The Poudre Canyon Saga - Book 3 Carpetbagger Justin Hornsworth had grown to wealth exploiting the spoils of the post-civil war South. He had also grown over-confident and arrogant in his criminal successes. Following the scent of gold and silver, he made his way west fully self-assured of his attaining further wealth. Getting off the stage in Fort Collins, Hornsworth learns of the Pelletier family who owns the most valuable piece of property on the Cache la Poudre River. Setting his sights on stealing the property, he calls in his Atlanta partner and a gang of cutthroats to help him run the...

A short time after Paul Lander marries Two Moons and opens his gun shop in Fort Collins, someone begins stirring up trouble against him for being a 'squaw-man.' The County Commissioners, headed by Ben Evans, are outraged when the Landers' house is burned down. The arsonists are caught, and the decision is made to appoint a Town Marshal. Paul is chosen with Jeb Pelletier as his Deputy. Controversy continues to swirl around Paul's appointment as Marshal, instigated by new resident Nicholas Dunn. His motives remain a mystery until the two arsonists are shot dead by hidden snipers, and Dun's true...

The sudden murder of Don Sebastian Ruiz by outlaws places his son Pablo as the patron of the vast Ruiz hacienda. Jean and Catharine, along with Henry and his family, make the trip to Taos to attend the Don's funeral and assist Pablo. Their first order of business is to bury Sebastian, the second to hunt down his killers. A problem arises when Sebastian's lack of a will puts ownership of the hacienda in limbo as the US Government does not recognize Pablo's inheritance. Together, they face the challenge of legally securing the property for Pablo and future generations. Meanwhile, in Fort...

The sequel to "Buck the Tiger" Butte, Montana is poised on the verge of a copper boom. The scent of money draws the unscrupulous like blood draws wolves. Gordon Fox, a man reclusive and arcane, has been drawn in with the intent of establishing a criminal organization that will take control of the copper market. Bella Priest, the New Orleans assassin, is following the scent to Butte with her entourage of scoundrels. Fox has recruited Bella for his partner, but Bella has plans of her own. Fred Pickett hires Virgil Creede to secretly carry documents to Butte to finalize his investment in a huge...

A once-in-a-decade killer winter is shaping up for Wyoming and Colorado. On its frigid winds rides sub-zero temperatures and snow that could well wipe out Jean and Ian's new cattle herds before they get established. While checking his cattle ahead of the first snow storm, Jean finds two of the new yearlings killed and partially eaten by a grizzly. Setting off alone to hunt down the bear before it can kill more of the cattle, Jean tracks it deep into the mountains. When he fails to return home a desperate search is launched to find him before the high country is buried under snow. Meanwhile,...

Was it chance, or destiny, that brought ten men together in the wild country of west Texas? Two brothers from Virginia, one wore blue, one gray; a New York prize fighter and his manager; two young cattlemen returning to claim the inheritance they were denied, and the two friends who came to back them; a Confederate sharpshooter, and a Mexican ex-bandito. All looking for a new start. All wearing their guns and courage for everyone to see. The Texas high plains of 1865 knew no law. The Army had pulled out for the Civil War leaving the country open to the law of the strongest, and Amidio...

The war has been over for 13 years, but Texan August Miller, marshal for Judge Parker and former Confederate cavalryman, never accepted the South's surrender. His enmity for all things Yankee fuels his anger as he chafes at the northern victors lording it over the defeated south and carpetbaggers gathering in the spoils. Pushed to the brink of his paper-thin Yankee tolerance he strikes a blow against the hated oppressors and becomes a wanted outlaw on the run. Seeing himself as a Confederate patriot August strikes another blow for the South which leads him down a road where he is both hero...