Western Adventure

"Montana Skies: A Family's Journey West" follows the Murray family as they leave their hardships behind in Kansas and set out for a new start in Montana. Led by seasoned wagon master Mr. Turner, Thomas, Myrtle, and their three sons face numerous challenges along the Oregon Trail, from treacherous weather to encounters with Native Americans. When tragedy strikes, the family's faith and fortitude are put to the test, but they find strength in their community and each other. As they overcome every obstacle, the Murrays at last reach the wide open skies of Montana, fulfilling their dream of ...

Near legendary Hudson Bay, undreamed of beaver pelt riches beckon. To reach them, two fur traders must overcome hostile Iroquois, dangerous rivers, corrupt governors, and scheming priests. The year is 1652, and the French of New France are at war with the Iroquois Confederacy. In a raid on a small St. Lawrence River settlement, enemy raiders capture sixteen-year-old Pierre Radisson and take him to their village near present-day Albany, New York. There, he is adopted and trained as a warrior. A year later — afraid for his life — Pierre escapes and returns to New France. During a pause in...

At first, the job sounds easy: Lead a small herd of horses across the Arkansas-Texas border to the Double-D ranch near Texarkana. No problem - at least not for a man like Perley Gates. In fact, he's looking forward to the 150-mile journey with his old sidekick Possum Smith and young Sonny Rice, and doesn't expect any trouble along the way.

A historical fiction book set in the Staked Plains of the American West during the 19th century. Embark on a gripping journey across the unforgiving Staked Plains alongside the Jasper family in "The Treacherous Drive." This tale of courage and resilience follows young Jamie Jasper as he navigates the trials of a perilous cattle drive, where the harshness of nature and the weight of responsibility test the bonds of family and friendship. As the Jasper family battles the scorching heat, dwindling water, and lurking dangers of the plains, Jamie's adventurous spirit leads him into both ...

New from western writer Gary Church, author of the Johnny Black Western Adventure Series, the second book in the Barlow, Seeker of Justice Series! Sam Barlow is back! Ride along with attorney, Samuel Barlow, his beautiful legal assistant and actress, Phoebe, his chief investigator, Tobias and new hire, Civil War veteran, Nathan as they experience life, love and danger in 1881 Texas. Returning from their honeymoons, the Barlow Law Office and Investigations’ team takes on new challenges as they struggle to ensure justice is done for those who have been wronged. Things quickly become ...

Bounty hunter Chet Miller has lost everything dear to him. He warned his brother to stay out of the law but Tate loved to look for trouble. And he found it at the hands of notorious outlaw Bert Patton and his gang in an unjust ambush. When word gets to Chet, he rides back to Utah from Colorado, and the memories come crashing down around him. The only blood he had left is gone, and Chet will do whatever it takes to make sure Patton and his gang pay for what they did to his brother.

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.....

Young brash cowboy Buck Larsen is fed up and can't take it any longer. Everyone in Centerville, Texas is sitting back and letting a local cattle baron and his ranch hands call the shots for everyone, whether they like it or not. Most of them don't, but won't do anything about it. They're all paralyzed by fear. They refuse to act against the bullies, mis-named the Justice Rangers. That group threatens anyone they don't like with violence and unspeakable acts. Kidnapping and murder aren't below this violence gang, who hide their identities with masks. Not only is the town scared but the ...

Former U.S. Marshal Austin Harper is a wanted man. He is wanted in Robbers Roost for intercepting their raids at a stagecoach way station in New Mexico. He is wanted for saving a distressed Rachel Dennis. Now, Harper is facing not just one petty gang of robbers but an entire canyon of criminals operating in a highly organized fashion. Not that Harper is afraid. But his badly injured leg during his line of duty is a huge encumbrance. And time is running short. This nefarious bunch is terrorizing a lot of the southwest from a barren and well-fortified canyon in nearby No Man's Land. Together ...

It is a time period as vast as the desert and as relevant as our world today. It is the time between the Louisiana Purchase and the modern age. A place that held death, destruction, love, desire and greed. A time of man’s bravery and fears. A place where a man needed every ounce of his strength to survive. A barbaric time. A better time. It is a place we call the Old West. This is an exciting adventure in that dangerous, yet dramatic and exciting place. Josh Bonner and Zack Hammel arrive in the transient town of San Francisco. Soon they are dragged into action and, at the urging of ...

Beach vacation. River tubing. It should’ve been a nice break from Wade “Flash” Gordon’s life as a Navy SEAL. Instead, he’s kidnapped…along with Kelli Colbert, an intriguing woman he met at the Jamaican resort where they’re both reluctant members of bachelor/bachelorette parties. Then they find themselves forced underground—buried alive. Flash has no doubt whatsoever his team will stop at nothing to find him, and he’s right.

What I see doesn’t make me any less scared that someone may be in real trouble. The smoke appears to be coming from what was a covered wagon that there is not much left of it. I draw my gun and walk forward a couple of steps when I hear the sound of a rifle having a round jacked into the chamber. I freeze right where I am and tell whoever is holding that rifle that I mean them no harm. I hear a girls voice tell me not to move if I want to see the sun come up in the morning. I tell her hat we saw the smoke and are just checking it out to see if anyone is in trouble. I tell her that I am ...

Previously published as Dude Ranch: The Complete Serial – by Jaremy List (Author) Big Boss Man's Dude Ranch Where Anything Can Happen... and it usually does! The Dude Ranch is a working ranch: The gorgeous, rugged cowboys and hired hands on the ranch know how to have a good time, and although it’s supposed to be a working ranch, the handsome guys seem to have more pleasure than work: The way life should be! Luke gets a shot at his boss. Buck’s stepson Todd comes for a visit Someone has “awakening” feelings for the ruggedly handsome older man . . . . Todd has mixed feelings after ...

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.

Edward Abbey, Where Art Thou? is a tribute to the man and the deserts and wildernesses of the Southwest USA. This book is a testament to the beauty and majesty of the deserts, canyons, and mountains that make up the Southwest USA, and Abbey's books about the same. Through a collection of essays, memoirs, and stories, we honor the legacy of a visionary who dedicated his life to preserving the natural beauty of these public lands, especially those of the Southwest USA, the deserts, and all the wilderness and open spaces that remain. From the scorching heat of the desert to the cool mountain ...

Opposites don’t only attract—they combust… Retired pilot Michael Modeen is happy to be part of the WEST Protection security team. Usually, anyway. But his current mission has him grounded—and working with a snarky and very sexy woman who happens to be his boss’s little sister. She’s totally off limits. And knowing that doesn’t make it any easier to keep his mind—or his hands—off her. Corrine Wynton would rather be raising barrel-racing horses than overseeing security on an archaeological dig. But here she is, fighting fossil hunters and her irritating, overprotective ...

He lived and breathed the Texas Ranger code - until one woman’s siren song called him to turn renegade and gamble all he had for a future with her. When Phineas Stockton leaves Boston where he was training for the Pinkerton Detective Agency, he returns to his hometown in San Marcos, Texas to find his brother has married and his mother has moved to a ranch of all places. But determined to make it on his own, he turns to his uncle and the Texas Rangers. While in training, he has a perilous encounter with the leader of the notorious Deadwood Gang, which forces him to make tough decisions. ...

Jerold’s guiding job was supposed to be straightforward: keep the caravan alive, tolerate Jin’s theatrics, and reach Pemberton in one piece. But when the group is forced to cut through the infamous Fernwood, things start to unravel. The forest is dense, the air is too quiet, and something—or someone—is watching. Rumors say the People of the Ferns don’t take kindly to outsiders. Jerold’s not sure if he believes in forest spirits or hidden tribes, but he does believe in getting paid. Now, with tensions rising and odd things stirring in the trees, he’s beginning to suspect this ...

For Clint Beck, a quest to arrest Ruffen is also his chance at redemption. Rustling is a big problem for the God-fearing folks of Perryville in 1870. Not only that, but it’s now escalated with the killing of community pillar Jonas Davidson – a farmer, husband and father of five. The town screams for justice. As Perryville sheriff, Clint sets out to arrest the guilty parties. Almost everyone in the county knows that Clyde Ruffen and his gang are behind the heinous crime but… proving it is another story. Ruffen has spent thirty years learning how to hide his crimes and avoid the law. He...

She’s tougher than he thinks. She’s also more vulnerable than she wants to admit… When it comes to two things—his special ops team and women—Lennon is never in over his head. But after a hot chick invites him as her date to her ex’s wedding, he’s not sure what he got himself into. He wants to see more of her—okay, all of her. Trouble is, he has no idea how to lure this evasive beauty between his sheets. From birth, Edie’s always been the underdog. Even her father didn’t claim her. All her life, she’s fought to get people to take her seriously, and in the tough field of...