He's Gonna Pay
by John Porter
Judd rode the Texas wilderness, looking for the man. "He's gonna pay, he's gonna pay," was his constant refrain. Judd remembered the day he'd died, six months earlier, and caressed the butt of his pistol. "He's gonna pay!"

A Requiem to Truth
by Dan Shades
Lawman Bryce rides into a town to apprehend a killer. On the trail home, he comes to understand the life the killer has lived and wonders if the suspect is to blame. Still, Bryce has no choice but to do his job and deliver the killer to justice.

Coming of Age in Wide River
by Ralph S. Souders
A young man decides that he is old enough to wear his deceased father's handgun. An unexpected circumstance teaches him that a gun is a big responsibility, much more than simply carrying it in a holster on his hip.

Billy's Revenge
by George Hirvela
Bounty Hunter James Kirker was a big man, quick to fight, agile, and skilled with knife and gun. The people of Black Rock rarely associated with the likes of Kirker, but were willing to make an exception . . . this time.

Showdown at the Shady Lady
by Barry Wallace
When "Aces Bob" Staley walked through the swinging doors of the Shady Lady saloon, everything got real quiet. Everybody knew he was looking for Colorado Jack St. Claire. There was a problem between the two deadly pistoleers . . . a woman. Death hung in the air.

The Escort
by James Burke
Lt. Castellanos had been at war with Indians since his childhood. After helping Kit Carson conquer the Navajo, he is chosen to escort an orphaned Indian child to her only sanctuary. But the wilderness isn't the only danger, and he isn't the only man with a grudge out there.

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