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Blood Bond 7: Shootout At Gold Creek (Blood Bond #6)
by William W. JohnstoneYoung Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the halfbreed's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. As years passed a legend grew of the breed and the white man who rode together--and could jerk killing iron with the best of them...Shootout At Cold CreekMatt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves don't look for trouble--it's usually there when they wake up in the morning. When they ride into the little gold mining town of Jordanville, high in the Colorado Rockies, all they want is a hot meal and something cold to wash it down. When they see an unarmed man getting brutally beaten by a hard case with a bullwhip, their plans suddenly change. Before they can spit, the blood brothers find themselves in the middle of a violent land war and up to their noses in claim jumpers and hired guns itching to open fire. Most men would hightail it out of town instead of poking into the biggest hornet's nest in the territory--but Bodine and Two Wolves aren't most men. They've never run from a fight in their lives--and they sure as hell don't intend to start now...
Blood Bond 9: Death In Snake Creek (Blood Bond #8)
by William W. JohnstoneYoung Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the halfbreed's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. As years passed, a legend grew of the breed and the white man who rode together--and who could jerk killing iron with the best of them...Death In Snake CreekSnake Creek is a shabby little Texas town ruled by a mean-tempered outlaw who fancies himself a king--King Petty. He and his gang do what they want, when they want, and right now what Petty wants is the pretty wife of a farmer he just shot in cold blood. But Sam Two Wolves just can't stand by and watch as this King Petty drags the widow down the street, and before long he and Matt find themselves in the fight of their lives. It's a fight they never meant to start--but they sure as hell are going to finish it.
Blood, Bullets, and Buckskin (Gunsmoke, #1)
by Joseph A. WestMarshal Matt Dillon keeps Dodge City safe from rustlers, gamblers, and desperados-and rejoins Doc Adams, Kitty Russell, and all the cherished characters from the classic TV series.
Blood Feather
by Don BendellFrom the author of Strongheart comes an all new Western adventure... ONE CRAVES BLOOD... His name is We Wiyake, meaning "Blood Feather." He stalks the mountains and fields, searching for prey in both the native world and the white world. Killing is the one thing that makes him feel alive. But he does more than just kill--he eats his victims' hearts and leaves a blood-soaked feather on their faces. ...THE OTHER JUSTICE. The only person who can track Blood Feather is Joshua Strongheart, a man who was a mentor to one of the monster's victims. But Blood Feather won't be taken easily--he can see that Strongheart is his ultimate prey. To consume his heart would give him more power than ever. Luckily, killing a man like Joshua Strongheart is no easy task...
Blood Feud
by Giles A. LutzPat and Gill Hobson. Brothers. The hate between them lay like a snake coiled, ever ready to strike. It had always been so. And it looked as though it would always be. Now only death could end the savage quarrel between them.
Blood for Blood (Sixkiller, U.S. Marshal #5)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country. Where others fear to tread. John Henry Sixkiller, a Cherokee U.S. marshal who takes the jobs no one wants to touch, hunts down the most dangerous outlaws and killers infesting the American West. VENGEANCE WILL BE MINE Judge Ephraim Doolittle is begging for help. A killer he sent to the gallows has a brother who has sworn vengeance on judge and jury both. John Henry Sixkiller is the perfect man for this job. And he will do it the hard way: getting himself arrested, busting out of jail, and worming his way into an outlaw haven run by a beautiful, amoral woman. Lottie Dalmas, the lover of the late outlaw Henry Garrett, is at the center of the plot for revenge, with stone-cold killers at her beck and call. But someone else is also running the show, a remorseless, brutal outlaw hiding in plain sight and already moving toward his next killing: of John Henry Sixkiller himself . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Blood, Guts, and Glory: Smoke Jensen: American Legend (Mountain Man)
by William W. JohnstoneOne of the greatest characters in Western fiction. Two of the wildest tales of frontier vengeance from William Johnstone&’s classic bestselling saga. This is how Smoke Jensen became a legend. REVENGE OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN They came in the dead of night like a pack of wolves. They invaded Smoke Jensen&’s ranch. They destroyed Smoke Jensen&’s dream. Then they finished the job by putting three bullets in Smoke Jensen&’s wife. By the time Smoke arrived on the scene, it was too late to save her. Now he lives for revenge. Ruthless, righteous, merciless revenge. . . . VENGEANCE OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN With his darkest days behind him, Smoke Jensen hopes to return to a normal life. Unfortunately, he can&’t escape his past. A vicious young gunfighter named Sundance holds an all-consuming grudge against the mountain man. He&’s got backup from Mexico, bullets to spare, and bloodlust in his eyes. Tonight, the past is coming for Smoke Jensen. With a vengeance. . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Blood in Kansas (Slocum #231)
by Jake LoganThe pretty young Pearl and her beau Cutface sneak in while Slocum's asleep--and rob him blind. Now Slocum's hot on their trail--and he's makin' Cutface pay his interest in blood!
Blood in Sweet River (A Cleve Trewe Western #3)
by John ShirleyCivil War veteran Cleve Trewe locks horns with a ruthless cattleman who&’s hungry for land, thirsty for power—and out for blood . . . BLOOD IN SWEET RIVER After a long, hard journey west, Cleve Trewe is ready to settle down. He&’s got his beautiful wife Berry in San Francisco, a baby on the way, and his sights set on a gorgeous piece of land in the Sierras. This sweet slice of heaven is aptly named Sweet River, and it&’s the perfect place to build a ranch, farm, and home for his family. Problem is, Cleve&’s not the only one with his eyes on the land. A big-time cattle baron named Asa Hawthorn is prepared to use threats, intimidation—and armed thugs—to get what he wants. Worse yet, Cleve knows the man from the darkest days of the Civil War . . . Cleve&’s not about to surrender his claim.. He&’s got his buddy Kanaway by his side, a family of Paiute Indians on his team, and the property papers ready to sign. That&’s when the real trouble starts. To squash the deal, Hawthorn unleashes his deadliest henchmen—including a would-be gunfighter from Cleve&’s past and a killer-for-hire who never misses. The Paiute family recognizes some of them as the men who slaughtered their tribe—a massacre that Cleve suspects was the work of Asa Hawthorn. Either way, a major battle is brewing. And the crystal blue waters of Sweet River are about to turn red . . .
Blood in the Dust (A Hunter Buchanon Black Hills Western #2)
by William W. Johnstone J.A. JohnstoneJohnstone Country Where the Wild Things Roam When the Civil War ended, Hunter Buchanon and his coyote sidekick Bobby Lee forged a new life in the Black Hills, Dakota Territory. Now they&’ll have to fight to the death to keep it . . .THERE&’S COYOTES IN THEM THERE HILLS Ex-Rebel tracker Hunter Buchanon is down on his luck. He lost his family&’s ranch in a fire. He lost his gold to a thief. And he just might lose his fiancée—a beautiful saloon girl named Annabelle—to a stinking-rich rival. But Hunter&’s not ready to give up just yet. He&’s got a temporary sheriff&’s badge, a long-range plan to rebuild his ranch, and his loyal coyote Bobby Lee by his side to make things right. Too bad it all goes wrong—when Annabelle gets kidnapped . . . The mayhem begins with a stagecoach robbery in the Black Hills town of Tigerville. It won&’t end until Sheriff Hunter Buchanon gets back his girl and his gold—on a long, dusty trail of bloodsoaked vengeance . . . Live Free. Read Hard.
Blood Lands
by Ralph CottonJulie Wilder lost her father-and her soul-in an act of violence that continues to haunt her. But with the help of infamous gunfighter Baines Meredith she will find the courage and strength to stand up to those who wronged her-and have vengeance.
Blood Meridian: Or the Evening Redness in the West (Vintage International)
by Cormac McCarthy25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION • From the bestselling author of The Passenger and the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel The Road: an epic novel of the violence and depravity that attended America's westward expansion, brilliantly subverting the conventions of the Western novel and the mythology of the Wild West.Based on historical events that took place on the Texas-Mexico border in the 1850s, Blood Meridian traces the fortunes of the Kid, a fourteen-year-old Tennesseean who stumbles into the nightmarish world where Indians are being murdered and the market for their scalps is thriving.Look for Cormac McCarthy's latest bestselling novels, The Passenger and Stella Maris.
Blood Oath (Sawbones #2)
by Melissa Lenhardt"Kill or be killed historical romance with bandits, Pinkerton agents, bounty hunters, mystery and more. Melissa Lenhardt writes with passion and does not hold anything back." -RT Book ReviewsLaura Elliston and William Kindle are on the run-from the Army and from every miscreant in the West eager to claim the $500 bounty for Laura's capture as their own. But the danger isn't just from those pursuing them. Laura and Kindle each have demons of their own and a past that won't stay dead. Exhausted, scared, scarred, and surrounded by enemies, neither realizes the greatest danger is yet to come.Blood Oath is the second novel in a gripping historical fiction series. "Packs a big punch with grit and raw passion. There is mystery, murder, Indians, bounty hunters and intrigue. The women are brave, intelligent and don't take crap from anyone. Lenhardt is a talented, creative writer; she has a grand slam out of the park with Sawbones." -- RT Book Reviews (Top Pick!) 4.5 stars"Raw, gritty and sometimes graphic, Melissa Lenhardt has crafted a page-turner. In Sawbones, the women are smart, brave and at times 'incorrigible.' The plot twists, unique characters and intriguing story of passion and betrayal make this a book well worth discovering." -- Jane Kirkpatrick, New York Times bestselling author of A Light in the Wilderness"Absolutely loved it! I couldn't tear myself away from Sawbones. An epic story of love and courage that sweeps from east to west, Sawbones will rip right through you." - Marci Jefferson, author of Girl on the Golden Coin"You will fall in love with Catherine, as I did, as she struggles to assert herself in a violent and treacherous world, fighting not only prejudice but evil."-- Sandra Dallas, New York Times bestselling author"Sawbones is a thoroughly original, smart and satisfying hybrid, perhaps a new subgenre: the feminist Western." -- Lone Star Literary LifeLaura Elliston novelsSawbonesBlood Oath Badlands
Blood of Eagles #8 (Eagles #8)
by William W. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writer Of The 21st Century From USA Today bestselling novelist William W. Johnstone, author of the acclaimed Mountain Man and Preacher series, comes Blood Of Eagles, the eighth book in his extraordinary epic saga of the American West. . .One land. One law. One legend.The Oklahoma Panhandle is one hundred miles of lawlessness and danger: a no man's land designed to separate Texas from pro-Union Kansas. Through this desolate strip rides legendary gunslinger Falcon MacCallister, a young Indian boy by his side. Behind him lies a scene of horror left by outlaws who'd ambushed a small wagon train.As he searches the Panhandle for the killers, Falcon enters a storm of greed, thievery, and betrayal that has its roots in two long, gleaming bands of steel. A new railway is penetrating this hostile land--making some people rich, some people dead, and sending a gunfighter and a boy on their own brutal ride to revenge.
The Blood of Innocents (The Guns of Samuel Pritchard #3)
by Sean LynchWhen the legend becomes fact, kill the legend. The saga of gunfighter Samuel Pritchard continues in this violent story of blood and bullets from acclaimed Western author Sean Lynch. THE DEVIL CAME DOWN TO IDAHO As both a former Confederate guerilla and Texas Ranger, and now a U.S. marshal, no one knows the dangers of the frontier and cowtowns like Marshal Samuel Pritchard. A couple of wagon trains traveling the Oregon Trail have vanished and Pritchard&’s got miles of bad road across hostile territory to investigate. But he must also reckon with a price on his head. Bounty hunter Captain Laird Bonner is the greatest manhunter throughout the west—and he&’s as ruthless as he&’s relentless in pursuing his prey. Then the trail for both Pritchard and Bonner ends in an Idaho mining town named Whiskey Falls. Ruled by a man who earned his stripes in Andersonville, the town is a literal hell for everyone who lives there, slaving and dying to satiate their captor&’s lustful greed. To escape, Pritchard and Bonner must declare an uneasy truce and take on an army of gunmen. This is the story of Samuel Pritchard. A frontier-town peacekeeper who left many outlaws dead in the dust . . . &“ Riveting . . . bristles with hard-boiled authenticity.&” —Bestselling author Mark Greaney on Thy Partner&’s Wife &“Sean Lynch spins a tale that is fast, fun and realistic.&” —Bestselling author James O. Born on Like Hell
Blood Of The Mountain Man (Mountain Man #11)
by William W. JohnstoneGold RushThe gold-mining town of Red Light, Montana is the kind of backwater hole less famous for the folks that live there than the ones who die there. Like Janey Jensen, Smoke Jensen's sister. Smoke never would have come back if it hadn't been for her estate. But that isn't the only thing the Last Mountain Man's got to settle. . .Blood RushThere's also the score between him and Major Cosgrove. The man who owns Red Light—lock, stock and barrel—is six feet of trouble looking for somebody like Smoke to bring out the worst in him. It seems Janey's land is worth a small fortune—and Cosgrove is laying his claim.All that stands between Cosgrove and the gold is an avenging gunslinger with a blazing .44—and a damned good reason to use it!"
The Blood of My Mother: A Novel
by Roccie Hill&“Lonesome Dove meets Where the Crawdads Sing&” in this &“gripping saga about a perilous time in our nation&’s history and a woman who survived it against all odds&” (Patricia Wood, author of Lottery, shortlisted for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction). &“I could not stop reading.&” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times–bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean, the inaugural choice of Oprah&’s Book Club After the deaths of her white father and mixed-race mother, young Eliza is left with neither home nor family in the newly forming frontier of Texas. After enduring unimaginable cruelty as a slave, Eliza escapes, marries, becomes a mother, and realizes her dream of having a small farm. But she must fight—and kill—to keep it. And survival means welcoming others who have been shunned or forgotten by society into her world. Living and laboring together, will these outcasts find the strength and community they need to survive and flourish? Acclaimed author Roccie Hill, inspired by the story of her great-great grandmother, now presents an unforgettable, deeply research, and wildly popular historical saga of a woman and a place, each growing and enduring under multiple flags through the sorrows and turbulence of history.WILLA Literary Award Winner for Historical Fiction &“A saga with many layers . . . [A] riveting, addictive journey.&” —Joanne Hardy, author of The Girl in the Butternut Dress &“Robbed by fate and evil-doers of everything except her ferocious spirit, Eliza fights for her own space in the pitiless frontier that will become the state of Texas. Combining lyrical prose and non-stop action, Roccie Hill conjures an unforgettable character, based loosely on her own great-great grandmother, who somehow triumphs over nearly unthinkable privations. Hill&’s Eliza springs to life as a true American original.&” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author of The Deep End of the Ocean, the inaugural choice of Oprah&’s Book Club &“Lonesome Dove meets Where the Crawdads Sing. I simply could not put this novel down. Vividly written, The Blood of My Mother is a gripping saga about a perilous time in our nation&’s history and a woman who survived it against all odds. It is a novel about how love and hope transcend man&’s inhumanity to man. I was pulled deeply into the story and was held there until the very last page.&” —Patricia Wood, author of Lottery, shortlisted for the 2008 Orange Prize for Fiction
The Blood of Patriots
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThe acclaimed authors of Home Invasion and Border War unload the explosive story of the deadliest conspiracy against the US in American history--and in our very own back yard. . . God--Their GodNYPD detective John Ward is all for religious freedom, but when he tries to bust a street vendor peddling phony Rolexes, he's suspended from the force--the latest casualty of political correctness. He decides to leaves the city and visit his ex-wife and daughter in Colorado. When he arrives in the peaceful town of Basalt, he makes a shocking discovery: certain foreigners are taking over, buying up buildings, purchasing land, setting up training camps and planning. . . what? With Liberty And Justice For None Like an army, they've descended on the town. They've set up their homes like military barracks, forcing their way of life on the community and bending our laws against us. Ward doesn't like the looks of it. And the deeper he digs, the closer he gets to the truth: The enemy is here, on American soil. And if we don't stand and fight--like our nation's forefathers--we can kiss freedom goodbye.
Blood of the Breed
by T. V. OlsenIke Banner cursed his arthritic hands as he grasped the reins. Pain he'd easily shrugged it off while building the Swallowtail Ranch, a rope burn, a cattle kick, they healed. But like the throbbing in his joints the pain his three boys caused him was a permanent burr under his saddle. Thorp was a good foreman, if you overlooked his cruelty. Since his accident, Tyrone had climbed into the bottle, and Free had the morals of a snake. Just as he had curbed their wrongheadedness in life, Ike would do it in death. He was sure he had been fair in his will, done his duty to his claimed, and unclaimed sons.
Blood on the Brazos (Slocum #227)
by Jake LoganNothing riles up Slocum like a coward: So when some varmint outlaw tried to shoot an innocent boy, Slocum showed the bad hombre some six-gun justice. Now the fool's friends are full of whiskey and venom--and gunning for Slocum!
Blood on the Divide (The First Mountain Man #2)
by William W. JohnstoneThis second book in William W. Johnstone's classic Preacher series finds Preacher leading a wagon train of settlers into the Rockies--and through dangerous territory. Trapped on the Continental Divide by a blinding snowstorm, Preacher must fend off the gunfire of the wicked Pardee gang, and a band of marauding Utes.
Blood on the Saddle: A Western Story
by Dan CushmanHaving survived a violent war against the Omaha and Montana Cattle company over his family's Montana Territory, Billy Buttons is accused of murdering the man that led company's takeover attempt. Can he get a fair trial when the courtroom is packed with Company men?
Blood on the Trail (A Jeremiah Halstead Western #1)
by Terrence McCauley&“Blood on the Trail is one action-packed, western . . . and Jeremiah Halstead is a lawdog to fog the outlaw trail with!&” —Peter Brandvold, author of The Cost of DyingSilver Cloud, Montana. A mining town welcome to all seeking to make their fortune. And a place where a lawman has to watch his back before some hardcase empties his pistol into it. Deputy U.S. Marshal Jeremiah Halstead is escorting notorious outlaw John Hudson across the territory for trial when he&’s ambushed by a pack of Hudson&’s men anxious to rescue their partner from his custody. Halstead puts the blast on them, but outnumbered and outgunned, he has little choice but to hole up in an old mining town known as Silver Cloud, Montana. It&’s a place where he can keep a lock on his prisoner while figuring out how to get past Hudson&’s gang alive. But the folks in Silver Cloud are none too happy playing host to the lawman or his kill-crazy prisoner. Unable to trust the sheriff to back his play, Halstead finds himself standing alone against Hudson&’s gang as they slip into town, recruiting gunmen to help free their leader. Except for Ed Zimmerman. He&’s spent his whole criminal life in John Hudson&’s shadow. He wants Hudson dead and buried so he can become the leader of the gang. And if he must, he&’ll put everyone in Silver Cloud six feet under—including Deputy U.S. Marshal Halstead . . .Praise for Terrence McCauley &“McCauley's Westerns move at a pace that leaves readers sweating and out of breath. Blood on the Trail is one wild, entertaining ride.&”—Johnny D. Boggs&“A captivating western . . . the setting is harsh and evocative . . . the punches are strong and swift and the bullets whiz by close enough to make readers&’ hair stand on end.&” —Booklist, STARRED Review for Dark Territory
Blood on the Verde River: A Byrnes Family Ranch Western (A\byrnes Family Ranch Novel Ser. #3)
by Dusty Richards"Dusty Richards writes. . .with the flavor of the real West." --Elmer Kelton"Dusty Richards is the embodiment of the old west. He brings it to life so realistically, you can almost feel the bullets whizzing past your face." --Storyteller MagazineNever Fight A Man. . .600 miles from a railroad head in Texas, Chet Byrnes and a handful of cowboys set out to build a new life on the Arizona frontier. Behind the Byrnes family is a tale of bloodshed and blood feuds. What lies ahead is any kind of future they can scrape together out of a merciless landscape--as long as they're willing to make it on their own. . . .Who Has Fought His Way From Texas.From a woman who lays claim to Chet's heart to a land ripe for grazing, the Arizona territory begins to open its arms to the dauntless determination of the Byrnes family. But with every success there rises up a gathering danger. A sheriff who won't do his job. Trigger happy outlaws competing to kill. And a mysterious rancher hell bent on running a herd across Chet's land--and forcing the Texan into a war. . .
Blood Riders
by Michael P. SpradlinReleased from prison, Civil War veteran and former U.S. Cavalry Captain Jonas R. Hollister joins forces with detective Allan Pinkerton, the gunsmith Oliver Winchester, an ex-fellow prisoner, a mysterious woman, and a foreigner named Abraham Van Helsing to investigate the brutal murder of a group of Colorado miners.