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In the third installment of the international award-winning series by John Layne comes a story that reunites the justice-seeking duo of Luxton Danner and Wes Payne for their toughest test yet. A ruthless land baron with visions of turning a quiet settlement into a raucous boomtown besieges the peaceful town of Canyon Creek. Gilford Knox set his sights on devouring every inch of land in and near Canyon Creek, employing threats and violent tactics to...

Their journey takes them into the heart of the dangerous Llano Estacado region known as the Comancheria. The area is ruthlessly defended by a band of Quahadi Comanche and their stoic leader, Lonely Horse. The Troop encounters a large group of Comanches and the gun-running Comancheros at Mushaway Mountain, close to Gail, Texas. A quick battle ensues that leaves eight men dead. Post Cavalry life finds Tree Smith and Cedar Jones as cowhand and cook on...

The younger of the two, a lone gold prospector by the name Robert Burton alias Cameron, had a wild fling with the older man's daughter Nell. Jonas Warren is looking for his daughter, pregnant with Burton's child. After some disagreement, the two men reconcile, and Warren learns Burton married his daughter. They find gold, and unfortunately, succumb to a sandstorm but not before Burton leaves the discovery to Nell in a note.

Jacob Payne, bounty hunter, is committed to keeping the Arizona Territory of 1870 safe from outlaws, thieves, and their like. Roaming all over the desert, he encounters the dangers of a flash flood, a corrupt sheriff, a gang of bank robbers, and more. Collected here for the first time the first four books of the Jacob Payne saga: Trouble by Any Name, Danger in the Canyon, Justice for Jasper and Blood on the Mountain.

Tending to a wounded stranger, Cathy has no idea what danger it will bring to her peaceful life. The man belongs to a gang of ruthless bank robbers who attempted to raid the National Bank in the small town of Bethlehem. Unfortunately for them, Reuben Cole and Sterling Roose are also in town, and now the survivors are on the run. But to bring the stragglers back, Cole will need to look deep into his soul and answer some serious questions about himself. When...

AN ENGAGING AND INSIGHTFUL WESTERN ADVENTURE. He was called White Buffalo, and he would be the greatest medicine man the People had ever known. The spirit of the ancient gods beat in him like a savage drum – a mystical power as old as the land, as primeval as primitive man himself. But even as he fought to lead his people out of the darkness of the Stone Age, his world trembled on the brink of a great and terrible transformation. It would be a century...

It's the early days of the American Civil War, and Reuben Cole is serving as a scout in the Union Army. Posted to a remote fort, the Army of the Potomac, under General McClellan, is attempting an ambitious assault on confederate positions, in the hopes of turning their flank and bringing the war to a swift end. Cole is assigned to track down a ruthless bunch of raiders, hell-bent on killing as many of the Northern Blues as they can. But when personal...

AN EPIC STORY OF THE JOURNEY TO JUSTICE IN THE EARLY AMERICAN WEST. Curly Jack and his sidekick, the retired U.S. marshal Brodie Dent, just want to live peacefully and take care of their families and ranches. But bad guys keep getting in the way. Whenever someone is in trouble, Curly and Brodie ride to the rescue and do whatever it takes to right wrongs and keep the peace.

Tate Morgan was a deadly former Texas Ranger with a penchant for rescuing women in need and taking on groups of outlaws alone and winning. He sought somewhere green and found Colorado. Morgan became a deputy under Bat Masterson, then became sheriff of a large county. When disaster hit close to home, he left his badge in the street and rode for retribution…straight into gunfire and two more strong women who were unable to admit they, too, were damsels...

It's 1873, only a few years after the Civil War, and the West is changing. But there is still one town where good citizens can feel safe. When the sheriff of Silver Vein is killed, it's up to saloon keeper Curly Barnes - an admitted coward - to see that justice is done. Along for the ride are two legendary Texas Rangers, the soon-to-be famous outlaw Johnny Ringo, and a couple of brothers who like to play with dynamite. But after the dust settles,...