Black Horse Express

Jack Gallagher

2012-02-03T07:06:00.000-08:00

It has been reported that Jack Gallagher, the author of five Black Horse Westerns from 1996 to 2004, died in Thailand during 2011.

Review of Pay Dirt by Lee Walker

2012-02-02T06:47:00.000-08:00

At last Lee Walker’s second BHW has appeared. After reading his first, Gun Law, I was looking forward to this one.

The book starts with a horrific prologue, which explains the animosity between brothers Jim and Michael Payne. The story then jumps forward a number of years and the reader joins Jim as he arrives in Golden Gulch. It isn’t long before he finds himself confronting Craven and becomes a target for the conman’s hired guns...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Dales Westerns - January 2012

2012-02-01T00:54:00.000-08:00

Mochita Stage by Hal Jons

ISBN: 9781842628898
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Steve Sherman is puzzled by the identity of two strange riders who pass him on their way into Blundell. But it's not long before one thing is sure; they are not around for health reasons and are, in fact, out to join Abe Marsh, the desperado in control of just about everything in town. Could be that a stage-coach carrying a handsome load of money, and a herd of 3000, both due any day, have something to do with the way dangerous men grow nervous and trigger-happy - and some plain careless.

Dust Over Warpath by Erle Russell

ISBN: 9781842628829
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 272 Pages
Published - 01-01-2012
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

The quiet of that drowsy Sunday morning, broken only by the muted voices from the church in Warpath, was suddenly shattered by the roar of Kent Shelby's six-gun. Shelby was the only one to glimpse the raiders of the Wells-Fargo office and the murderers of Johnnie Montago. Innocent as well as guilty men die in the fierce rough-and-tumble battles which ensue, and dust is stirred over Warpath from the milling hoofs of cattle and horses before the power of the Horseshoe crew, is finally crushed in the darkness before dawn.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 30 January

2012-01-30T21:03:00.000-08:00

1. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (1 Jan 2011) - Kindle eBook
Available for download £6.86

2. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (31 Oct 2011) - Kindle eBook
Available for download £2.86

3. Gunhawk by John Long (31 Oct 2011) - Kindle eBook
Available for download £2.86

4. The Gallows Gang by I.J Parnham (30 Dec 2011) - Kindle eBook
Available for download £2.86

5. Dragonfire Trail by Hank J. Kirby (31 Aug 2009)
From £1.83

6. Cannon for Hire by Doug Thorne (29 Apr 2011)
From £8.25

7. The Killing Time by Logan Winters (30 Sep 2011)
From £7.84

8. Raking Hell by Lee Clinton (28 Feb 2011)
From £11.93

9. Jake Rains by Tony Masero (30 Nov 2011)
From £9.12

10. Captain Talbot's Reckoning by A. Doran Leishman (31 Oct 2011)
From £9.12

Howard Hopkins (1961 - 2012)

2012-01-16T02:05:00.001-08:00

Howard (aka Lance Howard) died Jan. 12, 2012. According to Windy City Con founder Doug Ellis, "apparently he suffered heart failure while walking home in the snow, one month after his 50th birthday on December 12."

Comments can be posted on Howard's Facebook page here while his obituary and details about the service can be found here.

I considered Howard to be a good friend and I struggle to know what to say, but plenty of tributes are now being posted on-line. The first can be found at:

Dispatches.

Western Fiction Review.

Tainted Archive.

Matthew Mayo.

Moonstone.

All Pulp.

Laurie Powers.

Bobby Nash.

Bad Girls.

New Pulp.

Review of No Coward by Lee Clinton

2012-01-15T10:41:00.000-08:00

After really enjoying Lee Clinton’s first BHW, Raking Hell, I was very much looking forward to this, his second book, which has taken just under a year to appear, was it worth the wait...?

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

E-BHWs - January 2012

2012-01-14T08:51:00.000-08:00

Track Down the Devil by Greg Mitchell

Outlaws are plaguing the Santa Rosa area and Marshal Tim Cleary is sent there to investigate the theft of military rifles. He joins forces with Sheriff Lou Braga in an attempt to break up the gang and to determine the fate of Red Baxter, the freight company driver moving the rifles. Diaz, a delusional Mexican goat herder, claims to have seen the bandit leader and believes him to be the Devil. Now the two lawmen must try to decipher Diaz's terrified ravings and weave their way through false trails and desperate situations before they finally track unmask the Devil and bring retribution.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com

Saddle Tramps by Owen G. Irons

When you work with a man, ride with him, eat the same food and even love the same woman, you are loyal to him. That was the way Corey Keogh had always believed it should be. But when his gun-happy partner, Andy Givens, turned killer and set his sights on robbing banks and then tried to force his unwanted attentions on Corey's one love, Marly Pierce, the day of reckoning was at hand. With Andy's gold-lust out of control and his desire for Marly unabated, the time comes when friend must turn against friend, even if only guns can sever the bond between them.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com

The Gallows Gang by I. J. Parnham

After escaping en route to their appointment with the gallows, eight condemned men led by Javier Rodriguez blazed a trail of destruction. Wherever they went, the Gallows Gang left behind swinging bodies as a reminder of the fate they had avoided. Four men set out to bring them to justice, but the prison guard Shackleton Frost and Marshal Kurt McLynn both blamed the other for the prisoners having escaped. All they could agree on is that they didn't trust Nathaniel McBain. Wrongly condemned himself, the Gallows Gang held the key to proving Nathaniel's innocence. None of them knew what demons drove the enigmatic man known only as The Preacher. Can this mismatched group put aside their personal feuds for long enough to end the Gallows Gang's reign of terror?

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com

Gun for Revenge by Steve Hayes

While hiding out in Mexico Gabriel Moonlight is confronted by Ellen Kincaide, a novice nun who begs him to revenge the death of her sister and Gabriel's former girlfriend, Cally. He refuses to help, knowing if he returns to New Mexico he will be hung for his crimes as the outlaw Mesquite Jennings. Later, Gabriel learns Ellen has been kidnapped by bandits and now sets out to rescue her. With a change of heart he also promises to kill the man who murdered Cally. But when he discovers the identity of the murderer Gabriel knows that to exact retribution means almost certain death. Even so, a promise is a promise.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com

Johnny Dead comes to Ebook

2012-01-13T11:01:00.000-08:00

From out of the past come the roaring guns of a man long thought dead. Is he ghost or man?

Johnny Dead by Howard Hopkins is now available in Kindle and Nook. Formerly a Black Horse Western published under the penname Lance Howard, this new edition carries a brand new cover...

More details at Dark Bits.

E-BHWs - December 2011

2012-01-10T01:26:00.000-08:00

Trail to Fort Laramie by Jack Edwardes

Jack Latimer has been sheriff since he stopped off at Beaver Creek, keen to put the horrors of the War behind him. For ten years he's been content to collect taxes, chase truants back to the schoolroom, and throw drunken cowboys out of the saloon on a Saturday night. He's drawn his Navy Colt only to win the annual shooting contest. Then the bridge on the trail to Fort Laramie is put out of action. Beaver Creek explodes. Hired killers arrive in the town. A strong-minded woman prompts the wrath of an all powerful rancher. There are gunfights and murder, and Latimer finds himself the target of ruthless men. If he's to survive he'll need to think fast and shoot straight.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

Viva the Brazos Kid! by Frank Longfellow

Bill Watson is not the luckiest of men. First he finds himself accused of robbery and murder. Then he is kidnapped by the gang who actually committed these crimes and gets framed for a further series of bank raids. As if that weren't enough, he incurs the hatred and jealousy of the meanest of the bunch and a determined and able lawman is on his track. It will be a miracle if Bill can escape with his life never mind his liberty. But then nothing is impossible for the man who comes to be known throughout the West under just one legendary name - the Brazos Kid!

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

Drummond Takes a Hand by Alan Irwin

When Sheriff Will Drummond's brother Clint is tortured and murdered by outlaw Luke Brent, Will quits his job and sets out to find the killer. Learning that Brent's father, Eli, owns a ranch in a valley in Wyoming, he rides there in the hope of finding his quarry. He discovers that Eli Brent is mounting an operation of force all the homesteaders to leave the valley to make room for more of his own cattle. Will decides to take a hand, but can he possibly succeed in his twofold task of lifting the threat to the homesteaders and bringing his brother's killer to justice?

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

Shadow Man by Andrew McBride

His name was Calvin Taylor but the Apaches called him Shadow Man. Now he was the guide for a wagon train of down-on-their-luck farmers following the Trail of Lost Souls. But the trail became a journey of death and Taylor found himself branded a renegade. Only a man with his peculiar talent for making enemies could find himself in the middle of the bitter war between white man and Apache, being hunted by both sides. He was pursued across a savage land by Loco's Mescaleros and vengeful posses determined to see him hang.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

The Chicanery of Paco Ibanez by John Sheriff

Marshal Thornton Wilde takes delivery of two prisoners one of whom is the son he hasn't seen for 20 years! Then, just hours later, there is a jail break with the marshal and the town drunk in hot pursuit. Gradually a complicated plot unfolds involving a series of bank robberies and a Mexican peasant with lofty ambitions. Somebody is desperate to keep Wilde and the Texas Rangers away from El Paso but it is there that the amazing truth is revealed and justice meted out.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

All Guns Blazing by Doug Thorne

Cal Hennessy was on his way to meet up with old friend Billy Dixon at Adobe Walls. The plan was to catch up on each other's news over a beer or three. But before he got there he ran into two dead men and a bunch of blood-hungry Comanches. Trouble was brewing on the staked plains of Texas and Hennessy, who was no stranger to it, quickly found himself right in the middle of a full scale Indian war. But gun-swift though he was, would even he survive the killing to come?

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 9 January

2012-01-09T00:09:00.000-08:00

1. Jake Rains by Tony Masero (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2011)
From £9.12

2. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
Buy: £6.86

3. Captain Talbot's Reckoning by A. Doran Leishman (Hardcover - 31 Oct 2011)
From £9.12

4. Trail to Fort Laramie by Jack Edwardes (Kindle Edition - 30 Dec 2011)
Buy: £2.86

5. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
From £8.51

6. Arizona Pay-Off (Black Horse Western) by Duke Patterson (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
Buy: £2.86

7. The Kansas Fast Gun (Black Horse Western) by Arthur Kent (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
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8. Gunhawk (Black Horse Western) by John Long (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
Buy: £2.86

9. Viva the Brazos Kid! by Frank Longfellow (Kindle Edition - 30 Dec 2011)
Buy: £3.19

10. Trail of the Burned Man (Black Horse Western) by Thomas McNulty (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2009)
From £0.50

Review of Gunsmoke over New Mexico by Dale Graham

2012-01-04T00:52:00.000-08:00

Dale Graham, who also writes under the pseudonym of Ethan Flagg, has written another fast paced and exciting story in this, his nineteenth book. The tale really shows how the press can be as much of a problem as the events it reports on...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Black Horse Westerns - December 2011

2011-12-29T00:46:00.000-08:00

Gunsmoke over New Mexico by Dale Graham

Nobody in the town of Tularosa is aware of the secret harboured by the proprietor of the local firearms store. The truth is that Sol Henshaw has never fired a gun in his life. All that changes when the infamous Clanton Gang rob the bank in the sleepy New Mexico town. Instinctively, Sol grabs the nearest revolver and runs into the street. A lucky shot kills the gang leader thus foiling the theft. Revered as a hero, Sol's picture is splashed across the front page of the Tularosa Tribune. The hot-headed younger brother of Rafe Clanton also sees it and wants revenge. But all does not go according to plan and innocent victims are placed in the firing line. How can Sol Henshaw save his family and bring the gang to justice? Much blood will be spilled before the final denouement.

Comes a Horseman by C. J. Sommers

When the heavily armed and mysterious John Dancer rides into the town of Matchstick, everyone knows there is trouble ahead. They just aren't sure what kind. Brian Solon owner of the huge SS Ranch figures Dancer has been sent to help the small ranchers along the river who have been blocking his access to water. Some believe that the beautiful Esperanza Del Rio, who still has tenuous claim on Solon's land, has induced the gunman to come to her aid. Debt-ridden banker, Sanford Wilkes panics at the sight of Dancer, believing that he has come because of the missing money he has embezzled from the bank. When someone in town goes to the extreme of sending for the brutal killer, Mad Jack Doyle, to murder Dancer there is nothing to do but fight his way out of Matchstick.

Running Wild by Corba Sunman

Deputy Sheriff Cole Paston does not know what lies behind the trouble festering around Clear Spring, Kansas. He suspects Floyd Kennedy, the wilful son of Buck Kennedy the biggest rancher in the country, of being the cause of it. Floyd was sent to prison for three years for trying to kill Mart, Cole's brother, after Mart had shot and wounded hotel owner Frank Bartram. To complicate matters further, Buck Kennedy is trying to take over the Paston ranch for Floyd, who is about to be let out of prison. Cole senses that the trouble is far from over, and he is right. When all hell breaks loose, bloodshed and murder rages until the last shot.

Gun Law of Phoneix Cline By Terrell L. Bowers

Phoenix Cline had seen the error of his ways and wanted to do something worthwhile with his life. Helping a few indentured Chinese didn't seem like a bad start. But making dangerous enemies by opposing them, or leaving dead bodies behind, is not the smartest way to escape life as a gunfighter. Seeking a peaceful existence and a woman to love are all Phoenix wants. But when men start shooting at him from ambush or come to town gunning for him, the only law he can make them respect is The Gun Law of Phoenix Cline!

Trouble at Mesquite Flats by Will Keen

Soon after his arrival in Mesquite Flats, ex-New York businessman Bodene Rich is committed to Yuma Penitentiary for a vicious assault. Six months later Rich is released, in light of new evidence, and pardoned by Warden Bradley Shaw. On the day of Rich's release, Shaw hands in his resignation and when he is shot dead on the trail by an unknown gunman, Rich is once again in trouble. Rich finds himself further blighted by circumstance and finds himself working towards a showdown involving a bloody gun battle in open country, where the outcome hangs in the balance until the final shot is fired...

The Devil's Payroll by Paul Green

John Harrison, a lawyer turned bounty hunter, finds himself entangled in a web of intrigue after capturing fugitive outlaw Clay Barton. He is persuaded by the beautiful Maggie Sloane to allow Barton to lead them to the loot robbed from an army payroll. But things get complicated when Barton double-crosses them and Maggie is kidnapped by the mysterious Leo Gabriel. With the veteran buffalo soldier, Sergeant Eli Johnson, at his side, Harrison battles ruthless vaqueros and a Commanche war party to recover the money, re-capture Barton and rescue Maggie. However, a further surprise awaits him when he finally catches up with his enemies.

Showdown in Jeopardy by John Davage

In the depths of a winter's night, a train is sent off its tracks near Cutler's Pass and raided for the $80,000 gold shipment it's carrying. Just after midnight, five years later in the town of Jeopardy, ex-Bostonian Clyde Pascoe is puzzling over the anonymous arrival of a newspaper cutting. Minutes later, he is shot and killed by an unknown assassin. Sheriff Cyrus Yapp and local newspaper editor, Will Bullard, are soon making the connection between Pascoe's death and the five-year-old train raid and wondering if newcomer to Jeopardy, Luke Frey, is mixed up in the murders that suddenly occur in this once peaceful town. Luke, however, is more interested in discovering the identity of the train's mysterious fifth raider. But why?

Sheriff without a Star by I. J. Parnham

Despite his four years of distinguished service Sheriff Cassidy Yates lost the confidence of Monotony's townsfolk because his error of judgement has led to the death of Leland Matlock's son. But when the star Cassidy had worn with pride was removed from his chest, Leland claimed he knew something that would shed new light on the sheriff's downfall. Before Leland could reveal what he knew he was shot, but Cassidy still had the instincts of a lawman. He believed Leland's shooting was connected to the death of his son and that if he could uncover the link it would restore the townsfolk's confidence in him. So Cassidy embarked on his greatest ever challenge: to get the star pinned back on his chest where it belonged.

Blood Creek by Lance Howard now available as an e-book

2011-12-28T01:48:00.000-08:00

I'm pleased to announce Blood Creek is now available exclusively for Amazon Kindle. A Western novel of vicious revenge upon those who committed a heinous crime long ago and thought they got away with it, Blood Creek was originally published in hardcover under the Black Horse Western line and in large print Linford Library paperback edition under my Lance Howard penname...

More details at Dark Bits

Review of Showdown in Jeopardy by John Davage

2011-12-27T03:59:00.000-08:00

John Davage’s third Black Horse Western is as enjoyable as his first two. Starting with the train robbery, the story quickly moves forward five years and it’s then that the reader becomes hooked by all the puzzles that make this tale so intriguing...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Linford Westerns - December 2011

2011-12-21T08:38:00.000-08:00

Hideout At Mender's Crossing by John Glasby

ISBN: 9781444809121
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-12-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The ghost town of Mender's Crossing is the ideal base for a gang of outlaws operating without interference. When a group of soldiers is killed defending a gold-train, the army calls upon special operator Steve Landers to investigate. However, Landers is also up against land baron Hal Clegg: his hired mercenaries are driving independent ranchers from their land. He will need nerves of steel to succeed when he is so heavily outnumbered. Can he cheat the odds and win?

Dead Man Riding by Lance Howard

ISBN: 9781444809138
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-12-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Two years ago Logan Priest left the woman he loved to shelter her from the dangers of his profession...but he made a terrible mistake. A vicious outlaw whom he brought to justice escapes prison and seeks revenge on the very woman that Priest had sought to protect. Logan is forced to return to the manhunting trail when he receives the outlaw's grisly calling card. Can he meet the challenge, or will he become the killer's next victim?

Hangtree County by Hank J. Kirby

ISBN: 9781444809145
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-12-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Drew Hardy always found himself overshadowed by his brothers, Kerry and Luke. Then he was jailed for attempted murder. Four years later, a twist of fate sets him free. But would freedom mean working for Kerry and Luke whilst they ensured he never got his share of the family ranch? He must settle the matter with guns - time in jail had taught him plenty about those. Now, for the first time, Drew was a force to be reckoned with.

Fightback by Joseph John McGraw

ISBN: 9781444809152
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-12-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

When Tom Harker gets shot at, there's nothing personal about it, but when he shoots back, things change... Walter Viall, the cattle king of Tate Country, has a murky past and doesn't take kindly to strangers meddling in his affairs. He has used intimidation and violence to get the law-abiding town of Laureston exactly where he wants it - and he has no intention of letting anyone get in his way. He remains unchallenged...until Tom leads the fightback...

To Die This Day by Clint Ryker

ISBN: 9781444809176
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-12-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The rich and powerful Traffords are relieved when their eldest son, Tom, returns home safely to the family ranch after the war. When his wartime partner and hero, Clayton Grady, shows up too, the homecoming celebrations rock the county. How could veteran Grady know that this seemingly happy event would, in time, tear his family apart and lead to a nightmare of deceit, suspicion and bloody murder, as horrific as anything he had encountered during the war...

Bestsellers on Amazon - 19 December

2011-12-19T01:23:00.000-08:00

1. Arizona Pay-Off by Duke Patterson (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
Buy: £3.19

2. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
Buy: £3.19

3. Gunhawk by John Long (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
Buy: £3.19

4. Trail of the Burned Manby Thomas McNulty (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2009)
From £0.50

5. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
Buy: £6.86

6. Dead Man's Range by Paul Durst (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
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7. The Snake River Bounty by Bill Shields (Hardcover - 28 Feb 2011)
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8. Hideout at Mender's Crossing by John Glasby (Hardcover - 30 Jul 2010)
From £7.43

9. The Way Station by Owen G. Irons (Hardcover - 30 Sep 2011)
From £8.93

10. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (Hardcover - 30 Sep 2011)
From £9.00

Review of Sheriff Without a Star by I. J. Parnham

2011-12-18T02:18:00.000-08:00

Ian Parnham presents the reader with another story about Sheriff Cassidy Yates. You don’t have to have read the others in this series to fully enjoy this novel, as it’s a stand-alone story. And what a tale it is, full of twists and turns that enthral, peopled with a great set of characters, and expertly paced...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Dales Westerns - December 2011

2011-12-14T08:36:00.000-08:00

The Outlaw And The Lady by Chap O'Keefe

ISBN: 9781842627907
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-12-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Tod Larraby was a deadly shot, an ex-Confederate guerrilla with a reputation to match. But when he was tricked into shooting a crooked gambler in a Colorado mining town, a dubious price was set for his freedom. Lord Buckhampton, a bull-headed British capitalist with investments in the state, needed Larraby to guide him to his delinquent son, who'd vanished into the wildest parts of the Rockies with a half-breed whore from a Leadville bordello. But would Tod be able to complete his task and win his liberty faced as he was with death and deception?

Six Trails West by Mike Stotter

ISBN: 9781842628638
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 192 Pages
Published - 01-12-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Corralled together for the first time comes an exciting collection of short stories by Mike Stotter that captures the imagination of the American Old West. Iconic themes of the Old West are given a new lease of life and you'll be exhausted at the end of your ride.

Review of The Devil's Payroll by Paul Green

2011-12-13T09:24:00.000-08:00

This is the first Black Horse Western from Paul Green, and if it’s action you want he’s an author worth trying out. This book is filled with gunfights as Harrison encounters people wanting to kill him in every chapter, be they bandits, Comanche’s or outlaw Clay Barton. All these deadly battles means the book has a high death count and after seeing early on that Paul Green has no problem killing off some of the main players, the reader can never be sure who will be alive by the end...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers at The Book Depository - 12 December

2011-12-12T00:22:00.000-08:00

1. The Ballad of Delta Rose - Jack Martin - 2011

2. The Tarnished Star - Jack Martin - 2009

3. Revenge for a Hanging - Richard Smith - 2011

4. The Hired Ace - Clay Starmer - 2011

5. Guns of Ponderosa - Chuck Tyrell - 2010

6. Hell Fire in Paradise - Chuck Tyrell - 2010

7. No Quarter at Devil's Fork - Terrell L. Bowers - 2011

8. Jake Rains - Tony Masero - 2011

9. The Outpost by Owen G. Irons - 2009

10. Cannon for Hire by Doug Thorne - 2011

Review of Travelin' Money by Logan Winters

2011-12-09T01:44:00.000-08:00

Logan Winters really puts his hero through a tough time in this book. Bad luck piled upon back luck. Stolen from, knocked unconscious, lied to, tricked, all these many times over and more. Much of this seems befall him because Joe Sample is a nice guy, a gullible and far too trusting man...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Lou Armstrong western to be reprinted as an e-book

2011-12-07T03:47:00.000-08:00

Leo Denver is in trouble. There's a sick Chinaman back at his ranch, lovely Rose Prescott has married his rival Jake Brody and when Leo tries to drown his sorrows he ends up in jail with the sheriff promising to hang him. So, when Leo's offered a half share of the Chinaman's gold, he fights his way through the desert to California. A man only gets one crack at winning a fortune. But Jake Brody takes the game into a different league when he murders Leo's brother and captures the Chinaman, Charlie Tang. Leo must rescue Charlie, but how? And can he beat his enemy to the gold?

More information on the publication and details of Lou(ise)'s other novels can be found at Louise Armstrong writes.

Review of In the High Bitterroots by William DuRey

2011-12-06T08:40:00.000-08:00

Starting with a bank robbery that introduces the reader to a family of outlaws that have an important role to play in the outcome of this very fast moving tale, the story never lets up in the action stakes. Will DuRey has created some wonderful people, all of which have their own personalities, that soon have the reader hoping they succeed, or not, in their personal agendas. The book contains strong characters in both sexes...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 5 December

2011-12-05T23:37:00.000-08:00

1. The Way Station by Owen G. Irons (30 Sep 2011)
From £9.07

2. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (31 Oct 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy £3.19

3. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (30 Sep 2011)
From 8.98

4. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (1 Jan 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy £6.86

5. Arkansas Smith by Jack Martin (31 Mar 2010)
From £6.93

6. Dead Man's Range by Paul Durst (31 Oct 2011) - Kindle eBook
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7. Rough Justice by Jackson Davis (31 Mar 2010)
From £6.93

8. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (29 Jul 2011)
From £8.75

9. Robbery in Savage Pass by D.M. Harrison (1 Sep 2009)
From £11.93

10. Guns of Wrath by Colin Bainbridge (30 Nov 2011)
From £10.44

An interview with Mike Stotter

2011-12-03T06:38:00.000-08:00

Subsequent to the St. Louis Bouchercon, Stotter re-released some of his out-of-print fiction in both e-book format (available for download here) and paperback versions. It got me to thinking about the fact that most people know Stotter only as the editor-in-chief of Shots. Comparatively few realize that he’s also a writer of children’s books, Westerns, and crime fiction. So I decided to take him out to one of the London public houses and record a short interview for The Rap Sheet. We had a opportunity to discuss his work for the CWA, his longtime involvement with Shots, his work on non-fiction books, and his success in composing Western fiction--even though, as he readily admits, “the nearest I have gotten to the Wild West is Missouri.”

Read more at The Rap Sheet.

Review of A Man Called Breed by Chuck Tyrell

2011-12-02T08:45:00.000-08:00

Unusually for a Black Horse Western, this story is told mainly in the first person, through Falan Wilder. I say mainly because Chuck Tyrell quite often moves the tale away from Breed so the reader can follow the movements of those who hunt him, these parts of the story being told in the third person...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Black Horse Westerns - November 2011

2011-11-30T00:25:00.000-08:00

Guns of Wrath by Colin Bainbridge

Will Comfort has a burning mission: to wreak vengeance on the man who had him incarcerated during the Civil War. The quest brings him to the river town of Cayuse Crossing where he soon runs foul of the ruthless rancher, Rank Wilder. Comfort is increasingly drawn into the conflict between Wilder and the local townsfolk until he has to face the question: who is his real enemy? Others are caught up, including Annie, the woman from his past, Corrina, the woman in his present, the oldster 'Beaver' Bannock and the Reverend Bent. Comfort is not the only one to have to confront what he believes in and where his loyalties lie, as violence continues to escalate.

Cold, Hard Cash by Jake Douglas

It seemed the only way to get out of Red Rock Penitentiary was to die and be shipped out as a corpse. So when Dave Jarrett had a chance to feign his death and be shipped out in a coffin, he took it. But old enemies - and new ones - were waiting. They all wanted him to lead them to $70,000. That was when the brutal chain-gang he had left behind began to look better than dodging bullets at every step.

In the High Bitterroots by Will DuRey

They rode out as the snow began to fall, a party of seven. Their purpose to rescue a band of travellers trapped by an avalanche in the high Bitterroot Mountains. But once clear of the Montana township of Wicker it is soon apparent that the on-coming winter blizzards are not the only threat to success. The swiftly assembled group have brought with them their own grievances and evils, and there can only be trouble ahead...

When Lightning Strikes by Ethan Flagg

Shouldering the reputation of a lethal gunfighter has its downsides, as Lightning Cal Gentry soon discovers. Brash hotheads who think they have the edge are always eager to make their play. Hard-cases think that being a fast gun brings respect and fame- not to mention the girls and free drink. Yes, Cal knows from experience that it's easier to gain your place at the top than to stay there- and now he wants out. But shucking such a dubious state is more difficult to achieve than he ever imagined. Then Cal guns down Billy Vance in the New Mexico town of Tucumcari, an act which heralds the start of a manhunt that puts his loved ones in mortal danger. Now the help of the infamous renegade Apache, Geronimo, is his only hope of survival -

Jake Rains by Tony Masero

1889 Cuba! When his best friend and fellow Rough Rider lies fatally wounded, Jake Rains swears to care for his widow. The trouble is Kitty Cartright already has a protector, Chris Leeward, owner of the L double E ranch. Things don't look good when Jake arrives in Oakum. There is trouble at the Cartright place, but Jake and his new friend, Sam, are determined to put things right. Not only are they faced with Leeward's cruel riders, a band of zealous mountain men lusting for vengeance, but also the advent of the most modern of inventions. The challenge calls for old-fashioned courage on the streets of Oakum where Jake Rains must fight for his life.

Breakout by Greg Mitchell

Mickey Dole's gang have broken jail, killing and plundering in their bid for freedom and ranch-hand, Clem Shaw, joins a posse that includes a devious bounty-hunter and a reluctant lawman. As the hunt progresses, Clem realizes that the situation is not as clear-cut as he thought: not all his enemies are in the fugitive gang which is now divided amongst itself. There will be more deaths and shootouts before Clem unravels the puzzle and finds himself on the wrong end of a gun.

A Man Called Breed by Chuck Tyrell

Refused a drink and threatened with violence in a saloon because of his Indian heritage, Falan Wilder, the man called Breed, severely wounds Reed Fowley, and then takes refuge in the desert. Fowley's father and brothers give chase, but are no match for Breed, who escapes and goes to his homestead in Lone Pine Canyon below the Mogollon Rim. But the Fowleys will not give up. They hire man-hunter Dutch Regan to find him. Once found, Reed Fowley, and brother Bud, hire Robert Candless, a former major of the Colorado Volunteers, and a band of savage outlaws to storm Breed's homestead and kill him. Breed, his wife-to-be Blessing, and his protege, Sparrow, must fight for their lives, or die.

Travelin' Money by Logan Winters

At the end of a long cattle drive, Joe Sample runs into a little bad luck. A cantankerous steer pins him against a fence post, breaking his leg. So, Joe is laid up in the infamous Dog Stain Hotel next to Yuma pen. His money and the management's patience has run out when the door of the hotel restaurant bursts open and a wild-eyed man named Pierce Malloy walks in, his boot leaking blood. Malloy wants Joe to find a buried cache of money and give it to Tess Malloy whose husband had been hanged that morning. What choice does Joe have, being broke and about to be evicted? He had accepted a little traveling money minutes before prison police arrive and gun Malloy down. With the money and a map to the treasure, Joe starts out to fulfil his promise to the dying man.

Review of Jake Rains by Tony Masero

2011-11-29T08:44:00.000-08:00

Before I began reading this I was struck by the different look to the cover of this book, in my opinion much more modern in its approach than the usual paintings fronting Black Horse Westerns, something I hope we see much more often. Some may recognize the author name of this book so it’ll come as no surprise to discover that he also painted and designed the cover.

The story is set much later than many Black Horse Westerns, again this makes a refreshing and welcome deviation...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 28 November

2011-11-28T03:15:00.000-08:00

1. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (30 Sep 2011)
From £8.98

2. Arkansas Smith by Jack Martin (31 Mar 2010)
From £4.26

3. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (1 Jan 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy £6.86

4. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (31 Oct 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy £3.19

5. Dead Man's Range by Paul Durst (31 Oct 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy £3.19

6. Rough Justice by Jackson Davis (31 Mar 2010)
From £7.07

7. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (29 Jul 2011)
From £8.83

8. Robbery in Savage Pass by D.M. Harrison (1 Sep 2009)
From £8.99

9. Guns of Wrath by Colin Bainbridge (30 Nov 2011)
From £13.25

10. The Shadow of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (31 Oct 2011)
From £10.43

Linford Westerns - November 2011

2011-11-24T18:56:00.000-08:00

Death Rider by Boyd Cassidy

ISBN: 9781444808766
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 216 Pages
Published - 01-11-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Mountain man Rufas Kane discovers Dan Cooper's dead body on a hillside overlooking the town of Death, leaving the townsfolk wondering why anyone would kill a harmless cowboy. Then one of Gene Adams' cowboys is killed in a gunfight with the ruthless Trey Skinner. It becomes apparent that Skinner is responsible for Cooper's death. But nothing's as it seems. That night, amid a spate of killings, Gene Adams vows to find the killer before dawn, or to die trying.

Rangeland Justice by Rob Hill

ISBN: 9781444808773
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 264 Pages
Published - 01-11-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Jack Just, weary from long days on the trail, rides into an isolated cattle town on the Texas panhandle. There he finds that the greedy and powerful Clovis Blacklake has the town in his pocket. But when Jack also discovers that Blacklake has cheated the town's most downtrodden inhabitant out of his rightful property, he decides to make a stand. It takes a real man to fight the ruthless Blacklake; and when Jack does, the tables begin to turn...

The Last Gundown by Matt James

ISBN: 9781444808780
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-11-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

A town without mercy, a land without heart or soul: that was what bounty hunter Shell Dunbar confronted during that endless blazing summer. Even the handful of men who supported him gave him no chance of surviving that murderous summer of hate. They had already given him up for dead when he faced the last gundown...

Crossing The Bravo, For Pueblito by Jim Lawless

ISBN: 9781444808797
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-11-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The owner of the Rocking P ranch, Clayton T. Pallister, is a bully and wife-beater. But when he is murdered, ownership of the ranch goes to his wife, Rosie; and their son, Warren, is freed from his father's grip. However, a young woman arrives from Mexico casting doubt on Rosie's inheritance - and there follows a complex and violent fight for the ranch. Warren realises that to settle the matter all factions must come together in a blaze of gunfire.

Bonito Deputy by Jack Slade

ISBN: 9781444808810
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 200 Pages
Published - 01-11-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Pacifying the wild streets of Bonito would have been a challenge for any man, but when the lawman chosen to undertake the task was yet to turn twenty-one, the inhabitants of the hell-town had good reason to be afraid. Rick Dannecker knew what the townsfolk were thinking...but he also knew that the man brave enough to take on the impossible could see that his name would become a legend...

Big Trouble At Flat Rock by Elliot Long

It was with a near-broken heart and a deep hatred that Jim McKendry looked down at his father lying dead in his coffin. He could barely look at the lifeless face and the silk wrapping that covered the ghastly wound across his father's throat. Jim swore that someone would pay for his father's death and no matter what it took the killer would be brought to justice - alive or dead.

Review of Let the Guns Decide by Shane Archer

2011-11-22T01:37:00.000-08:00

This book throws many questions at the reader during its opening chapters; such as how come this town has the appearance of being so prosperous, all its citizens seemingly rolling in money from the town’s water-carrier up to the mayor? Why has the baby-faced killer ridden into town and gunned down three of the town’s leading citizens...?

Read more at Western Fiction Review

Bestsellers on Amazon.com - 21 November

2011-11-21T01:41:00.000-08:00

This week takes a look at what's selling on the U.S. amazon site where Kindle titles dominate the chart.

1. Dead Man's Range by Paul Durst (Oct 31, 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy $5.13

2. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (Oct 31, 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy $5.13

3. A Colt for the Kid by John Saunders (Oct 31, 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy $10.27

4. Arizona Pay-Off by Duke Patterson (Oct 31, 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy $5.13

5. Gunhawk by John Long (Oct 31, 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy $5.13

6. Soft Soap for a Hard Case by Billy Hall (Apr 2011)
From $22.38

7. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Jan 1, 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy $11.03

8. Showdown at Snakebite Creek by Thomas McNulty (Jul 29, 2011)
From $22.34

9. Trail of the Burned Man by Thomas McNulty (Feb 1, 2010)
From $2.19

10. Wind Rider by Thomas McNulty (May 6, 2010)
Deom $3.96

Extract from A Man Called Breed by Chuck Tyrell

2011-11-19T02:02:00.000-08:00

I lay at the edge of a ridge overlooking Adam’s Well, watching. I’d come a far way from Ehrenburg on the Colorado River and the well held the only water in twenty miles. Zeeb, my brindle grulla, smelled the water and tossed his head, rustling the leaves of the scrub oak thicket where he stood.

Below, a faded yellow wagon sat by the rock-bound pool. The horses were out of the traces and cropping at the sparse grama grass. I took my time. I had to see what kind of people were at the well before me.

The sound of a hard female voice drifted up. “Get your cracker ass moving.”

Read more at The Outlaw Trail.

Extract from Hell Fire in Paradise by Chuck Tyrell

2011-11-18T23:56:00.000-08:00

Jimmy Baker complained. “But Ma, it’s hardly dark. I’m five now. I don’t need to go to bed so early.”

“I know, son. But tomorrow will come before you know it, and I want you in bed right now. Jason’s in the loft and asleep already, and you should be, too.”

“Ah, Ma. How come I have to go to bed so early all the time?”

Laurel Baker chuckled at her sturdy son’s resistance. “Unless you get enough sleep, you won’t grow big and strong like Pa. And if you don’t grow big and strong, how are you going to help on the ranch?”

Read more at Outlaw Journal.

Dales Westerns - November 2011

2011-11-17T00:57:00.000-08:00

Gunfight At Elm Creek by Kyle Black

ISBN: 9781842628270
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-11-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

When Walt Lomax, Sheriff of Elm Creek, appoints his brother, Jed, as deputy he knows he will be bucking trouble, for Jed has just served a prison sentence for robbery. At the same time Walt finds himself having to investigate the buying of the land around Elm Creek. The movements of a stranger and a local lawyer add complications on a trail of arson, kidnap and killing which are not solved until the Lomax brothers face the final gunfight at Elm Creek.

The Shadow Of Eagle Rock by Jim Bowden

ISBN: 9781842628225
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-11-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

When Cap Millet saves rancher Joe Grinley from being rolled in barbed-wire he becomes involved in a range feud. Later Joe's murder makes Cap determined to help Joe's family keep their ranch. The contest for water rights takes an unexpected turn when Joe's son, Sam is accused of murder and goes on the run. In a three-sided race to find Sam, Cap is opposed by the law and by those who want to silence Sam. The final showdown and Sam's emergence into manhood reach an exciting climax in the shadow of Eagle Rock.

Review of Cut-Price Lawman by Tyler Hatch

2011-11-16T06:58:00.000-08:00

If you’re not a fan of dentists, the opening chapter to this extremely fast moving book will have you squirming in your seat: “Why anyone’d call it laffin’ gas beats the hell outta me!”

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 14 November

2011-11-14T10:45:00.000-08:00

This week's bestseller list makes interesting reading. The top two titles are Kindle ebooks. The next two books are written by authors who were profiled in this month's Writers' Forum magazine (see below). The next two titles are by the most active BH western blogger and the next two titles are by regular western bloggers.

1. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (31 Oct 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy new £3.19

2. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (1 Jan 2011) - Kindle eBook
Buy new £6.86

3. The $300 Man by Ross Morton (29 May 2009)
From £2.37

4. Silver Express by Gillian F. Taylor (30 Sep 2009)
From £5.40

5. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (29 Jul 2011)
From £8.92

6. Arkansas Smith by Jack Martin (31 Mar 2010)
From £4.99

7. Trail of the Burned Man by Thomas McNulty (30 Nov 2009)
From £0.94

8. Gun Law by Lee Walker (31 Dec 2009)
From £1.32

9. Battle at Gun Barrel Canyon by Wolf Lundgren (31 Aug 2011)
From £9.95

10. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (30 Sep 2011)
From £9.48

How to break into Westerns

2011-11-13T01:40:00.000-08:00

The British writing magazine Writers' Forum has a two page article in December's issue looking at the work of two popular BHW writers Nik Morton and Gillian F Taylor. The images below are too small to read, so you'll have to buy the magazine to read them!

More details on this issue can be found here along with a contents page and another picture of Nik wearing a hat.

Issue #24 of Black Horse Extra available

2011-11-12T23:52:00.000-08:00

A shrinking percentage of Black Horse Western authors are veteran, lifetime professional writers with credits in multiple genres and media: film, television, paperback originals, and comic books. Today, many more are novices and sometimes retirees from other professions or trades, realizing lifelong dreams of seeing their work in print through the good offices of the books' UK publisher, Robert Hale Ltd...

Read more, including articles on Paul Green and Cody Wells, Mike Stotter and 'Gunfighters and their weapons' here.

Review of Fort Revenge by Ralph Hayes

2011-11-11T11:11:00.000-08:00

Back in the early 1970s Ralph Hayes wrote a short series of books featuring O’Brien, later in 1992 O’Brien made a comeback and here is his next appearance, nearly twenty years later.

Ralph Hayes does make a couple of references to those early adventures, but if you haven’t read, or are even aware of those first books, these references will pass you by, and definitely will not spoil your enjoyment of this book.

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 7 November

2011-11-07T21:26:00.000-08:00

1. Silver Express by Gillian F. Taylor (Hardcover - 30 Sep 2009)
From £5.40

2. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
Buy: £3.19

3. Arkansas Smith by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 31 Mar 2010)
From £4.99

4. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
From £8.95

5. Trail of the Burned Man by Thomas McNulty (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2009)
From £1.10

6. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011
Buy: £6.86

7. Gun Law by Lee Walker (Hardcover - 31 Dec 2009)
From £1.34

8. Battle at Gun Barrel Canyon by Wolf Lundgren (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
From £10.13

9. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (Hardcover - 30 Sep 2011)
From £9.66

10. The Drummond Band by William Durey (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
From £8.93

An Interview with Terry James

2011-11-06T23:51:00.000-08:00

Q. Has your storytelling style changed at all between the writing of Shadows to Echoes to Ghosts, either by design, default or just experience, and if so, could you tell us a little about the how or maybe the why?

A. Yes, I believe my writing has changed and is continually changing. I used to write for the enjoyment of the story telling but these days I find the composition the more interesting part of the writing process. Therefore, I'd say my style has changed, and continues to change, because I want every story I write to be unique from anything else I've done...

Read more at Joanne Walpole.

E-BHWs - October 2011

2011-11-05T02:03:00.000-07:00

Gunhawk by John Long

Jeff Rand, a feared and vengeful gunslinger since his family were murdered, is persuaded by Jim Miller to give up his gunning and join him in peaceful gold-mining. All goes well until one day Jeff returns to camp to find Miller murdered and the gold stolen. Jeff rides off in a black mood of revenge. But after a saloon fracas, he is forced by gunmen to take part in a bank raid. Then the raiders are ambushed and though Jeff escapes with half the gang, they accuse him of informing and beat him up. Can Jeff extricate himself? Can he clear his name and can he bring the murderers to justice? Lead must fly before he can find the answers.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

Arizona Pay-off by Duke Patterson

When Tex Scarron, six feet of whipcord and steel, rode home to the Bar X in Arizona, he found Parson Dean and his gang working a lucrative ‘protection’ racket. Any rancher who failed to pay up had his cattle rustled, his homestead burnt about his ears and his cowhands shot in the back. Tex’s earlier experience fighting hoodlums came in handy, and the gunplay was fast and furious before he rid the territory of the Parson, solved the mystery that lay behind the racket, and incidentally found happiness with the mysterious outlaw girl whose trail had so often crossed his own.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

A Colt for the Kid by John Saunders

Johnnie Callum was a half-grown boy when Donovan’s riders stamped his parents’ homestead flat and sent him running terrified into the night. He ran far and fast over the trackless range that was Donovan’s empire and fetched up in the hands of Josh Manders, a brutal sheepherder. Manders worked him hard and in six years came near to breaking Johnnie’s spirit. But not near enough. Finally, there came a day when Johnnie’s resentment took charge and his big, bony hands wrapped around Manders’ throat in an unshakable hold. Johnnie took Manders’ horse and then worked for Sam Stevens. But when Donovan was all set up to wipe out Stevens’ ranch Johnnie began to get gun-minded!

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

Dead Man's Range by Paul Durst

The murder trail was eight years old when Jeff Carmody got out of Huntsville Prison and the only clue he had was the rowel of a broken spur he had found that night beside Clint Merriweather’s body. Booth Anson’s rambling Anvil range hemmed the tiny Merriweather ranch on all sides, but Clint’s widow, Anne, hung stubbornly on. Anson had killed to build his empire – his was a dead man’s range. But a woman stood in his way now – would he balk at killing a woman? That was when Carmody picked up his gun.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent

Dave Frome was a man with a secret past, which only a few friends knew. Holding himself responsible for the death of his family, he had vowed never to carry a gun again. He wanted to be left alone to raise cattle on his Broken Arrow spread, but mining interests were in the hills, contaminating the water which brought life to Frome's cattle.

Hesta Le Roy, daughter of a neighbouring rancher, was horrified when Frome refused to carry a gun against the miners who had, she thought, killed her own brother. It is not until he sees an innocent man brutally lynched that Frome buckles on his gun to battle with the bad men of both factions and eventually win the hand of the girl he loves.

Available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com.

Review of Ghosts of Bluewater Creek by Terry James

2011-11-04T11:01:00.000-07:00

By telling the story mainly through the eyes of the three main characters, Terry James is able to leave one or more of them in dangerous situations before switching to one of the others therefore ensuring the reader will keep turning the pages to find out what happens next...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Review of Encounter at Salvation Creek by Paxton Johns

2011-11-03T12:02:00.000-07:00

This is the first book to carry the author name of Paxton Johns, and it proves to be a very good debut. Born Gallant makes for an engaging hero, a man who sees the humour in his own name, can play the out-of-his-depth greenhorn perfectly to throw his adversaries off balance, doesn’t carry a gun of his own, but is exceptionally sharp-witted and can more than stand his ground in a fight...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

New E-BHW available on Amazon.

2011-10-31T02:22:00.000-07:00

Interestingly this week 2 of the top 4 spots in the amazon bestseller charts (see below) are Kindle titles, these being the only two E-BHWs Hale have released so far.

The latest release is The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent and it's available on amazon.co.uk and amazon.com at the competitive price of £3.19 and $5.09.

The book was released in hardback in Dec 2009, although the title itself was published originally in 1958.

Dave Frome was a man with a secret past, which only a few friends knew. Holding himself responsible for the death of his family, he had vowed never to carry a gun again. He wanted to be left alone to raise cattle on his Broken Arrow spread, but mining interests were in the hills, contaminating the water which brought life to Frome's cattle.

Hesta Le Roy, daughter of a neighbouring rancher, was horrified when Frome refused to carry a gun against the miners who had, she thought, killed her own brother. It is not until he sees an innocent man brutally lynched that Frome buckles on his gun to battle with the bad men of both factions and eventually win the hand of the girl he loves.

I'll post the links to the many E-BHWs titles that'll be appearing over the next few months when they become available to purchase.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 31 October

2011-10-31T02:18:00.000-07:00

1. The Kansas Fast Gun by Arthur Kent (Kindle Edition - 31 Oct 2011)
Buy: £3.19

2. Trail of the Burned Man by Thomas McNulty (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2009)
From £1.24

3. Desperate Men by Corba Sunman (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2008)
From £0.01

4. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
Buy: £6.86

5. Gun Law by Lee Walker (Hardcover - 31 Dec 2009)
From £1.37

6. Battle at Gun Barrel Canyon by Wolf Lundgren (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
Buy new: £13.25

7. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (Hardcover - 30 Sep 2011)
Buy new: £13.25

8. Guns of Wrath by Colin Bainbridge (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2011)
Buy new: £13.25

9. The Drummond Band by William Durey (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
From £8.94

10. In the High Bitter Roots by William Durey (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2011)
Buy new: £13.25

Black Horse Westerns - October 2011

2011-10-30T04:59:00.000-07:00

Captain Talbot's Reckoning by A. Doran Leishman

Captain Nathan Talbot lost just about everything in the late Civil War, including his self respect and his honour. But he had begun to think that his days of notoriety were over, his life in a quiet backwater unremarked until an unexpected bequest brought him to the Saville ranch, to a family in deep trouble. But they were a family who had already suffered a crippling loss because of Nathan Talbot and it seemed only a matter of time before they found out who he really was. And the closer Talbot gets to the truth about who is trying to destroy Saville, the closer he comes to his own personal reckoning.

Cut-Price Lawman by Tyler Hatch

They wanted a sheriff they could control, to run the town their way. Chris Cade seemed to fit the bill - a drifter, drunk, stupid with toothache, and broke. It was easy to pin a badge on him. However, after that it got harder. Cade has his own agenda, his own set of rules, a pair of hard fists and a fast gun. They figured they'd got him for a cut-rate, but the price they had to pay put them deep in the red - and the well-turned soil of Boot Hill.

The Shadow of Iron Eyes by Rory Black

Blinded after an accident the infamous bounty hunter known as Iron Eyes roams south aimlessly hoping his sight might return when his instinct leads him to the scene of brutal murder. Flames lick the sky as bodies burn within the confines of a small cattle ranch. As Iron Eyes dismounts and tries to learn more, he hears and feels rifle fire. Wounded, he falls, and then lies helpless as someone attempts to finish the job. What happens next leads the injured bounty hunter further south to a place where only the Devil would feel at home. A place where the law has never ventured, a place where Iron Eyes will kill anyone who stands in his way.

The Hired Ace by Clay Starmer

For seasoned gunslinger Reno Valance, trouble is a trade. It's just as well when he reaches White Falls. This place seethes, and soon mayhem reigns. With bullets flying, Reno must act. He'll take a sheriff's oath and his Remington six-gun. Add twenty years delivering the cards of death to bad men, is it enough? Murder, bank robbery and carnage - Reno must battle all. Amid all this, evil killers kidnap the woman he loves. Can Reno restore order? Can he rescue Anna May? Over two decades he's known only victory. Can he prove again that hell is in the hand of The Hired Ace?

Ghosts of Bluewater Creek by Terry James

Josh McCabe is a man hunter with one thing on his mind; to bring in Abe Lawton, the last and most vicious member of a gang who killed his wife and son. Now that time has arrived, but what Josh doesn't count on is a smart-mouthed kid out for revenge and a girl in the wrong place at the wrong time. When the showdown comes it's quick but far from decisive and leaves all three facing a new, more dangerous future.

Payback at Valley Forge by Emmett Stone

John Mitchum arrives in Sagegrease straight into a heap of trouble. Someone is stalking him. To get some answers he must ride the long trail to Black Valley and towards his own past. The race is on. Who will get there first? Mitchum must contend all the way with Turkey Joe Mulligan and his vicious gang of outlaws. But there are others with a stake in the eventual outcome: the rich owner of the Quarter Circle and the mysterious stranger Challoner. It's payback time for somebody, but who?

Fort Revenge by Ralph Hayes

When buffalo hunter O'Brien is wrongly accused of rustling by ranch hands and has to kill the rancher's son to defend himself from hanging, he thought his life had already taken a bad turn. However, within a day's ride from that violent scene, he happens upon Sarah Carter. Together they follow the dangerous road to Fort Revenge, where Sarah is due to wed Jake Latimer. It becomes clear that Latimer is not the man for Sarah, but can O'Brien save Sarah as well as dealing with his own troubles from the past...

Let the Guns Decide by Shane Archer

Death comes to Macallister in the form of a milk-drinking baby-faced killer who leaves bodies in the dust. Lone Lee Kirby rides into a town desperate for help, but the body count grows as Kirby is forced to face his own demons.

Amos Carr's new website

2011-10-27T07:02:00.000-07:00

New Black Horse western writer Amos Carr's (AKA Gillian McDonald-Constable) website is now on-line at http://womanwholeads.webs.com/.

Gillian's first BHW The Ghosts of Poynter will be published June 2012.

Review of The Last Mann by Hank J. Kirby

2011-10-26T06:07:00.000-07:00

Cattle breeding is just the backbone to this story, it plays little part to the main thrust of the plot, this being a bounty placed on Jubal Mann by an unknown enemy, which leads to a number of well written violent confrontations. The pace of the book is superb, as one would expect from this author...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 24 October

2011-10-24T12:10:00.000-07:00

1. Desperate Men by Corba Sunman (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2008)
From £0.01

2. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
Buy: £6.86

3. Gun Law by Lee Walker (Hardcover - 31 Dec 2009)
From £1.39

4. Battle at Gun Barrel Canyon by Wolf Lundgren (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
Fom £10.27

5. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (Hardcover - 30 Sep 2011)
From £9.96

6. Guns of Wrath by Colin Bainbridge (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2011)
Buy new: £13.25

7. The Drummond Band by William Durey (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
From £8.95

8. In the High Bitter Roots by William Durey (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2011)
Buy new: £13.25

9. Kato's Army by D.M. Harrison (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
From £11.29

10. Range War Hell by Ryan Bodie (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
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Linford Westerns - October 2011

2011-10-22T15:54:00.000-07:00

Renegade's Legacy by Rick Dalmas

ISBN: 9781444808407
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 256 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The mystery man rode into town the day that they buried Big Al McCord. Some people suspected he was 'Dan McCord', a runaway kid returning after twenty years - and out for vengeance. His arrival shook the townsfolk, bringing turmoil and gunsmoke to the rangeland, panicking the corrupt officials and folk with a bad conscience. But he had his own agenda - and when they found out what it was, that part of Dakota would never be the same again.

A Coffin For Santa Rosa by Steve Hayes

ISBN: 9781444808414
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 320 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Outlaw Gabriel Moonlight makes a promise to a dying friend. Ingrid Bjorkman wants him to bury her beside her late husband in Santa Rosa. However, she wants a Pinkerton to escort her coffin to Santa Rosa: the hanging rope awaits Gabriel in New Mexico. Forced by his love for her though, he takes on the whole sad task of her burial himself, accompanied by Ingrid's daughter, Raven. But Gabriel, living in the shadow of the rope, also faces betrayal...

Long Blows The North Wind by Owen G. Irons

ISBN: 9781444808421
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 256 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Brian McCulloch's only friend and partner is gunned down by Jason Grier and his prowling gang. They had set upon the pair, hoping to steal a cartload of valuable furs. Brian, wanting to avenge his friend and to prove himself a man, needs to track down Grier...but the trail is long and cold, and the storms he must pass through are more violent than he could have ever expected.

The Vengeance Trail by J.D. Kincaid

ISBN: 9781444808438
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

After saloon girl Kitty O'Hara shoots Billy Tranter in self-defence, she flees town and heads north out of Texas. Billy's brother, Texas Ranger Captain Johnnie Tranter, pursues Kitty - and he wants revenge for Billy's death. Johnnie's plans are thwarted, however, when Wolf Brennan's gang hold up Kitty's stagecoach and she escapes with the outlaws. Meanwhile, the famous Kentuckian gunfighter, Jack Stone, is on the case, and they don't come tougher or deadlier than Jack Stone.

Hell In The Mesquites by Daniel Rockfern

ISBN: 9781444808445
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 352 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The name he gives is Green. Seemingly, just another drifting puncher. But you look again...and notice the whipcord frame - eyes that can change to icy menace in seconds. You'll see the matched Colts in the tied-down holsters, their butts smooth with use. Capable, and perhaps dangerous, you would be glad to have him on your side. He looks like a man who would know what to do in a tight spot and do it in a flash.

The Hunting Of Lope Gamboa by Jack Sheriff

ISBN: 9781444808452
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Texas Rangers Frank Carson and Eddie Brand have been unsuccessfully hunting outlaw Lope Gamboa for some time, but their luck seems to change when they ride into Yuma. A consignment of US gold is to be transported along the Oxbow Route by Conestoga wagon and the Rangers are convinced that Gamboa will attempt to steal the precious metal. As all factions close in on the lumbering Conestoga wagon, the trail leads inexorably to the Gila desert...and a bloody climax.

Review of Siege at Hope Wells by Scott Connor

2011-10-19T02:24:00.000-07:00

Scott Connor creates a wonderful air of fear throughout this book, a terror that sees even the toughest of men and women fear for their lives. How to fight a water born disease becomes a battle over the need for fresh water. As the reader gets further into the story it seems someone wants this plague to carry on and is helping it to do so, but who, and why...?

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 17 October

2011-10-17T12:30:00.000-07:00

1. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
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2. Gun Law by Lee Walker (Hardcover - 31 Dec 2009)
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3. Battle at Gun Barrel Canyon by Wolf Lundgren (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
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4. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (Hardcover - 30 Sep 2011)
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5. Guns of Wrath by Colin Bainbridge (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2011)
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6. The Drummond Band by William Durey (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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7. In the High Bitter Roots by William Durey (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2011)
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8. Kato's Army by D.M. Harrison (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
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9. Range War Hell by Ryan Bodie (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2011)
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10. Hell Stage to Lone Pine by Jack Dakota (Hardcover - 31 Jan 2012)
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Dales Westerns - October 2011

2011-10-16T01:50:00.000-07:00

Pecos Trail by Mace Edwards

ISBN: 9781842628164
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 192 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Jim Hooper's peaceful life in his 'hideaway' overlooking the Rio Grande is shattered when Fernandez Diaz's brother is killed and the Mexican bandit, by kidnapping Jim's wife, forcing him to hunt the killers. Jim finds himself on the trail of three men who had sworn to kill him for arresting them for a bank robbery three years ago when he was Sheriff of Rosewell County. But Jim's task is only part completed when he catches up with them for now, to save his wife, he must deliver them alive to Diaz.

Robbery At Glenrock by Lance Ellison

ISBN: 9781842628195
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-10-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

After serving two years of a prison sentence for armed robbery Red Collins is terrified when he is sent to the dreaded Rock Springs gaol from which few men return. But en route he is captured by four mysterious men and taken to landowner, Matt Palmer who needs the services of an expert dynamite man - Red's brother Wes - who has now gone straight. Determined not to be sent back to Rock Springs, Red agrees to find his brother. But when Red murders the judge who sent him to the Penitentiary, Wes faces a tough fight to escape unscathed.

Review of The Way Station by Owen G. Irons

2011-10-14T00:36:00.000-07:00

June 2009 saw the publication of an Owen G. Irons book called The Outpost. That book ended with a question mark over the future of two of its leading characters. The Way Station picks that story up and answers that question and once more Cameron Black and Virginia find themselves fighting to stay alive...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

An extract from Ghosts of Bluewater Creek by Terry James

2011-10-11T01:11:00.000-07:00

CHAPTER 1

Josh McCabe pushed open the door of the sheriff’s office and dropped the burden from his shoulder. It made a dead, heavy sound as it hit the rough boards and around the room everything from the glass in the windows to the gun rack on the wall rattled. Only the sheriff, a big sweat stained man with a long moustache and a flabby paunch seemed undisturbed by the commotion. If it hadn’t been for the gentle rustle of the newspaper as he turned to the next page, a casual observer might have thought the man with his feet up on the desk was asleep on the job.

But Josh didn’t underestimate anyone.

‘Sorry,’ he said, closing the door gently before helping himself to a cup of hot coffee from a pot on the stove.

With a sigh, the sheriff finally looked up. Removing his glasses, he folded the wire arms flat before slipping them into his shirt pocket. Then he kicked his feet to the ground and peered over his desk at the body on the floor before giving Josh a full head to toe once over.

‘I could probably arrest you for that,’ he said, without a hint of humour.

Josh chuckled and tossed a folded piece of paper onto the lawman’s desk. ‘John Travis. The dodger says dead or alive. I thought I’d save you some time and the town the expense of keeping him while you wait for a judge to come through and hang him.’

The sheriff grunted, digging a toe into the corpse as he passed to refill his coffee cup. ‘I was talking about you making a Goddamn mess on my floor.’

Josh nodded, his initial good humour fading under the sheriff’s continuing apathy. ‘Of course you were. The poster says $500. I’m in a hurry. Have you got the money in the safe?’

‘Five hundred?’

‘It says it there in black and white.’ Josh pointed to the untouched dodger.

‘What did he do; steal candy from a five year old?’

The sheriff’s contempt continued to erode Josh’s temper. ‘He killed his family then rode into town spraying bullets and killed another five people before high-tailing it with the banker’s daughter,’ he reported without emotion.

They stood a moment or two in silence while the sheriff inspected the wanted poster and Josh stared at the corpse. He had been a boy, only sixteen, the peach fuzz on his chin confirming his tender years. Even with the cuts and bruises Josh’s fists had inflicted, in death his face took on an angelic innocence that belied the evil inside.

‘Did you find the girl?’

‘Nope. I don’t think I would have wanted to.’

The sheriff seemed curious as he glanced sideways and narrowed his eyes at Josh, but if he had intended to probe further, something changed his mind and Josh was glad of it. If Travis’s dying confession was true...

Josh’s anger flared as he wished he could kill the twisted son-of-a-bitch again.

The stove hissed as he tossed the dregs of his cup into its belly. ‘About that reward money...’

The sheriff pursed his lips and inflated his chest, working up to something. Josh had a pretty good idea what. He had been stonewalled more than once by a lawman who didn’t like bounty hunters and resented paying out more than his own yearly wage to someone he considered no more than a saddle tramp with a gun.

Before he could attempt a refusal, Josh pointed to a wanted poster pinned to the notice board behind the sheriff’s desk. ‘I heard a rumour Abe Lawton’s headed this way. Some bummer saw him in Bluewater a couple of weeks ago. The guy said he was tearing down the town: drinking, beating and killing men, raping women.’

‘Bluewater? That’s less than fifty miles away from here. Do you reckon he’s headed this way?’

‘He could be.’

‘Is that why you’re in a hurry to get out of town?’ The sheriff’s comment dripped with scorn.

‘I was more thinking about you. I wouldn’t want to get in your way when you make your play.’

The sheriff’s jowls wobbled as he gulped. He obviously hadn’t thought about his own involvement and now Josh mentioned it, he didn’t like the prospect.

‘Do you fancy your chances trying to bring him in?’ the lawman asked, sounding more desperate than conversational.

‘I always like to finish a job when I start it.’

Josh’s remark made the sheriff turn and scrutinize him, his brow furrowing before his eyes widened. The news seemed to light a fuse under the apathetic sheriff and he rattled the keys on his belt as he almost tripped over the corpse in his haste to get to the safe. His fingers fairly shook as he pulled out a stack of bills and counted off $500 into Josh’s rock steady hand.

‘You’re him, aren’t you?’ he said, shoving the remainder in the safe and locking the door. He handed Josh a receipt slip, waited for him to sign it using a pen from the desk, then stared at the neat signature. ‘I knew I was right. You’re that bounty hunter who brought in the other four Lawtons. Well, Mr McCabe, I can’t say I like what your kind does but you...you’ve got my respect for that at least.’

Josh headed for the door, barely able to contain a smirk of satisfaction. True he’d been trying to put the fear of God—or the Devil into the sheriff, but it didn’t hurt to have smoke blown up your ass now and again. It beat the alternative. But he didn’t have time for chit chat and definitely couldn’t force himself to trade empty niceties with an official who had probably been elected by default and would probably look the other way if trouble did make an appearance in his town. Besides, if Abe Lawton was nearby, Josh didn’t want to miss the son-of-a-bitch again.

‘I’m keeping his horse,’ Josh said, nodding towards Travis. ‘Have you got a problem with that, Sheriff?’

‘No, sir, anything that takes you closer to keeping Abe Lawton away from this town is fine by me. Do you think you’ll be able to? Stop him before he gets here, I mean.’

Josh grunted, leaving the lazy old man in no doubt about his disdain for him. Looking somewhat put out, but now too nervous even for caustic sarcasm, the lawman shook his head as he pulled out his spectacles and returned to his desk. ‘On your way to the livery stables, ask the undertaker to come over and collect this body, will you?’

Josh stepped outside, bracing himself against an onslaught of lashing rain. Deliberately, he left the door open, noting the puddle that quickly spread inside. ‘Ask him yourself,’ he called over his shoulder as he collected the horses from the hitch rail before heading back along the street.

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Bestsellers on Amazon - 10 October

2011-10-10T02:18:00.000-07:00

1. Battle at Gun Barrel Canyon by Wolf Lundgren (31 Aug 2011)
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2. The Drummond Band by William Durey (29 Jul 2011)
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3. In the High Bitter Roots by William Durey (30 Nov 2011)
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4. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (1 Jan 2011) - Kindle eBook
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5. Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota (30 Sep 2011)
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6. Guns of Wrath by Colin Bainbridge (30 Nov 2011)
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7. Kato's Army by D.M. Harrison (31 Aug 2011)
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8. Range War Hell by Ryan Bodie (31 Aug 2011)
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9. Hell Stage to Lone Pine by Jack Dakota (31 Jan 2012)
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10. Riders from Hell by Lee Lejeune (30 May 2008)
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Black Horse writer pens new Lone Ranger adventure

2011-10-08T06:59:00.001-07:00

More details about Howard Hopkins' (aka Lance Howard) new novel on Amazon.

Review of Doomsday Mesa by Chap O'Keefe

2011-10-06T16:06:00.000-07:00

Chap O’Keefe has created an excellent set of characters for this book, from tough, hard men to equally as strong women. All out to get what they want whatever the cost. As expected from a Chap O’Keefe book nothing is quite what it seems. As the story develops so do the schemes and doubt is thrown on the identities of some of the characters – are they who they say they are...?

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon.com - 3 October

2011-10-03T22:05:00.000-07:00

The US Amazon site this week.

1. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Jan 1, 2011) - Kindle eBook
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2. Shotgun Messenger by Colin Bainbridge (Jun 30, 2011)
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3. The Predators. Owen G. Irons by Owen G. Irons (May 2011)
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4. Showdown at Snakebite Creek by Thomas McNulty (Jul 29, 2011)
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5. A Bullet for Ben McCabe by Peter W. Wilson (Jun 4, 2010)
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6. Wind Rider (Black Horse Western) by Thomas McNulty (May 6, 2010)
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7. Trail of the Burned Man by Thomas McNulty (Feb 1, 2010)
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8. The Black Mountain Dutchman by Steve Ritchie (Jan 1, 2011)
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9. The Raiders by Greg Mitchell (Feb 1, 2010)
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10. Arkansas Smith by Jack Martin (Apr 13, 2010)
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Arkansas Smith by Jack Martin to be published on Kindle

2011-10-02T12:10:00.000-07:00

More details here.

Black Horse Westerns - September 2011

2011-09-30T00:12:00.000-07:00

Comanchero Trail by Jack Dakota

When Dean Kittredge is taken on as a hired gun by the Rafter W, the owner's wilful granddaughter, Miss Trashy, is only the first of his worries. He soon finds himself up against the notorious El Serpiente and his gang of Comanchero gunmen. Jensen Crudace, the sinister land and cattle agent, is intent on using the Comancheros to gain control of the territory. Together, Kittredge and ranch foreman Tad Sherman are involved in a desperate quest to track El Serpiente to his hidden base in the heart of a distant mesa. Will they succeed in stopping the ruthless gunmen?

Ghost Ranch by C.J. Sommers

The deserted ranch that Trinity and Billy Raglan crossed was a dead land. Nothing remained of it except lost dreams and broken spirits. The question was why anyone as wealthy as Boss Clark would want to buy it. Especially now when the few cattle the grim land had supported were being herded away by the former owner, Polly Travers. Waterless and unfit for livestock, it had triggered a deadly war for ownership. Boss Clark wanted it to add to his huge spread. Polly's greedy son demanded it. And the killer and escaped convict Calvin Dancer wanted it enough to kill anyone who got in his way. All Trinity could do was fight the seemingly futile fight and keep digging the graves for the dead.

The Way Station by Owen G. Irons

But Cameron soon realises it is never that easy to leave trouble behind. A stagecoach arrives at the way station. On it is an outlaw smuggling fifty thousand in gold and a young woman named Becky Grant, who is on the run from a rejected suitor. On their trail is Sheriff Beaton, Becky's wide-eyed suitor and rival bandits in pursuit of treasure. Now, as a menacing dust storm gathers that threatens to keep them captive in the way station, Cameron Black knows he must use his guns once more.

Encounter at Salvation Creek by Paxton Johns

When rich young Englishman, Born Gallant, arrives in America after the death of his father, he goes first to see family friend William Pinkerton. The boss of the famous detective agency at once gives him an assignment: the head of the Kansas City office has been murdered, there has been an attempt on Pinkerton's life, and he wants to know why. From that day on, Gallant finds himself embroiled in a fight to the death against gunmen hired by warring cattlemen fighting against reorganisation of their industry. Helped by young trainee lawyer, Melody Lake, and newspaperman, Stick McCrae, Gallant's fight to bring the killers to justice takes him from Kansas City to the hell-hole of Salvation Creek. Will he prevail in the final, bloody showdown?

The Killing Time by Logan Winters

Tom Dyce, a peace-loving man at heart, is deputy marshal of Rincon and the right-hand man to Town Marshal Joe Adderly. Knowing a thing or two about wielding a gun, Tom is the man Joe trusts when real trouble arises. However, Aurora Tyne, the woman Tom loves is in real trouble: her new foreman has taken to rustling her beeves. To make matters worse it is rumoured that he is in fact the notorious bank robber, Vance Wynn. Now Tom heads for the Thibido country to come to Aurora's aid, not wishing to use his guns, but knowing that there always comes a killing time...

Siege at Hope Wells by Scott Connor

When the plague came to Hope Wells, it took the weak and healthy, young and old, good and bad. Within a week the town had become a living hell, but for differing reasons some men still wanted to go there. Marshal Lincoln Hawk and Nick Mitchell went in search of the outlaw Marvin Sewell. Correspondent Kyle Portman sought a story for his newspaper and Peter Campbell wanted to rescue his wife. The least welcome visitor was Ward Dixon, who saw an opportunity to profit from the developing tragedy. In a desperate time that brought out the best and the worst in humanity, these men become embroiled in a conflict where even the might of the gun won't guarantee survival.

Three Trails by Abe Dancer

From the moment their trails first met, Joe Striker, Will Fawcett and Emer Sparrow face danger and trouble. To avoid gun fights and corruption they decide to head east and cross the border into Arizona. But there's no safe haven, and with prices on their heads, they turn south to Mexico. When bounty hunters and Arizona Rangers eventually draw close, they decide to head separate ways. But Ralph Finn, the crooked sheriff of Muletown is made of dogged stuff and has a family score to settle. When the chase finally ends, it's not only their lives that are at stake.

The Last Mann by Hank J Kirby

Jubal Mann was the closest he’d ever been to realizing a long-held dream. With all his experience following the wild and dangerous cattle trails, from the Rio to Canada, he figured he could start a new breed of cattle: Longhorn Cross with imported Angus Red. Mann was convinced that the best of the hardy, self-sufficient Longhorn combined with the meat-bearing quality of the Angus would put top-notch steaks on the plates of a nation, and dollars in his pocket. However his past came back to haunt him: just as he had his dream within reach, killers moved in and he found himself with his back to the wall, and a smoking gun in each hand.

Three extracts from Ghosts of Bluewater Creek by Terry James

2011-09-29T15:29:00.000-07:00

Josh sensed a shift in the atmosphere but kept his focus on his cards. Maybe if he ignored the obvious it wouldn’t turn into the inevitable.

But the drifter had other ideas. 'Josh McCabe! I knew I recognised you from someplace,' the stranger blurted out, seemingly unable to keep his animosity in check.

Josh slipped his hand to his gun obscured beneath the table. 'I don’t want any trouble,' he said without looking up from his cards.

'Well, you’re sure as hell getting some.'

Read more at Joanne Walpole.

Linford Westerns - September 2011

2011-09-27T06:11:00.000-07:00

Trailing Wing by Abe Dancer

ISBN: 9781444807882
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 272 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

With the tough cattle drive from Colorado to Wyoming finally over, Jubal Lorde looked forward to buying some land and settling down in the peaceful town of Pitchfork...until someone stole his herd and killed his friend Billy. Suddenly, Jubal had a new reason for staying in town. Now he must pit himself against the tough, influential businessman Kingsley Post and his mercenary henchman, Grif Bartow...but will the desire for revenge prove worthwhile when it comes to the final showdown?

Across The Rio Grande by Edwin Derek

ISBN: 9781444807899
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 200 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

When Matt and his cousin Luke, a bounty hunter, are besieged by the Mexicalaros, they must fight their way to victory or die trying. Everyone fears the Mexicalaros: renegades, terrorizing ranches and settlements that border the banks of the Rio Grande. The cousins recruit help from both sides of the border, leading a counter-attack on the deadly Mexicalaros. Now Matt and Luke's hunt for the leader of the deadly gang will reveal just what the cousins are made of...

Apache Rifles by Ethan Flagg

ISBN: 9781444807905
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Brick Shaftoe hurries to the town of Brass Neck in New Mexico after he receives an urgent cable from his brother. The Apache chief, Manganellis, is being supplied with guns to terrorize the smaller ranchers. Then he finds that his brother has met with a fatal accident and he believes that this is no coincidence. Brick vows to discover the truth about what has been going on in Brass Neck...no matter how rocky the road is along the way.

Between The Winds by M.M. Rowan

ISBN: 9781444807912
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 296 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Kaid McEntyre hates his father with a vengeance and blames him for the life of drudgery the whole family has endured. Nevertheless, when his father is beaten half to death in Flat Stone Creek, Kaid decides that he deserves some kind of justice. Unfortunately, Kaid must fight for justice alone. Lawman Ned Gorman and local hero Walt Gertz are determined to see Jerem McEntyre dead. But Kaid decides that the time has come to find out why...

Prairie Wolves by Corba Sunman

ISBN: 9781444807929
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 272 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

When Bender County, Kansas, becomes the target of a callous gang of range thieves, deputy sheriff Brad Harper finds himself at the forefront of the action. Upon learning that his friend is missing, Harper rides out to his ranch to look for clues and finds the place ablaze. Harper's troubles do not end here, though, and much blood will be shed before justice is done.

The Killing Trail by Chuck Tyrell

ISBN: 9781444807936
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The notorious Dylan brothers are riding high until they pick a fight with Jared Carter, a drifter, who leaves three of them dead in the street. The youngest remaining Dylan, Nat, vows to find Carter and avenge his brothers. And whilst realizing his quest for revenge is unjust, a principle of honor remains. Can Nat survive a gunfight with the man who single-handedly killed his three brothers, or will his sense of honor be his downfall?

Bestsellers on Amazon - 26 September

2011-09-26T23:54:00.000-07:00

1. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (1 Jan 2011) - Kindle e-book
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2. Riders from Hell by Lee Lejeune (30 May 2008)
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3. The Killer's Brand by Terrell L. Bowers (29 Aug 2008)
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4. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (29 Jul 2011)
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5. Blast to Oblivion by Chap O'Keefe (27 Feb 2009)
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6. Satan's Gun by Bill Williams (30 Mar 2007)
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7. The Tarnished Star by Jack Martin (30 Jun 2009)
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8. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (31 May 2011)
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9. Revenge for a Hanging by Richard Smith (29 Jul 2011)
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10. Kill Or Be Killed by Corba Sunman (31 Jul 2008)
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Dales Westerns - September 2011

2011-09-16T00:08:00.000-07:00

Incident At Elm Creek by Kyle Black

ISBN: 9781842628263
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 192 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

The Lomax brothers, Walt and Jed, lawmen in Elm Creek, find themselves in trouble when cattle mysteriously disappear from the Running W. Accusations bring neighbouring ranchers into conflict. With time running out before a range war brings a holocaust to Elm Creek, Walt and Jed are desperate to find the rustlers. Their probing takes them along some unlikely trails and eventually leads them to an unexpected incident at Elm Creek.

Hangmen's Trail by Jim Bowden

ISBN: 9781842628218
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 192 Pages
Published - 01-09-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Cap Millet faces the hanging rope, branded a horse-thief by four men whom he has never seen before. Cut down in the nick of time, Cap swears to track down the would-be hangmen and discover the reason for the frame-up. The desire for revenge takes him to danger in outlaw territory from where the trail leads him to uncover a mystery which has its roots in an incident, eight years previously, in the war between the States. Guns blaze along the hangmen's trail as Cap hunts his men and comes face to face with the past.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 12 September

2011-09-12T23:51:00.000-07:00

1. Riders from Hell by Lee Lejeune (Hardcover - 30 May 2008)
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2. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
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3. The Killer's Brand by Terrell L. Bowers (Hardcover - 29 Aug 2008)
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4. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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5. Blast to Oblivion by Chap O'Keefe (Hardcover - 27 Feb 2009)
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6. Satan's Gun by Bill Williams (Hardcover - 30 Mar 2007)
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7. Kill Or Be Killed by Corba Sunman (Hardcover - 31 Jul 2008)
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8. The Tarnished Star by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 30 Jun 2009)
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9. Revenge for a Hanging by Richard Smith (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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10. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (Hardcover - 31 May 2011)
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An Extract from Echoes of a Dead Man by Terry James

2011-09-09T04:48:00.000-07:00

‘Well, Jethro, you’ve served your time and paid your debt to society, so keep your nose clean and with luck you and I won’t see each other again.’ The craggy faced warden, a short man of wide stature and very little hair, pushed back his chair and stood up behind his cluttered desk. ‘Here’s the watch and the twenty-three dollars you had on you when you were brought in,’ he said, handing over a lumpy brown envelope. ‘The rest is the stage fare to get you back to Wagoner where you were sentenced.’

Without raising his gaze, Jethro Davies tore the package open and tipped the contents into his hand, glancing disdainfully at the money before shoving it into the pocket of his ill-fitting suit. Like him, the clothing had seen better days and a moth flew out as he withdrew his hand. He watched it flutter towards a ribbon of sunlight coming through a single dirty window, the only brightness in a room made dark by harsh rules, neglect and the same loathing that filled the tiny prison cells beyond its walls...

Read more at Joanne Walpole.

An Extract from Death on the Devil's Highway by Josh Lockwood

2011-09-08T04:54:00.000-07:00

Auggie had nothing against the deputy---didn’t even know him, really---it was just that he was wearing regular clothes and had that big Colt Peacemaker riding low on his hip.

He didn’t seem like a bad guy as far as U. S. Marshals went, he just had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

He pulled the tumbleweed wagon off the road into the shadow of some split red rocks just east of the Gila Mountains, stepped down from the driver’s seat, and Auggie watched him through the bars of the cage as he put together a small fire of mesquite branches and dry ocotillo wands.

“I’ve got to pee, deputy,” he mumbled from the tiny cage.

“Pee your pants.”

“Oh, for Christ’s sake, man,” he groused, clutching the bars. “You’re taking me back there to hang by the neck until dead in front of half the damned town and you know it. Leave me a little dignity, will you?”

Read more here.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 5 September

2011-09-05T22:40:00.000-07:00

1. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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2. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
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6. The Tarnished Star by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 30 Jun 2009)
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8. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (Hardcover - 31 May 2011)
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9. Showdown at Snakebite Creek by Thomas McNulty (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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10. The Snake River Bounty by Bill Shields (Hardcover - 28 Feb 2011)
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Review of Colorado Clean-Up by Corba Sunman

2011-09-03T18:24:00.000-07:00

This story is told from many viewpoints and features quite a large cast of characters, nearly all of them on the wrong side of the law. Many of the latter are set to double-cross each other at the first opportunity. Unusually for a BHW this story doesn’t contain any major female roles...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

An Extract from Long Shadows by Terry James

2011-09-02T07:48:00.000-07:00

“You know the horse is worth that much without the saddle.” Fighting her indignation, Ros West frowned at the forty dollars sitting in the hostler’s calloused palm. “Are you sure that’s the best you can do?”

The wrinkled livery owner looked her over from the toes of her muddy boots to the top of her felt hat then spat a stream of tobacco. “Lady, times are hard. Take it or leave it. Either way, I won’t lose any sleep.”

“I bet you won’t,” she grumbled, snatching the money and fumbling it into her saddlebags.

Without another glance at the wily old trader, she slung the bags across her shoulder and left the livery with a dry throat and a short temper. It had been a long day and she hadn’t wanted to arrive in town after dark. The shadows might hold too many surprises, and right now, she could do without any more problems...

Read more at Joanne Walpole.

Black Horse Westerns - August 2011

2011-08-31T00:25:00.000-07:00

Range War Hell by Ryan Bodie

For many in the war-torn county of Fort Such memories of the bloody feud between the mighty Doubletree and Rancho Antigua cattle country giants were re-awakened. This had caused many an honest settler to up stakes and move on, to be replaced in turn by those of the new breed. They called them gunfighters, but most were simply killers, lethal gunmen and drifters who could quickly convert any troubled territory into a graveyard. Yet the bloodshed and carnage also attracted a lone man with a gun whom Fort Such had all but forgotten over the years. His arrival brought the feud to explosion point.

The Mark of Trask by Michael D. George

The Largo gang had found one of the few places in the West where no one seemed to own a gun. The ruthless outlaws were quick to take full advantage of that fact. Mohawk Flats was a peaceful town set in a fertile valley and had never required weaponry of any sort in all its time. People along the valley had grown wealthy and a little naive. They knew little of the outside world and were not prepared for the horror the five deadly outlaws brought with them. Grant Largo and his followers imagined they had discovered an Eden ripe and ready for the taking. What none of them knew was that the famed gunfighter known as Trask was hot on their trail. Although ill, Trask knew what had to be done. Soon the Largo gang would know why Trask was feared by all who faced him.

In Need of Hanging by Billy Hall

For months Thad Palmer had been on Vince Long's trail - a trial littered with raped, beaten women and people killed in cold blood. Now Thad's hunt led him into the very valley where his own sweetheart awaited his return. He knew with certainty that she was the object of his quarry's intent and his heart was already racing at the prospect of being with Coralee. But as he emerged into sunlight again bent on reaching the budding settlement, he didn't even see the rifle barrel aimed at the centre of his forehead. Can Thad save himself and the life of the ones he holds dear?

Kato's Army by D.M. Harrison

Wells Fargo Agent, Jay Kato, didn't want the job of taking a consignment of gold to Green River Springs. The town held too many memories - bad ones. His cousin, Duke Heeley, had threatened to kill him if he ever came back to town, but he put aside his misgivings when he was offered a generous bonus. After all, he only had to deliver the money to the marshal. However, when the time came to step off the train, a hail of bullets greeted him. Kato knew then he'd have to raise an army to fight them all.

Battle at Gun Barrel Canyon by Wolf Lundgren

There is only one law in Gunbarrel Valley out in the wilds of Montana: the law of the gun. Old frontiersman, Joshua Vincent, is incensed that his fence wire is being cut and his stock rustled. Chief suspect is his northern neighbour, the young rancher, Matthew Saunders. So, he sends assassins to kill him and range war threatens to erupt. Meanwhile, pretty Polly Vincent is being held prisoner at her uncle's ranch, subjected to the lascivious attentions of her cousin, Grat, who vows to make her his wife. As bullets fly Matthew buckles on his trusty peacemaker. Can he rescue Polly? Can Matthew fight back against Vincent's overwhelming firepower?

The Prairie Man by I.J. Parnham

Tales about the spectre of the night known as the Prairie Man were told to frighten children, but one day those tales nearly led to a tragic accident for Temple Kennedy. His friend Hank Pierce saved his life, Temple vowed that one day he would return the favour. Fifteen years later the two friends grew up to lead different lives: Hank is a respected citizen while Temple is an outlaw. But, when Hank is wrongly accused of murder, Temple is given a chance for redemption. He vows to save Hank or die in the attempt. However, in seeking to unmask the real culprit his investigation leads to a man who isn't even supposed to exist: the Prairie Man.

Colorado Clean-Up by Corba Sunman

Provost Captain Slade Moran sets out from Fort Benson, Colorado, to investigate the disappearance of an army pay roll and its military escort. The grim trail brings them to the empty roll coach and a murdered escort, with one soldier mysteriously missing. Captain Moran is led to Moundville where he is confronted by desperate men plotting to steal a gold mine. In this story of double-cross and mayhem Moran fears he will fail in his duty. Against all odds can he succeed?

Ryan's Legacy by Bill Williams

Ryan Buchanan is given his father's pistol on the day of his eighteenth birthday, unaware of his legacy and the tragic events that lie ahead. Ryan refuses to sell his land to his neighbour and is soon faced with a death sentence for killing a man even though he cannot remember the fight that witnesses say took place. With his life in danger he uncovers secret details from the past that could cost him his life...

Review of Kato's Army by D.M. Harrison

2011-08-30T04:24:00.000-07:00

Jay Kato’s ties to the town of Green River Springs provide some excellent confrontations with people from his past, particularly with Blossom Lessard. Blossom becomes the girl for romantic interest, but not with Kato, he has bridges to rebuild with another woman. Along with trying to mend his relationship with his cousin, Kato finds his social life a big problem, but this is nothing compared to the difficulties of hanging onto the gold...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 29 August

2011-08-29T23:59:00.000-07:00

1. The Snake River Bounty by Bill Shields (Hardcover - 28 Feb 2011)
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2. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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3. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
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6. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (Hardcover - 31 May 2011)
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8. The Shadow of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (Hardcover - 31 Oct 2011)
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9. Scar County Showdown by Elliot Long (Hardcover - 28 Feb 2011)
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10. Ace High in Wilderness by Rob Hill (Hardcover - 30 Jun 2011)
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Linford Westerns - August 2011

2011-08-24T04:26:00.000-07:00

Wade's War by Chet Cunningham

ISBN: 9781444807608
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 384 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

It's 1865 and the Civil War is ending. On their small Missouri farm outlaws murder Wade Tretter's parents. Fourteen-year-old Wade sells the few cattle remaining and heads west to find the killers. After killing two of them in an act of retribution, Wade finds the last two men posing as model citizens in a small Kansas town. How can he beat the odds and bring these powerful men to justice without hurting their new families?

Vengeance Rides The River by Hugh Martin

ISBN: 9781444807615
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 240 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The murder of Dave Lockhart's wife, by desperados who plague the Red River country of Texas, results in his desperate mission for revenge. Lockhart is no natural killer, but his quest for revenge becomes marked by murder, bullets and gun-smoke, and brings him face to face with deadly men. Then he meets Helen, who must overcome difficulties that few women ever face. Now she must teach Lockhart that there can be a world of difference between vengeance and justice...

Murdering Wells by Greg Mitchell

ISBN: 9781444807622
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 232 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Military deserters rob a mail contractor and leave him to the mercy of Apache raiders in a remote corner of Arizona. The contractor's brother, Luke Adison, vows to track down those responsible. Soon the tables turn, however, as Luke is captured by the deserters. Will he manage to escape and avenge his brother - or will he learn the true secret behind the sinisterly named Murdering Wells?

Doc Dryden, Gunslinger by Ted Rushgrove

ISBN: 9781444807639
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Clay Dryden, one of the band of outlaws known as the Sankey gang, is challenged to a gunfight by the brother of the gang leader and kills him. Finding that there were no bullets in his brother's revolver, Sankey vows to avenge his death. Then, in the town of Crossville, Sankey finds the former outlaw has set up a medical practice. Will Dryden be spared? It seems that Clay's future as the town's doctor hangs in the balance...

Smuggler's Gulch by Logan Winters

ISBN: 9781444807646
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

The dark-eyed lady wants Jake Staggs to collect the bounties on twenty members of an outlaw band. She might be crazy, but the only other option for this wanted man is the hangman's noose. He can easily ride into the rustlers' camp at Smuggler's Gulch - he went there once before. But will Kit Blanchard allow him to leave...alive? Now he must try again - for the sake of a madwoman. Meanwhile, should Jake fail, Marshal Trouffant waits to hang him.

Silent Woman Showdown by M.C. Young

ISBN: 9781444807653
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 320 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 8.99

Tom Bantry can't understand why the pretty Cora Lee won't give him the time of day, especially after he rescued her from a man like Rufus Earle. But Tom has other problems to think about. He stands to lose his ranch to the Earle brothers while his friend Silas Sidwell hopes to benefit from the chaos the troublemakers cause. Ultimately, Cora Lee will have a crucial role to play in bringing things to a head when the time comes...

Review of In Need of Hanging by Billy Hall

2011-08-23T01:51:00.000-07:00

The book begins by showing why Long became the crazy killer he is. After that the book mainly follows Palmer as his hunt becomes sidetracked a couple of times, one being warning a wagon train about a possible Indian attack. At the same time he manages to save Coralee from becoming another of Long’s kills. This, of course, is the beginning of Palmer’s and Coralee’s relationship...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 22 August

2011-08-22T05:08:00.000-07:00

1. The Snake River Bounty by Bill Shields (Hardcover - 28 Feb 2011)
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2. Kill Or Be Killed by Corba Sunman (Hardcover - 31 Jul 2008)
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3. The Tarnished Star by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 30 Jun 2009)
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4. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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5. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
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6. Revenge for a Hanging by Richard Smith (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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7. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (Hardcover - 31 May 2011)
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8. Showdown at Snakebite Creek by Thomas McNulty (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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9. The Iron Roads by Caleb Rand (Hardcover - 31 May 2007)
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10. The Shadow of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (Hardcover - 31 Oct 2011)
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Vulture Gold is a finalist

2011-08-19T03:00:00.000-07:00

Originally published as a Black Horse Western, Hale returned the rights to me and Western Trail Blazers published Vulture Gold first as an e-Book, then as a printed book. I sent the book to Dan Poynter's Global e-Book Awards competition and was notified that VG is a finalist.

Garet Havelock was a Cherokee half-breed and the marshal of Vulture City. But that wasn’t enough to stop outlaw kingpin Barnabas Donovan from sending in three armed men to rob $100,000 in bullion from the Vulture Mine headquarters, killing two people in the process. Havelock set out to catch the thieves and recover the gold and in the unforgiving Mojave Desert, Jicarilla Apaches forced Havelock and Donovan’s bunch together in a cave on Eagle Eye Mountain. Then there was Laura Donovan, half-sister to the outlaw leader . . . Now Havelock must survive the Apache ‘run of death” and face Donovan’s gunslingers to get the gold and the girl.

Available as an e-Book here.

Review of The Prairie Man by I.J. Parnham

2011-08-18T02:23:00.000-07:00

Ian Parnham sure piles on the problems for his hero, Temple Kennedy. Not only does he have only two days to find the real killer, a task made increasingly difficult due to the fact the everyone else seems to think Hank is guilty, including the town lawman. Kennedy will also uncover, and have to deal with, the truth behind his parent’s deaths. And as for the Prairie Man, how can he catch someone who isn’t real...?

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Dales Westerns - August 2011

2011-08-17T04:26:00.000-07:00

Arizona Gold by Dean Ashton

ISBN: 9781842628171
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 192 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Saved from a slow death in a Mexican desert by the Cordoba family, Wade O'Hara believes that he has found a new life. Then once again his past catches up with him and he has to brand himself a thief to save the map of an Arizona gold mine from falling into the hands of his crooked ex-partners. Wade's subsequent adventures in his attempt to find the mine and thereby aid the Cordoba family, and also to win back their respect, take him to Tombstone and Superstition Mountain, in a fast moving tale of the rugged American South West.

Gun Loose by Lance Ellison

ISBN: 9781842628188
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 208 Pages
Published - 01-08-2011
Genre - Western
Price - £ 11.99

Curt Neilsen wishes to run Red Springs for his own ends but finds that the sheriff, Dan McCoy, is unwilling to play along. McCoy is framed on a bank robbery charge but his escape from jail presents Neilsen with problems. Nevertheless he is determined to carry out his schemes to fleece the cattle drovers and rustle their cattle. Dan McCoy is equally determined to stop this. The resulting conflict brings rustling, kidnapping and gun fights to the fore in an exciting tale of the West.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 15 August

2011-08-15T04:51:00.000-07:00

1. The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin (Hardcover - 29 Jul 2011)
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3. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (Hardcover - 31 May 2011)
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4. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
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Review of The Sheriff and the Widow by Chap O'Keefe

2011-08-12T18:42:00.000-07:00

The fast flowing, easy-to-read story, proves to be a very entertaining book. Descriptions of action and landscape paint vivid imagery and the characters will soon have you shouting for them to be triumphant, or for their demise...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

An interview with David Whitehead

2011-08-11T00:15:00.000-07:00

David Whitehead was born in East London in 1958 and grew up loving westerns. He published his first book in 1986 and to date has published over 70 novels. He is best known as one of the Black Horse Western writers (Black Horse Westerns are an imprint of Robert Hale Publishers in London and the pre-eminent publisher of westerns worldwide) although David’s talent includes thrillers, romance and science fiction. I am pleased to present this exclusive interview with David Whitehead.

1: First, thanks for consenting to this interview! With 70 books to your credit I want to ask you up front what was your first book?

Read more at Dispatches from the Last Outlaw.

Review of Dark Angel Riding by Logan Winters

2011-08-09T05:36:00.000-07:00

John Dancer was a drifting man. Following the trail to nowhere he came upon a pretty young woman weeping at her lynched husband's feet. Raiders had hit her ranch wanting everything the widow owned...

Read more at Joanne Walpole

Bestsellers at Amazon - 8 August

2011-08-08T00:44:00.000-07:00

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3. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011)
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5. Hanging Party by James Gordon White (Hardcover - 31 May 2006)
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6. Ambush in Purgatory by Daniel Rockfern (Hardcover - 31 Aug 2005)
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8. The Iron Roads by Caleb Rand (Hardcover - 31 May 2007)
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10. The Goose Moon by Caleb Rand (Hardcover - 29 Apr 2005)
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Black Horse Extra #23 available now

2011-08-07T23:55:00.000-07:00

The Black Horse Western line originated in 1986 when UK publisher Robert Hale Ltd introduced new, uniform branding of all its western fiction, which it had been producing for years as hardback books primarily for sale to public libraries. This year the series has its 25th anniversary. Congratulations on the BHW Silver Jubilee are in order from grateful western readers and writers everywhere.

BHWs pass the milestone with no fanfare, their appearance consistent as ever. The books' attractive look remains almost unchanged in times that have changed and continue to change. It takes close examination to distinguish between an early and late BHW. Clouds may have gathered over the future of "light fiction" in public libraries funded from the taxpayer's purse, but the company continues to publish eight new western titles a month, although for a spell they did issue as many as ten...

Read More at Black Horse Extra.

An interview with Tony Masero

2011-08-05T07:02:00.000-07:00

'Jake Rains' is my first book to be published in hardback. Hale Books (aka Black Horse Westerns) were kind enough to let one of their cover artists have a try with the pen instead of the paintbrush and miraculously it was accepted and they let me do the cover art for my book as well.

Having painted Western book covers for four decades, it seemed about time to put something between the covers instead of on them. Over the years its meant a lot of visual research whilst doing the Edge and Steele series amongst others and that of course led to an interest in the era and also, like so many of my generation, as a youngster I was raised on a diet of both Western movies and comics...

Read more at Tainted Archive.

Review of The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin

2011-08-04T06:54:00.000-07:00

Jack Martin starts this book with a strong opening scene and the story never lets up from there. The plot moves forwards quickly and defies the reader to put the book down before finding out how things will end for Delta Rose. Can you save his son? Will he tell his son that he is his father? Will he tell anyone he has come home to die, and will he still be alive by the end...?

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Review of Hanging Party by James Gordon White

2011-08-03T06:57:00.001-07:00

Claiming to be wrongly accused of murder, drifter Rafe Lonis takes Diana Logan hostage and leaves Matt Sutton in his clothes to face a blood-mad hanging party...

Read more at Joanne Walpole

Review of The Sandhills Shootings by Chap O'Keefe

2011-08-02T02:06:00.000-07:00

THE SANDHILLS SHOOTING is one of Chap O'Keefe's early novels and the second to feature range detective/hired gun Joshua Dillard. In this one, Dillard gets a letter from his brother-in-law, who is serving as a deputy marshal in a small town in Nebraska, asking him to come and help prevent a range war that's brewing in the sandhills area of that state.

Read more at James Reasoner.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 1 August

2011-08-01T14:46:00.000-07:00

1. The Black Horse Westerns: Collection No. 1 by Abe Dancer, Dean Edwards, Tyler Hatch and Scott Connor (Kindle Edition - 1 Jan 2011) - Kindle eBook
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4. The Shadow of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (Hardcover - 31 Oct 2011)
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5. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (Hardcover - 31 May 2011)
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6. Scar County Showdown by Elliot Long (Hardcover - 28 Feb 2011)
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7. All Guns Blazing by Douglas Thorne (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2008)
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8. Iron Eyes is Dead by Rory Black (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2010)
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9. The Skull of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (Hardcover - 31 Mar 2011)
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Black Horse Westerns - July 2011

2011-07-31T00:09:00.000-07:00

No Quarter at Devil's Fork by Terrell L. Bowers

When a crazed outlaw named Chilly Lloyd instigates a heinous crime, it seals the fate of seven other men. Now two friends, Brett Jackson and Reggie Satterfield, put aside their journey to a peaceful life and set out to bring the killers to justice. Stella Burdette has never had much luck but hopes for better things when she agrees to run a chuck wagon for eight hunters, including Chilly Lloyd. Soon, though, she must run for her life. And then Brett and Reggie fall into a deadly trap and are doomed to discover there is No Quarter at Devil's Fork.

Count the Dead by Rick Dalmas

Dawson is thrown off a freight train, half-dead. Then, when he finally finds himself riding into a nearby town, he is on a stranger's horse with a dead man roped behind the cantle. Against all odds he finds himself a riding job with decent sidekicks. It looked good but trouble awaited him. Instead of tallying round-up steers he was forced to fight for his very life.

The Drummond Brand by William DuRey

Luther Drummond, owner of the Diamond-D ranch, the largest cattle spread around the Montana township of Bridger Butte, is buying up land vacated by settlers who have been forced out by a ruinous winter. Rumours abound, however, that many of the misfortunes suffered by the settlers are not the result of nature but are directly attributable to Luther's son, Dagg. Ethan Brodie, a Pinkerton detective, becomes embroiled in the affairs at Bridger Butte when he is accused of murder and stagecoach robbery. Teaming up with Claire Dumbril, the daughter of the dead stagecoach driver, Ethan vows to track down her father's killers. How will the brave duo fare and what perils await them along the way?

Outlaw Queen by Ethan Flagg

An outlaw gang known as the Starrbreakers has been causing mayhem in the territory of Wyoming. After each robbery, the bandits quickly vanish into the stronghold of the Big Horn Mountains through a mysterious gap known as Hole-in-the-Wall. The usual law authorities have been rendered powerless to hunt the Starrbreakers down so Special Agent Drew Henry has been hired to infiltrate the gang in the guise of an escaped convict. Bullets are set to fly when Drew Henry comes to town. Can he take on the Outlaw Queen and break the Starrbreakers' stranglehold?

The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin

After more than twenty years of living a life on the road, Delta Rose returns to the ranch he once owned with his fiancee, Etta James. A bullet wedged close to his heart has dealt Delta the dead man's hand. He soon discovers Etta has a secret: they have a son who, by now a young man, is in trouble. He is charged with both robbery and murder. Can Delta redeem himself for a past ill spent and save the life of the son he never knew he had?

Showdown at Snakebite Creek by Thomas McNulty

Seven years earlier Cole Tibb's father had been murdered alongside Rattlesnake Creek and now Cole wants justice. He returns to Raven Flats looking to settle the old grudge. But settling a grudge and surviving are two very different things. Soon he finds himself opposing a greedy landowner named Carleton Usher, his ruthless sons, and a merciless group of killers. The arrival of enigmatic US Marshal Maxfield Knight raises the stakes in a deadly game of survival. As the bodies begin stacking up like firewood Cole realises he has only two things in his favour - his ruthless determination to set things right and his ability with a gun.

Crooked Foot's Gold by Greg Mitchell

Jim and Barney are hot on the trail of a thief when they arrive at White Rock but they soon find themselves drawn into the mysterious community, which is claimed by white gold-seekers and restless tribes alike. Then, a dying renegade tells them the story of Crooked Foot's gold and the pair find themselves being hunted down without knowing why. Now they must venture into dangerous territory seeking answers - and who knows what perils await them?

Revenge for a Hanging by Richard Smith

Bush Creek's hardened Marshal Mason finds his life under threat in his own jail, but he is saved by a young fugitive he had arrested on charges of abduction, horse theft and murder. When the youngster confesses that he knifed an uncle who had brutally lynched his father, the marshal realizes that he also has a personal interest in settling the long-standing feud that was behind the hanging. Together, the marshal and his young rescuer seek retribution - but final justice can only come after further violence and more deaths.

Review of No Quarter at Devil's Fork by Terrell L. Bowers

2011-07-28T09:43:00.000-07:00

This book is packed with incident, all told in an easy to read style that sees the author telling his story through the eyes of a number of different characters, such as those mentioned in the blurb. The action is first rate and the dialogue crackles, there’s plenty of humour too, often combined with the tall-tales Satterfield delights in telling whenever possible...

Read more at Western Fiction Review.

Review of The Ballad of Delta Rose by Jack Martin

2011-07-27T12:24:00.000-07:00

Delta Rose and his partner, Etta James, built up a small ranch together but the urge of wanderlust and the lure of making quick money to give them a life of luxury drew Delta away. Twenty years later and he returns. The ranch is now prosperous and foreman Steve Carter is firmly in a precarious driving seat. He has high hopes for something to happen between him and Etta but Delta's arrival seems to be about to dash his hopes. But not all is as it seems...

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Linford Westerns - July 2011

2011-07-26T00:10:00.000-07:00

Raiders Of The Mission San Juan by Scott Connor

ISBN: 9781444807325
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 232 Pages
Published - 01-07-2011
Price - £ 8.99

On the trail of the Shannon gang, Marshal Lincoln Hawk learns that they have already been killed. Believing that the dead outlaws have been incorrectly identified he continues on the owlhoot trail. He finds the gang still very much alive at the Mission San Juan, preparing to claim a stash of Mexican gold. Whilst the gang fiercely protect their alibi, no help is forthcoming from the peaceful mission padres. As Lincoln confronts an army of gun-toting raiders can he hold his own?

Packing Iron by Steve Hayes

ISBN: 9781444807332
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 280 Pages
Published - 01-07-2011
Price - £ 8.99

Rebellious teenager Raven Bjorkman and her widowed mother, Ingrid, save the life of Gabriel Moonlight, an outlaw dying from gunshot wounds. They learn that he was shot by his enemy's son, Stadtlander, a ruthless rancher. Gabriel rides off, leaving Raven and Ingrid caring deeply for him. Then, when they move to Old Calico in California, they are unexpectedly reunited with Gabriel who finds himself in a perilous situation where only his gun-skills will save the day.

Ransom by Owen G. Irons

ISBN: 9781444807349
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 200 Pages
Published - 01-07-2011
Price - £ 8.99

In Crater, Arizona, Amos Fillmore is the town's banker. His life is shattered when a gang led by the notorious gunman, Earl Weathers, kidnaps his daughter, Anita. Duplicity and violence rage while Anita languishes in a cave deep into the hills of the desert wilderness. Her safety is compromised by greed - that of the kidnappers and those tasked with upholding justice. It's only when the territory's top gun, Laredo, arrives that Anita and her ransom can ever be recovered.

By The Gun They Died by Matt James

ISBN: 9781444807356
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 224 Pages
Published - 01-07-2011
Price - £ 8.99

With seven killers camped on his trail, big Blaze Morgan rides south into Weeping Woman Valley. With his superior gun skills and horsemanship, Morgan expects that he will soon shake off his pursuers. But it's a dark and a stormy night and when he's violently thrown from his horse he finds that he will be lucky to survive the next twenty-four hours... Can he ever hope to overcome the obstacles in his way?

Liberty And A Law Badge by Chap O'Keefe

ISBN: 9781444807363
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 248 Pages
Published - 01-07-2011
Price - £ 8.99

Crazy Bob McGill, spying on Sheriff Dan Vickers, is saddened to discover his own daughter, Liberty, sharing the isolation of Vickers' fishing retreat... However, unknown to Bob, Liberty is being blackmailed and trying to protect her sorry marriage to spineless rancher and cattle thief, Tom Tolliver. Meanwhile, ex-Pinkerton agent, Joshua Dillard, comes to Montana working undercover for Vickers' boss, cattle baron Barnaby Lant. The lynching and gunplay begin, but can Joshua bring justice to the range and save Liberty?

Gone To Texas by J.D. Ryder

ISBN: 9781444807370
Large Print (Soft Cover) - 288 Pages
Published - 01-07-2011
Price - £ 8.99

Andy and Cletus, wounded late in the Civil War, flee the battlefield and head for home...but Yankee carpetbaggers have taken over. Andy's family has been evicted from their ranch, so he turns to what he learned in the war: how to kill. The enemies now are Yankee politicians who came south to loot and plunder. When 'Wanted' posters circulate, however, the two friends join a cattle drive going to Texas, but the brutal past finally catches up with them.

Bestsellers on Amazon - 25 July

2011-07-25T08:20:00.000-07:00

1. The Shadow of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (Hardcover - 31 Oct 2011)
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2. Drive to Redemption by Mike Deane (Hardcover - 31 May 2011)
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6. Scar County Showdown by Elliot Long (Hardcover - 28 Feb 2011)
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7. Iron Eyes is Dead by Rory Black (Hardcover - 30 Nov 2010)
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8. Ace High in Wilderness by Rob Hill (Hardcover - 30 Jun 2011)
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9. The Skull of Iron Eyes by Rory Black (Hardcover - 31 Mar 2011)
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10. Last Chance Saloon by Ross Morton (Hardcover - 30 May 2008)
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New website for BH writer Josh Lockwood

2011-07-24T01:15:00.000-07:00

The new website, including an extract of Josh's forthcoming Death on the Devil's Highway, is to be found at http://joshlockwood.bravehost.com.

The Traditional West

2011-07-23T03:55:00.001-07:00

Hey, Black Horse Westerns lovers. There's a new anthology by Western Fictioners called The Traditional West that includes stories by lots of BHW authors. Take time to watch the trailer. It'll whet your appetite for more western stories, sure thing. THE TRADITIONAL WEST