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Right after the Civil War, Zacariah Brown comes home with his closest friend at his side. Strong and loyal, he protects Colten from the terrible memories that still haunt him. When the chance to head West promises work and a fragile hope of peace, Zacariah takes it, determined to build a future for both of them. On the trail, their path crosses with a father and his two daughters, a family running from a violent past. Their shared journey turns deadly when vengeance finds them on the open road, and the war Zacariah believed he’d left behind surges back into his life. But how can he ...

Elias Crowe thought the worst of his life ended at Gettysburg. He was wrong. Kidnapped from his home and sold into slavery, Elias is trapped in a nightmare with no clear escape. The guards are armed, the desert promises death, and the men in charge hold the only thing he has left to lose: his wife, Mara. John Cole is a former slave who made a bargain to buy his family’s freedom. He was supposed to walk away with them at his side. Instead, he finds himself in chains beside Elias, the man he condemned. Two broken men, bound by guilt and desperation, form an alliance forged by their will to ...

Virgil Ellis, once a feared bounty hunter, has traded violence for solitude in the mountains. But when a letter arrives from his old mentor, the town sheriff, begging for help, Virgil is pulled back into the life he swore he’d never return to… and toward the woman whose heart he broke. Belle Davis, the sheriff’s daughter and Virgil’s old flame, has never forgotten the man who abandoned her. Tired of her father’s strict rules, she’s fallen into the arms of a charming outlaw, never suspecting he may be using her. Seeing Virgil again shakes her to the core, and she discovers that ...

Jim Walker is a quiet ranch hand at the Double M in Colorado. He respects his boss and secretly loves the boss’s daughter, but the loss of his father and family ranch still haunts him. He was cheated out of his inheritance, and now his stepbrother is back, trying to buy every ranch in the valley. Jim smells a rat but can’t yet prove it. Sarah McKenna loves the steady, unshakable Jim, but there’s no time for courtship when disaster strikes the Double M. Cattle vanish, fences are cut, and a fire brings the ranch to its knees. With her father seriously injured, Sarah must take charge and...

A man wakes up alone in the Arizona desert, beaten, shot in the back, and stripped of every memory of who he is or how he got there. Known only as the Drifter, he finds refuge in the small town of Prospect Bluff. But the past refuses to stay buried, and he is soon forced to make an impossible choice. Clara Whitaker's family has been shattered by the death of her brother, and now she is the sole heir to a mining fortune. While her father and the town push her toward marriage, Clara is too busy trying to rescue them from themselves. The Drifter’s arrival upends her carefully held world, ...

Porter Mason survived the Civil War and escaped imprisonment, only to return home to a new nightmare… His daughter Katherine has been kidnapped by a ruthless outlaw for a ransom. With no allies to turn to, Porter must face a deadly gamble where failure means death. Ed Henry is a gambler running from his own ghosts. After losing everything to the same outlaw, Ed is driven by a hunger for revenge that has consumed him for years. When fate throws him into Porter's path, the two men will form an alliance against their shared enemy. With only a week to find Katherine, Ed’s secrets and ...

Jed Kelly returns from the Civil War with a broken body and a bitter heart. Back in Colorado, he learns his father was gunned down as a bank robber by the sheriff’s posse. Convinced of his father’s innocence, Jed vows to uncover the truth behind the killing. Kat Quinn, daughter of the bank president tied to the missing gold, has never believed the charges. She’s waited three long years for Jed’s return, determined to help him clear his father’s name and expose the real culprits. As Jed and Kat follow the trail of deception, their search reveals secrets more dangerous than they ...

Once a feared bounty hunter, Ezra Fielding walked away from that life after a bar fight went wrong. Now he owns a ranch with his beloved wife, Pennie. But the shadows he outran are catching up, and the peace he’s built is about to be shattered... Pennie Fielding has everything she ever dreamed of—a devoted husband, dear friends, and a home in a peaceful ranching town. When a wave of deadly arson sweeps through the town and destroys lives, she begins to question if she truly knows the man she married. As their world burns, Ezra and Pennie are thrust into a deadly game where their lives ...

Elijah Ford goes by another name these days. After a long, bloody career as a gunslinger for hire, he has retired on a small cattle ranch in the rugged hills of Montana, determined to leave his violent past behind. But the past isn’t finished with him... When a local man vanishes, two desperate women arrive at his door, begging him to take one last job. Elijah doesn't know what getting involved will cost him, and he's not eager to find out. Will Elijah sacrifice his hard-earned peace to do the right thing? Clara Archer has a good life—she is strong-willed, intelligent, and beautiful, ...

After seventeen years, former outlaw Wade Forester returns home, hoping to atone for his past. But when his final job as a stagecoach driver turns deadly, he must revive the skills he swore to leave behind. He never expected to face a fight that could cost him everything, or to find his equal in a woman... Raised on tales of the West's most notorious outlaw, Molly Ringo is fierce, fearless, and determined to save her father's ranch. But when tragedy strikes, leaving her with nothing, her only hope lies in the mysterious stagecoach driver, Wade Forester. Molly enlists Wade's help, but ...

Justice is Samuel Kerrigan’s weapon, fighting for the weak and the downtrodden, often at the cost of his own needs. But when his father is murdered, he’s forced to return home, where the law he serves and upholds may not be enough. Eugene Kerrigan came back from war broken, scarred inside and out, with nothing but bitterness to show for it. Missing an arm and his faith in the world, he sets out with Samuel to uncover the truth behind their father’s death. The brothers want justice, each bringing their own skill set to the fight. This time, they must set aside their differences, ...

Cassie Sampson is on the run with her young daughter. After a ruthless outlaw murders her husband, she knows he won’t stop until he catches them. Desperate to disappear, she boards the first train West and lands in Silver, Idaho, hoping it’s far enough to be safe. Jackson Carter, a widower struggling to raise his son and manage his ranch, offers Cassie a job and a home. But by giving her refuge, Jackson unknowingly invites deadly danger into his life. As they settle together into a quiet life, shadows from Cassie’s past start closing in… One night, they return home to find their ...

Warren Granger returns home from Civil War haunted by its horrors. His fragile peace shatters when he learns that a logging baron is threatening his town and his family. With no one else willing to take a stand, Warren is forced to fight once more, using the deadly skills the war taught him. Samuel Holt only cares about revenge after a band of ex-Confederates murdered his family and left him for dead. Months of tracking have led him to Timber Ridge. But when he crosses paths with Warren Granger, he realizes vengeance isn’t the only battle worth fighting. Warren and Samuel must stand ...