The EJ Ranch in Wyoming may be Lin and Chancy's best opportunity to put their past behind them. But when the widow and her property are coveted by a cattle baron, the Bryce brothers find themselves in the crosshairs of a looming range war.

A fractious herd of bawling cattle at his side, a gang of rustlers and killers in front of him, and a death-jammed gun at his back -- this was Rusty Shotridge's life. But even when the young trail boss sliced his way through to Dodge City, his job was not over. For now he had to find the men who had killed his foreman, rustled his herd, and robbed his 'punchers. And there, west of Raton Pass, he found them -- waiting in ambush, their death trap ready...

As he transports six cold-blooded convicts across hard country, Deputy Marshal Logan Kane has to be prepared for anything. Evan with the hard cases caged in his prison wagon, Kane needs to watch his back and keep his Colt close at hand. There are rustlers, lynch mobs, and three brothers from a New Orleans gang to contend with, not to mention the convicts' cronies who are looking to bust them loose. Kane is on the lookout for danger every waking moment,...

The story is told through the diary of Smith Munro, a young boy living and working with his father at a stagecoach station in New Mexico territory. Even in a place where there's nothing but "wind and dust, " the Civil War has the power to shape lives and tear apart families.

This was not the first time Gil Ross had been to Virginia City in Nevada Territory. In the spring of 1860 he had gone there as a reporter to write about the new silver strikes. Four years later, he's there as mining engineer to prepare an official report on the potential wealth of the region for the Lincoln Administration. Much had improved, but there were new problems. Stagecoaches were subject to frequent hold-ups by gangs - including the one in...

"Despite his apathy toward white folks, mountain man Joe Fox reluctantly agrees to lead a group of settlers through the Rockies to Oregon. Taken aback by their appreciation, he soon finds himself enjoying their company - especially the attentions of young Callie Simmons. That is, until her parents warn Joe to keep his distance. But they should have worried about Max Starbeau, a wolf in sheep's clothing who travels with the party until the opportunity...

As far back as memory went, rivalry had rubbed between Yuma and his Apache brother Cipriano like a naked knife. A day came when that struggle exploded into hatred. Now the Southwest wasn't big enough for both of them. Yuma and the party of stranded stagecoach travelers he had rescued were caught at a dwindling water hole in the fiery desert, surrounded by Cipriano and his band. Faced with life-and-death decisions, courage showed its face in the strangest...