Lil Joe Hernandez grew up in the Southern California city of San Bernardino. With no father at home to serve as a role model, he takes to chasing Latinas, doing drugs, and hanging out with the wrong people.But one day, he takes his petty crimes to the next level, helping his friend Franky carry out a violent killing. Even though Lil Joes lawyer urges him to sell out his partner, he wont do it, and the two boys begin a stint in a juvenile unit, leaving behind their best friend, Jimm...

High above the canyon trail, something is watching.When a sudden encounter on the rimrock nearly costs him his life, Thatcher Roane learns the mountain is not the only thing hunting in these hills. A wounded lion stalks the high passes — silent, patient, and deadly — and it is not the only predator in the territory.Stranded in harsh country where one wrong step means a long fall, Roane must fight for survival against claw, hunger, and the unforgiving land itself. But the de...

When stagecoach robber Tom Varney guns down two men and flees across the prairie, Marshal Matt Dillon makes it his mission to bring him in alive. But Varney's gang isn't about to let their leader hang quietly. As the outlaws descend on Dodge, the town turns into a tinderbox of fear and violence.With Kitty, Chester, and the townsfolk caught in the crossfire, Matt must stand his ground against impossible odds — because as long as he wears the badge, no outlaw can lay claim to Dodge C...

The canyon doesn't care who you are.When a job goes bad high above a desert gulch, two men start sliding toward a grave of rock and sand. Only one of them carries a gun — and only one of them knows the fall wasn't an accident.Framed, hunted, and left for dead, he claws his way back up through blood and dust to find the men who set him up. Out here, law rides slow and truth rides alone. If he wants his name back, he'll have to take it the hard way.In the West, argume...

The town of Eden's Bluff isn't living up to its name. Nestled in a valley scarred by outlaws and greed, it's a place where the law is more suggestion than rule—and justice is whatever a man can take for himself.Enter Sheriff Phillip Paradise, a former bounty hunter turned reluctant lawman, tasked with cleaning up the town that bears his family name. With a fast gun and a code all his own, Paradise walks a fine line between order and vengeance.When a ruthless cattle baron an...

When the body of a city building inspector is discovered stuffed inside an unplugged icebox behind an abandoned café on Commerce Street, no one's calling it accidental. But what looks like a mob hit doesn't sit right with Detective Oto Gage.The dead man, Philip Greenwald, was clean on paper—no debts, no gambling habit, no enemies. But when Gage starts poking around, he finds a tangled paper trail of forged permits, shell construction companies, and real estate deals approved on bui...

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The river was the only way through.And someone was waiting on the other side.They thought it would be a hard crossing—cold water, bad footing, and a long ride behind them.They were wrong.Because Paradise Pass doesn't forgive mistakes.When the lead rider hits the water, he's already watching the ridgeline. Watching for movement. Watching for the kind of trouble that doesn't show itself until it's too late.Then the first shot comes.Now ...

Detective Oto Gage is a seasoned, no-nonsense lawman with a sharp instinct for trouble and little patience for excuses. Slightly heavyset and somewhat pug-faced, he has graying hair, piercing steel-gray eyes, and the tired expression of a man who has seen too much dishonesty.Gage usually works in plain clothes, wearing a rumpled shirt with no tie and occasionally suspenders. He is not polished or fashionable, but beneath his untidy appearance is a determined investigator who notice...

When a nervous young drifter rides into Dodge City, Marshal Matt Dillon senses trouble isn't far behind. The boy claims he's just passing through — but his name, Billy Torrance, carries a dangerous legacy: son of Jake Torrance, one of the most ruthless outlaws Dodge ever saw.Now Jake's old gang has come calling, convinced Billy knows where his father hid a fortune in stolen money. With a score to settle and no mercy in their hearts, they're ready to tear Dodge apart to get what the...

Something is hunting along the Smoke River…Riders are vanishing. Ranch hands are found torn to pieces. Horses come back wild-eyed from the desert with saddles ripped and reins trailing.Some folks swear it's a wolf.Others say it walks like a man.When seasoned gunfighter Clay Ransom rides into the Smoke River country, he finds a valley gripped by fear and silence. Ranchers lock their doors before dark, and no one dares ride the trails at night.But Rans...

They finally cornered him at Iron Ridge.No water.No horse.No way down.Just a sack of stolen dynamite and a fistful of matches.Colt Maddox had outrun posses for five years. He'd crossed rivers at midnight, vanished into canyons at dawn, and left more than one badge in the dust. But Iron Ridge was different. It was a dead end — and every man below wanted his hide.They thought they had him trapped.They forgot one thing.A desperat...