Friday 28 December 2012

Linford Westerns - December 2012


The Killing Time by Logan Winters

ISBN: 9781444813494
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 200 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Joe Adderly is Rincon's Town Marshal and his deputy, Tom Dyce, is his peace-loving, trusted right hand man - yet he knows all about wielding a gun. However, Aurora, the woman Tom loves, is in trouble. Her new foreman is rustling her cattle amid rumours that he is the notorious bank robber, Vance Wynn. Now, going to Aurora's aid in Thibido country, not wishing to have to use his guns, Tom knows that there always comes a killing time...
 

Blind Justice At Wedlock by Ross Morton 

ISBN: 9781444813487
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 280 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

When Clint Brennan finds two men kidnapping his wife Belle, he's shot and left for dead. However, though he's been blinded, he realises his wife has gone. So, not giving way, Clint sets out after his wife's abductors, with his dog and astride his donkey. Belle, meanwhile, believes he's dead and when she's rescued by a rich man, she's told it's time to start again... All this violence, betrayal and lies will end at Wedlock, amidst flames and bullets.


The Last Mann by Hank J. Kirby

ISBN: 9781444813470
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Jubal Mann is close to realizing his dream. Experienced in following dangerous cattle trails, he wants to start a new breed of cattle: the Longhorn Cross with the imported Red Angus. The resulting quality of the meat would put dollars in his pocket. However, just as the dream is in his reach, his past comes back to haunt him. Suddenly faced with killers, he finds himself with his back to the wall, and a smoking gun in each hand.



The Way Station by Owen G. Irons

ISBN: 9781444813463
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

With Cameron Black's guns packed away, he and Virginia put their past - and their enemies - behind and Cameron starts anew, running a quiet, desert way station. But a stagecoach arrives, bringing a gold smuggling outlaw and Becky Grant - who's fleeing from her rejected suitor, Sheriff Beaton. Whilst this lawman is trailing them, so too are rival bandits in pursuit of treasure. As a dust storm threatens to confine them to the way station, Cameron must use his guns again...

 
Comes A Stranger by Steve Hayes/David Whitehead 

ISBN: 9781444813456
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 280 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

He was a stranger till he came to the aid of the four Kincannons. Then Ben Lawless became their best friend. But for Mercy, Cinnamon, Caleb and Jonah it was only the beginning. When Cinnamon went missing the others had to grow up quickly if they were to find and save her. Together with Lawless and an old Lakota warrior called Shadow Wolf, they set out on an epic quest...and a blood-soaked showdown that none of them had foreseen.


Drive To Redemption by Mike Deane

ISBN: 9781444813449
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 304 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Turning his back on drink and trouble making, Jim Boland returns to Ellsworth sober and ready to start a new life with Lucy, his girl. Unfortunately, the marshal who promised Jim a job is dead, and there's something sinister about his replacement. Unexpectedly, Marshal Jake Bradman makes him his deputy. However, will he turn a blind eye to Bradman's suspicious activities, and so remain in Ellsworth - or take his six-shooters, make his own investigations and seriously risk Lucy's life?

Review of The Hanging of Red Cavanagh by Jim Lawless


Jim Lawless had me hooked from almost the word go with a fistful of questions that needed answers, such as who was the fourth member of the Willis Walton gang, what three of them were arguing about with Red’s father, and, later, was Red dead or alive..?

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Saturday 22 December 2012

Dales Westerns - December 2012


West Of The Pecos by Zane Grey

ISBN: 9781842629017
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 365 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 15.99

Young Terrill "Rill" Lambeth could ride and shoot with the best men in the South. When her widowed, war-ruined father packs up a caravan and drives toward Texas, she gets the chance to test her skills and prove herself on the rugged and dangerous trail west. Facing harrowing buffalo stampedes, harsh elements and even harsher men takes every bit of Rill's strength. Still, it is only when a quick-shooting vaquero, Pecos Smith, joins her perilous trek that the lives of Rill and everyone else in the caravan are changed forever.


Wenatchee Bend by Giff Cheshire

ISBN: 9781842629208
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 241 Pages
Published - 01-12-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 15.99

Twig Tully was getting used to having big problems. Though Twig's father still owned the giant OT ranch, the old man was confined to a wheelchair and could no longer manage his holdings. So Twig had become the trail boss. But from the time he took the job everything went wrong for him - cattle rustlers, blizzards and bad breaks of every kind seemed to plague the ranch daily. Then one day Twig realized that his rotten luck wasn't entirely, accidental. He also knew that he had no choice but to keep on going until the showdown, or he would lose everything.

Thursday 20 December 2012

Review of Trooper Dalton by Ed Law


This is the eighth book in Ed Law’s Dalton series and it doesn’t matter if you haven’t read any of the previous books to get full enjoyment from this one. Any of Dalton’s past that is relevant to this story is included...

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Monday 17 December 2012

Bestsellers on Amazon.com - 17 December

1.Tennessee Renegade by Hank J Kirby (Feb 28, 2005)

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2.Gone to Texas (A Black Horse Western) by J. D. Ryder (May 6, 2010)

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3.Trail of the Hanged Man by Steve Hayes (Jan 31, 2011)

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4.Darrow's Badge by Gillian F. Taylor (Jun 30, 2005)

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5.Packing Iron by Steve Hayes (Aug 31, 2009)

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6.Hot Lead, Cold Heart by Matthew P. Mayo (Oct 31, 2008)

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7.A Coffin for Santa Rosa by Steve Hayes (Oct 31, 2009)

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8.Incident at Coyote Wells by Logan Winters (May 31, 2007)

Hardcover $0.01

9.Sacred Hills Massacre by J. D. Ryder (Aug 29, 2008)

Hardcover  $0.02

10.Death Comes Riding (A Black Horse Western) by Terrell L. Bowers (Feb 1, 2010)

Hardcover  $0.01

Saturday 15 December 2012

Black Horse Westerns - November 2012


Kendrick's Quest by J. D. Ryder

ISBN-10: 0709099630
ISBN-13: 978-0709099635

The Civil War may be over but a lot of trouble remains. A shipment of California gold, collected to help the federal government's financial predicament, is ready for shipment to Washington D.C. Former Union officer, Matt Kendrick, is sent to investigate the top-secret arrangements for shipping the gold and learns the hard way that someone has talked. With Kendrick now a target, he needs to contact whoever is carrying the information, but when murder piles on top of murder it's a tricky and deadly mission. That much gold helps to smoke out the greedy, but can Kendrick stop this attempt to help the South rise from the ashes of defeat?



The Lonesome Death of Joe Savage by C. J. Sommers  

ISBN-10: 0709098510
ISBN-13: 978-0709098515

A sense of family duty led Tracy Keyes to search for his cousin, the notorious Wyoming bad man, Joe Savage. His mother wished to know if he was dead or alive - and so did half the lawmen and bounty hunters in the North County. Tracy hadn't seen Savage since they were boys and wasn't sure he'd even recognize his criminal cousin if they met face to face. Carrying the onus of being related to the infamous Savage made things no easier for him, nor did the bounty hunters who dogged his trail, believing that Tracy could lead them to the outlaw. By the end of the long journey Tracy was convinced that he was only following Joe Savage into his own grave...


Teal's Gold by Abe Dancer  

ISBN-10: 0709099649
ISBN-13: 978-0709099642

In the bed of a remote New Mexico creek, Austin Teal strikes gold. But when the old placer miner gets shot dead in a Calido Run gunfight, he's only managed to disclose a few cryptic words about its exact location to his young son. Five years on, Wesley Teal sets out to solve the riddle, tracking down the source of his pa's gold. But he's been watched, and trailed. Unscrupulous hardcases follow him; men like Grover Garve who will stop at nothing where the prospect of a golden fortune is concerned. So, with the help of Amy Chard, Wes has to fight them off, first in the bars and streets, then out across the gruelling terrain.

  
The Hanging of Red Cavanagh by Jim Lawless  

ISBN-10: 0719805023
ISBN-13: 978-0719805028

As a young man Red Cavanagh awoke one morning to find his father dead - murdered by members of the old Willis Walton gang. Setting off in pursuit he stopped in Bald Hills to secure himself a rifle, but didn't succeed. Then within hours, a grave is discovered in a clearing, covered with a crude wooden cross bearing the name Red Cavanagh...Four years on and Bald Hills is in deep trouble. The transcontinental railroad is likely to be routed to the north of the town, and a greedy local rancher is seizing property and land aided by gunman Chet Warrener. There seems no hope for the ordinary townspeople. Until, one day, a stranger rides into town...

  
Whispering Skull by Dead Edwards  

ISBN-10: 0709099959
ISBN-13: 978-0709099956

In search of work, cow-puncher Jeff Stewart, is heading south. Making his way through the strange, untamed landscape that fringes the arid desert, Stewart is riding up into the maze of canyons when there is distant gunfire and a massive explosion. With the sound of bullets ringing in his ears, the naive cowboy has no idea that the savage Barton gang are en route to the notorious prison Fort Addams, to free their leader. And that soon the gang, and Jeff Stewart will be on a deadly collision course...

  
El Diablo by Steve Hayes  

ISBN-10: 0709098413
ISBN-13: 978-0709098416

Following a Comanchero raid led by El Carcinero - the Butcher - young Emily Mercer has lost just about everything: her folks, her home and her future. But she'd damned if she was going to lose her beloved stallion, El Diablo, as well. With the stallion already sold to Stillman J. Stadtlander - the ruling rancher of Santa Rosa - Emily faces a ruthless opponent, who has the enigmatic gunfighter Latigo Rawlins on his payroll. But she has an ace of her own: a man, known only as Drifter, is backing her every step of the way. And if Emily doesn't get El Diablo back there'll be hell to pay.

  
Blood and Gold by Pete Fordham  

ISBN-10: 0709095848
ISBN-13: 978-0709095842

When retired US Marshal Tom Stafford sets out for a new life, the past and future collide. A night stop in the town of Stratton is the prelude to mayhem, where there is love - in the form of the feisty Ella Farrell - murder, and simmering tension. But when Stafford gets wind that the man who ordered the deaths of his wife and child is close, he faces the prospect of confronting a lawless thug. Before long, aching for revenge and the hand of Ella, Stafford swears an oath: he'll take up his law badge again and eliminate his demons.

The Outlaw Life by Owen G. Irons

ISBN-10: 0709095694
ISBN-13: 978-0709095699

When Chase Carver dragged himself into Mammoth Springs he was cold, hungry and exhausted and any man in that condition will gratefully accept the help of a stranger. But the stranger led him to an outlaw stronghold, filled with cut-throats, thieves and gunmen. After joining the outlaws on a bank job, and earning himself the name 'Mad Dog' Carver, both the county sheriff and the army are now hot on his tail. And by rescuing two young women from the ruthless Bandolero he has committed a crime against criminals and faces the entire outlaw contingent, who are ready to take up arms against him. The outlaw life had been easy to fall into but there is going to be a fight to the death to try and crawl back out of it...

Monday 10 December 2012

Bestselling E-BHWs on Amazon.co.uk - 10 December

1.Gunhawk (Black Horse Western) by John Long (31 Oct 2011)

Available for download now £3.43

2.Blood of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (29 Feb 2012)

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3.Longhorn Country (Black Horse Western) by Tyler Hatch (31 Jul 2012)

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4.Trail of the Hanged Man (Black Horse Western) by Steve Hayes (30 Sep 2012)

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5.The Black Horse Westerns by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (1 Jan 2011)

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6.A Coffin for Santa Rosa (Black Horse Western) by Steve Hayes (30 Sep 2012)

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7.Arkansas Smith (Black Horse Western) by Jack Martin (30 Apr 2012)

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8.Colorado Kid (Black Horse Western) by Dale Mike Rogers (29 Feb 2012)

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9.Dead Man's Range (A Black Horse Western) by Paul Durst (31 Oct 2011)

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10.The Kansas Fast Gun (Black Horse Western) by Arthur Kent (31 Oct 2011)

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Saturday 8 December 2012

Linford Westerns - November 2012




Hard Road To Holford by Greg Mitchell

ISBN: 9781444813135
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-11-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The stagecoach run from Muddy Creek to Holford should have been an easy one. But when one of the passengers was being hunted by a Mexican revolutionary colonel who had been swindled in an arms deal, the trip was never going to be that simple... Forced to abandon their coach, the travellers had to experience many dangers before they could reach their destination...and even then their safety was by no means guaranteed.
 



Dakota Rage by Jake Douglas

ISBN: 9781444813111
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-11-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Chance Lawton lived with his best friend, Ishna-Kobay, amongst a Nakota Sioux tribe in the Black Hills of Dakota. They hunted and broke mustangs - until a fake army patrol ambushed them, stole their belongings and killed Ishna-Kobay. Lawton usually liked to steer clear of trouble, but avenging his friend's murder was no trouble: in fact, the way he saw things, it was his bounden duty. And if duty meant facing 'Captain' Brodie Hall's guns - then so be it...


Killer Chase by John Davage

ISBN: 9781444813104
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-11-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

In Suta Springs, Wolf Cotton's simple bank robbery goes wrong. One of his gang shoots the bank manager, Curtis Jordan disappears, but Wolf and Ab Cooper are killed during the getaway. Trigger-happy Drew Hudson gets the loot - yet doesn't make the share out meeting! Curtis vows to find and kill him. Meanwhile, Deputy Danny Ridge wants to discover who gave Wolf Cotton the bank's back door key. The chase is on, but who will get their comeuppance first?
   


Strangers Move On by Ryan Bodie

ISBN: 9781444813081
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-11-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

It was midsummer in Colorado when gunfighter Clay Bodie rode into town at sunrise, searching for peace. But the wild town of Big Bend was not a peaceful place...until Bodie chose to stay on and make it so � no matter what it cost in gunsmoke...



Stand-off At Copper Town by Scott Connor

ISBN: 9781444813098
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-11-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Patrick Hilton, Nathan Palmer and Jeff Morgan are all set to reclaim a gold nugget left buried in an abandoned mine tunnel. But their plan goes awry when they discover the location is now in the middle of Copper Town's bustling mine, and they must race to find the gold before the tunnel re-opens. Then a gunslinger stakes his claim for the nugget with hot lead. The victor could win gold. The loser will end up on Boot Hill.
 
 


Bloodshed At The Broken Spur by Steven Gray

ISBN: 9781444813128
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 304 Pages
Published - 01-11-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

When Gordon Dugdale is murdered, his father, the wealthy owner of the Broken Spur ranch in Arizona, threatens to take the law into his own hands. Now it is up to Jeremiah Meade of the Governor's office to find the real killer before there is a lynching. Someone is out to get the Dugdale family - but who and why? And can Meade discover who is responsible before the plot for revenge succeeds and all the Dugdales are dead?

Friday 7 December 2012

Review of Duel of Shadows by Billy Hall



Billy Hall beautifully mixes ‘whodunit’ and western and comes up with a very difficult to put down read. The book opens with a hold-up and a cold-hearted killing that leads to a lynching. Even though the reader knows the hanged man wasn’t guilt, Billy Hall keeps the identity of the real killer a mystery, a shadow that plants evidence and whispers names.

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Monday 3 December 2012

Bestselling hardbacks on Amazon.co.uk - 3 December

1.Wild Bill Williams (Black Horse Western) by Jack Martin (31 Oct 2012)

Hardcover £12.38

2.Sudden Death (Black Horse Western) by Corba Sunman (30 Dec 2012)

Available for pre-order. £12.38

3.Nine Dead Men (Black Horse Western) by Walter L Bryant (30 Dec 2012)

Available for pre-order.  £12.38

4.Old Guns (Black Horse Western) by Morton Ross (30 Apr 2012)

Hardcover   £8.50

5.Dollar a Day (Black Horse Western) by Chuck Tyrell (30 Mar 2012)

Hardcover £5.95

6.Range of Terror (Black Horse Western) by Billy Hall (30 Mar 2012)

Hardcover £5.35

7.The Killing Time (Black Horse Western) by Logan Winters (30 Sep 2011)

Hardcover  £5.95

8.The Hired Ace (Black Horse Western) by Clay Starmer (31 Oct 2011)

Hardcover  £9.12

9.The Comanches Revenge (Black Horse Western) by D.M. Harrison (30 Mar 2012)

Hardcover £5.95

10.The Ballad of Delta Rose (Black Horse Western) by Jack Martin (29 Jul 2011)

Hardcover  £9.08