Old West Adventure

Tales of the West: A Western Anthology is a collection of six western short storied filled with action and adventure, including Little Dodge, The Bounty Hunter, The Driver, The Stable Boy, The Orphan and The Road to Laramie.

“Help them” are the last words of a dying man who had no hat, no gun, no horse and massive callouses on his hands. US Marshal Clint Riley is suddenly staring at a nefarious mining operation in Colorado Territory. Dozens of citizens and an entire Indian village go missing. Innocent men, women and even children are threatened, abused and some killed. This biggest and most wicked crime in Old West lore has to be exterminated – at its roots. Together with his deputy Jasper Teel, Riley saddles up to investigate this nefarious operation. The US Marshal uses his wit, brawn and law ...

You can take the man out of law enforcement. But you can’t take the law enforcement out of the man. Logan McCoy has a ranch and he just wants to work on it. However his peace is short-lived, as deadly attacks spread across his town. His townsfolk are suddenly violated by torture, murder, arson, kidnapping, and cattle rustling. Logan is forced to take up his badge again – as deputy sheriff. Cattle baron Brock Collins wants a ranch empire for himself. Brock is using the simple invention of the barbed wire to colonize a territory, at the expense of the innocent. Deputy Sheriff Logan needs ...

Welcome to the Western "Desert Bloodline" by Ken Cannon, a captivating Western novel that will transport you to a world of untamed landscapes, rugged cowboys, and hidden secrets. Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey where the desert's bloodline runs deep, and the echoes of the past intertwine with the present. This is a tale that will grip your heart and leave you yearning for more. Step into the enchanting setting of the American West, where the sunsets paint the sky in hues of gold and the vast desert stretches out as far as the eye can see. Set in a time when the frontier was still ...

The man who raised Charles Douglas is a criminal. He has escaped prison and he is out there, killing innocent people. It couldn’t go on. Charles is hoping that his father’s capture is going to be as sudden as his prison escape. He needs it to be over. He doesn’t want his thirteen-year-old son knowing that his grandfather is doing what he is doing. Only one thing makes sense to him. If there has to be a man to capture Jake Douglas, then who better than his own son? “I should be the one to do it,” Charles believes. But Charles is not just facing his father alone. Jake Douglas ...

“The bridge.” Sheriff Dean Coleman paused, then said, “The bridge? What about it?” “The bridge that the Texas Pacific rides on, over Bitter Gorge. That’s a drop of one hundred feet or more, down into the Pecos River.” Dean leaned in. “You don’t figure they’re blowing it up?” “I don’t know. It makes sense. Blow up the bridge, take the gold.” After finding a train schedule in the pocket of a dead outlaw, Sheriff Dean uncovers the most sinister plot yet of the deadly militia Los Bandidos Rojos. There’s a train car full of gold due to pass through Dean’s town. ...

Luke Jensen has seen some sorry-looking bounties in his time, but this one takes the cake. A wanted poster is offering a reward of one dollar and 42 cents - plus one busted harmonica - to capture Three-Fingered Jack McKinney. Turns out, McKinney's 12-year-old son Aaron wants revenge on his daddy for abandoning him and his mom. The reward is all the money Aaron can scrape together. Luke can't say no to the poor boy - or his beautiful mother - so he agrees to go after McKinney and his bank-robbing gang.

Trip Waller is the best bounty hunter Oregon has to offer. He strives to keep the little town of Sumpter safe from outlaws during the period of constant conflict between the Indians and the government. The love of his life is native woman Keema, and Trip feels that their relationship is blossoming into something beautiful. One day, Keema’s people are attacked by Christopher Long and his gang. Long previously worked for the government before being suspended from his duties due to his hate for the natives and his violent nature. Nobody expects Long to take matters into his own hands and ...

Natasha Goering removed the knife from its sheath. In one fell swoop she cut her braid at the nape of her neck and let it fall to the ground like it meant nothing to her. She slashed at the straggling hair that remained until she could feel with her fingers that it was fairly close to the scalp. Satisfied, she put the knife away, and faced Pete Brewster. “We should get you proper clothes,” Brewster said. “And a hat.” Natasha nodded and climbed into her saddle. “You got a name to go with that haircut?” Brewster asked. Natasha considered it a moment. Tasha was her family’s pet ...

Blackfoot tribal member Dean Wolfsblood is the keeper of the sacred Dragonfly medicine pipe that makes time travel possible. When Dean’s medicine pipe goes missing—and there’s chilling evidence his fiancée Kai has been abducted—he rushes to the ceremonial place in the mountains to save her from the cruelties of fate and history. Something Kai knows all too well. Dean arrives in the nick of time and finds Kai and his pipe in the brutal hands of Weston Bonner. Weston has crucial information about Badger Lowell, a hoard of gold, and Dean’s long-lost parents. Information that has the...

Stories contained in this volume: "The Enterprising Necromancer":In the town of Name Pending, Wyoming, Elijah Potbury does brisk business as the territory's only practicing necromancer. For a reasonable fee, he'll raise any friend or family member. When a local rancher complains of his newly resurrected ranch hand being defective and demands a full refund, Potbury refuses to comply. The incident is reported to the town marshal, who investigates. "Low Noon": Potbury the necromancer sends out an invitation to out-of-town gunfighters to challenge his own shootist, the late Nat McGrue. McGrue ...

In the tranquil town of Malachite, Ashton Hagen finds solace working in the general store, a stark contrast to the town’s dark underbelly of lawlessness and corruption. His father, the former sheriff, was slain by outlaws, leaving Ashton wary of following in his footsteps. Meanwhile, Jack Keller, once a respected rancher, descends into the vengeful Black Jack Keller. Fuelled by years of mistreatment by Malachite’s residents, he unleashes havoc upon the town, leaving destruction in his wake. Ashton’s uncle, the only family he has left, becomes another casualty of Keller’s rampage. ...

In the year 1850, an adolescent Filipina girl is captured by marauding pirates and tossed into a whirlpool of turmoil. Emerging from her misfortune, she finds herself bravely traversing from Hawaii to The Cascade Mountains and onward into the American Old West. By chance, she stumbles upon a treasure of gold extracted by Chinese miners,and hidden before the Chelan Chinese Massacre.. Fate and her quest to return to the Philippines push her onward. Saddle your horse and hang on as you follow her down the path of her adventure! The trail is laced with actual historical events and Native ...

Seventeen-year-old Jake Casey has always been the shield for his family – until the day outlaw Fisher Grady burns his home to the ground and murders his parents. With his younger brothers in tow, Jake flees into the unforgiving wilderness, his heart set on one thing: vengeance. But the path to justice is anything but simple. When Jake crosses paths with Elijah Redfeather, an Apache boy with his own blood feud against Fisher, the two form an uneasy alliance. Together, they navigate a land riddled with danger, where Fisher’s influence stretches far and wide. The outlaw has bought the ...

Jed Walker, the newly appointed deputy, has long been wary of Father Davenport, a charismatic man who is slowly influencing the youth of his town. When Jed hears about the death of one of his townsmen, Luke Hamilton, due to a tragic farming accident, he suspects murder, and his investigation points toward the Church of God’s Righteous Justice on Earth. With the help of Mayor Bill Hicks, Mayor Ace Knight and the gutsy Persephone Cross, Deputy Jed strike out at this menace but they have severely underestimated the kind of power Father Davenport holds on his congregation, and how they’re ...

Myles Parker is just an ordinary builder in his town of Willow Creek. His life is mundane, simple and far from special. The only thing that made it special is his wife, Betty. However, all of that is about to change. On a fateful Sunday, a notorious gang called The Bronze Boys rob the local church during a service, killing several people. One of the victims turns out to be Betty. Myles wants justice. But above all, he is waging a personal vendetta against The Bronze Boys. Myles may not have been a lawman or a bounty hunter. All he has is his determination, his Colt Paterson and a box of ...

The year is 1880 and Cody Cameron is recovering from a gunshot wound. The sheriff confirms to Cody that the leader of the outlaws responsible for the massacre at the local post office is Otis Bonney. The infamous outlaw Otis is known for having his wife by his side. Sheila Bonney is crazier than he is. And Sheila is the one who orders the shooting at the post office, killing for the thrill rather than the money. Cody vows to seek justice for everyone who died that day, and vengeance for Judy, whom he is certain he would ask for her hand in marriage. In his pursuit of the outlaws, Cody meets...

Jameson Cooper has always been a law-abiding citizen in Blakemore. A few years ago, he was fortunate enough to get deputized. His brother, Holden Cooper, is the complete opposite. Holden could never keep down a job or hang on to a healthy relationship. For the most part, he is always getting himself in trouble. One night, Holden Cooper is leaving a poker game after losing all of his money when he hears a gunshot. He turns around and runs toward the sound of trouble. When he gets there, Holden is shocked to discover a body. The man who won the poker game has been shot. In the morning, the ...

Edited and Corrected Wade Garrison took his vengeance against the men who took the life of his unborn child and tried to kill his wife and son. When the last man was dead from Wade's Sharps Rifle, he took off his badge and rode out of Harper, Colorado a wanted man disappearing into the Montana Territory.

Lawbreaker Webb Cousins is headed for a short trial and a long stretch in jail. A bounty hunter has him cuffed and covered, with no chance of escape. But when the prisoner and his captor ride into the town of Wagon Mound, death rides with them. In a flash of rifle fire and a spray of blood, Cousins finds himself shackled to a dead man—and unwittingly caught up in a murderous range war he wants nothing to do with. To ride away a free man will take more than breaking his bonds. He'll have to wage a one-man battle against two bitter enemies locked in a vicious cycle of vengeance and cruelty.