When Daniel Sagger flees from his home, leaving his wife with her throat cut, his son Will can reach but one conclusion: his father was a callous murderer. But this was a crime so horrific it beggared belief, and when Will rides into town to talk to his friends, he discovers an ever-thickening web of intrigue. Why have men from Hole in the Wall been talking to his father? Who is the mysterious Amos Killin who has been plying his father with drink? What part do Beebob Hawkins and Texas Dean play in the mystery? Knowing that he must ride to Hole in the Wall to discover what lies buried in his father's past, Will Sagger heads out with gunsmith Jake Cree and Deputy Slim Gillo. They are destined to ride through hell and to face desperate outlaws in a blazing, bloody climax.

It’s 1901 and the new century abounds with dynamic change. The United States emerged victorious in the Spanish-American War to become a world power. New corporations command the developing industrial economy. Advancements in science, technology and transportation flourish. Progress in steel production, electric power and petroleum refinement is increasing. A full-scale oil boom started in Texas with the largest ever oil strike at Spindletop field. In New Mexico, a territory since 1850, the federal government continues to deny statehood. In Santa Fe, a police force, the New Mexico Rangers is being created. At this time, Adobe Centori arrives in New Mexico and starts the Circle C Ranch. Although change defines the new century, some things remain the same — including criminal behavior. In this prequel to Statehood of Affairs, the corrupt Valtura Ring has engaged in accelerated attacks on the Circle C and is determined to take or destroy the ranch for mysterious reasons. Centori leads the Circle C riders in investigating the mystery and in a high-stakes battle. This fast-paced story, with colorful narrative and historical context, follows Centori’s action-packed collision with the dark side of human nature.

The Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century A family of Scottish warriors. A stranger in a new land. . .. From the bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, the blazing saga of Duff MacCallister, heir to a legacy of courage. A Killing Too Far Duff MacCallister fled the Scottish Highlands for a new world in Wyoming Territory. Betrothed to a good woman, Duff has the bad luck to be standing in the Chugwater Bank when a violent robbery explodes around him. With one man dead by Duff's gun, and another under arrest, a team of bandits swarms outside of town. As witnesses, Duff, a banker, and a beautiful barmaid are whisked into the town's hotel for safe-keeping as the outlaws threaten the defenseless town with a bloodbath if their fellow bandit isn't set free. Except no MacCallister has ever run from trouble. With a scoped Creedmoor rifle he goes after the Taylor gang, one bad guy at a time. . ..But Duff doesn't know that fate--and a little twist of frontier justice--will give the Taylor Gang one last chance for a shocking, treacherous act of revenge. . . First Time In Print!

WAY OUT WEST HER PROTECTOR… Cameron Reeves knew his beautiful new cook was hiding something. What had brought this woman to his secluded Colorado ranch? HER RESCUER… Haley was running from a killer, and somehow she'd ended up with a domineering cowboy trying to control her! She needed time to think, but Cam's innate protectiveness kept interfering—even as his kisses made her forget everything else. HER LOVER? Only in Cam's arms did Haley feel safe, but he believed in honesty. And the truth was the one thing she could never share…. Because there's nothing like a cowboy.

The independent tomboy Andrea Carter and her beloved horse, Taffy, were first introduced in Andrea Carter and the Long Ride Home in 2005. Since then, popular author Susan Marlow has penned five more books in the Circle C Adventures series, filled in Andi’s early years with the Circle C Beginnings series, and started a chronicle of Andrea’s teen years in Circle C Milestones. Published to celebrate the tenth anniversary of this positive role model for girls, Andrea Carter’s Tales from the Circle C Ranch is a collection of short stories inspired by fan questions that fills in many of the gaps between Circle C Beginnings and Circle C Adventures. Taking place between 1873 and 1880, each story is prefaced by an explanatory note that pinpoints the action of the story in relation to events in the existing Andrea Carter books. Wholesome fun, and with a clear Christian message throughout, Andrea Carter’s Tales from the Circle C Ranch is a mustread for fans of the series and a fun introduction for those who haven’t yet discovered these historical gems.

Vernon Fuller had not been to Jasper, Missouri, for more than twenty years. He had been driven away from the area under the gunpoint of three men and given a warning never to return. He was now the owner of a small ranch about five days ride from Jasper. He had an assistant foreman named Leon Elliott that he trusted 100 percent. Before the warning, Vernon had been working as a cowhand on one of the large ranches in the area, the Circle M. The ranch was owned by a man named Samuel McKnight. Samuel McKnight had driven Vernon away from the area after learning that he had been having a secret, intimate relationship with his daughter, Margie. There was another large ranch in the area, the Circle C, owned by a man named James Caldwell. James Caldwell had a son named Christopher. James Caldwell and Samuel McKnight were best friends. They had made an agreement whereby their son and daughter would marry when Margie became twenty years of age. Now twenty years later, Vernon Fuller has received a letter from Margie, asking him for help. While reading the letter, Vernon learned that Samuel McKnight and Christopher Caldwell were dead, and no one knew James Caldwell's whereabouts. Most importantly, Vernon learned that he has a daughter named Laura. Leon agreed to go to Jasper on Vernon's behalf and provide any assistance he could to Margie and Laura. Neither of the women was to be told upfront Vernon Fuller had sent him. Margie had requested in her letter that Laura not be told Vernon was her father. Read about the adventures Leon encounters as he works to solve the puzzle of how Christopher died and the unknown whereabouts of James Caldwell. Enjoy reading of how those adventures led to a totally unimaginable romance and rekindled another...

When a planned bank robbery in Drystone City results in the death of the owner's wife, Cage turns his back on lawlessness and heads home. But when he arrives in the border town of Nathan's Ford, he has been followed by his nemesis and rides into tragedy. With his family's ranch burned to the ground, and his parents and brother murdered by Mexican rustlers, Cage - aided by childhood friend Velvet Goodwine and reluctant bank owner Milton Guthrie - sets off in pursuit of the killers. A confrontation with the rustlers leads to the unmasking of the man behind the deaths, and a bloody finale which leaves Cage fighting desperately for his life, and the lives of the only friends he has left.

When ex-outlaw Bobbie Lee sees a rider approaching Beattie's Halt he know it means trouble. Hours later his innocent son is gunned down in the saloon and three more hard-bitten strangers have joined the gunman called Van Gelderen. But who are they? Two days later a second young man dies and the strangers leave town. But murder cannot go unpunished. Bobbie Lee, Will Blunt and his daughter, Cassie, pick up the trail outside Beattie's Halt. In the scorching heat of the desert old feuds are settled in a six-gun blaze.