Indian Western

From shootouts on the Upper Frisco, to the Indian Wars and Outlaw hideouts William French experienced it all on his ranch in Western New Mexico. An immigrant from the old country—Ireland—Captain William French reached California in 1883. Nearly penniless he rested his fate and fortune on the flip of a coin; heads California, tails New Mexico. He landed on Alma New Mexico. Little did he know then what fate and fortune held in store for him. Recounting his time on the WS Ranch near Alma New Mexico, Recollections of Western Ranchman reads like a Dime-Store Western, and contains firsthand ...

A Native American adventure, romance, and the perils of the mountains follow Jedidiah Bracket back into the depth of his valley. Who will survive, Crow Killer or the ones with the great glaring red eyes that follow him? As the old medicine man, White Swan, predicted from the smoke of his fire; Jedidiah saw the evasive light on the mountain, found his beautiful valley, and had to fight many battles to overcome his enemies. He had to kill, but only after being challenged. He saved and protected his friends and the woman he loved. Love came to him briefly, only to be snatched away like a bolt ...

Being a marshal is dangerous. Especially when the people who hired you may be the ones out to get you... Hired to guide a group through Sioux territory, Samuel has danger to the left and danger to the right. On top of that, he's trying to figure out who's gunning for him. Will he risk a growing bond with a young Sioux woman in order to save his life? With the old west as a backdrop, the Sam Keaton novels are first and foremost mysteries, taking readers to authentic historical events just after the Civil War.

Another exciting adventure for this happy family comes about through their new friend Indy Roades, a former baseball player and a Yumatan Indian. He tells them about his pueblo in the mountains of New Mexico, and his tribe’s lost turquoise mine. When Mr. Hollister hears that a store there, called The Chapparal, which sells silver trinkets and Yumatan articles, is closing down, he considers buying the goods for his own shop, The Trading Post. He decides to go to New Mexico to examine the stock, and takes his family along with him.

Life in the rugged Appalachian Mountains of the 1860s was brutal but life in those treacherous hills had never been easy. A tough life breeds hardy people and the mountain people were as unforgiving and fierce as the mountains themselves. The old ways ran strong in their blood and hatred ran bone deep. Feuds were a part of life. The Robertson clan was a small but proud family. When a cherished member was needlessly shot down the grief-stricken Robertsons went to war against the family of her killers. The feud dragged on for years but their enemies were far too numerous. Fourteen year old ...

Oli August is duty-bound to travel the 1849 frontier to prove that his brother-in-law was innocent of the charges of robbery and murder. The trip is fraught with danger and betrayal as he searches for truth on the Kansas plains.

One love-struck businessman; one compassionate Sioux maiden; one heart-wrenching decision. Is the power of love enough to save an entire tribe? Five years ago, when Edward James settled in Bear Creek to manage the mines, he saw a future of business and opportunity. He didn’t plan to fall in love. But since the moment he met Morning Sun, his world has been turned upside down. If only her family would accept him, he could be the devoted husband he longed to be, but how can he convince them that he’s worthy of Morning Sun’s love?

In 1886 Cattle Ranching was big business in southwestern Missouri. On short cattle drives, a wrangler could make a month’s wages in less than a week. Sometimes unexpected obstacles stand in the way. But the cattle have to be moved forward, and the obstacles have to be overcome. Every cattle rancher knows there’s a payoff at the end of the drive. And he also knows that bad men will kill to get their hands on it. But what the bad men should remember is the ranches will kill to keep it.

A Southern war widow seeking to reinvent herself in the West. A Union cavalryman haunted by his deeds. Can they survive a thousand-mile journey beset by bandits and warring Sioux to discover a life together? After losing everything in the war, Annabelle sets out with her extended family on a wagon train for the goldfields in Montana. Helping to lead the way is Josey Angel, whose reputation as a notorious killer is belied by a thoughtful manner and wounded soul. A bond grows as they tend to the settlers’ needs—until secrets from Annabelle’s past provoke new dangers and the frontier ...

Living in the north western United States, deep in the mountains, was not easy back in the 1800’s. The severe winter kept Jed and his wife snowed in, unable to get an early start to the post. Soon, Bright Moon will bring their child into the world, but will they make it to Fort Bridger in time? Their trip to Bridger will be hard as warriors lie in wait to steal Jed’s pelts and wife adds to their peril. Dibbs Bacon rides to Bridger to get Jed to help Ellie as she gets word of her father’s death. They endure a perilous journey west to the Gallatin Mountains. A crazed hunter follows ...

*This book is a continuation of Cut and Run, the first title in the Aspen Eyes Series.*Four years have passed since Rebecca’s first summer in Jackson, Wyoming. Her decision to settle on the Flying W was not without sacrifice, but she can’t imagine being any happier than she is right now. Her husband, Alec, provides her with everything she could ever want–namely, the love and respect she’s yearned for all her life. She’s never had a reason to feel insecure in their marriage. Then a beautiful stranger arrives in town, a woman with strong ties to the Westins…and a long history with...

In Oh What a Slaughter, Larry McMurtry has written a unique, brilliant, and searing history of the bloody massacres that marked, and marred, the settling of the American West in the 19th century, and which still provoke immense controversy today.

Carson Miller is a cowboy trying to establish a cattle ranch while fighting off a neighbor rancher who wants his property. Carson is forced to defend himself with one hand tied behind his back, because the neighbor’s daughter is an old girlfriend of his. At the same time Carson discovers an Indian Mound hidden in the forest on his property. When he engages a Professor of Archology to excavate the mound, the two unfolding events give nonstop action. The story appeals to western readers as well as history buffs.

A great tale of western romance, action and courage as the Lanes go west, facing many hardships as they search for the mighty warrior Lone Eagle. Identical twins, 3-year-old William and Phillip Lane, grandsons of General Horatio Lane are torn apart when their wagon train is attacked by the mighty Sioux warriors. William and his sister Virginia are found by a passing army patrol but Phillip is missing. Eighteen years later at the Fort Laramie Treaty Council a close family friend sees a warrior identical in looks to William. Follow the Lane's west as a courageous family seeks the missing twin...

The seventh novel in the acclaimed Sean Stranahan mystery series: Scarecrows are appearing in the cliffs above the Smith River in Montana, and state investigator Harold Little Feather is trying to discover the culprit leaving the hay figures in the cliffs, with signs painted that read "No Smith River Mine - Not on My Watch." The event is related to a copper mine project that threatens the river, but his investigation takes an ominous turn when a little girl claims that a scarecrow chased her in the night.

The story is inspired by the true events surrounding the 1862 Santee Sioux Indian revolt throughout Minnesota and the Dakota Territory. The story begins with Red Iron as a young boy and quickly moves to his rise among the Indian ranks and his lifetime quest for peaceful coexistence. Red Iron reaches adulthood and fathers twins; a boy, Curved Wing, and a girl, Blue Feather. The tale moves through time showing the close relationship of the brother and sister to their adulthood and the heart of the story, the year 1862. Curved Wing is now a scout for the U.S. Army where his friend and ...

An arranged marriage to save their people. A tribesman who loves another. A spurned woman without a home. Two people determined to do their duty – one out of desperation, the other out of indifference. When Maverick loses the woman he’s loved forever, he gives in to his family and tribe’s expectations and agrees to marry a woman from a coastal tribe. His bachelor party puts him in the path of someone with fiery eyes that draws a spark. Will he be able to leave her the next day to marry another? Morgan has no home to go back to because of shame from her past mistakes and a broken heart...

They gave him a badge. They didn't say they'd trust him. Sam Keaton is a lawman now. He's been cleared of wrongdoing and is doing the right thing. But he has trouble aplenty: an unsolved bank robbery, a double murder and... the fact the townspeople refuse to trust that he is on the right side of the law. The appearance of a group of renegades only makes life tougher. With the old west as a backdrop, the Sam Keaton novels are first and foremost mysteries, taking readers to authentic historical events just after the Civil War.

Maybe she hadn’t failed at love. Maybe he just hadn’t been the right man… Life had never been melancholier for Eliza Loring since the man she loved had up and married someone else. But when she meets a handsome stranger whose genuine compliments and soul-searing gazes seem to reach way deep inside her, she wonders if maybe there’s another man out there for her after all. Miner Gill Mabry has seen and done many things in his nearly 40 years, much of which he’s not proud of. He’d put his days at war far behind him, though the memories seem determined to haunt him while he sleeps. ...

Bizarre occultists try to use a legendary monster to enact their revenge and only a hard-drinking gunslinger can stop them! Its Hell on Wheels meets Jaws! Blessed by a holy man, hard-drinking gunslinger Porter Rockwell was promised that if he never cut his hair he would not be harmed by bullet nor blade . . . But what if monsters strike with tooth and claw? Or occult spiritualists send hexes his way? Well this time just might be Port’s last ride . . . Either way it’s gonna be a helluva fight! You don't want to miss this ride thru the old west. Filled with action, suspense and a good ...