Results of BHW Poll

The results of the latest BHW poll show that over 50% of BHW readers have known about the imprint for more than five years and over 90% have heard about it for more than a year.

Thank you to everyone who took part. A new poll will start tomorrow.

Bestsellers at Waterstones

I have no idea how many BHWs Waterstones sell, but this is their bestseller list:

1. Missouri Avenger - Clayton Nash
2. Bounty Hunter's Revenge - Ep Hapgood
3. The Ten Per Cent Gang - I.J. Parnham
4. Savage: Manhunter - Sydney J. Bounds
5. The Brand Burners - Walt Keene
6. West of Eden - Mike Stall
7. Silver Gulch Feud - Scott Connor
8. The Whiskey Wagon - Tom Benson
9. Come See me Hang - Chad Hammer
10. Winter Kill - Frank Roderus

Review of Time to Kill by Lee Lejeune

Review at Western Fiction Review

Review of the $300 Man by Ross Morton

Review at Western Fiction Review

Terry James's Author Day

Joanne Walpole concludes her blogging month by inviting readers to join her on her author day this weekend. Details at Joanne Walpole

May's Black Horse Westerns

Bad Day in Babylon - Clayton Nash
After seven years married to Steve Bannister, Linda discovered to her horror that she didn't really know her husband at all. Settled in a good town and with a suitable lifestyle, she was now faced with a sudden move. It could be in the middle of the night - or the middle of a meal - such was the threat of danger. Steve's past was catching up with him. And the only way it could be stopped was with a smoking gun.
Amazon.co.uk

Return of the Gun Fighter - Ethan Flagg
While eking out a precarious livelihood rearing pigs, ex-bank robber Randy Cole has been asked to help a homesteader who is being threatened with eviction. The aging gunfighter is loath once again to take up arms until he learns that the victim is an old side-kick. And the skunk entrusted with the eviction is Jute Farley who betrayed the Cole gang and was responsible for Randy spending the next ten years in jail. Now Randy must exact his own lethal brand of justice. But the trail is littered with deadly varmints and much blood will be shed before the final showdown.
Amazon.co.uk

The $300 Man - Ross Morton
What's a life worth? $300, maybe. Half-Mexican Corbin Molina lost a hand during the Civil War but he has adapted. Now he's on a mission to Walkerville. On the way, he prevents a train robbery and finds an old friend. Corbin always carries $300, which is significant, since that's what he was a paid as substitute soldier for the Union. When Corbin starts asking questions about Walkerville's law and administration, he discovers that the Walker family, who seem to have bought and paid for loyalty and position, dominate the townspeople. Inevitably, Corbin's questions attract plenty of trouble. And his past emerges to confront him during a tense showdown that threatens not only him but also his newfound love.
Amazon.co.uk

Land of the Lost- Dean Edwards
Young drifter Hal Harper rides into the remote town of Senora when he finds himself looking down the barrels of the law. What Harper does not realise is that the ruthless outlaw Tate Talbot and his gang have managed to get themselves elected as sheriff and deputies. Talbot has discovered that there is a wanted poster on his own head worth a small fortune so he has the ingenious idea of collecting his own bounty by killing the innocent Harper and claiming the drifter is the outlaw known as Diamond Bob Casey. Harper manages to escape to the remote uncharted desert south of Senora but can he survive in the Land of the Lost?
Amazon.co.uk

Long Shadows - Terry James
When Jake Rudd is saved from a brutal beating, he can't believe his luck. Not only is his saviour an attractive redhead, she's an old flame. Suddenly his plans to settle down seem a real possibility. Unfortunately, Ros West has no memory of him, and with trouble following her, no reason to trust him. Only when family and friends are threatened by a power-hungry businessman, do the long shadows of the past bring events full circle. Now, side by side, Jake and Ros must deal with the past to secure the future. But when the smoke clears, will old scores be settled or will the truth prove more dangerous than a smoking gun?
Amazon.co.uk

Time to Kill - Lee Lejeune
Ten years after the end of the Civil War, Nat Jordan who has fought in the Confederate army, is returning by railroad to his home near Kansas City. Then they are held up by so-called Quantrill raiders, led by Captain Coulter with whom Jordan had escaped from Union forces during the War. Coulter recognises Jordan and this soon leads to complications. A Pinkerton agent called McGill suspects that Jordan is in cahoots with the raiders, and things begin to turn very nasty when tragedy strikes at the Jordan homestead. Who is on the side of the raiders and who is on the side of the law? It is time to kill, but who will die?
Amazon.co.uk

Bestsellers on Amazon.co.uk - 25 May

1. Comes the Reaper by B.J. Holmes (1995)
8 Used: from £0.01

2. Hills of Blood by Frank Weight (2000)
4 Used: from £5.85

3. Long Shadows by Terry James (2009)
New: from £9.80

4. Rocking W by Gillian F. Taylor (1993)
5 Used: from £4.95

5. Comanche Country by Greg Mitchell (2009)
New: £11.03

6. War Smoke by Michael D. George (2009)
New: £11.03

7. Yuma Breakout by Jeff Sadler and B.J. Holmes (2008)
New: £12.25
Used from: from £8.95

8. Blast to Oblivion by Chap O'Keefe (2009)
New: £11.03
12 Used from : £7.63

9. Stampede at Rattlesnake Pass by Clay More (2007)
New: £11.99
3 Used: from £8.98

10. Lockwood's Law by Carter West (2000)
4 Used: from £2.66

May's Linford Westerns

Scott Connor - Last Stage To Lonesome
Carter Malone is returning to Lonesome when a thunderstorm forces the stage to stop in Ferry Town. Then, when Bart Merrill rides into town, a gunfight erupts leaving seven men dead, including Marshal McKinney, who, before dying, entrusts Carter to continue the journey and deliver his mysterious prisoner to Lonesome. But there are gunslingers along the trail ready to free the prisoner and an old adversary from his troubled past turns up - can he ever hope to reach Lonesome?
Amazon.co.uk

Ethan Flagg - Two For Texas
The Texas cattle town of Buckeye has been taken over by outlaw boss Wade Garvey. When his men start turning up with their throats cut, he brings in the hired gunfighter known as Nevado to find the killer. However, all is not what it seems in Buckeye, and amidst simmering passions, an unlikely liaison forms between Nevado and the mysterious knife-wielder... Then, as the bullets begin to fly on Nob Hill, it all culminates in an explosive climax.
Amazon.co.uk

Billy Hall - Temptation Trail
Max Quinn stood alone in the street of Sundance, Wyoming. Before him stood three of the fastest gunmen he had ever faced. The small, psychotic one of the trio tittered briefly. 'Let's see if you're fast enough to deal with all three of us,' he gloated. Max knew he should have gone somewhere, anywhere, except to Sundance. He tensed to draw, determined at least to die making the best effort of his life...
Amazon.co.uk

Greg Mitchell - Killer's Kingdom
The outlaw King Lesley has been plundering the countryside around Henly Springs for two years. Finally, when the local sheriff leads a posse against the outlaws, Lesley's men ambush them and a massacre ensues. On a mission to rescue any survivors, Marshal Rod Delroy arrives, but Mort Wolfe intervenes, driven by desire for revenge against Lesley. Rod faces many dangers before the outlaw threat is removed and the citizens of Henly Springs can live in peace again.
Amazon.co.uk

P. McCormac - Hammer Of God
Deputy Joe Hammer always gets his man. Thugs and killers don't give in easy: most are brought in slung over a saddle. Seeking a peaceful life, he resigns his badge, hangs up his guns and rides south to Mexico. But when Joe's friends are gunned down by Gomez Farias, the Hammer of God is roused. As a former lawman, the blood that flowed was a trickle compared to the flood unleashed when Joe rides out on the vengeance trail.
Amazon.co.uk

Bill Williams - Mistaken In Claymore Ridge
Ben Oakes had always been involved in trouble - he'd killed men before - but now he was determined to live a new life and never to carry a weapon. But when he's wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of Todd Hakin, he's desperate to clear his name and escape the hangman's noose. Then Ben is finally released, and his search for Todd's killer leads him to Claymore Ridge, where he faces threats to his life from more than one quarter...
Amazon.co.uk

Marshal Jake T. Devine

Article on the BHW character at The Culbin Trail

Extract of The $300 Man by Ross Morton

Extract available at Black Horse Express

Review of Long Shadows by Terry James

Review at Western Fiction Review

In addition find out more about the author at Joanne Walpole

New BHW Blog - Lee Walker

Check out the new blog at Lee Walker Westerns