Bullets Don't Lie
by Bill Epps
Posing as another man can have its advantages and payouts. But when do the risks outweigh the rewards?

Charity
by Red Charles
The woman walking along the coach road needed a ride into town, and there was space in Heel's buckboard. But what if the woman wasn't quite what she seemed to be? What if she was a wanted murderer?

Ham's Fork—1834
by James A. Tweedie
As the trappers and mountain men gathered for the last great Rocky Mountain rendezvous, two supply trains raced to be the first to arrive with goods to trade. ButHudson's Bay Company had plans of their own—plans that would turn the history of the West in a new direction.

Hay-Headed Dummy
by Alexander J. Richardson
A troubled young man brags to his captive mother about his exploits with a notorious gang, unaware of events unfolding around him.

The Crossbow Incident
by Tom Sheehan
A simple crossbow, a favored weapon of real native American warriors, becomes the instrument connecting two people to each other, a woman and a young boy.

Wager
by Gary Kadlec
Who knows scripture better than the Reverend Clancy Bent? Who brings a gun to a baptism? Lyle Plagg is the answer to both questions as the crooked minister faces off with the hell-bound outlaw. Which one will receive the ultimate comeuppance?

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