Short Westerns

Wild mustangs, ghosts on the ranch, gun-toting outlaws and trailblazing cowboys roam the pages of this collection of 8 classic stories about the American frontier. Travel down "The Road to Hell" with a mysterious ranch builder, face down the "Yellow Devil" mountain lion, travel "Where the Wind Blows Free," and join in on a herd of other adventures that will keep you reading until long after high noon.

Traditional and progressive meet in ruby red west-central Texas... Emmie Warren is a middle school teacher who is trying not to rock the boat until she can finish her Master’s Degree and find the courage to move herself and her son away from sleepy Sweetwater to diverse, vibrant Austin, the only place in Texas she ever felt free to be herself. She’s been hiding her truth for years. She doesn’t see any reason to change that before she can make a clean break of things and start all over. Cass Prater is a brash cowgirl who lives life out loud, wherever she lives. She's got a plan and she...

Years before, Wade Rycroft fell in love with Geneva Harris, the smartest girl in his class. The rodeo star and the shy academic made for an odd pair but their chemistry was undeniable. They made plans to get married after high school but when Genny left him standing in the rain, he joined the Army and vowed to leave that life behind. Genny married the town’s golden boy, and Wade knew that he couldn’t go home again. Fifteen years later, Wade returns to his Texas hometown for his brother’s wedding and walks into a storm of scandal.

Captain Warden and Lance Corporal Goodwin are the space marines with the hard job. They have to infiltrate a Deathless base, identify and capture a senior officer and extract him from under the nose of his soldiers, preferably without dying in the process. They’re relying on Ten to watch their backs, but when he is accosted by the denizens of the jungle he’s yomping through, he has to make a tough choice between speed and humanity.

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 ...

Lazarus County has yet to be tamed. There’s drought, bandits, and natives to contend with. People have moved out there hoping to better themselves, have a chance at the kind of life they could never hope for back East. The town of Gilgamesh, the county seat, offers plenty of people second chances. One of those people is Daniel Grantham, the new schoolmaster. The town needs him bad but his past in the U.S. army still haunts him. He and Melanie Dineage, the general store owner’s daughter, catch each other’s attention but will she be able to come to terms with his past when even he cannot?

After a difficult childhood and a turbulent stint in the military, Declan Burke finally got his act together. Now he’s a battle-hardened professional bodyguard who takes his job at McKay-Taggart seriously and his playtime - and his playmates - just as seriously. One thing he never does, however, is mix business with pleasure. But when the mysterious, gorgeous Suzanne D’Angelo needs his protection from a stalker, his desire for her burns out of control, tempting him to break all the rules…even as he’s drawn into a dark, dangerous world he didn’t know existed.

More than one heart will be changed forever by Maryanne’s honest, well-meaning ways—but will her own heart survive when she and Grant walk straight into mortal danger? Faith and forgiveness are the mile markers on Grant and Maryanne’s journey to true love. Read all the books in Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Series by bestselling author Katie Wyatt! Mrs. Maisy’s Marvelous Mail Order Brides Book 1 The Surprise Bride Book 2 The Bride Who Jumped Book 3 A Bride of Convenience Book 4 The Spitfire Spouse Book 5 The Bride Who Baked Book 6 Accidental Love Read All Box Set ...

Each book in the Brides In Bloom series is just 99 cents - or free with Kindle Unlimited! Every story is a standalone - no cliffhangers! Orphaned at the age of eleven, Rose is sent to live at her aunt's boarding house, where she works seven days a week. When a new male boarder takes an interest in Rose, her jealous aunt tells her to leave and never come back. Rose finds employment with Mr. Ackerman at the town mercantile, but he quickly becomes controlling and possessive of her. Matthew, a local rancher, takes notice of Rose, and might be able to offer her the love that she has always ...

The magnetic chemistry between two star-crossed lovers: a billionaire cowboy and a small town girl. Indulge in a luxurious escape to the tropical paradise of Hawaii, where two bestselling authors, Brenda Clemmons, and Katie Wyatt, join forces to bring you a heartwarming tale of love, second chances, and the power of destiny. When billionaire Brock Ellison hires Richards and Sons for a large furniture order, he doesn’t expect to have the owner’s daughter, Laurel, show up to meet him... As fate would have it, their paths cross on the idyllic island of Oahu, where they soon realize that ...

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.

What’s an heiress’ to do when her fiancé dies suddenly? Ask her aunt, who is the premier matchmaker in all of the West, to discreetly match her with a new suitor. What could go wrong? Edwin Clarke is aimless. A fault his father insists can be corrected by way of a wife of substance, financial that is. Ed stands to inherit the family ranch, and the thousands of acres that comes with it. The problem is, the family's money has been depleted by his mother’s outrageous spending habits. A rich heiress can solve all their problems, but how does he go about finding one? Julia Bennett's life ...

As a former slave and civil war fighter, Tom Freeman knew nothing but violence. All his life he fought and was tired of it. He sought for peace in the wilderness of America away from civilization. When he goes to a Native American tribe to trade, he comes across them fighting a group of bandits and assists defending them. For his bravery, the chief offers him a place in the tribe and a wife. This short erotic interracial romance is 2,200 words long and is for mature audiences.

Texas Short Stories Falling for Love by Rothya James Brody Carlisle by Thomas Marshall It's A Long Way From Amphioxus by Raymond Walter Seibert The Lynch Mob by JE Warr Knucklehead, Just a Chuckle JE Warr Texas Border Land by Lee Hardesty The Long Night by Derek Day Knucklehead, Just a Chuckle by JE Warr

She was sunshine. He was clouds. Until a sprig of mistletoe changed everything. Griff Marcello must live with the shame of the crime he once committed for his mobster father. As he grows into a man, he's found security as a cowboy living in Glory Hill, Nebraska, but the memory of his sin never leaves him. Joyanna Hollinger is devoted to the community of Glory Hill, and with Christmas approaching, her plans for a special Christmas Eve service consumes her. All her efforts are falling into place--until she loses a key part of the celebration. When Griff receives an unexpected gift from his ...

Jessamine Grant is strong-willed and independent. All her life, she’s worked hard to carve out her own path, even if it doesn’t always fit with society’s ideas of what women should be allowed to do. While successfully running a boarding house in Cripple Creek, Colorado, makes Jessamine proud, she also can’t help but notice that her dear friends are finding love all around her, and she hasn’t found the same. When she stumbles upon Duke Rollins’ encampment, she’s immediately intrigued by the handsome carpenter. Duke is also captivated by beautiful, stubborn Jessamine, but the ...

It's Halloween 1989. Suzy is barely out of her teens, pregnant, and on the run with a bag of money that belongs to some very bad men. Back in Camelot, West Virginia, Arvin Lee Orkney doesn't know he's about to become a daddy. But he sure knows he's in big trouble. An old enemy has vanished. Now, both the cops and the crooks call him the prime suspect. The star-crossed lovers have broken lives, fractured hearts, and no clue death is stalking them. But someone, or something, is watching from the shadows. And messing with Orkneys, dead or alive, is never a good idea. This spookily seasonal ...

Discover a world of filth and depravity in this steamy and emotionally thrilling series. A group of lifelong friends battle organized crime and evil and in the end, each will bring justice and find their own HEAs. This box set includes Reckless Night, Fallen Night, Captive Night, Relentless Night, and Broken Night.

American Mail order Brides of the West, historically inspired clean and wholesome Short story Romance. By Bestselling Author Katie Wyatt! San Francisco, 1882 Come back to San Francisco to meet again with the sister-orphans of Bethesda Orphanage. Several months have now passed – are their lives still moving down the expected paths? Who is the mysterious stranger in town? What terrible trouble does Mandy’s husband find himself in? And is Jedidiah having second thoughts about his marriage to Leigh? Buckle up and re-join the girls as they navigate the twists, turns, and surprises of their ...

Heart of the West is a collection of 19 short stories that take place in the Southwestern United States, penned by legendary author O. Henry. With his customary wit, the author paints a beautiful - and amusing - picture of the Old West. His stories all end with a twist, often to comedic ends, sometimes with tragedy. O. Henry brings the Old West alive in these stories as only he could.