Short Westerns

In this short story, a western cowpoke is willed a gold mine and is followed by outlaws determined to find it and kill him. He is wounded in a gun battle and fights for his life in this first person account of the ensuing chase and encounter . Lots of detail and lots of action. 4,875 words long.

Elizabeth Lewis has always been a bit of a romantic. She longs for the day she’ll be swept off her feet and marry – but first, she must wait for her older sister Mary to find a husband. That’s simply the way it should be. When Mary agrees to an engagement with a rancher in Texas, agreeing to a binding contract with a matrimonial agency, Elizabeth has a feeling her own time is near. But disaster strikes at the last minute, when Mary disappears the day she is to travel to meet her prospective husband. Suddenly, in the confusion, Elizabeth finds herself stepping into her sister’s shoes...

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This follow-up to the national best-seller A Study in Sherlock is a stunning new volume of original stories compiled by award-winning Sherlockians Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger.

When Alex Daniels finds a sleeping beauty in the Wind River Canyon area, he soon realizes she’s suffering from a severe case of amnesia. He figures she fell off her horse like his sister did some years ago. Hopefully her injuries aren’t as severe, but he’s as shaken up about it as the disoriented girl he nicknames Dusty. Miss Chloe Davis—now only known as Dusty— doesn’t remember anything since Alex found her. The only clues to her identity are contained in her backpack. Early on, she discovers she has one fear she’s afraid to voice. What if she doesn’t like who she is once ...

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Always FREE on Kindle Unlimited Clean and Wholesome Contemporary Western Romance story Best Selling Authors Brenda Clemmons and Katie Wyatt “Whoa!” Andie white-knuckled the steering wheel of her battered Honda Civic as a 60 mile-per-hour gust of wind sent it lurching sideways. “Andie?” Brianna yelled on the other end of the line. “Andie? Are you okay?” “Yes. No. Call you back.” Andie didn’t bother to cut the phone connection. No sooner had she managed to get back in her lane than a gale from the opposite direction shoved the vehicle up against the worn shoulder of the ...

Do you want to learn about Martha Washington but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then the short and concise book “Martha Washington: First Lady of the United States” is for you!! During Martha Washington’s long and productive life, she had many interesting adventures and made many contributions to the young American republic, including the following: • She successfully took over the massive Custis estate after the death of her first husband, showing her skills as a businesswoman. • During the American Revolutionary War, she spent around five years in total ...

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE WITH KINDLE UNLIMITED - Over 16,500 words of mail order bride romance! Helen Jones is about to jump headfirst into the real world of being a mother, but she didn’t give birth to the twins. As a nurse, she knows the technical aspects of taking care of babies, but her parents will only consent to her adopting the twins... if she marries. The last thing on Helen’s mind is marriage; she worked hard for her education and career, but she made a deathbed promise, and she will keep it, even if it means she must marry. After her father issues an ultimatum, with no suitors in ...

Do you want to learn about the astronomer Johannes Kepler but don’t have the time or patience to read a thick book? Then this short and concise book “The Astronomer Johannes Kepler: A Short Biography” is for you!! In this book you will read about the life and times of the 17th century German astronomer Johannes Kepler and his many contributions to astronomy. The book covers the topics: Kepler’s years as a teacher in the city of Graz, Kepler’s book “Mysterium Cosmographicum (The Cosmographic Mystery),” His work with Tycho Brache in Prague, The development of the elliptical ...

First love never truly fades… it’s just waiting for a second chance. Ten years after leaving Wildwood Ridge, Allison returns home to sell her late father's house, only to find herself face-to-face with her first love – Grant. As they spend time together again, unresolved feelings resurface and they must decide if their story deserves a second chapter. Second Chance With The Mountain Man is a steamy short read with cozy small town vibes.

A runaway Russian princess, a copper mine owner, and a secret baby that could ruin their chance at a happy marriage. Miriam Novikoff leads a sheltered life as a princess until her husband is killed and she is blamed for his death. In order to keep from losing her head, she flees to America, with only a handful of jewels to pay her way to freedom. On her trip out West, she realizes she’s pregnant, a complication she never planned on. Mark Bennett owns half of the largest copper mine in all of Arizona. He enjoys running the family mine and spending time with friends when he isn’t working....

An Opposites Attract Romance Wyatt My brothers think I'm Father's favorite. But I'm constantly having to prove I'm the right choice to take over the Briggs empire. If this rodeo and investment opportunity go off without a hitch, I'll be taken seriously. But a fire burns down our cafe and my dreams go up in smoke. Caitlin's hot tempered, passionate, and her home cooking is my saving grace. When I go to work with her to save the deal, she's the first person I've never had to prove my worth to. Can I keep a secret to protect Caitlin or will my father get in the way of our love? *** One feud. ...

This compilation of short fiction represents the next chapter in Douglas Thayer's recent literary success. Described by Richard Cracroft as "LDS literary fiction at its finest," Thayer's third collection of stories presents a dozen of his career-best work, including several that have never before appeared in print.

Cowboy Cal Hayden has loved Rachel Gray practically since the first time he set eyes on her. But Cal’s a careful, responsible man who knows better than to start a relationship before he can give it his all. He bided his time while caring for his family through his father’s terminal illness. Now his father is gone and his mother is settled, but has Cal waited too long to make his move?

The decade after the First World War saw a period of growing prosperity and new freedoms for the average American. With help of clever bankers, brokers, and a supply of easy money the average man and woman found their path to wealth – the stock market. As moths are drawn to a flame, so were the gullible investors lured to the securities exchanges seeking to turn their pennies into dollars. For years the market just went up and up, and as the lyrics of the song of the time echoed, “Blue skies, Smiling at me, Nothing but blue skies, Do I see.” By the end of the decade the cracks in the ...

Lance Gordon’s running out of room and time. Back in the Sierras he killed the man who murdered his father. Unfortunately that man turned out to be a Deputy Marshal, and now Lance has a price on his head. Like Alan Ladd as Shane, Lance wants only to live in peace, but he’ll have to go through hell to get there. Running from the law and the cavalry, Lance heads for the one place no sheriff or soldier will go—into the territory ruled by The Baron of Coyote River.

U.S. Marshal Lucas Graham had been assigned to look into the deaths of several gold miners in Havilah, California. Though the job is routine, delivering the news to the murder victim’s proxy bride that her husband is dead is not. Neither is the growing attraction he feels for her as he tries to find out the truth of what happened to her husband. Sadie Steele is running from the law straight into the arms of her childhood best friend, Sam Clayton. The only problem, when she arrives to start her new life with him, a Marshal informs her that he’s been murdered. With nothing to return to, ...

When the man she secretly loves marries her best friend, the magic of Christmas seems to vanish along with Brandy’s last hope for love. Now, she’s spending her efforts trying to protect two young orphans, but as an unmarried woman, she won’t be allowed to give them the care she know she can. Worse, she has no idea that someone is after her, and both she and the children could be in danger. But someone has also been watching Brandy closely, too afraid to tell her how he feels. She is his everything, and always has been. He’s determined to protect her at all costs—even that of his ...

When Texas was annexed by the United States in 1845 Mexico’s foreign minister in Washington, D.C. angrily left the country and returned to Mexico. Mexico had warned the United States that if Texas became a U.S. state it would be cause for war. By April of the next year a shooting skirmish had broken out along the contested border between Mexico and the state of Texas. -- General Zachary Taylor, who was in charge of the U.S. forces along the border alerted President James K. Polk with the message “Hostilities may now be considered as commenced.” President Polk wasted no time, alerting ...