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The Collected Short Stories of Louis L'Amour, Volume 3
Par Louis L'Amour. 2005
This third volume of Louis L'Amour's collected stories gathers twenty-eight tales of the American West in a keepsake edition sure…
to delight fans old and new. This collection is a thrilling tribute to the unique spirit of our frontier heritage and proves again the enduring popularity of America's favorite storyteller. The essence of Louis L'Amour's timeless appeal can be found in these unforgettable short stories. Filled with men and women who embody the values we cherish most, L'Amour's frontier tales satisfy our longing for the inspiration provided by those who struggle against the odds with justice, honor, and courage. Open this volume anywhere and you'll discover classic stories you'll never forget: like that of the man who finds a gruesome mystery at the site where a friend's ranch has vanished into thin air, or the one about the soft-spoken young suitor accused of cowardice who proves his courage when the guns are against him…without firing a shot. You'll read stories of ordinary people faced with extraordinary circumstances, from the drifter who poses as a murdered man to solve a mystery to the grizzled recluse who protects a runaway from a brutal "guardian" with the law on his side. Whether following the exploits of a couple taking refuge in a cabin with a group of outlaws who don't intend to let them see sunrise or a man on horseback battling sleeplessness, Indians, and a cold-blooded killer in a life-and-death race through a harsh wilderness, these gripping tales all have one thing in common: you won't be able to put them down until the last page. For lovers of great storytelling everywhere, this exciting collection features the unforgettable characters, heart-stopping drama, and careful attention to historical detail that have entertained readers for decades and earned Louis L'Amour a permanent place among our finest American writers.Surrendering to the Sheriff
Par Delores Fossen. 2015
"Drop the gun, Sheriff." Discovering Kendall O'Neal being held at gunpoint at his ranch isn't the homecoming sheriff Aiden Braddock…
expects. And now Kendall's captors are demanding he destroy evidence in an upcoming trial in exchange for the Texas attorney's life... And the life of their unborn baby. Three months ago, Aiden and Kendall gave in to their long-simmering attraction. Now, with a child on the way, the stakes have shot sky-high. But even after he pulls off a daring rescue, Kendall isn't safe. Before long, they find temporary haven in each other's arms-which could be even more dangerous than facing down a killer.Trailsman (Giant),The: New Mexico Nightmare
Par Jon Sharpe. 2003
BigGer action. Bigger adventure. Giant Trailsman Special Edition General Machetazo and his gang decide to take their dirty business above…
the border, and Skye Fargo changes their mind-in this giant Trailsman adventure!Ghost Wolf of Thunder Mountain
Par Will Henry. 2000
Will Henry could weave a tale of excitement and adventure better than any other writer of the West, and collected…
here are five of his greatest and most vivid frontier stories. In the opening novella "Wolf Eye," a cattle rancher must make a wrenching decision when wolves come onto his land. And "Ghost Wolf of Thunder Mountain" tells of a very different kind of wolf, one whose cry is the harbinger of death. But each tale in this book is a prime example of the artistry, the craft, and the emotion that Will Henry put into everything he wrote.Red River Stage
Par Fred Grove. 2001
Certainly few writers can match him when it comes to Western excitement and sheer storytelling ability. Western Writers of America…
recognized this when they awarded Grove a total of five Spur Awards, two of which were for stories collected in this landmark volume. But "Comanche Woman" and "When the Caballos Came" are only the most story is a slice of Western history, peopled with characters that live and breathe. Allow yourself to be transported back to the Old West at the hands of a master wordsmith and brilliant storyteller.I, Pearl Hart
Par Jane Candia Coleman. 1998
It was while she was awaiting trial for an armed stagecoach robbery that newspaper reporters dubbed Pearl Hart "the Bandit…
Queen." That was before her desperate escape from jail and her dramatic re-capture. Before she was done, she would earn the dubious honor of being the first woman sent to the infamous Yuma Penitentiary in the Arizona Territory.The Interior Country-Stories of the Modern West
Par Alexander Blackburn. 1987
Longarm and the Wyoming Wildwomen
Par Tabor Evans. 1998
A quiet glass of suds in his favorite saloon seems like heaven to Longarm. But heaven turns to hell when…
a harmless-looking lady walks in and guns down the drifter sitting next to him, claimin' she's got the authority to execute her own shoot-to-kill brand of justice! Now Longarm has to track down this self-appointed judge, jury, and executioner. Problem is, she ain't the only wild woman on the loose. Each and every lady Longarm meets seems to be just as wild and just as pretty. Pretty deadly that is. 230th novel in the "Longarm" series, 1998.Longarm and the Whiskey Woman
Par Tabor Evans. 1997
U.S. Deputy Marshall Custis Long has been sent to Arkansas to investigate an unusually large moonshining operation. Shutting down the…
operation is, of course, the responsibility of the Treasury Department, but the agents assigned to that area don't seem to be doing their jobs. Longarm goes under cover, posing as a wealthy land-owner from Arizona who wishes to get into the whiskey business in order to find out exactly what's going on. 217th novel in the "Longarm" series, 1997.Longarm and the Double-barrel Blowout
Par Tabor Evans. 1997
It started off as an honest-to-goodness vacation. But the smell of evil is never far from Longarm's nostrils, and things…
got to stinking soon enough. One of his oldest friends is being hunted for a fortune in Spanish gold; a ravishing young woman has been kidnapped; and one of the most dishonest, disreputable, and disgusting outlaws in the West is responsible for it all. His name is Hank Bass. And his number is up. 223rd novel in the "Longarm" series, 1997.Longarm On the Overland Trail
Par Tabor Evans. 1987
A mad dog killer is shootin' up Denver! He's a half-pint imitation of Black Jack Slade, the desperado of dime…
novel fame. Thinkin' he's the legendary bad man, the armchair outlaw has savagely gunned down two army officers in his sister's parlor. Now he's out on the overland trail, and judging by the way he's killing, even Marshal Long is inclined to think that maybe black jack slade has come to life. The peewee gunslinger might be crazy, but he ain't stupid ... he's deadly. 104th novel in the "Longarm" series, 1987.Gila River Dry-Gulchers (Trailsman #288)
Par Jon Sharpe. 2005
If it weren't for the prospect of $300, Fargo wouldn't want anything to do with the mining town of Gila…
Bend. But he's promised to find a man who has disappeared searching for silver. Besides the usual bullies and brawlers, Gila Bend holds a mother lode of secrets and dangers-including a right unpleasant Apache known as "the Renegade," whose merciless mutilations have the entire town terrified. But the Trailsman has a job to do, and he's going to get to the bottom of this blood-soaked boomtown.Longarm and the Apache Plunder
Par Tabor Evans. 1994
U.S. Deputy Marshall Custis Long is in the New Mexico Territory trying to stop a band of renegade Apache indians.…
But is it really indians who have been robbing, killing and generally causing trouble? 189th novel in the "Longarm" series, 1994.Longarm and the San Angelo Showdown
Par Tabor Evans. 1995
San Angelo is a town as dry as a whore's kiss--and equally sincere when a man's time is up. Even…
the indians don't bother making trouble down that way. So Longarm doesn't understand why soldiers from Fort Concho are being picked off under cover of the night. But he's going to get a firsthand look at the situation, posing as a high-rolling gambler and horse trader. Seems the soldiers have worn out their welcome around town. Especially in the eyes of the Castles, a clan of cattle barons whose word is law in San Angelo. Now Longarm must find out if it's greed or madness that's leading to murder--and the search will send him up against a whole town. 193rd novel in the "Longarm" series, 1995.Longarm and the Deadly Lover (Longarm #334)
Par Tabor Evans. 2006
Long thinks he knows who killed the Denver Chief of Police, and he vows to avenge the murder. But a…
fresh young filly and an alluring madam are muddying up the waters with their own suspicions.Veritas Dawn
Par Mark Lynch. 2014
4 July 2132. The colony ship, SS Artemis, leaves our solar system and begins a journey across the galaxy. The…
leviathan's destination is the "Veritas" Moon, a sphere thought capable of supporting human life. The "First Wave" colonists seek to create a utopian society on the virgin moon, free from the many problems of old Earth, but no one could have predicted the threat which awaited them. Decades later, a small group of settlers flee from the ravages of civil war and the repressive arm of a totalitarian state. This tiny community must attempt to put old grievances behind them as they struggle to survive the harsh realities of life on an isolated outpost, right on the edge of the fledgling human colony. When their settlement comes under attack by a resurgent indigenous enemy it appears the colonists' only hope rests in the actions of a mysterious stranger whose own motives remain unclear.Hard Rustler & Shotgun Bride: Hard Rustler Shotgun Bride
Par B J Daniels. 2018
New York Times bestselling author B J Daniels serves up her newest Whitehorse Montana series The…
Clementine Sisters and a classic bonus story all in one volume Hard Rustler Annabelle Annie Clementine is back in Whitehorse Montana to sell her late grandmother s house There s nothing cowboy Dawson Rogers wants more than to see Annie on the road out of town Except along with the house Annie inherited a mystery that could kill her Shotgun Bride Handsome as sin and wild as the Western wind that s Shane Corbett No way is he settling down especially not with a cowgirl from small-town Whitehorse But when Maddie Cavanaugh is kidnapped Shane saddles up to bring her back homeStagecoach to Purgatory (Lou Prophet, Bounty Hunter #1)
Par Peter Brandvold. 2018
Peter Brandvold. These are the violent days (and reckless nights) of Lou Prophet, as told to his ink-stained confessor. Most…
of these recollections are brutal. Others are bloody. Some might even be true . . . LAST STAGE TO HELL What do you get when you take one stagecoach out of Denver, add a thousand-or-so bullets whizzing past your head, while sitting next to two headless corpses caught in the crossfire? If your name is Lou Prophet, you get revenge. Raucous, rowdy, ruthless revenge. Next question? DEVIL BY THE TAIL How do you catch a fork-tongued demon who’s busted out of prison to wreak all sorts of unholy hell on a small Texas town? If you’re Lou Prophet, you team up with red-hot Louisa Bonaventura, aka “The Vengeance Queen,” and cut a swath of merciless Prophet mayhem in return. Due process be damned . . . Praise for Peter Brandvold “A storyteller who knows the West.”—Bill Brooks, author of Stolen Horses “A writer to watch.”—Spur Award-winning author Jory Sherman “Action-packed . . . for fans of traditional westerns.”—BooklistPaid in Blood: A Buckhorn Western 2 (A Buckhorn Western #2)
Par William W. Johnstone, J. A. Johnstone. 2018
Johnstone Justice. What America Needs Now. From the bestselling chroniclers of the American West comes a riveting new chapter in…
the epic Buckhorn saga—the legendary adventures of a young gun-for-hire with Indian blood, a lightning-fast trigger, and his own special brand of justice . . . When a wealthy cattle baroness hires Joe Buckhorn to track down her son, it sounds like easy money. But when he learns that the boy has run off with a girl—whose father is the leader of the cattle-rustling Riley clan—Buckhorn’s only hope is to infiltrate the gang. Gain their trust. Live the outlaw life, even at the risk of death. There’s just one problem: there’s more than one gang. The Riley girl may have stolen a runaway boy’s heart but the other gangs are stealing the baroness’s cattle. Which puts Buckhorn in the middle of a violent, bloodsoaked range war. If he chooses the wrong side, he’s as good as dead…but if he follows his gut and lives, there’s going to be the darkest kind of hell to pay . . .Kilkenny: A Novel (Louis L'Amour's Lost Treasures)
Par Louis L'Amour. 2018
As part of the Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures series, this edition contains exclusive bonus materials! Kilkenny wasn’t looking for trouble…
when he entered the Clifton House stage station, but trouble found him when a reckless youngster named Tetlow challenged him, drew his gun, and paid for it with his life. Looking to escape a reputation that he never wanted, Kilkenny settles in the lonely mountain country of Utah, planning to ranch a high, lush valley. But the past is on his trail. Jared Tetlow is a powerful rancher determined to run his vast herd on the limited grasslands there—whether he has to buy out the local ranchers, run them out, or kill them. He’ll cut down anyone who stands in his way, especially a man he already despises: the gunman named Kilkenny—the man who killed his son.Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures is a project created to release some of the author’s more unconventional manuscripts from the family archives. In Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volumes 1, Beau L’Amour takes the reader on a guided tour through many of the finished and unfinished short stories, novels, and treatments that his father was never able to publish during his lifetime. L’Amour’s never-before-seen first novel, No Traveller Returns, will also be released as a Lost Treasures publication, followed by Louis L’Amour’s Lost Treasures: Volume 2. Additionally, many beloved classics will be rereleased with an exclusive Lost Treasures postscript featuring previously unpublished material, including outlines, plot notes, and alternate drafts. These postscripts tell the story behind the stories that millions of readers have come to know and cherish.