A Hard Road to Big Spring
by Gary Clifton
Joe Henry Murphy signed on to drive a herd to Abilene, Kansas. On the trip home to Big Spring he encounters bank robbers, crooked bankers, and criminals employed as the law. From a simple, religious youth to a man capable of using his Colt is sometimes only a short leap.

The Road to Texas
by James Burke
After New Orleans falls to the Yankees, the Kingston family gathered their valuables and begins the perilous trek to the safety of Texas. But along the way they must face suspicious Yankees, treacherous scalawags, and the haunting, ever-present menace of a mysterious man in black.

Losing Bet
by Kevin Hopson
Losing her husband was hard enough, but when Rita learns that he gambled away their land the night of his death, things quickly turn from bad to worse. Mr. Boone insists the land is his now, but Rita isn't budging, and she'll defend her home until her last breath.

The End of Josh Creekmore
by Terry Alexander
Josh Creekmore is a man used to having his own way. A bitter hardcase, who takes his pleasures wherever he pleases. A man willing to kill to get what he wants. Until he meets a woman who wants him dead for an evil he committed in the past.

The Return to Tombstone
by G.C. Stevens
Ted "Ten" Eycke returns to Tombstone, Arizona to reconnect with the past. He aims to stand witness to the end of an era of outlawry in Tombstone by being involved with the death of the desperado Johnny Ringo.

The Waystation Incident
by Aitch Enfield
Buffalo hunting was finished for John and Frank. Looking for a new stake, they headed Arizona way, where they stumbled on a town in the middle of nowhere. The townsfolk seemed mighty friendly to the strangers—did they want to find out why?

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