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Smoke Jensen's brother Luke, having been shot while trying to smuggle gold out of Richmond during the Civil War and nursed back to health by the daughter of a farmer, plans to stay on the farm with the woman with whom he has fallen in love, but, after the arrival of ruthless carpetbaggers, he must take it upon himself to hunt them down and bring the outlaws to justice.

Captain Jed Foster is more than a thief. He's a traitor. With a handful of murderous rogues, he's run off with four wagons containing new Springfield 1880 rifles, bayonets, and ammunition meant to resupply the troops at Fort Bowie in Arizona Territory. Foster plans to sell the weapons to the highest bidder whetherer it's Apaches, Mexican revolutionaries, or Confederate veterans who still dream of destroying the Union. But that's the least of Foster's...

They came from the sea, a former ship captain named Owen Bird who inherited a Texas ranch from his brother. A former pirate named "Black Terrance" Malone, who has arrrived in the once peaceful Rattlesnake Valley with a crew of sea dogs to do his dirty work. And dirty work it will be, as Black Terrance begins a campaign of thieving and threatening, even targeting Bird's beautiful young niece. Into this storm rides the Loner, Conrad Morgan, son of the...

Collects three western novels, including "Joe Pepper" in which an aging gunfighter reminisces about his life of adventure throughout the Old Southwest while preparing to face the hangman's noose.

"The Santa Fe Trail stretches from the Mississippi River to New Mexico Territory through the West's most savage lands. That's why a wealthy trader hires the mountain man called Preacher to keep his trade goods safe--and hopefully deliver a flock of pilgrims to a Promised Land. A young prostitute. The spoiled son of a wagon train owner--these are a few of the souls Preacher must protect. But then a rifle goes off at the wrong moment. A towering grizzly...

The national bestselling novels of William W. and J.A. Johnstone bring the American West to crackling life. Now together in one volume for the first time, return to the epic sagas of the fearless—and ever-growing—Jensen clan—pioneers willing to fight for justice. THOSE JENSEN BOYS: Ace and Chance are as reckless and wild as the frontier itself. Their father is Luke Jensen, thought killed in the Civil War. Their uncle Smoke is one of the fiercest...

"In Hangtree, Texas, any other day could be your last. For, on the heels of the Civil War, Hangtree is drawing gamblers, fast women and faster gunmen. Amidst the brawls and shooting, the land-grabbing and card-sharking, two men barely hold the boomtown together: Yankee Sam Heller and Texan Johnny Cross. Heller and Cross can't stand the sight of each other. And Hangtree needs them more than ever. Now, a Comanche named Red Hand leads a horde of warriors...

The story of a man who becomes a legend and an important political figure by falsely claiming he shot a ruthless gunman (Liberty Valance).

"A collection of short stories. Convicts and cowboys, thieves and tin stars - the Old West was full of them, and the sun never set on a day when some hombre wasn't following a trail to danger or death. Into gunfights and range wars, fiery deserts and freezing mountains - anywhere six-shooters could blaze and life was worth less than a gut full of lead. For fame and freedom, revenge and riches - whatever reason a man needed to risk all he had to claim...

Between the Pecos River and Rio Grande a vast, harsh land was ruled by Texas Rangers Captain Hector Savage. Savage's motive wasn't duty, it was money; he's turned this desolate place into a bloodied, terrorized kingdom. Now, a protege of Savage, Sergeant Dave Chance, has come with a prisoner--a big-talking murderer in his own right--shackled at his side. A decent, honest Ranger, Chance cannot stand idly by while Savage runs roughshod over the territory....