched. Finally his hot-tempered ranch-owning boss, Da
DANGEROUS HOMECOMINGClayton Hawks has returned to Powder Springs, Wyoming, to settle some rustling problems on the Lazy B Ranch. Sam Hawks, Clay's father and owner of the Lazy B, stayed behind in Bost
Mike McGann journeys from the tough Irish slums of the Boston waterfront to 1840s California, where he becomes caught up in the Gold Rush and does battle with Spanish aristocrats to carve out his own
IN SEARCH OF A FATHERFrom pre-Civil War Virginia to the distant prairies of the far West, this exciting epic follows the journeys of young Lew Dorset as he searches the frontier for his father—an esca
Dolf Morgette's reputed ability with a sixgun hasn't deteriorated after a two year stint in jail for a crime he didn't commit. Now, having studied the law as an inmate, Dolf takes his presidential par
