Texas Rules

A Classic Western Tale of Cattle Drives, Betrayal, and Frontier Justice

In the lawless frontier, rules don’t protect ranchers — grit does.

Cotton Dunbar returned from war to find his family gone and his ranch in peril. With his property and pride on the line, he joins a drive of 3,000 longhorns across savage land toward the Abilene railhead — the only way to save what’s left.

But this trail carries more than cattle. Betrayal, violence, and treacherous allies lurk at every turn, and at journey’s end, Cotton faces a grim choice: stand by the old code of honor, or watch everything he loves burn.

Texas Rules is a gritty, fast-moving Western adventure of survival, vengeance, and frontier justice — perfect for readers who love classic cattle drives, hard choices, and relentless action.

Praise for the Western adventures of Jack Curtis:

"One of the best practitioners of the American form … Jack Curtis’s spare style and sharp eye for character will keep his books fresh well into the coming century" — Loren D. Estleman

"Curtis pushes all the right buttons" — Western Review