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Trust was rare and precious in the wide-open towns that sprung up like weeds on America's frontier?with hustlers and hucksters arriving in droves by horse, coach, wagon, and rail, and gunmen working both sides of the law, all too eager to end a man's life with a well-placed bullet. The New York Times-bestselling Grand Master of suspense deftly displays the other side of his genius, with seven classic western tales of destiny and fatal decision . . . and trust as essential to survival as it is hard-earned.

It seems that no matter what game Sparrow plays, the cards are stacked against him.Soon after he steps off a Mississippi steamer, Sparrow makes three regrettable transactions, and finds himself on the run from bankers, bounty hunters, and other bad guys.But when he finds that the posse chasing him is also harassing an innocent young lady and her family, he decides that it's time to make his stand.Drink, swear, steal and lie - those are the new rules of the game.

A Globe & Mail 100 SelectionPart epic of Texas, part classic coming-of-age story, part unflinching portrait of the bloody price of power, The Son is an utterly transporting novel that maps the legacy of violence in the American West through the lives of the McCulloughs, an ambitious family as resilient and dangerous as the land they claim.Eli McCullough is thirteen years old when a marauding band of Comanche storm his homestead and take him captive. Brave and clever, Eli quickly adapts to Comanche life, carving a place as the chief's adopted son, and waging war against their enemies, including white men. But when disease, starvation, and overwhelming numbers of armed Americans decimate the tribe, Eli finds himself alone. Neither white nor Indian, civilized or fully wild, he must carve a place for himself in a world in which he does not fully belong?a journey of adventure, tragedy, hardship, grit, and luck that reverberates in the lives of his progeny.

It's 1911 and the townsfolk of Old Texas, Alabama, have had enough. Every Saturday night for a year, E. O. Smonk has been destroying property, killing livestock, seducing women, cheating and beating men, all from behind the twin barrels of his Winchester 45-70 caliber over-and-under rifle. Syphilitic, consumptive, gouty, and goitered?an expert with explosives and knives?Smonk hates horses, goats, and the Irish, and it's high time he was stopped. But capturing old Smonk won't be easy?and putting him on trial could have shocking and disastrous consequences, considering the terrible secret the citizens of Old Texas are hiding.

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Branded traitor, fugitive Lt. General Swoop Swellen races away from the Pacific Northwest, out onto Idaho's high canyon desert lands. He's chased by bounty hunters, caught, then his hunters are attacked by renegade Indians. Swoop escapes and near dead, crawls to an obscure church-orphanage. There he discovers the most insidious schemes and darkest secrets of the most evil men and and women. Can he save himself and save all the orphans within? Even when U.S. Army soldiers, professional bounty hunters, Wells Fargo agents and vindictive Indians are closing in on him? Book 2 in the Renegade General series by Hock Hochheim.

AND THE LAST SHALL BE FASTLawrence Shaw once got a boost out of being the quickest gun alive. Now he's partial to telling gunfighter stories rather than living them. But that doesn't stop every ornery shootist with an itchy trigger finger from trying to pull iron on Fast Larry Shaw...or a group of gamblers from wagering five grand on who will kill him...or a gang of cutthroat saddle tramps from slaying his wife while in search of him.Racked with guilt for not saving his beloved, Shaw vows to shorten the life expectancy of her murderers—and any other hardcase who even thinks of sending hot lead his way.

Colonel Utah Blaine, held captive by the Army of the Revolution, broke out of jail and headed north from Mexico with nothing but the clothes on his back. Then he found new trouble struggling at the end of a noose-and stepped in just in time to save the life of a Texas rancher. The would-be executioners were the rancher's own men, looking to steal his land. Now Utah has a unique proposition: Have the wealthy Texan play dead, introduce himself as the spread's new foreman, and take care of the outlaws one by one. The wage to fight another man's war? A hundred a month plus expenses. The cost of falling in love while he earns that wage? It wasn't exactly part of the original agreement, but Utah will soon find out-unless the bad guys get to him first.

The Vanishing American is said to arguably be one of his greatest works. It tells the story of the love between Nophaie, a young Native American (or American Indian) man and his love for and with a woman by the name of Marian Warner. It was first published as a serial in the 1922 run of the Ladies Home Journal, a periodical that had over a couple million subscribers at the time. In 1925, it was then published as a novel and adapted for the screen, a cast that included Geronimo's grandson in a supporting role... (Tiffany Apan)

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They say revenge is a dish best served cold.... They better be right.Sixteen-year-old Lon Pearce is an orphan who has lost both his parents separately at the hands of the same man, local business owner Carl Teverence. Grief-stricken by their murders, he heads into town, half-cocked and ready to take his vengeance... only things don't quite turn out the way he'd hoped. Teverence and his men see him coming a mile away. They turn the tables on him with ease, and Lon is lucky to escape with his life. Alone and hunted, Lon is forced to leave everything he knows and loves behind, even his name. Now known only as Shawnee, he journeys west across the plains on a long and lonely trail. He hasn't forgotten the score he has to settle, but he needs to learn the skills to make it possible. He lends a hand to those he finds in need along the way-even when it forces him further outside the law.Will Shawnee find his way back home to deliver the justice he so desperately desires? Will he have learned enough to defeat Teverence and his men, or will he wind up in a shallow grave next to his parents? And even if he is successful, will he have enough integrity-enough of his soul remaining-to think of himself as a good man? An action-filled adventure of loss and revenge, Bob Giel's Shawnee will have you on the edge of your seat until the very last page.

If a man is only as good as his word... then promises carve destinies.As the dust settles on the sun-drenched plains, Shawnee, a lone drifter with a past shrouded in mystery, rides into the heart of a battle that echoes with the thunder of hooves and the crack of gunfire. The Tell Ranch, a sprawling expanse of land that whispers tales of grit and glory, is at the center of a showdown between the indomitable Chrissie Tell and cunning attorney Jarrett Bremmer.In the wake of her father's death, Chrissie discovers that the very essence of the ranch is slipping through her fingers as Bremmer tries to steal it out from under her before she reaches majority. In this swirling tempest of ambition and resilience, Shawnee emerges as a reluctant hero, drawn into a world where bullets speak louder than words. As the clash intensifies, loyalty hangs by a thread, and the boundary between justice and revenge blurs like the heat waves on the horizon.The Tell Ranch isn't just soil and stone. It's a battleground where corruption faces off against heritage, and greed stares down integrity. Shawnee's every move becomes a pivot point in this high-stakes duel, where survival isn't just a choice but a necessity in a lawless land.Amidst the tumbleweeds and echoing gunfire, Shawnee must walk a perilous line, where the fate of the ranch teeters on the edge. In a land where shadows dance with the setting sun, can Shawnee ride against the storm and save the Tell? The answer hangs in the dry, dust-laden wind sweeping across the frontier.

"The first novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Trust, an exquisite and blisteringly intelligent novel of a young Swedish boy, separated from his brother, who becomes a legend and an outlaw A young Swedish immigrant finds himself penniless and alone in California. The boy travels East in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing West. Driven back again and again, he meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, swindlers, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend. Diaz defies the conventions of historical fiction and genre, offering a probing look at the stereotypes that populate our past and a portrait of radical foreignness"--

In the vast expanse of the American West, where horses gallop under the boundless skies and cattle roam freely, William Anderson, a horse rancher from Ohio, seeks solace from the ghosts of his past. Little does he know that his journey will unravel a tale of redemption, courage, and the supernatural.When a band of ruthless rustlers threatens the ranch of Victoria Connelly, a woman with grit as unyielding as the Arizona sun, Will is thrust into a battle against an enemy that defies the laws of the living. Armed only with his wits and an enigmatic companion named Jack, who straddles the line between the corporeal and the ethereal, Will must navigate the treacherous terrain of the Old West's modern incarnation.As the shadows lengthen and the moon rises over the Sonoran Desert, Will and Jack embark on a quest to save not only Victoria's ranch but also their own souls. Together, they'll face spectral herds, phantom trails, and the haunting echoes of choices made long ago."The Rustlers of the Sonoran Desert" is a gripping modern-day Western that blends the timeless elements of the genre with supernatural twists. Will Anderson's journey unfolds against a backdrop of wide-open landscapes, where loyalty is tested, and the boundaries between the natural and the supernatural blur.Saddle up for an unforgettable ride into the heart of the West, where the thunder of hooves mingles with the whispers of the wind, and justice is dispensed with both a badge and a ghostly ally.

Saddle up for a riveting ride through the untamed landscapes of Cochise County, Arizona, in the latest issue of Saddlebag Dispatches! Embark on a historical adventure as Doug Hocking explores the depths of Karchner Caverns, unveiling the secrets and history hidden within. JD Arnold unravels the enigmatic tales of lawman Jonas V. Brighton, alias Rawhide Jake, setting the record straight in a masterful treatise.Join NYT bestseller Chris Enss and JoAnn Chartier as they weave the captivating story of Cathy Williams, a female Buffalo Soldier. Experience the flavor of old Tombstone with Sherry Monahan's delightful exploration of dining choices in her article, "Bon Ton and Tony," while Manuela Schneider guides you through the haunted corridors of Tombstone's iconic Bird Cage Theatre in "Spirits of the Wild West." Delve into the best of Western fiction with W. Michael Farmer's emotionally charged story of a modern vigilante, Gary Rodgers' tale of a town marshal caught in a feud amid Apache hostility, and Scott M. Brents'modern Western entwined with gangland intrigue. Benjamin Henry Bailey offers a unique perspective on the famed O.K. Corral fight, and James A. Tweedie's stagecoach driver's account of a botched robbery in vivid detail. Saddlebag Dispatches: Where the spirit of the Wild West comes alive!

From Saddlebag Dispatches Magazine, the Award-Winning Home of All Things Western, comes Between Hell and Tombstone, a new anthology bringing you the best of the untamed west. Paul Colt, Anthony Wood, and P.A. O'Neil headline a roster of western writers including old hands like J.R. Wolff and Alex Slusar but with a great selection of newer talent such as David Bowmore, Julianne Metzger Taylor, and Megan McCain. Walk with them down the dusty streets of Tombstone to the O.K. Corral or the Bird Cage Theatre. Ride the revenge trail with Wyatt and Doc. Hide in the shadows hoping your young bride can clear your name. Make the perilous journey through Apache country from Fort Huachuca to anywhere. This is a land where, as Kipling wrote, "the 'eat could make your bloomin' eyebrows crawl," where a summer monsoon can wash away everything in its path, and where life is cheap and a bullet is cheaper. Between Hell and Tombstone will grab you with an iron grip and shake you like a dog with a bone. Just try to put it down.

Where had the years gone?The wear of time on a man who had seen his share of brutality on the battlefield and the darkest side of mankind off of it. He had survived many things to be as troubled as he was.The war, prison, and all the years drifting across the country since.Would the echoes of his past ever be forgotten? Would he ever again find his way home? Not as a broken drifter...but as a whole again man. To a home without his past. To a place where God won't remember...

Ella Wilson grew up surrounded by a loving family and the easy life. When a handsome stranger saves her from an embarrassing situation, it seems as though she's met her one true love. The last thing she thought she'd do was to get married in Vegas.When she wakes up the following morning, reality hits her hard. She isn't wife material - especially not for the famous Travis Read.Country and western singer, Travis Read grew up the hard way. Bounced from foster home to foster home, all he dreams of is having a stable family of his own.But waking up to find his new wife gone, is merely one more example in a long line of disappointments in his life. He's almost resigned to the pain when she comes knocking on his door.How can he believe her when she insists they belong together?