Western Mystery

Sometimes attraction isn’t enough, but it might be a start. One wild romp with a sexy stranger leads to more… When ranch hand Theo Sutton runs into a hot chick at the local small-town winery, things get more than a little wild in the back of his truck. The encounter leaves him wanting more, but he has other heavy issues weight on him in the form of a runaway kid who keeps making trouble on the ranch. But maybe Theo has a little time to spare for the beautiful widow of a bull rider, even if she only wants him to warm her bed on occasion. Sadie can’t be too careful with her heart. The ...

For a young boy of twelve to witness a murder is a terrible tragedy, but it doesn’t end there. The lad is shackled by the unexplained mystery and cannot tell a soul about it. Snooping in Mr. Blake Thomas’ private Pullman on that dreadful night, he was not supposed to see him kill a beautiful young woman. Something had enraged the rich old man. Now a person lay dead on the floor, and the young boy would surely be murdered too if caught hiding in the closet. As he held his breath, another corpse fell to the floor only feet away. Then something strange happened. A young girl could be heard...

When Wyoming highway patrolman Rosey Wayman is transferred to the beautiful and imposing landscape of the Wind River Canyon, an area the troopers refer to as no-man's-land because of the lack of radio communication, she starts receiving "officer needs assistance" calls. The problem? They're coming from Bobby Womack, a legendary Arapaho patrolman who met a fiery death in the canyon almost a half century ago.

With her ex-husband, Ted, working nearby in an adjoining county, Kate Fox is eager to prove she’s the better sheriff. But when the less-than-popular ex-foreman of a local ranch is found dead, Kate gets the opportunity she’s been looking for. As it turns out, the case hits a little too close to home. The dead man’s body is discovered in a truck that belongs to Kate’s brother Jeremy - and he's missing. Evidence left at the crime scene leads Ted to suspect the ranch’s new foreman, but Kate isn’t convinced he’s responsible for the crime.

The battle with the darkness is not over. It has only just begun...The battle for Amigus is over, and orphan-turned-hero, Yuiv, is settling into his life as junior lord of the house of Trauel. The loving family and peaceful life he’s so long yearned for seems to be within his grasp; that is until Yuiv starts having vivid nightmares. His glowing Kalyra eyes mark these dreams as supernatural, proof that he has the gift of Farsight -a power held only by the Al’Kalyra or Arch Sage. As frightening as the idea of being Valcoria’s prophesied savior is, the terror of what Yuiv witnesses in ...

Family ties run deep in the heart of Texas. Who knew that having the Dalton looks—dark hair and blue eyes—would deem Justus as a trustworthy person? That’s exactly what happens when a friend of the family turns up on the Dalton Ranch and thrusts a baby at him to watch because nobody else is home. After she leaves, he realizes he doesn’t even know her name—or how to care for an infant. Tuesday is one of the most sought-out hairstylists in three counties, and she’s got problems. Not only is she raising her irresponsible teen sister’s baby as her own but she is shorthanded in the...

Peace and quiet are hard to find in bustling Key West, so Hayley Snow, a food critic for Key Zest magazine, is taking the afternoon off for a tranquil lunch with a friend outside of town. As they are enjoying the wild beach and the lunch, she realizes that her husband Nathan’s dog, Ziggy, has disappeared. She follows his barking and finds him furiously digging at a shallow grave with a man’s body in it. Davis Jager, a local birdwatcher, identifies him as GG Garcia, a rabble-rousing Key West local and developer.

By Award-Winning Author Can a woman with permanence and family stamped on her forehead find the courage to love a footloose, but irresistible, murder suspect? THE DREAM After Ashley Sinclair’s grandfather is murdered, she dreams about converting the old Victorian ranch house she inherited into a haven for her younger siblings; twin sisters, and a brother recently paralyzed in a football accident. Because they were raised in different foster homes, Ashley fears they will reject her love. Other fears haunt her. Because her charming, handsome father abandoned her, she distrusts men. And ...

A Sweet Romantic Suspense for the Holidays! ~ Unlikely suspects with misunderstood agendas cripple the horse industry and leave everyone to question the motivation behind senseless killings. ~ A horse killer is on the loose and Doreen McConnell loses a couple of mares to a deadly concoction of frog juice and ketamine. When a wealthy neighbor hires a team of men to track down a criminal, Doreen finds herself relying on a mercenary to guard her farm. Nick Taylor is standing watch over Doreen McConnell’s Stables, determined to find the person responsible for destroying numerous horses, but ...

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.

Family ties run deep in the heart of Texas. Is there room in Paradise Valley for three more Daltons? Ford Dalton’s luck seems to have run out. The job he loved on the rodeo circuit left him with a back injury, and he was replaced. That’s about the time his fiancée broke things off, leaving him wondering about the next step in his life. When a frantic call for help comes from his family to come fight a wildfire in Paradise Valley, he and his brothers jump in the truck and head out. After all, what’s family for? When the crisis fades, Ford is left feeling let down—until his uncle ...

They’re total opposites. That doesn’t mean he won’t lay down his life for her. Silas Shanie is ready for action. Now that his medical leave is over, he’s more than capable of being back on the WEST Protection team. His first assignment? Easy. His new ward? Not at all. But he’ll keep the gorgeous, shallow heiress safe because it’s his job. He doesn’t have to like her. Except…he does. Maybe too much. Ignoring her father’s orders is the one luxury Windi Wray doesn’t have. So she’ll let him hire a bodyguard for her. But having the sexy cowboy he chose trail her to Mexico ...

"It' s a question of what you have to do, what you have to live with if you don't." Sheriff Walt Longmire is reading A Christmas Carol in his office on December 24th when he's interrupted by the ghost of Christmas past: a young woman with a hairline scar across her forehead and more than a few questions about Walt' s predecessor, Lucian Connally. Walt doesn' t recognize the mystery woman, but she seems to know him and claims to have something she must return to Connally.

2024. Recently-engaged city girl Cora is new to the small town of Hickory Falls. Still adjusting to the change in pace, she's delighted when she stumbles upon a quaint estate sale. Drawn in by the knickknacks, she buys a jar of colorful baubles and is surprised to find two rings at the bottom of the jar. When she innocently sets out to find the original owner of the rings, she instead stumbles upon a decades-old mystery.

It’s a misty night on Puckachee Mountain high in the Alleghenies. A violent storm has cut power and left roads nearly impassable. Then a young professor’s body is found under a fallen power line…with bite wounds in her skull. This is another fascinating West Virginia mystery, testing the wits of detectiveJosh Draper and his alluring assistant Annie McBride.What caused the death? Was she electrocuted? Was she a victim of the famed eastern cougar, thought to be extinct?Surrounded by a host of characters, all with a vested interest in the case, Josh and Annie must sort through clues and ...

In 1946, a powerful freight train storms across West Virginia. Half a century later, police learn the terrible truth about that night. The railway mystery sets off a bizarre series of present-day crimes that threaten to derail State Police detective Josh Draper and his alluring assistant, Annie McBride. The two race to unravel the past while an environmental disaster looms and dangerous criminals from New York prepare to clash with the inhabitants of a tranquil valley called Briar Fork. Enjoy this tour-de-force Henry D. Smith classic, complete with his trademark humor, colorful characters, ...

When her latest original song went number one in 1977 on the country charts Laney McKay, America’s sweetheart went home to Grand County, Colorado for a charity concert and to relax in the shadows of the Rocky Mountains to prepare for her upcoming United States tour the following summer. Laney, basking in her new fame and fortune, just wanted some time in the mountain mist of her home in Grand County. No one knew Laney had a secret that she held dear to her heart there amongst the evergreens and aspens trees. Laney did not know her secret and she were about to run headfirst into a ...

Paul’s just here to help, or so he claims—sent by a charity for vulnerable people to do odd jobs for elderly widow Gwen. But for Gwen’s daughter Connie, there’s just something about Paul that rings alarm bells from day one. He’s a little too kind, a little too involved…Worse still, Gwen seems to have fallen under his spell.

As changes in Wyoming banking law bring an influx of crypto entrepreneurs to small-town Custer, attorney Sam Johnstone doesn’t think much of the new arrivals. But when a shocking crime throws him straight into the epicenter of the digital world, there’s no turning back. The death of crypto exchange magnate Max Kovalenko shatters the community, sparking local outrage and a long list of suspects. With many betrayed partners, jealous competitors, and bitter family members left in his wake, Max has stepped on plenty of toes since his arrival, and finding his killer is no easy task.

As three outlaws murder Tom Turley's parents he can only hide under the wagon and watch, holding his little sister Jenny tightly. Little did he know just how ruthless the three killers were. In his quest for vengeance he meets a man with a mysterious past and falls in love with a beautiful young woman. As Tom searches for the killers, his sister strikes out on her own to find him; only to fall into the hands of renegade Indians. Unknown to either Tom or Jenny, they are half owners of the richest gold mine in Colorado, but only if they claim possession of the shares by the deadline. Will Tom...