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Alwen's Dream: Book Six of the Evans Family Saga by C.J. Petit
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Showdown with a Ruthless Rival: A Historical Western Adventure Book
Austin Grayson - 2021
When his business starts expanding in the far West, he finds himself enjoying the rugged wilderness and small-town life of the frontier. Trouble ensues however when a gang of kidnappers holds the daughter of a cattle baron hostage. At that point, Bruce realizes that it will require all of his skills and the help of his sidekick, Monty, to track down the shadowy figures. How will Bruce succeed in getting the rancher's daughter back when he refuses to pay a ransom? Will he manage to avoid getting himself killed in the course of this dangerous undertaking?With the passing of time, the kidnappers are running out of patience, demanding the ransom without further ado, otherwise, they swear to spread deep sorrow on their way. As if this wasn't enough, the unexpected actions of the hostage's husband make the criminals fly into a rage. How will the legendary duo stall the kidnappers while they figure out a way to free the young couple? Will Bruce's experience and wit help him rescue two innocent people and preserve his widespread reputation?While Bruce and his sidekick try to trace the ruthless criminals, tensions come to a boil and multiple dangers lurk behind shadows. In this excessive cat and mouse game, will Bruce capture the merciless abductors before it's too late, or will he fail to carry through the most important task of his career?A pulse-pounding drama, which will make you turn the pages with bated breath until the very last word. A must-read for fans of Western action and romance."Showdown with a Ruthless Rival" is a historical adventure novel of approximately 60,000 words. No cliffhangers, only pure unadulterated action.
The Salvation of Eli Ussher: A Western Frontier Saga (Ussher Family Book 1)
Sam Scott - 2020
The Horsemen Omnibus
Gary McCarthy - 2019
SPUR AWARD WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DERBY MAN SERIES INTRODUCES A FAMILY HAUNTED BY THE CIVIL WAR…After the Civil War devastates their home, the Ballous, a Tennessee horse breeding family, relocate and start anew in the West where their new neighbors could become lasting friends or tomahawk-toting enemies.Lucas Ballou and his family share a love of wild horses with their Comanche neighbors, but the brutal Kiowa threaten their new start on the Texas frontier.The Horsemen Omnibus includes books 1-5 of the action-packed western series!
Shadow of the Mast
L.J. Martin - 2008
A ship he didn't want to join, on his way to a place he thought he'd never see...driven on by a vicious captain and sadistic first mate. By the time they reach the Pacific, Sam is no longer a boy but a young man hardened by ice, sea, and lash. A California that seemed a peaceful land becomes a caldron boiling over with danger and resentment. And Sam McCreed, now an expert with blade, musket, and reata, is a man on the prowl for vengeance...and he'll send any man who stands in his way straight to hell.
Old: A Western
J.V. James - 2021
And an outspoken orphan child needin' protection.I'm the ex-lawman, Lyle Frakes, and this is the story of how I met little Mary, and our trip from Deadwood to Cheyenne. It's filled with gunfights and fistfights, road agents and cut-throats - bad men just begging for the swift hand of Justice.But it's also the story of that bright little orphan, and how she changed my life for the better. And how me and Horse ain't alone any more.So grab your saddle and rifle - and let's hit the trail.It's another action packed Western from the pen of J.V. James - and as usual, more twists and turns than you can shake a Winchester at.
Return to Willow Falls (Matt Bannister Western Book 7)
Ken Pratt - 2020
MARSHAL MATT BANNISTER COMES FACE TO FACE WITH HIS PAINFUL PAST.U.S. Marshal Matt Bannister’s bitter side comes out when his father, Floyd Bannister, comes to town unexpectedly. He wants nothing to do with his father and makes his thoughts known. Floyd, though heartbroken, agrees to leave Matt alone.Matt is dealing with the murder of two Chinese immigrants and the brutal scourging of a third. When he finds the men responsible, and makes an arrest, he is faced with a turning tide as those who dislike him twist the truth and turn the mining community against him with destructive consequences.Tiffany Foster, who Matt brought back from Prairieville, tells her friend Gabriel Smith, that Matt is his real father. Gabriel confronts his parents and then runs away to Branson to confront Matt. Matt is caught off guard but learns a great lesson, that he and his father have more in common than he realized…
Sometimes, you must have the chimney swept clean of its past fires before you can start a new flame confidently…
Flintlock Trail
John Legg - 1997
He runs away at 16, fights in the War of 1812, and ultimately signs on with the Missouri Fur Company. Maxwell encounters more than his share of adventures, including numerous skirmishes with Indians as well as betrayals by the men he considered to be his friends. "Flintlock Trail" is an action-packed western that is also the story of one man's search for his identity.
Avenging Angels: Vengeance Trail
A.W. Hart - 2019
Raised right in a good Christian family, they’re pure as the driven snow. But when their family is massacred, they ride the Vengeance Trail to fulfill their father’s dying request—to purge the earth of the Devil’s spawn in the name of God.In the first book of this shocking new series, Reno and Sara’s farm is burned and their family murdered by a group of ex-Confederate soldiers known as the Devil’s Horde. These ex-Confederates—led by Major Eustace The Bad Old Man Montgomery and Major Black Bob Robert Hobbs—have a chip on their shoulders, and they’re burning a broad swath across the Yankee north, murdering, pillaging, and raping their way to the Colorado Territory.But when they burn the Bass farm, they find out not every follower of God is a sheep. Sworn to vengeance, Reno and Sara become black-winged avenging angels on a mission from God. Hounding the Confederate devils’ every step, these black-winged angels begin efficiently and bloodily killing them—one by one and two by two—reading to them from the Good Book while sending them back to Hell.
God's Coffin (Wade Garrison Book 2)
Richard Greene - 2011
Now, six years later, his old friend, Sheriff Seth Bowlen, in Sisters, Colorado is in trouble and needs help. Sheriff Bowlen sends a wire to United States Marshal Billy French in Santa Fe who in turn sends Deputy Marshal Wade Garrison to help their old friend. Innocently, Wade decides to take his wife, Sarah, and son, Emmett, with him so they can visit her family in Harper, a small town northeast of Sisters. As he and his family board the train in Santa Fe, he could not have known that a terrible storm of violence was already brewing and this fateful decision could destroy his wife and child.
Lone McGantry: A Western Double
Wayne D. Dundee - 2019
DUNDEE DELIVERS A SERIES FULL OF TWISTS AND TURNS THAT WILL LEAVE YOU BREATHLESS.Lone McGantry is a former Indian scout for the Army, now in his late thirties, a drifting horse wrangler, cowboy and guide. He’s not fully ready to settle down but leaning gradually toward that lifestyle if he could find the right conditions.In this duo of The Dismal River and Reckoning at Rainrock dark secrets are revealed and complex dangers have to be faced before true justice is served.“…characters so real that you can smell the sweat and gunpowder as the situation builds toward the inevitable showdown…”
Fart Wars May the Farts Be With You (The Disgusting Adventures of Milo Snotrocket)
J.B. O'Neil - 2013
Another adventure of Milo Snotrocket based on Star Wars saga.