In the lawless expanse of the Wild West, survival is the only rule that counts. "Only One Survives" follows Blake Durant, a seasoned drifter with a mysterious past, who rides into a savage landscape of parched earth and jagged peaks. His journey takes a deadly turn when he is ambushed by Rick Loman, a desperate young lawman hunting the notorious outlaw Jud Ketchell.Durant is soon thrust into a violent conflict involving Ketchell's ruthless gang, a beautiful woman trapped by her pas...

In "Just Short of Hell", legendary Western author Des Dunn, writing as Morgan Culp, delivers a pulse-pounding tale of survival and high-stakes mystery. The story opens with Jim Denton, a man who wakes up in a world of pain with no memory of how he arrived at a remote ranch or why he is being hunted.As Denton battles a feverish recovery, he finds himself protected by the resilient and beautiful Christine Weld. However, sanctuary is short-lived. A ruthless gang of outlaws is closing ...

In "Outcast County", the legendary drifter Blake Durant finds himself in a town where the law is a lie and survival is a gamble. After saving a desperate rancher, Ben Adamson, from a brutal ambush that claimed his hired hands, Durant agrees to help drive a herd through a territory ruled by the ruthless Sheriff Traversi and the corrupt Judge Eggert.Framed for murder and sentenced to hang, Durant must break out of jail and wage a one-man war against a town of hired guns. Alongside th...

In the unforgiving expanse of the Wild West, Buck Halliday knows that trouble doesn't just find you-it waits for you. In "Why Men Die", Halliday rides away from a gruelling four-month cattle drive seeking nothing but a moment of peace, only to find himself entangled in a lethal web of desire and frontier politics.After a night spent with the sultry Rena, Halliday is drawn into a high-stakes conflict involving the resilient Charity and the seasoned Andy. In a territory where life is...

In the untamed territory of the Wild West, Buck Halliday is a man who knows that a quiet life is often just the calm before the storm. In "What'll It Be?", Halliday rides away from a hard month of branding steers on the Partridge ranch, looking for nothing more than a cold drink and a fresh trail. But a drifter's life is never that simple.When Halliday is mistaken for a man involved in a local feud, he is thrust into a high-stakes conflict where loyalties are as shifting as the des...

In the untamed territory where lead is the final word, Blake Durant—the legendary Loner—finds himself riding into a town that smells of trouble and cheap whiskey. In "Where Guns Talk", Durant’s search for a quiet trail is shattered when he crosses paths with the dangerous Ringo Nyall and the resilient Angela.Nyall is a man who lives by the trigger, and he’s determined to make Durant his next notch. But the Loner is a man schooled by a hundred trials of hardship, and he doesn’t back...

In "The Buzzards Are Gathering", the legendary drifter Blake Durant rides away from a peaceful stint on the Reagan ranch, only to stumble into a "backwoods hell". Seeking nothing but the open trail, Durant is instead drawn into a deadly confrontation with Gideon Sawyer, the mentally warped patriarch of a murderous family cult.Alongside the cowardly Barton, Durant must navigate a landscape of betrayal and brutality to rescue Ella Dillon, a woman caught in the Sawyers' terrifying gri...

In "Losers Don't Count", legendary Western author Des Dunn, writing as Sheldon B. Cole, delivers a haunting tale of pursuit and redemption. Drifting gunman Blake Durant follows a grim blood trail through a sun-scorched mountain pass, tracking a man driven by desperation into the most inhospitable territory in the West.His journey leads him to Lodge Creek, a town where secrets are buried deep and "losers" are left to rot. Durant finds himself caught in a deadly crossfire between the...

In "Brand of the Forgotten", Des Dunn (writing as Sheldon B. Cole) weaves a high-stakes Western where survival is the only law. Drifting gunman Blake Durant is a man hardened by the seasons, a "loner" who neither trusts nor distrusts, simply seeking to mind his own business.His peace is shattered when he is ambushed by Pete Doubell, an old-timer fleeing with seven pokes of stolen gold from the Bodie river claim. Trapped between the ruthless Reke Bodie and the lethal, black-clad gun...

In "Brand Of The Forgotten", Des Dunn, writing as Sheldon B. Cole, weaves a high-stakes Western where survival is the only law. Drifting gunman Blake Durant is a man hardened by the seasons, a "loner" who neither trusts nor distrusts, simply seeking to mind his own business.His peace is shattered when he is ambushed by Pete Doubell, an old-timer fleeing with seven pokes of stolen gold from the Bodie River claim. Trapped between the ruthless Reke Bodie and the lethal, black-clad gun...

In "Born To Be Wild", legendary Western author Des Dunn (writing as Gunn Halliday) delivers an explosive tale of redemption and ruthless survival on the American frontier. Drifting gunman Buck Halliday arrives in Yosemite Valley seeking a quiet job, only to be thrust into a deadly vendetta.When his old friend Jack Butler is accused of a cold-blooded murder and robbery, Halliday finds himself caught between the law and a trio of hired guns led by the lethal Rudy Larnard. The stakes ...

In "Dustbowl", legendary Western author Des Dunn, writing as Shad Denver, takes readers into a sun-scorched landscape of grit and desperation. Drifting gunman Slade Calico, a man as rugged and weather-beaten as the terrain itself, rides into a valley choked by a tyrannical drought and a "loner's wind."But the heat isn't the only thing threatening the local ranchers. Calico finds himself caught in a violent struggle for survival as the Malden family faces the ruthless greed of Chris...