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Issue #190


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The Last Time
by Logan Wordes
Teddy and Mary were once outlaws. Now they want to get out. The only thing standing between them and a new life is their former boss Alvin and his band of merry murderers.

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The Dead Man's Hand
by Christopher M. Reynolds
Deputy Poehler and his posse were outnumbered 2 to 1. They knew the Plunkett gang were dead shots with their six-shooters. Would he bring them to justice, or die in a hail of bullets?

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Against the Current
by Jack Kimball
Nine-year-old Nick's father had just died in the backcountry, and mountain man Abe is too old and sick to return the boy to a settlement. So together they head to Abe's final resting place, the abandoned cabin he grew up in. Will Nick learn enough to make it back after Abe dies? And will Abe find peace in a world that has moved on without him?

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Tombstone Divided
by Alan Crowe
This is a true story of the West, beyond the iconic gunfight, to what made Tombstone, Arizona, unique. A town divided not just by warring factions, but by a line in the sand that few would step across.

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Chato Indian Scout, Apache Dawn
by Gene Stevens
In the heat of the Indian wars of the southwest, strong men risked their lives to bring in hostile Apaches. They also understood that they were agents of change in the lives of the Indians, and were caught in between the government and the native people.

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As the Crow Flies"
by Philip Graves
Grizzled and gout-riddled bounty hunter Bob Drummond and his spry, hotheaded partner, Lindy, close in on a young, audacious thief and horse killer named Jimmy Dennison. Will they seal the deal?

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