Western Adventure

Harold Bloom explores our Western literary tradition by concentrating on the works of twenty-six authors central to the Canon. He argues against ideology in literary criticism; he laments the loss of intellectual and aesthetic standards; he deplores multiculturalism, Marxism, feminism, neoconservatism, Afrocentrism, and the New Historicism. Insisting instead upon "the autonomy of aesthetic," Bloom places Shakespeare at the center of the Western Canon.....

Let’s get this out of the way: The Bounty Hunter isn’t perfect. And I’m okay with that. Perfection is a moving target—subjective, slippery, and frankly, kind of boring. What I wrote instead was a raw, character-driven survival story that bruises the heart, dares to be quiet in a loud genre, and lets love rise not like fireworks, but like a slow sunrise. If you're looking for polish and predictability, this book might frustrate you. But if you're ready to feel something a little deeper, a little darker, and a little more real—then maybe this so-called “imperfect” book is ...

A REBELLION ON THE RISE… A ruthless takeover that could destabilize the borderlands. And a sultry and dangerous gunrunning Mexican beauty… Wandering cowboys Kit Blaze and his best friend Jim Freeman once again chance into intrigue and chaos. “Tell me more about Montoya, sir.” "She's been running Winchester rifles across the Rio Grande to Chavez, who is little more than a bandit chieftain calling himself a revolutionary. This jackal operates down by the provincial capital, Joya del Cielo," the man, Murphy, continued as he dusted off his clothing from his trip to the ground while ...

In the town of Thirty-Four Corners, Colorado, Matt Jensen rides into a savage blood feud. Thirty years ago two friends came West and built a thriving cattle business. Now, their families have become kill-crazy enemies and the town is awash in a frenzy of killing. Add in hired gunmen on both sides of the fight, and two lovers crossing the dividing line, and the terror will never end. Eager to put as many miles between himself and Thirty Four Corners, Matt Jensen just can't bring himself to leave without trying to stop the bloodshed.

The Law of the Gunfighter is Fast .... and Final. Nash had come to Buffalo Gap looking for help. But this small, troubled town is as ruthless as it is restless. Just when he thought he could leave Buffalo Gap and its troubles behind, fate drags him back. The Oakleys are out for revenge, determined to paint the streets with Nash’s blood, and they’ll stop at nothing to get it. When Vengeance Rides Back Into Town, All Bets Are Off With Sheriff Hayes, a man as crooked as a gambler’s grin, on their side, the Oakleys unleash a brutal wave of violence. As the townsfolk of Buffalo Gap fall ...

Wings over Dixie Sequel to West from Dixie Wings Over Dixie picks up with Cody Ashby, the son of legendary Confederate officer Caleb Ashby, a quiet, capable man caught between the past he never knew and the future he’s building by hand. With the help of mountain man Cat Jenkins, Cody sets out to retrace his father’s footsteps and confront the legacy that still echoes across the West Now, back in the mountains his father once roamed, Cody is laying down a legacy of his own, one not carved by a rifle or saddle, but by the whine of a new engine and the rise of modern aviation. Alongside ...

1942 - Granbury, Texas. A 95-year-old man walks into a recruiting office with the crazy idea to enlist - and an even crazier story. He claims to be the one and only Jesse James, the infamous bank robber allegedly shot by Robert Ford 60 years earlier. Using another man’s corpse to collect the reward, Ford allowed James to slip away and start a new life. Changing his name to Dalton, Jesse worked as a cattle broker in Fort Worth and fathered a pair of twins named Bill and Frank.

In the dark shadow of the Prophecy Mountains lies the ramshackle town of Rattlesnake Wells, where dreamers come to make their fortunes, and desperados come to die. The streets of this little settlement are slick with mud and stained with blood, and it will fall to Bob Hatfield to sweep them clean. The town marshal, Hatfield has a young man’s face, but his eyes are those of a killer. He is a good man, but he has a secret that weighs on his soul.

When the stage coach is robbed by a desperate thief he gets away with the gold, but is soon apprehended. He doesn't reveal where he has hidden it and it is found years Later. Read how finding the hidden treasure changed an old drifters life in this exciting tale by best selling prolific writer Clint Clay.

Jack Sage is ready to hang up his guns. So after rescuing a family from a flooded house, the guarded lawman is delighted to discover a steal of a price for a string of horses and 400 head of cattle to start his ranch. But to get his herd from Texas to Kansas, he faces a seven-hundred-mile journey fraught with swollen rivers, difficult crossings, and a cutthroat gang of rustlers.

Jason ‘Jace’ Foster must find and bring home his missing brother Matt, whose life has tragically crossed paths with Arizona territory’s most ruthless man, Edgar Marble or Snake Marble. Marble’s reputation, and that of his brutal associates, is well earned and the man has no conscience when it comes to doing business with fellow thieves and degenerates. The odds are against Jace, the former Union Army soldier, until he meets Emma Jackson, a charming and feisty woman of the west. Another classic western with respectful romance and women as strong frontier folk from author William ...

Lawmen don't last long in the town of Doubtful, Wyoming Territory. The last one quit, another ended up in a hangman's noose, and one more was backshot by the hired guns at the Circle L Ranch. But the town of Doubtful has never seen the likes of the man who's known only as Cotton, who aims to take the badge for $125 a month, save himself a nice chunk of money over the next year, and be on his way. At least, that's his plan.

In Nate Wagner's award-winning debut novel, this Outlaw Josey Wales meets The Last Samurai meets John Wick tale and action-packed western immerses readers in a boldly original setting as three orphans of the Civil War are trained by a samurai warrior in the ruthless and deadly American West––and then forced to choose between honor, loyalty, and redemption when one of them wants out. The Sword and the Gun In 1865, the American Civil War comes to an end, and the United States enters the Reconstruction era of postwar rebuilding and industrial development. In 1868, Japan establishes a more ...

He’s the one man she never thought she’d see again—and the one she can’t resist. Brant Foxfire didn’t expect his routine day at the office to take a wild turn, but when Hayley Graff walks into his orthodontist practice with her young son, it’s like a jolt from the past. The stunning blonde who caught his attention years ago is back—and this time, she’s a single mom with an air of mystery and a smile that knocks the wind out of him. Hayley has built a life of independence in Reedy, Wyoming, determined to protect her son and keep her past in the rearview. But seeing Brant ...

When young Neddie Wentworthstein is accidentally left behind by his family at a train stop in the Wild West, he suddenly finds himself at the center of a whirlwind adventure involving sinister villains and extraordinary new allies - all seeming to revolve around a little jade turtle given to him by a mysterious shaman.

Gunshots echo through the badlands and Constable Dane disappears in hot pursuit. Will Gerrit make it over the U.S. border to testify against Dutch Henry--his own cousin--for being a horse thief? In this coming of age Western, sixteen-year-old Gerrit isn't alone for long. Wart, another young rider on horseback soon appears. But before the constable returns, Wart does the unthinkable and blindfolds and gags Gerrit to take him to the outlaw hideout! Can Gerrit escape from the outlaw hideout where he's held captive by an outlaw gang so he can't testify at the trial? Is Wart really an outlaw, or...

Gerrit Nagel lands in Billings, Montana, with nothing to his name but the clothes he's wearing--and an older brother determined to make him into a cowboy. In this coming of age western, Gerrit learns to ride horses behind 2000 head of cattle heading north to Montana. In his mind, he's a Pinkerton detective, finding outlaws and gunslingers who might be working the range as frontier cowboys. Everywhere he goes, Gerrit seems to run into outlaws or see wanted posters that look eerily familiar. The face of Dutch Henry haunts him. Who is that outlaw? Will he ever find out? And will his brother ...

The Western Writer's Group is back, bringing you brand new, original stories from characters you love. Read about Steve Dancy, Gideon Johann, Lee Mattingly, the McCabes, Jess Williams, Fiona Miller, and Storm Warrior. Enjoy your favorite authors and discover new friends along the trail.

The damsel is in distress, or so it seems to Conrad Browning. On his way across the wide, tall Utah territory to California, the Loner meets a beautiful Mormon girl on the run from a forced wedding - and the gun-toting faithful trying to hunt her down. But there are two sides to every story - and the ones you don't hear are the ones that can get you killed. The runaway bride has a little history of her own. Soon, the Loner touches off a storm of unholy gunfire, drawing blood from an outlaw and a death sentence from a patriarch.

Love runs deep, but secrets cut deeper—will their hearts survive the fall? Axel Foxfire, aka Big Ax, has spent his whole life in the shadow of towering pines and sawdust-scented summers. But nothing prepared him for the weight of taking over the family logging company after his father’s death. The business is on the brink of collapse, and there’s a financial mess in the books he can't untangle. To make matters worse—or maybe better—his curvy, quiet bookkeeper, Eva, is just a few feet away, tempting him with every shy glance. Widowed and raising her young son alone, Eva is no ...