Western
Angels of North County
When the Civil War ends, some veterans, called “Angels” by the author, settle in North County in the Northwest to…
Rawhide Robinson Rides a Dromedary
Seasoned cowhand Rawhide Robinson is the quintessential American cowboy if ever there was one. And he would be the first…
Heart on the Line
Amos Bledsoe is an atypical Western hero, more likely to ride to the rescue on a bicycle than a white…
Escape to Fort Abercrombie
Young Ryker Landstad lives on a small farm in Minnesota. Attacked by the Sioux, his mother and his little sister…
The Marshal and the Moonshiner
Wendelboe has written a highly atmospheric Western detective story. Set in the Oklahoma Dust Bowl in the Great Depression, its…
Tempest
Regan Carmichael’s first meeting with her intended husband, Dr. Colton Lee, starts off with a bang—literally. After foiling a recent…
The Ballad of Black Bart
Editors' choice
Charles Boles, aka Black Bart, is a genuine and fascinating historical character from America’s Western history in the late 1880s.…
Wild West
It’s not all guns, horses and cattle. This charming collection of 11 American classic short stories of the West by…
The Hunger
Most are familiar with the tragedy of the Donner-Reed Party, a group of pioneers who set out on the trail…
Savage Country
Editors' choice
It’s 1873, and the vast American West is a place of wondrous untamed natural beauty and unrestrained violence. Elizabeth Coughlin,…
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