Colt McAllister is just nineteen when he crosses into the lawless border town of Palo Rojo, chasing the ghost of a father he barely remembers and a reputation he never asked for. Fresh off a cattle drive and wearing boots still stiff with newness, Colt quickly finds that a fast draw isn't enough to survive in a place ruled by rustlers, gamblers, and men who shoot first and talk later.

No one knew where he came from.Some swore he was a dead gunslinger returned from the grave. Others claimed he was a warning sent to punish the wicked. Under the cold glow of the desert moon, a lone rider with a skull-like face and a black cape appears wherever fear and lawlessness reign.When ruthless outlaw Silas Blackwell and his gang seize control of the frontier town of Dry Creek, honest folks lose hope. The sheriff is dead, the townspeople are terrified, and no one dare...

When a young woman flees a life she can no longer endure, she places her future in the hands of a mail-order marriage broker—and a man she has never met.Reverend Samuel Harlan is a Baptist preacher in a quiet town in north-central Texas, a widower whose faith is steady and whose life is orderly. Seeking companionship and help in his ministry, he sends away for a bride, trusting that God will guide the choice.What arrives on the stagecoach is a woman carrying more than a sui...

They came for hides—but blood and powder paved the trail.Sam Kincaid is no stranger to the hard life of the buffalo hunter. With only his Sharps rifle, a Navy Colt at his side, and grit carved deep into his bones, he rides the plains chasing the only fortune left: buffalo hides. But the hunt is never simple. Rival crews, treachery among men, and the shadow of the Comanche make every shot a gamble with death.When a season's haul goes up in smoke, Sam finds himself fighting n...

The timber road between Red Creek and Granite Crossing was quiet country—too quiet.Stagecoaches carrying payroll had begun vanishing along that lonely stretch of forest trail, and the few survivors spoke of masked riders who struck fast and disappeared into the trees before anyone could fight back.When drifter Cal Ransom rides into the territory, he isn't looking for trouble.But trouble finds him.When Ransom witnesses an ambush on the timber trail, he learns...

A wounded man crawls to the edge of Juniper Wash with no memory of his name, his past, or who left him for dead.The only clues he carries are a brass key, three cartridges, and a tarnished deputy's badge. When his horse leads him to Buzzard's Bluff, he learns that his name is Merritt Cole—and that he disappeared after accusing Sheriff Orson Kells of murder and theft.As fragments of memory return, Merritt uncovers stolen silver, a buried body, and a plan to burn the entire t...