Central Kansas Library System

Spur Award-winning author Cotton Smith pens authentic tales of the Old West. In Blood Brothers, former Texas Ranger John Checker and a rag-tag group of travelers are are returning home to Dodge City, Kansas, after rescuing Checker's niece and nephew from his ruthless stepbrother Star McCallister and his gang. But their escape is fraught with danger thanks to patrolling Indians and McCallister shadowing their every move.

Deed Corrigan earned his reputation as a gunfighter the hard way. But now, after forging cattle trails and fighting off the Comanche, he s setting his sights on a brighter future. With the help of his older brother Blue, a Civil War veteran who lost his arm in battle, Deed turns the Rafter C homestead into a successful, working cattle ranch. But when a land-grubbing banker tries to wipe out the competition slaughtering ranchers, robbing farmers, and...

"Synopsis: Ethan Kerry, blinded by a wild horse, continues to run his growing Texas ranch--with the help of his two brothers, Cole and Luther, and his strong wife, Claire. Notorious outlaw Glory Van Camp, posing as a fake Uvalde minister, and his brother, appearing to be a town bum, have their sights set on taking control of the massive Bar K. They are joined by their evil stepfather, Heredith Tiorgs, and stepsister, Jinette Six, and recruited gunmen....