Once, the plains thundered beneath endless herds of buffalo. Now the ground lies quiet—and men who built their lives on the hunt are running out of time.John and James Elliott have hunted buffalo since they were boys, rising from skinners to owners of a successful outfit. They knew the work, the risk, and the reward. But as the herds vanish and the railroad pushes west, their business begins to collapse. Wolves press closer. Rival hunters circle. Iron money offers survival at the c...

n a land where justice rides on horseback and the law is often bought or buried, Marshal Danny Derringer stands as a rare breed of lawman—sharp-eyed, fast-draw, and just stubborn enough to stand between order and chaos.When a gang of merciless outlaws led by the infamous Cade Banner begins carving a bloody trail through frontier towns, Derringer is called in to do what no one else can: stop them. But this isn't just another assignment—it's personal. Banner once rode beside Derringe...

n a land where justice rides on horseback and the law is often bought or buried, Marshal Danny Derringer stands as a rare breed of lawman—sharp-eyed, fast-draw, and just stubborn enough to stand between order and chaos.When a gang of merciless outlaws led by the infamous Cade Banner begins carving a bloody trail through frontier towns, Derringer is called in to do what no one else can: stop them. But this isn't just another assignment—it's personal. Banner once rode beside Derringe...

After years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, Ethan Ward returns to the prairie town of Larkspur, longing for nothing more than honest work and a chance at redemption. When widowed rancher Clara Dawson takes a risk by offering him shelter, Ethan finds himself tested by suspicion, old enemies, and his own battered faith. As crisis strikes and the community's future hangs in the balance, Ethan must prove that forgiveness isn't just possible—it's stronger than the dust of any past mis...

After years behind bars for a crime he didn't commit, Ethan Ward returns to the prairie town of Larkspur, longing for nothing more than honest work and a chance at redemption. When widowed rancher Clara Dawson takes a risk by offering him shelter, Ethan finds himself tested by suspicion, old enemies, and his own battered faith. As crisis strikes and the community's future hangs in the balance, Ethan must prove that forgiveness isn't just possible—it's stronger than the dust of any past mis...

Media Depictions of Brides, Wives, and Mothers, edited by Alena Amato Ruggerio, explores how television, film, the internet, and other media variously perpetuate gender stereotypes. The contributors to this volume bring a variety of feminist rhetorical and media criticism approaches from across the communication discipline to their analyses of how television, film, news coverage, and the Internet shape our expectations of the performance of women’s identities. This collection includes stud...

A hot iron can mark a steer for life. In the wrong hands, it can mark a man for death.When trouble rides into a hard country of cattle, dust, and old grudges, one man finds himself caught between justice and survival. Rustlers are moving stock under cover of darkness, honest ranchers are losing everything, and the law is too far away to help.Now the truth must be burned out one way or another.HOT IRON is a gritty Western tale of stolen cattle, hard men, frontier jus...

The storm buried the trail.The past refused to stay buried.When tracker Silas Boone rides back into the high winter country, he isn't chasing gold or glory. He's answering for a betrayal left frozen beneath the snow—one that cost good men their lives and left another running.Trapped by blizzard and blood, Silas confronts a man who chose survival over loyalty and never looked back. Now, with the pass closing and death pressing in from all sides, there's no place left...

In a territory where the badge means nothing and the gun means everything, Marshal Gideon Grifford stands alone.Stoic, relentless, and carved from the same granite as the land he rides, Grifford doesn't care about politics or praise—only justice. When a string of brutal crimes leads him deep into outlaw country, Grifford follows the trail with a steady hand and a cold heart.But some lines can't be crossed without a cost. And some enemies don't fear the law… they only fear t...

Gunsight was the kind of town that didn't forget—and didn't forgive.When Cal Rourke rides into town to settle a quiet score, he figures to leave the same way he came: alone and unnoticed. But Gunsight has tightened its grip since the last honest man passed through, and refusing to bend now means taking a bullet in the street.With gunfire snapping at his heels, Cal rides hard out of town and straight into a stretch of country where every mile carries a price. Men from Gunsig...

There was a time when the law ended at the edge of the boardwalk—and the street answered to whoever stood tallest with a gun in his hand.In the hard-luck town of Red Quarry, violence isn't sudden. It's expected. When a killing in broad daylight draws the wrong kind of attention, men who've ruled by fear scramble to hold what they stole, and men who've stayed quiet too long are forced to choose a side.Caught between gunmen, gamblers, and a town desperate to survive its own r...

Gunsight was the kind of town that didn't forget—and didn't forgive.When Cal Rourke rides into town to settle a quiet score, he figures to leave the same way he came: alone and unnoticed. But Gunsight has tightened its grip since the last honest man passed through, and refusing to bend now means taking a bullet in the street.With gunfire snapping at his heels, Cal rides hard out of town and straight into a stretch of country where every mile carries a price. Men from Gunsig...