They struck without warning, eight greedy men who chose to live by the gun, ending eleven lives in a hail of bullets and brutality. They filled their pockets and saddlebags with the gold dust mined by their victims and disappeared after the slaughter with no thought to what they left behind… John Savage watched helplessly from the safety of the mine as the outlaws gunned down his friends and family. He heard their names. He memorized their faces. And now, armed with the pearl-handled Colt pistol his father left him, John will show the bandits why his name is Savage...
When his family was attacked by Arapahos, Jared Sunnedon saw his parents slaughtered. He and his sister Kate made it out alive, only to be taken prisoner. Then and there, they vowed that if they were ever separated, they’d never give up the search for each other. After Kate was captured by Utes and sold off, Jared made good on his promise and escaped. But the hunt put a hard edge on the young man. He’s gotten a reputation as a bitter mad-dog killer. That’s the way Jared likes it. Because there’s no man alive—and no stretch of wasted desert or backwater dirt town—that’s going to come between Jared and the only family’s he’s got left.
Believing that he is indestructible and unstoppable, Ollie Hobart, a murderer and a thief, joins a band of renegade Navajos to continue raiding every mine in Tucson, but he doesn't count on John Savage, who, fueled by revenge, has sworn that Hobart will not leave Tucson alive. Original.
Cattle rancher Brad Storm was tracking one of his herd when fate set him within the lethal striking distance of a rattlesnake. Bitten and poisoned, he sent the serpent to meet its maker but then lost consciousness. Saved by a Hopi medicine man who believes Brad has inherited the spirit of the snake, he is given a new name—Sidewinder—and a totem to wear around his neck, the rattle of his attacker. Brad doesn’t believe in spirits and just wants to put the incident—and Native American superstitions—behind him. But when rustlers torch his ranch, steal his cattle, and kidnap his wife, Brad embraces his new identity as he embarks on a trail of revenge.
A MURDERER IN NAME ONLY Young Jed Brand is on the run. He's wanted for cattle rustling and three killings -- and the harder he rides, the more mayhem and murder he has to his name. The problem is, he's not the one doing it. Silas Colter is as cold and cunning as any other lifelong lawbreaker. After he suckered in Dan and Jed Brand to help drive stolen cattle to Abilene, the scheme went bad, with Colter killing Dan and two lawmen -- and leaving Jed to hang. Now, he's assumed Jed's identity to cut a swath of blood through the West. To avenge his brother and clear his name, Jed hunts the vicious Colter across the plains, dodging bounty hunters and a relentless U.S. Marshal whose motives are as personal as Jed's. All Jed knows is that if he ever wants to see the end of the Owlhoot Trail, someone's going to have to die....
The Van Nelle family settled along the South Platte River in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains. They brought with them their indentured servant, Pauline Stewart. Eighteen-years-old and long passed paying off her bond, Pauline is treated as a slave, her beauty hidden by the ravages of life on the farm. Into this bleak, austere world comes the Van Nelle's first contact with the neighboring Arapaho, on whose land they have settled. Resenting the intrusion, but realizing they must trade to stay on the land, the Van Nelles become frequent hosts to the Arapaho. Soon one of the braves decides to offer for Pauline in trade. Struck by the girl's beauty, both the brave and a young trapper want her for their wife. When gold nuggets become part of the brave's barter, greed shine's brightly from the eyes of the Van Nelle's. They will stop at nothing, not even war, to keep from getting what they want. Caught in the middle, Pauline must find her way between two worlds and a war that could claim all that she holds dear.
When ranchers have a problem with horse thieves or claim jumpers, they send for the Wild Gun—Cordwainer “Cord” Wild. A loner seldom seen in town, Cord always tries to apprehend his charges peaceably, but more often than not he is forced to bring them in boots first… When Cord tracks down a pair of horse thieves and kills them in self-defense, he finds himself facing down a powerful enemy from his past. The two men worked for Horace Weatherall, an outlaw closely tied to the murder of Cord’s father. And after seeing the bodies of his men, Horace is determined to see Cord go the same way.
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The race for riches along the Columbia River brought more than trappers--hired guns and assasins also competed with each other for territory. Into this land of adventure and treachery comes Jared Flynn, a man running from his tragic past. Hot on his trail is his brother Malcolm, content to live among the Sioux before he journeyed west, to hunt down and kill his brother Jared.
Spur Award-winning author John Savage has destroyed the gang that murdered his family. Now he wants to work the land his kin died for-and find some measure of peace. But his desire for retribution is now a dark compulsion he can't shake. And the only way he can take back his legacy is to send one remorseless band of outlaws straight to fiery, blazing hell.
From Spur Award-winning author Jory Sherman comes the final novel in his acclaimed Shadow Rider series A rebellion is brewing in the New Mexico territories. Ghost Warrior—a Navajo renegade using the name of a legendary fallen warrior—is stirring up fear and bloodlust. Under orders from President Ulysses S. Grant, Zak Cody—the elusive enforcer they call “Shadow Rider”—heads into the unknown to confront the killer. When he reaches his destination and discovers that an Indian raiding party has set upon defenseless victims, Cody suspects a snare is being set—and many more people will die if he is unable to avert the slaughter. His only hope is to spring the trap himself. But the Shadow Rider’s death could be the ultimate consequence. “Sherman knows how to make a western gallop.” —Publishers Weekly
The body of a sheep rancher is found headless, with a warning from a cattle baron known as "Snake": if the ranchers and their families don't leave the mountains, they will all die. The dead man's cousin demands justice, so he pays a visit to the Denver Detective Agency and acquires the services of Brad Storm, also known as "Sidewinder". So, armed with a new double-ought buck nicknamed "Snake Eyes", Brad heads to the mountains to hunt for a man just as deadly as he is...
The Nomad: Lew Zane believed he was delivering justice—not vengeance—when he tracked down and killed the men who murdered his parents. But taking the law into his own hands has taken its toll on his soul. Ridding himself of his land and property, Lew plans to leave Arkansas for good and put the past behind him. The Kidnappers: They are the patriarchs of the most respected and wealthiest families in the territory—and the fathers of the men Lew Zane executed. They’ve abducted Seneca Jones, the woman Lew loves, hoping to lure him into a death trap. The Outlaw: Lew’s enemies have underestimated him. He has nothing left to lose, and no fear of the consequences of his actions—which will brand him as a wanted man for the rest of his life.
Cattle rancher Brad Storm once survived a rattlesnake bite and exacted vengeance on his enemies. Because of that, he's known as Sidewinder. In the employ of a detective agency, Brad represents law and order, but to outlaws, he's as lethal-and unforgiving-as his namesake.
On the eve of the Civil War, the Baron family faces formidable enemies that threaten their entire empire, all that they've accomplished. Martin, without realizing it, has put his stamp on much more than just his own realm. He and his son, Anson, are besieged on all sides, trying to hang on to more land than a man could walk in a lifetime. It's neighbor against neighbor, foreshadowing the terrible events to come, events that will change the nation forever. In this gripping saga, the three families are thrown into violent conflict; hearts are broken, lives are damaged and nothing will ever be the same again ...
From Spur Award-winning author Jory Sherman comes the first two novels in his acclaimed Shadow Rider series—now in one volume BLOOD SKY AT MORNING Retired colonel Zak Cody has been appointed by President Ulysses S. Grant to the role of enforcer in America’s untamed regions. Now “the Shadow Rider” patrols the west, assuring that wrongs are righted by any means necessary. When the Apaches come under siege for murders they didn’t commit, Cody’s mission is to find the truth—and to kill those who started this bloody chaos…even if it means laying down his own life. APACHE SUNDOWN Zak Cody is on the trail of the gold-seeking killer who made him an orphan. But while he’s taking down his adversary’s hired guns, their leader, Ben Trask, continues to elude him as he brews a poisonous stew of betrayal, death, and lies in a plan that will bring about the slaughter of a proud, native people. Now Cody must battle numerous obstacles to reach the one man who might help him prevent a massacre—the warrior named Cochise. “Sherman knows how to make a western gallop.” —Publishers Weekly
A rancher must contend with a snake in the grass in this pulse-pounding Ralph Compton western. Dane Kramer looks forward to the day when his Oklahoma cattle ranch will truly be his—no strings attached. With only one more payment to make and a buyer in Omaha ready to pay top dollar for a herd of Herefords, he should finally have the banker Earl Throckmorton off his back. But Earl has a plan to keep the sprawling ranch for himself. If he has his way, Dane’s herd will never make it across the Omaha Trail—and Dane won’t make it home alive. Up against Earl’s hired gang of outlaws, Dane must do whatever it takes to bring in the herd—but Earl has more than one trick up his sleeve. Planting one of his own men in Dane’s newly hired team of cowhands could be just the insurance Earl needs.... More Than Six Million Ralph Compton Books In Print!
Old friends meet new enemies in this gun-smoked Ralph Comptonwestern. Chip Chippendale met Ransom Barnes after the War Between the States, when the two cowboys drove a herd up from Texas together. But when Chip first laid eyes on Wyoming, he knew he was home, and the two friends split off on different trails. Each man now has his own ranch, but when Ransom’s home is attacked and burned by a band of marauders, he is faced with ruin—and makes matters worse by gunning down the leader’s son. A target of the most vicious renegade on the high plains, Ransom turns to his old friend Chip. And Chip never forgets his friends—even if it means risking his own life.
ACE IN THE HOLE Gunn hears a woman's sobs coming from a lone wagon. He stops to see if he can be of service but is met by the snout of a cocked pistol. The woman holding it is Debbie Barnes, young, pretty and well-endowed. In the wagon is her father Caleb, a gambler who has been pistol-whipped and tarred and feathered by some roughnecks hired by Nat Larrabee. Larrabee, owner of one of the largest gambling halls in town, wants revenge on Caleb after he won too much money. Feeling more than pity for the blue-eyed beauty, Gunn offers his help—only to find that he'll have to lay a lot more than his cards on the table...
Fresh from a war with rival rancher Miguel Aguilar, and still licking family wounds, Martin Baron and his son, Anson, go their separate ways as Jory Sherman continues the epic saga of the Barons. Martin heeds the call of the Texas Rangers, hoping to restore honor to his native Texas as the storm of war quickly approaches. News from the east speaks of a long and drawn out conflict between the Union and the Confederacy. Though Martin never believed in slavery and holds no loyalty to the Confederacy, the Rangers seem like his best bet to defend his home, and perhaps give him the opportunity to bring Aguilar to justice. Unlike his father, whom he sees as abandoning the ranch in its time of greatest need, Anson stays behind to pick up the pieces after the war. He wishes to bring the Barons' ranch to new glory, but to do so, he'll need to capture the elusive white bull, El Blanco Diablo, to sire his herd. And of course there's Lorene Purvis, the beautiful woman who's pledged her love to Anson; she may be the key to a new start. The trail soon grows rocky for the Baron men. When Aguilar escapes after a bloody ambush, he has nothing but revenge against the Baron family festering in his head. Meanwhile, Anson's vaqueros have abandoned the Baron ranch, and a band of Apache have set their sights on making it their own the only way they know how . . . by killing the man who runs it. The Barons have always been respected, but as rough times roll in, they're forced to reevaluate where their friends' loyalties lie, while also questioning their own. One thing's for sure, they won't lay down without a fight, and they'll do anything to defend The Baron Honor. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
A STING SO DEADLY After weeks of casing a ranch for its prized remuda, a gang of horse thieves pillage everything—leaving the owner’s wife dead. Before the distraught man can drown himself in booze, Harry Pendergast of the Denver Detective Agency offers him a chance for vengeance. Because this time, the victim is Brad Storm…aka the Sidewinder. It seems that Brad’s ranch isn’t the only one that’s been brutally hit. There’s a huge reward to track down the powerful thieves. But the hunt won’t be easy, taking the Sidewinder into dangerous territories and bloody battles. So when a showdown in Wild Horse Valley becomes imminent, Brad hatches a plan—one he hopes will have the villains recoiling in fear before the Sidewinder strikes back.
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