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Driven off their land, a gang of settlers turns to a life of crime A few miles outside of town lies the Tanglewood, a savage maze choked with inedible plants and overrun with deadly animals. The sharpest trackers in the West would lose themselves in the Tanglewood, but for those who know its secrets, it is an invaluable refuge. Dan Sumner and his friends are honorable men, and in this part of the prairie, that means they are a dying breed. Forced...
2) Natchez
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A spooky and sinister army confronts Dr. Spectros in the swamplands of Mississippi The ship full of enslaved Africans arrived in Natchez just before the end of the Civil War. Freed by the Union army, the Telingas found themselves in a strange land whose language they did not speak and whose people they feared. The tribe fled into the bayou to make a new life with their old black magic-one so powerful it has brought the evil conjurer Blackschuster...
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In the barren Sonora desert, a thirsty drifter makes a promise to a dying man Fresh out of jail, John Magadan sets out for the oasis of Coyote Wells. When he finds the spring dried up, he knows he will likely die. He trudges on, and hears a voice calling from the sands-a gutshot man pleading for water that John does not have to give. The man presses silver into John's hand, begging him to take it to Yuma, to tell his sweetheart how he died. John agrees,...
4) Derailed
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When their train is hijacked, two railroad detectives take to the prairie. On the Colorado railroad, two men enforce the law: a hired gun named Tango and a smoothly dressed sleuth named Ned Chambers. As they pass through the frozen landscape on their way to Denver, Ned watches two well-heeled guests: the aristocratic beauty Lady Marina Simpson and Adam Wilson, the vice president's brother, who has come to assess the territory's readiness for statehood....
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An out-of-work lawman rides into the hills in search of a runaway killer Before he draws his gun, Tom Dyce waits for John Bass to shoot first. He plugs the killer in the stomach but doesn't fire again. A marshal's deputy, Tom has never killed a man in cold blood . . . at least, not yet. The confrontation with Bass sours Tom on working for the marshal. Needing a change, he decides to return home to Thibido and the woman he loved long ago, Aurora Tyne....
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In the thrilling first installment in this genre-busting series, Spectros journeys to Mexican mining country to confront the conjurer who kidnapped his bride A narrow carriage rumbles through the treacherous mountains of Sonora. Inside, surrounded by countless books and pieces of scientific equipment, rides Dr. Spectros-the most brilliant magician of the Old West. For years, he has pursued the fiendish sorcerer Blackschuster, who long ago stole the...
7) Dakota Skies
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A natural tracker does all he can to help a woman escape the Dakota Territory When the harsh winters of the Black Hills snuffed out his father's life, Miles Donovan was left with no inheritance but knowledge of every trail, creek, and ridge in the Dakota territories. He put his scouting instincts to work for the US cavalry, helping them chase Sioux raiding parties across terrain where few white men dared to tread. It was in that unforgiving country...
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In search of a kidnapped boy, a gunslinger takes a young girl along for the ride. Rain looms over the prairie when Matt Holiday sees a gang of horsemen abduct the boy. The only man who could have kidnapped young Will Waverly is his father, an outlaw who rightfully belongs in prison. Holiday agrees to rescue Will, but the family demands he take something along: Will's spirited sister Serenity, whose beauty disguises one of the fastest guns in the west....
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When a driver is killed, a young man takes the reins The stagecoach rumbles toward Yuma when Tom Quinn hears the war whoop. A dozen Apaches strike, hungry for blood. Their first volley finds the driver, forcing Quinn to drive with one hand and shoot with the other. By the time the attack eases up, he is down to his last bullet. As the Apache pull back, the horses bolt, and the wagon flips on its side. Tom is trying to get it upright when two more...
10) Comes a Horseman
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Armed to the teeth, Dancer comes to town with death on his mind. The rider carries three pistols and a couple of rifles to boot. John Dancer arrives in Matchstick with enough firepower to stop an army. No one knows his target, but this tiny Western town is rife with corruption, from the embezzling bank manager to the sheriff who is no longer up for the job. South of town, the owner of the sprawling SS Ranch has his own enemies, including small-time...
11) The Lost Trail
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After two years in jail, a cowboy searches for his sweetheart It's bold for a cowhand to woo his boss's daughter, but John Tanner can't help loving Becky Canasta. Their courtship is upended by Matt Doyle, a spurned admirer who considers Becky to be his property-and is willing to kill to keep it that way. He is about to have his revenge when Becky draws a small pistol and shoots him through the heart. To save her from the gallows, John takes the blame....
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To avenge his murdered friend, a young fur trapper will risk everything After the Sioux attacked, Sad Sam found young Brian McCulloch in the ruins of the wagon train, surrounded by the bodies of his slaughtered family. He took the frightened child under his wing, and for years they were inseparable-hunting, wandering, and trapping beavers for fur in the frigid Montana wilderness. While Sad Sam and Brian are returning south, their cart piled high with...
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As winter bears down, a gang of settlers races for their lives Casey Storm doesn't know who the Shadow Riders are. He only knows that they want to kill him. A dozen men in black slickers set upon Casey as soon as he reaches Montana, chasing him across the freezing plains for reasons he can only guess at. They chase him until his horse dies and keep chasing him even after he tumbles to the ground. He escapes only by chance, tripping and falling into...
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To forge a new trail, a cowboy ventures into a frightening wilderness Glen Wycherly's ranch holds two thousand cattle on ten thousand acres, and there is no one who knows the land better than Ray Hardin. But in all his years working for old man Wycherly and his ungrateful children, there is still one place that Ray has never been: an Apache stronghold just off Wycherly's property, where settlers fear to tread. Now the army claims that the area is...
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On a broken ankle, a vengeful man carves a path into hell John Dancer hauls himself out of bed and stuffs his swollen ankle into his boot, gritting his teeth through the pain. That boot won't come off again unless he cuts through the leather, but for now it will do just fine. His ankle was blown apart by a Winchester rifle, and he will never walk right on it again. John Dancer can't run, but he can ride-and he is fine with dealing justice on horseback....
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While searching for his cousin, a cowpuncher uncovers a dark family secret. After a hard drive from Texas, cowhand Tracy Keyes finds himself in Abilene, Kansas, with money to burn. A telegram waits from his mother, begging him to go to Wyoming to learn how his cousin, Joe Savage, died. Tracy buys a heavy coat, saddles up, and ventures into the frigid winter to search for truth on frozen ground. The first thing he learns is that Joe Savage was a killer,...
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Left for dead on the range, a cowboy vows revenge Fifty thoroughbreds. Three hundred miles. Four thousand dollars. Driving those horses across Cheyenne territory is a crazy risk, but the only alternative is to give up the ranch. For the sake of his boss, Kendo takes the job-so long as he can bring seven good men with him. But in this part of the West, few trustworthy men can be found. The trouble comes not from the Cheyenne, but from three of Kendo's...
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In a deserted cabin on the Great Plains, a settler tries to make a home Rincon and his two companions ride out of the frigid night, and demand shelter in the sagging old cabin. They have gold in their saddlebags and the army on their tail, and they need a place to lay low. Letting them inside is the worst mistake the Whittaker brothers will ever make. The riders gun one brother down, and are holding the other hostage when the army surrounds the house....
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Framed for murder, an honest man rides over the desert to clear his name Jake Shockley has his feet up in the tavern when his twin comes through the door. The stranger isn't his brother, but may as well be, and Jake sees opportunity there-a chance to erase years of warrants and wanted posters with a single quick kill. He lures his lookalike into the alley, knocks him out, and waits until a rider comes along. Jake shoots his twin through the heart...
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Asked to rescue a missing girl, a gunman finds trouble everywhere Celia lies in bed when the man comes through her window. He whispers instructions, and she follows him into the night. Has she been kidnapped, or did she go of her own accord? To Celia's father, there is no question that his daughter has been abducted, and he offers $800 to anyone who will kill the man who took her. His first choice is Dan Featherskill, a mysterious drifter with no...