Bøger af J V James

Twenty years is a long time to grieve - and just about long enough to plan a revenge. So when Charley Cole's chance comes, he ain't about to let it go by.Twenty long years ago Charley Cole watched Perce Kilburn go free after murdering Charley's dear wife - and that wasn't even the worst part. Perce took everything from him.But now, Kilburn's son is Wanted Dead or Alive, for the murder of a boy who was only fifteen - and the best bounty hunter in Kansas is Charley Cole - and Charley knows right where a Kilburn will run to hide.Also, the Bounty's so big, fifty other hard men all want that reward for themselves. And you better believe it, they're coming, guns loaded and ready.Thing is, Perce Kilburn ain't the sort just to let his son die. And he won't ride alone. It'll be the showdown of all showdowns when Perce catches up - which suits Charley just fine.It's another action-packed Western from the pen of JV James - with just a hint of romance, a whole lot of fine shooting, and more twists and turns than you can shake a Winchester at. With an ending no one saw coming, this just might be JV's best yet.

Strangely Brown ain't the cleverest feller around, according to most folks from Clearwater. What young Strangely is though, is honest - more honest than all them folks put together. He's a real hard worker too, doing all sorts of odd jobs around town, while hoping to one day marry his sweetheart, the beautiful, kind Abby Snood.When a murderous outlaw tricks Strangely into helping him rob the bank, then delivers him into the hands of the County Sheriff, young Strangely finds himself in real trouble. That big-shot big-city Sheriff has Strangely locked up for murder, and is planning a big public hanging. Worse still, sweet Abby's life hangs in the balance when she's kidnapped by the outlaw.Strangely Brown had better start thinking real fast - and he'd better act even faster.JV James writes classic Westerns filled with twists and turns - and always a touch of romance - perfect for fans of CJ Petit, RO Lane and John Deacon.But as good as those three are, JV's favorite Western authors will always be Louis Lamour and Duane Boehm.

Old man, old horse, old rifle. 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.

Toy Gooden always did think the best of the people he knew - that's how his troubles all started, and just kept on gettin' bigger. When ten-year-old Toy takes the blame for a killing done by his best friend, it sets off a chain of events that's a never-ending passel of trouble.Ten years on, wanted for a robbery and murder he didn't commit, and hated by his whole home town, Toy has to save Wildcat Creek (those very folks) from the bloodthirsty Gilman Gang. With no other help than a meddlesome twelve-year-old orphan, an ancient decrepit doctor, and a pesky tomboy outlaw who keeps insistin' she wants to marry him, looks like Toy's got more troubles than a fingerless man in a gunfight.Another action packed Western with a hint of romance, from the pen of J.V. James - and as usual, more twists and turns than you can shake a Winchester at.

Cleve Lawson is a man for minding his business. But when he witnesses a stranger murdered by road agents, then the outlaws kill his best friend, Cleve decides it's high time he stuck his nose in where it don't belong. As if all that ain't problems enough, he meets a tough yet beautiful woman who takes a shine to him - and a feller with fists of iron who takes unkindly to that. Throw in a murderous road agent gone loco, an unfaithful dog, a wise-cracking Sheriff, and a range war between sheep and cattle men, and Cleve's got more troubles than an unarmed man in the middle of a gunfight.Another action packed Western with a hint of romance, from the pen of J.V. James - and as usual, more twists and turns than you can shake a Winchester at.

What if you went off to fight for what's right, and someone told your sweetheart you'd died? What if that same person told you that she was dead too? What if that man up and married her? After secretly killing her family? And what if that man was the brother you trusted? And what if, one day, you came home?A story of trickery and cunning, of brotherhood and truth, and of war. Of bandits and shootouts and justice, and of doing what's right. Of a tall man who slithered, and a dwarf who stood tall as the clouds, and became Billy's friend. It's the story of how Billy Ray becomes Billy Fyre - and how, seven long years after being told he'd lost everything, finally, Billy comes home, to fight for what's his.Another action packed Western with a hint of romance, from the pen of J.V. James - and as usual, more twists and turns than you can shake a Winchester at.