Ephraim's Birthday
by Nancy Hartney
Birthdays mark the changing times, but for some people, change isn't very welcome. Out with the old and in with the new seems sound, but what if the old decides to stay and fight?

Two Fathoms Down
by Tom Sheehan
What place does a Russian Cossack have in America? Put him on a horse's back and he'll make his own place! Two Fathoms Down is the first of five stories under the theme of Crossing Waters.

Unfinished Business
by Nancy Peacock
When the revenge-filled marshal tracked down his murderous prey, he had no clue that he'd also uncover a treasure beyond measure.

Laramie Gambler
by RLB Hartmann
Rosemary was waiting for the cowboy she loved, and Brewer knew it. Brewer was just a drunken gambler—why would he bother to hang around?

Blacksnake
by Sumner Wilson
A charming, generous, and shrewd gambler and railroad man, Truck finds an amusing adventure at a seedy wayside tavern called Shiny Tom's during a layover in Missouri.

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