Coming Home
by Dick Derham
In the troubled range of Johnson County, Wyoming, the independent ranchers who ran their cattle west of the red wall united into a protective community. Let the Syndicate fulminate, the men of Hole-in-the-Wall took care of their own.

To Become a Horse
by David Curran
The real-life Andrew Dawson, a major of the American Trading Company in the Montana Territory from 1956 to 1864, boasted to the Mountain Crow he had magical powers. Because of this lie, he found himself in a dangerous situation when his close friend, Blue Feather, asked Dawson to use his magic to turn Blue Feather into a horse.

The Outlaws' Outlaw Chief
by Tom Sheehan
The saga of Bailey Bastion and how he became Hard-Ass Harry and single-handedly destroyed a town.

Hard Bread
by Paul Grella
Little Jackie Fortunati, a poor New York kid with ambitions, was a baker like his father. But Jackie loved to gamble, which cost him an undignified move West. He plied his trade there, too, with lots of luck and cunning moves. But, in the end, he dished out one move too many.

Angel Gabriel
by Bob McCrillis
An angel is always welcome, especially when he can save you. But not all of them are avenging angels. Sometimes, vengeance comes from within.

To Cheat the Hangman
by W.D. Clifton
Bill Tolliver yearns for vengeance against the outlaw that killed his son. The only problem is that the man is in jail facing execution for another crime. That's not good enough for Bill, who decides that there is only one way forward . . . to cheat the hangman.

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