Last Hope on the High Sonoran
by Jack Kimball
Marshal Ely is on his last chase after he comes on a dead man staked out to the ground. Little does he know he's after an invincible Apache filled with hatred for the white man, and Ely may end up being the next one tortured and killed. But is there a larger lesson?

It's Done, Sarah
by William S. Hubbartt
Sheriff Clay Holland must bring in a vicious outlaw named Judd after he robbed a stage and killed the stage driver. During the pursuit, Clay realizes that this is the same murderer who had previously shot and killed Sarah Holland, Clay's wife. When Judd attempts to bushwhack the lawman. The Sheriff must face his own demons.

Closing the Book
by Dick Derham
Unscrupulous politicians seeking to serve their own selfish ends could sabotage Jesse Burleson's campaign for governor by revealing best-forgotten details of his Texas origins. Prudence required that Burleson thwart their efforts.

Wrigley Welles, Pecos Lawman
by Tom Sheehan
How does a Texas lawman put the beauty of the mountains aside his work and chase down a wanted killer while he himself is captured by the land fully about him to the limit?

The Sun Still Sets
by Rich Martino
Charles and his mother run for their lives during the attack on The Alamo. They find a hiding place, but it is only big enough for one and peril approaches.

Ruby
by Phillip R. Eaton
The war ended months ago but a band of renegade soldiers continue to maim and destroy. Ruby and Cole are forced to move in with their aunt and uncle when their mother is killed, then their home is burned. When the renegades are spotted in town, Ruby plots a secret mission of retaliation with some unexpected help.

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