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Lord of the High Reaches
James Haddock - 2021
Kol-ha is what the clan called him, which means shame in clannish. Being a half-breed, Cam was not allowed to take the test to become a clan member. Cam decides that rather than not being worthy to be part of the clan, the clan is not worthy of him. Taking nothing, he leaves the clan to find his place in the world. Though ignorant of the ways of the ‘outside’ world, Cam is a quick learner. His first lesson is the outside world is at war, and he is inadvertently drawn into it. Saving the life of a nobleman’s son, from an invading army’s scouts sets him on a path to meet the King of the Eastern Kingdom. As a reward, Cam is given lands and becomes a pawn in the King’s chess game. Cam sees it for what it is and decides he doesn’t want any part of the King’s game. Fate, however, has a different plan. Cam discovers two moored airships in a plague-stricken village with a single survivor, La-mar. He also finds new weapon innovations and information that will change the balance of power in the Kingdoms. With La-mar’s help, Captain Cam finds himself and his ships back in the King’s chess game. This time it’s with more than one King and Kingdom playing, and they’re playing for blood. When they kill some of Cam’s friends, he spoils their chessboard when he starts playing by his rules of fang and claw.
Blood Vengeance (Blood Trail Book 3)
John Legg - 2015
Not even a pregnant wife could hold him back. It was a decision that would haunt him as tragedy greets him when he returns to Wichita. Alone, disheartened, he roams with no purpose. Until he is called upon to help some old friends — and family — a call that has him facing a pack of Texas hard cases.
Bullets Always Kill (The Texas Riders Western) (A Western Frontier Fiction)
Joseph Powell - 2019
Sheriff Rowan Keller is the new sheriff of Blackgate. There’s just one problem. The old sheriff doesn’t want to leave. He’s spent years taking bribes from criminals so they could pass through unscathed, and he’s not eager to give things up. But Rowan’s about to put an end to all that. Blackgate’s got a poker tournament coming up, and it’s drawing all the wrong kinds of people. But no one beats Wade Sharp. Evil, corrupt, and soulless, Wade has a gang of men who will kill anyone who gets in their way. Even women and children. When Rowan puts up a fight, Wade decides him and the entire town must pay. Especially Tillie. She’s pretty and kind, and Wade’s taking her with him when he leaves. But if he thinks Rowan is just going to let her go, he’s mistaken. Rowan’s ready to go into battle, even if he has to do it alone. Can Rowan save Tillie and the entire town, or are they already good as dead?
The Orphan and the Horse Whisperer (Mail Order Brides and the Indians of Hope Ridge Book 1)
Indiana Wake
Jack Flint: Mountain Man: A Frontier Mountain Man Novel
William H. Joiner Jr. - 2020
Joiner, Jr. Are you ready for Jack Flint: Mountain Man?Jack’s parents were killed in an Apache raid when he was an infant. Jack was raised as an Apache until his village was destroyed by a rival tribe. Jack was prepared to go to war to avenge his Apache kin. An appearance by the Great Spirit convinced him to take another path. Jack went west and met mountain man and trapper Kit Bridger, who became his best friend. Eventually Jack became chief of the Shoshone in the Wind River Mountains in Wyoming. Jack defended the weak and oppressed. He cared nothing about the white man’s law. All that mattered to Jack was the justice that could only be found in the mountains.
Nehi's Code
Edward Vought - 2019
The same voice tells me that the only reason she didn’t shoot first and ask questions later is because she saw me shoot one of the men that was trying to get away. I tell her that there is another one back in the ravine that was there to kill anyone who came into the yard except his confederates. She asks me who I am, so I explain how I came to be here at this time. She has been in the house shooting from a window up until now when she steps out of the house and tells me I can pick up my gun, but not to get any ideas.
Preston Lewis Western Collection 2
Preston Lewis - 2020
Tough times require tough choices, no matter if it’s in a Colorado winter or a race across New Mexico.In Blood Saga, Virgil Child returns his mother’s coffin to White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, to bury her beside his dead father. Child can’t find his father’s grave and as he investigates, he discovers how his birthright was stolen by Ed Keller and his allies. He sets out to right a wrong and get what’s his against all odds.The Preston Lewis Western Collection, Volume 2 includes: Escape from Silverton, Blood Saga, Vigilante Justice, New Mexico Showdown and Hard Texas Winter.
Lizzie's Secret (Mail Order Brides of Arkansas)
Susannah Calloway - 2020
The Gruff Cowboy's Triple Baby Trouble
Emma Morgan - 2019
Now he has three women who’ve traveled to marry him, and he has to decide which is the best for him, and for his young family. But who is the best choice? Sweet Emma Roberson, a fine cook who has come looking for love, or the proud Aggie Hamilton, who can organize a household and tend to the books? Or Margaret Mitchell, who lost her husband recently and is desperately seeking a family to care for? It takes a brush with death for the choice to become clear, and for each heart to find its place.
First Bride At Lost Creek
Rosie May Garrett - 2020
But her mother believes young women should do as they are told, and Nancy has to fight for every little freedom she enjoys. In desperation, she answers an advertisement in the Matrimonial Times, and begins corresponding with a man in the West. She decides to stake her entire life on him, in the hope that he is as perfect as his letters make him sound. Hudson Blake used to be a good man. His sister, Lucille, remembers him that way. But since tragedy struck their family he hasn’t been the same. Now the whole town avoids their General Store if they think he’s there. Lucille believes a bride from the East is exactly what Hudson needs. But he knows nothing about her plan. He knows nothing about the young woman who shows up at their Store. Experience life in the Old West with our two heroes, in the beautiful town of Lost Creek. Is their love a hopeless dream, or can it truly save Hudson’s life?
The Floating Outfit 24: Trigger Fast (A Floating Outfit Western)
J.T. Edson - 2018
Mallick wanted all the land around Barlock, which meant buying out all the small ranchers. This was no problem, for if the ranchers were at first reluctant to sell, they soon changed their minds when they saw what would happen to them and their families if they refused. Yes, everything was going Mallick’s way. It was, that is, until the day his gunmen arrived at the Lasalle ranch, intending to try out their own brand of persuasion, and found three men waiting for them. The Ysabel Kid was one of the men. Mark Counter was another. The third man was small and insignificant looking . . . His name was Dusty Fog! J.T. Edson was a former British Army dog-handler who wrote more than 130 Western novels, accounting for some 27 million sales in paperback. Edson’s works - produced on a word processor in an Edwardian semi at Melton Mowbray - contain clear, crisp action in the traditions of B-movies and Western television series. What they lack in psychological depth is made up for by at least twelve good fights per volume. Each portrays a vivid, idealized “West That Never Was”, at a pace that rarely slackens.
In Pursuit: The Women In Pants Ride Again
Stan Himes - 2019
Mary, Katie, Ernestine and the other women reunite for Pearl’s wedding. But when disaster happens, they must once again trade their dresses for workpants and take the reins in pursuit of a bad bunch. This time the women are more seasoned. This time the women know they’re tough. Good. They’ll need to be.
Mike Stone: Texas Ranger
Patrick Lindsay - 2020
He meets a beautiful girl, then finds out they have jointly inherited a property near Austin.Surprising obstacles stand in Stone’s way as he settles into his new life in a new land.