Wednesday 29 February 2012

Black Horse Westerns - February 2012


Fugitive Run by Chet Cunningham

David West is a fugitive on the run. As an innocent man he leaves Boston and heads for Junction Springs, Colorado. In Junction Springs a one-woman detective agency needs help to discover the identity of her father's killer, and West is just the man for the job. After several shoot-outs, a kidnapping, and a high land-swindle scheme, the killer is nailed and brought to trial. With his new expertise, West returns to Boston to seek justice and find the man who killed his fiancee. Can West avenge her death and once more find love?


Gone to Blazes by Jackson Davies

In the Longhorn saloon in the rambunctious gold rush town of White Oaks, New Mexico, the beautiful Selina dances seductively for the miners. And it's love at first sight for the naive young sawyer, Vince. He's no fast gun, so what chance has he when Texan killer Cotton Bulloch muscles in on the saloon profits, kidnaps and rapes Selina and forces her to be his girl? Meanwhile the area is being flooded with forged greenbacks by a gang led by shady Jake Blackman. Can Sheriff Pat Garrett arrest both Bulloch and Blackman and his boys? Or, as the Longhorn erupts in a hail of bullets must Vince face the murderous Texan in single combat? Can his love for Selina be doomed?


Death on the Devil's Highway by Josh Lockwood

Sentenced to hang for a murder he didn't commit, mustang man Auggie Kellerman escapes from custody and heads back to the scene of the crime to clear his name. As an escaped prisoner, he is fair game for every lawman, bounty-hunter, and Indian-tracker in the Arizona Territory. And also a fast-moving target for Charlie Keogh, the so-called Copper King of Arizona, the one man who stands to lose everything if he makes it back alive. The only thing for it is a dangerous ride across the harshest stretch of trail known to mankind - is the Devil's Highway. Often enough in the West, a man's reputation is all he has and Kellerman's is badly in need of some six-gun justice.


A Message for McCleod by Emmett Stone

Tom McLeod, relentlessly pursued by three riders, learns that a young woman he once knew has disappeared. Where is Sandy Kruger? Riding with the outcast Cherokee George, McLeod sets out on the quest to find her. Can Sandy herself survive? She is one woman against the wilderness. And to make matters worse, she is being hunted by a merciless gang of gunslicks led by the owner of the Cinch Buckle, the very ranch from which she has escaped. McLeod will need his wits and his guns as the dangerous trail unwinds towards the final encounter. There are secrets to be revealed, but will McLeod find Sandy in time?


Hell and the High S by Clay Starmer

When retired US marshal John Durant goes in search of his friend Lucas Gray, he finds nothing but lies and simmering tensions. A dubious sheriff, two drunkard woodcutters and a group of ranch hands all share the same sinister secret. Fed the same official line, Durant won't be deterred. Aside from his growing feelings for Anne Slocum, his determination to learn the truth of Lucas's disappearance keeps the ex-marshal in the dying settlement of Cooper's Town. Soon, dying is the operative word. Hell breaks loose and war breaks out, as desperate men strive to hide their crimes. Durant sees very clearly that his battle for justice and truth lies through gun smoke and mayhem. He must go to Hell and the High S!


Shooting Stars by Dale Mike Rogers

Border marshal, Rafe Monrow, finds himself in the deadly El Diabolo desert fleeing from the ruthless Ford Cable and his cohorts. Desperate for water, the young lawman starts to hallucinate and relive the events which led to his being here, facing his death. Three days earlier the marshal had ridden into the seemingly peaceful town of Panhandle, thinking it would be like all the other border towns he had visited, but Panhandle is nothing like all the other towns. It is where a dangerous band of smugglers live. Before Monrow knows what is happening every gun is aimed at him. Staggering deeper and deeper into El Diabolo with his pursuers' bullets getting closer, the man with the tin star pinned to his vest fears for his survival. For his hunters like nothing more than shooting stars...


Sabinas Kid by Steve Ritchie

After receiving a four-month-old letter from his mother, in which she asks for his help, Caleb McConnell (the Sabinas Kid) leaves Old Mexico, heading home to Colorado. But along the trail, an attempt is made on his life and The Kid begins to understand something of his parents' troubles. His challenge is to discover why someone is after his folks' ranch, the Rafter MC, and who is behind it all. When Caleb finally reaches Del Norte, he encounters one surprise after another. Childhood friendships are renewed, old grudges are re-energized, and guns blaze across the Rio Grande Valley as the mystery unfolds.


Rogue's Run by Tyler Hatch

Johnny Richards was no gunfighter, in the true sense, but was considered the fastest gun alive. He learned his prowess with firearms, not in the badlands of Texas but in the Big Top of Farley's Frontier Circus. If anyone figured that put him at a disadvantage they were in for a mighty big surprise. Speed and accuracy were necessary in both callings, the only difference being that real life required real bullets - which meant real victims. And they began to pile up, fast...

Tuesday 28 February 2012

Review of A Message for McCleod by Emmett Stone


Emmett Stone has created some excellent characters in McCleod, Cherokee George and Sandy Kruger, each having their own identities that make you care about what happens to them...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Monday 27 February 2012

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Friday 24 February 2012

Review of Fugitive Run by Chet Cunningham


Chet Cunningham is a name that should be familiar to many western readers as he has written well over a hundred westerns for American publishers. Fugitive Run is his third Black Horse Western, the first, Survival Trail appeared in July 1995 and his second, Wade’s War, much more recently, hitting the shelves in September 2010...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Thursday 23 February 2012

Howard Hopkins receives lifetime achievement award.


Known for his ability to work in multiple genres as well as his absolute love for all things Pulp, Howard first came to the notice of many Pulp fans as the publisher of Golden Perils, one of the first and premier Pulp fanzines. Hopkins' publishing career involved many stories in many genres and included him working not only as a writer, but as a Pulp historian and an Editor.

This award will be given posthumously as Hopkins passed away suddenly on January 12, 2012. "This recognition," Hancock acknowledged, "is well deserved. Nominated last year, Howard was the fifth highest nominated in 2011 for the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award. One needs simply to look at the voluminous list of fiction as well as non fiction and editing Howard did to see that this award is the least that he is worthy of. Many of us have learned how to better our craft because of Howard. And we will continue to learn from him for years to come."

More details of this posthumous award can be found at All Pulp.

Wednesday 22 February 2012

Linford Westerns - February 2012


Pack Rat by Colin Bainbridge

ISBN: 9781444809848
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 264 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

When Wesley Roach scalps and kills old-timer Pack Rat Dan, Jack Carson vows revenge. He little realises that he faces Roach and his gang of gunslicks, the local marshal and, worst of all, the notorious Canyon Kate. Riding for a rival outfit and teamed with the oddball Tombstone, Carson is forced on the run. Meanwhile, his boss's daughter Laura disappears. Will Carson come face to face with his target? And how much lead must fly before he does?


Echoes Of A Dead Man by Terry James

ISBN : 9781444809855
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 232 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Gambler and gunman Matt Lomew arrives in Garner Creek to recuperate from a near-fatal shooting. But then his childhood friend Jessie Manners is kidnapped and Matt is forced into an uneasy alliance with the brother of a man he once killed. This can only spell trouble, but there is no other course to take. As Matt races to Jessie's rescue, he prepares for a showdown, but he's not the only one being haunted by the echoes of a dead man...


Hombre's Vengeance by Toots J. Johnson

ISBN: 9781444809862
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

After witnessing his father's murder at the hands of cattle baron Dale Bryant, fifteen-year-old Zachariah Smith grows up fast. Struggling alone to survive fully occupies his mind - until he meets two of Bryant's other victims. He realises that he must join the fight for justice and avenge his father's death, knowing that lead will fly and he will probably die trying to stop Bryant. But now Zac is a man, and it is time for the hombre's vengeance!


Savidge by Sean Kennedy

ISBN: 9781444809879
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Joe Savidge has revenge in his heart. But after he becomes involved in some dirty dealings, he's almost beaten to death and ends up in Pioche, Nevada, with little more than the shirt on his back. He meets a woman with a lucrative connection to a mysterious Frenchman. This provides him with the opportunity to purchase guns and horses: necessities for a man hell-bent on retribution. And all Savidge must do is lie in wait for destiny to arrive...


Caleb Blood by P. McCormac

ISBN: 9781444809886
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 304 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Caleb Blood was a man who'd seen too much bloodletting. He tried to forget, but despite the whiskey, his demons - past and present - wouldn't let him alone. All the things he should cherish were being stripped from his life. There was no option but to take up arms again. Once the guns were unlimbered, the death toll mounted and he faced so many enemies it seemed he had no chance of survival. When, he wondered, would the killing end?


The Bone Picker by Derek Rutherford

ISBN: 9781444809893
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 296 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Sam 'Buzzard' Jones stumbles across a dying cowboy, whose final words set him on a course that will change his life and have repercussions for an entire nation... In the cauldron that is Bleeding Kansas, he fights for truth, justice and freedom. With a small band of allies Buzzard battles an unknown organisation - never sure who's a friend and who is a foe - and never knowing where the next bullet is coming from.

Monday 20 February 2012

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Friday 17 February 2012

Review of Blood Creek by Lance Howard


In the dark ridges of a western state, evil manifests itself in the form of a hardcase who’s on a mission to make several men suffer for the atrocities they heaped upon a young Indian maiden fifteen years ago. He starts by making each man watch as he skins alive the woman who means the most to him. Then he destroys everything else they value...

Read more at Nights and Weekends.

Thursday 16 February 2012

Review of Sabinas Kid by Steve Ritchie


Steve Ritchie certainly has the knack for creating memorable characters that soon have the reader caring about them, hoping they succeed with their ambitions, even though he puts all kinds of obstacles in their path. With so much mystery surrounding the seemingly pointless land grab for his parents ranch and no leads to follow the reader has to wonder how the Sabinas Kid will find out just what is going on. In fact The Kid seriously considers giving up and settling down for the easy life but others aren’t about to let this happen...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Wednesday 15 February 2012

Dales Westerns - February 2012


Stage City by Jefferson Fraser

ISBN: 9781842628805
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Tracey Rebel and his cowpunchers knew it would be tough blazing a cattle trail from Texas to the Arkansas Valley. They were right. It was wilderness for most of the way, peopled largely by bands of Apache, Comanche and Ute. But when the herd finally reached the Santa Fe Trail, trouble hit the Texans hard in the shape of the notorious Charlie Dodge and his band of desperadoes. Even then, things would not have been so bad but for the lovely, unpredictable Esther Masterton, sole survivor of the wagon train which Dodge and his outlaws had ambushed.


Guns Of Justice by Hal Jons

ISBN: 9781842628881
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-02-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

A lesser man than Des Willard would have kept running. Pursued for the alleged murder of his brother Jeff, he was later accused by five witnesses of the cold-blooded killing of Sheriff Suter of Butane County. Only the horse-rancher, Jack Mallory, believed him. When Ezra Scott the Banker was murdered even Mallory doubted Willard's innocence. Fortunately Sal Dormer, the daughter of Seth Dormer, horse-trader, in Butane to buy Mallory stock, did not see Willard as a killer, and Dormer, backing Sal's instincts, took a hand.

Tuesday 14 February 2012

Review of Six Ways of Dying by Cody Wells


This is Cody Wells first Black Horse Western, but not the first tale to star Angelo as he has already appeared in the short-story Angelo and the Strongbox, which explains how he met his sidekick Mr. Jinx, a dog that features prominently in this book too...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Monday 13 February 2012

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Sunday 12 February 2012

Issue #25 of Black Horse Extra now available


"These characters take on lives of their own," writes Nik (aka Ross) Morton in an article below which describes the genesis of Old Guns, his new novel for the Black Horse Western series published by Robert Hale Ltd, of London. Thereby he puts his finger firmly on a mainspring of popular fiction.

Telling about the doings of interesting characters makes for a good story. "Successful stories can be indicated in terms of the main character" is familiar, age-old advice to Extra readers, especially those who also write themselves. And the advice holds good for both kinds of fiction writer, the planner and the non-planner.

The planner will begin his or her story with a scheme, written or unwritten but firmly in mind, that will carry him to a tidy ending.

The non-planner will begin at page one, trusting to faith and the relatively easy ability with today's technology to produce several drafts before arriving at a "clean", properly structured final version free of irrelevant diversions, inconsistencies and illogical developments.

As long ago as our editions of March and June of 2008, we debated here the advantages and disadvantages of both schools of writing...

Read more at Black Horse Extra.

Saturday 11 February 2012

E-BHWs - February 2012


Bonanza Trail by John Dyson

Dawson City was a rumbustious boom-town where whisky and champagne flowed. Men lost fortunes on the throw of a dice as thousands of greenhorns flocked into the Yukon’s golden triangle.

Hunter and guide Scope Mitchell was better equipped than most to survive the perils of the wilderness, but he had a battle on his hands when Frenchie Pete and his gang of thugs began stalking him.

Would his lone rifle be a match for the outlaws?

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Buck and the Widow Rancher by Carlton Youngblood

Somebody doesn’t like the idea of James Buckley Armstrong coming to help a recently widowed woman. His welcome to the basin is an ambush that leaves one man dead. The problems facing the young widow are overpowering: first her husband was killed, then gambling IOUs showed up and now a bank loan is due and payable. To top it off, rustlers are stealing her herd.

Buck doesn’t know where to start, but after he is ambushed for a second time and beaten unconscious, he gets mad. Waking up somewhere in the middle of a sand blow with no water, no hat and no horse only makes Buck ready to even the score.

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Dead by Sundown by I. J. Parnham

When Galen Benitez killed Mike Donohue’s wife, Mike vowed to get his revenge that very day. But it took five long years before he tracked the outlaw down to the inhospitable region known as the Cauldron. Here, Mike meets the beguiling Lucy Reynolds who is searching for the legendary lost city of Entoro, a place rumoured to have its streets paved with gold. As Mike suspects that Galen might also be searching for the treasure, he decides to help her.

With Galen still at large, and now Lucy’s jealous admirer determined to kill him, Mike will need his trusty six-shooter to ensure that he isn’t the one who is dead by sundown.

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High Gun at Surlock by Terrell L. Bowers

To keep from serving jail time, Vince Templeton agrees to take on a false identity and go to Surlock, Wyoming. Once there he is to work as a teamster for Charles Huxton and try to prevent a war that is brewing between Huxton’s Transport and the Yates freight outfit.

However, he quickly discovers he is on the wrong side when he falls hard for Jessie Yates. While trying to prevent arson, sabotage and murder he also assumes the impossible task of winning over a girl who hates him and everyone working for Huxton.

When the showdown comes, he must not only save the woman he loves but also outshoot a deadly gunman named Phoenix Cline and all of Huxton’s henchmen. It’s a job that will test his mettle: to fail the test is to die.

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Shadow of the Gallows by Steven Grey

When homesteader Ralph Bannister is murdered, Tom Steadman becomes the obvious suspect. After being found guilty and sentenced to hang he seeks the help of Bellington’s Detective Agency. Zachary Cobb and Neil Travis make the journey to Newberry with only four days left to prove Steadman innocent. But Cobb’s troubles begin even before he and Neil arrive in the town. Attacked by two men, Cobb is forced to kill them. It will take a great deal of blood and trouble before Bannister’s real killer can be revealed.

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Two-Gun Trouble by Gillian F. Taylor

Heads turn when Jonah Durrell rides into Motherlode. Some people see him as a handsome, vain and charming man. Others know of his reputation as a smart, successful manhunter, as good with his fists as with his matched guns.

Jonah just wants to enjoy himself at Miss Jenny’s parlour house but his visit is interrupted by the brutal murder of one of the girls. Someone is trying to get Miss Jenny out of town but she won’t be pushed around. Jonah can never resist helping a damsel in distress. But at what cost?

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Friday 10 February 2012

Review of Death on the Devil's Highway by Josh Lockwood


This is Josh Lockwood’s first western for Hale, and it proves to be a very entertaining read. His writing style is straightforward and easy to follow and he tells his story at a fast pace...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Wednesday 8 February 2012

Black Horse Westerns - January 2012


Pay Dirt by Lee Walker

978-0709093329

Jim Payne, Sheriff of Cedar Springs, thinks nothing of it when he is asked by his Ma to deliver a letter to his estranged brother, Michael. However the trail leads him to Golden Gulch, a dangerous Californian boomtown, high on gold fever and in the tight grip of a the ruthless conman, Coleridge Craven, and his henchman, Kid Cassidy. When Jim hands over the letter, he thinks his job is done but it seems Golden Gulch just doesn't want to let him go. An old family feud, a miner's revolt and the murderous intentions of Craven and the Kid are just some of the trials he faces if he ever wants to leave Golden Gulch alive...


Sheriff of Vengeance by Rob Hill

978-0709093213

Desperate to escape the burden of their failing farm and nightmare memories of what happened during the war, Clay Butterfield and his young wife, Rose Alice, plan to abandon their life in the East and join a wagon train bound for California. Trouble looms when a late fall of spring snow delays their departure and Clay receives word that a gunman has arrived in town, intent on killing him. Clay's first instinct is to run but in order to protect Rose Alice and make his new life secure he reconsiders and rides into town to confront the stranger who wants him dead.


The Sons of Casey O'Donnell by Scott Connor

978-0709092650

When the outlaw Casey O'Donnell steals $10,000 from the railroad, the townsfolk of Prospect Creek turn against his honest sons, Ryan and Alexander. It takes an act of bravery by Ryan to prove they are their father's sons in name only. But even after Ryan is appointed deputy sheriff, they aren't allowed to enjoy their restored status for long. Casey returns claiming that even if most of the stories about his outlaw activities are true, he didn't steal the money. Ryan sets out to uncover the truth, but with the discredited railroad man Hudson Gilmore and a gun-toting US marshal on Casey's trail, the mission tests his loyalty to his family to the limit.


No Coward by Lee Clinton

978-0709093114

When a man has nothing left to lose be careful, he can be dangerous, very dangerous - and Olford Tate is now such a man. At the end of a cattle drive from Texas to Missouri, a physician hands the young cowboy a death sentence. His dangerous state of mind results in the cold, calculated killing of a man in front of a room full of witnesses. When an ageing US marshal with a missing finger and hard-nosed approach to the law comes to his defence, it results in an odd and unlikely partnership. But is Henry being straight with young Olford or using him for his own purposes? What follows is a treacherous and unpredictable journey as their relationship is tested to the point where there is no room for a coward.


The Hellrakers by Owen G. Irons

978-0709091516

Meeting the Van Connely gang was like coming face to face with hell. Skyler Lynch had hired them, along with his old friend Randy Staggs, to help him drive a herd of horses southward to the Pocono country, where he and his daughter, Kate, had a little ranch. Van Connely didn't take long to steal the herd and murder Lynch, before setting off on a rampage across the Southwest. He wasn't the kind of man to reflect on the past but perhaps he should have. After all, he had left Randy Staggs alive, and Randy had vowed to track him down even if he had to follow him to the ends of the earth.


Six Ways of Dying by Cody Wells

978-0709093282

In his wildest dreams, Angelo never imagined he would forge such unusual partnership with an old man, two tough brothers, their hired gunmen - and a treasure map. Though it had started well, in less time than it takes to cock a Colt the whole deal was going bad. Determined to get even, Angelo sets out to track down the men who double-crossed him. Only this time, he is saddled with an arrogant cavalry officer, some raw recruits and a beautiful girl - with whom he has fallen helplessly in love. Upon meeting Ulzana, the Apache renegade, they find themselves outnumbered and exhausted. But Angelo doesn't give a damn about the odds. If he has to go down, he'll go down fighting.


Hell Stage to Lone Pine by Jack Dakota

978-0709091905

Young Ben Brewer is looking to prove himself to owner of Lone Pine ranch, Morgan Hethridge, and his beautiful daughter, Josie. But trouble is brewing as Hethridge's rival is scheming to take over Lone Pine ranch. To protect the land Brewer must face the feared gun Hawk Calvin Choate. As the situation grows desperate, old timer Whipcrack Riley steps in. Will his expertise save the ranch - and Brewer - against the inevitable hail of lead?


Hell on Hoofs by Lance Howard

978-0709093237

John Laramie rode into Lancerville, looking to escape his old life as a man-hunter, and settle down. But a life of serenity may not be on the cards. When a young woman seeks his help to get rid of a vicious outlaw, he's torn between the dark demons of his past and hope for a brighter future. Fate, however, makes the choice for him when the murderous Cross Gang attacks him and just misses the target - putting the life of the young woman in dire jeopardy. With Laramie forced into a deadly showdown, will it cost him more to win than it would to lose?

Tuesday 7 February 2012

Review of The Hellrakers by Owen G. Irons


This book follows both Staggs and the Connely gang, switching between them so the reader can follow the paths of both. Most of the action comes from the Connely gang as the reader witnesses their trail of destruction and mayhem...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Monday 6 February 2012

Bestsellers on Amazon - 6 February

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Sunday 5 February 2012

Linford Westerns - January 2012


Coltaine's Revenge by Scott Connor

ISBN: 9781444809480
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Lewis Coltaine had wanted vengeance and tracked down Emerson Greeley, his wife's murderer. But Emerson promised Lewis that even after his death, he would find no peace. And when he returned home Emerson's threat had come to pass. His eldest brother had been murdered. Now, the surviving brothers vow to find the man responsible. However, the clues point to a dark, long-buried family secret, which could tear the family apart. Can Lewis Coltaine finally deliver his revenge?


Blood Feud by John Dyson

ISBN: 9781444809497
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 232 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Higo, a Japanese railroad worker, kills two guards and escapes into Utah's canyonlands, and when Cal Mitchell goes after him - it's not just for the $500 reward... Along with his tempestuous passion for Modesty, dark secrets beckon Cal homeward, towards the mountains of Zion. He also seeks vengeance against the five Granger brothers. Blood flows and bullets fly as Cal steps back into his murky past. Can he find peace when the odds are stacked against him?


The Fighting Man by Alan Irwin

ISBN: 9781444809503
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Young Rob Sinclair, a homesteader's son in the Wyoming Territory, has never handled a gun. But when the Nolan gang kills his parents, he's determined to bring the culprits to justice. Against the prevailing knowledge that only a real fighting man could defeat the Nolan gang, Rob learns to fight and sets out to search for the killers. He eventually reaches the Texas Panhandle, little knowing what awaits him there. Can he complete such a perilous mission alone?


Blood On The Sand by Lee Lejeune

ISBN: 9781444809510
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 280 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Mav, on his way west from Tennessee, encounters a gang of desperadoes about to kill a young Apache brave. When he intervenes to save the victim he stirs up a lot of bad blood - but he also forges an unusual partnership when a band of Comanche comes to his aid. He rides on to the small town of Cimmaron hoping, at last, to find some rest...but he soon discovers that there are more surprises left in store for him yet...


The Black Mountain Dutchman by Steve Ritchie

ISBN: 9781444809527
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 232 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

In Wyoming, when Maggie Buckner is captured by a gang of outlaws, 'the Dutchman' is the only one who can free her. Near Savage Peak, the old man adjusts the sights on his Remington No. 1 rifle as the riders come into range. When he stops shooting, three of the captors lay dead. After striking the first deadly blows, the Dutchman trails the group across South Pass like the fourth horseman of the apocalypse...and surely Hell follows with him.


Hell Fire In Paradise by Chuck Tyrell

ISBN: 9781444809534
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Laurel Baker lost her husband and her two boys on the same day. Then, menacingly, logging magnate Robert Dunn rides into her ranch on Paradise Creek to buy her out. Laurel refuses as her loved ones are buried there - prompting Dunn to try shooting to get his way. Laurel's friends stick by her, but will their loyalty match Dunn's ten deadly gunmen? And in the final battle for her land, can she live through hell fire in Paradise?