Western
Captive Trail
On the plains of north central Texas in 1857, stagecoach driver Ned Bright finds an exhausted, injured woman lying in…
Cowboy Jess
Jess Ford, a young orphan adopted by the people in and around Sundown Town, encounters adventure in his work as…
The Case of the Deadly Desperados
Pinky, full name P.K. Pinkerton, is trapped in a Virginia mine shaft waiting for her (or is it his?) fate.…
Cowboys Don’t Cry
Scout McBride is a young boy growing up outside of El Paso, Texas, during the Depression. Raised on a farm…
rode
Taking as his inspiration the story behind the ballad “Tennessee Stud,” Averill is off and running on a journey tale…
To Win Her Heart
In 1887, after serving three horrific years in the stone quarries for killing a man in a boxing match, Levi…
A Most Unsuitable Match
In May 1869, a protected, privileged, and recently orphaned young lady from St. Louis, Missouri, Miss Fannie Rousseau, heads west…
The First Dance
Western writer Richard S. Wheeler gives us the latest novel in his Barnaby Skye series, The First Dance, which deals…
Bohemian Girl
Young Harriet opens her story by telling the reader that her frequently gambling father “lost her on a bet.” One…
The Little Bride
Sixteen-year-old Minna Losk dreams of her new life as a mail-order bride in America. She’ll have a handsome young husband,…
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