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Joe Pepper (Tales of Texas)
by Elmer Kelton"I can't say I've wasted much time regretting the things I've done. My main regret has been over some men I didn't shoot when I had the chance." So says Joe Pepper, a Texas badman with a past. There aren't many things he hasn't done in forty years of living on both sides of the law: except face the hangman. 'Now, convicted of murder, he is about to have that privilege. But before he hangs, he wants to tell his story, to set the record straight.
Joe Pepper: Two Complete Novels Of The American West (Tales of Texas)
by Elmer KeltonA Texas outlaw recounts his dramatic life story in this classic historical Western from the multiple Spur Award–winning author.Joe Pepper is a Texas badman with quite a past. In fact, there isn’t much that Joe hasn’t done in his forty years of living on both sides of the Texas law—except face the hangman.Now, convicted of murder, Joe is about to get that privilege. But before he goes, Joe has a few things he wants to say-and a few stories that he wants to set straight. This is Joe’s final confession, given without embellishment—or apology.With Joe Pepper, legendary Western writer Elmer Kelton tells a moving tale of one man’s frontier life, and the history of his home state of Texas.
Joe Pickett: A Mysterious Profile (Mysterious Profiles #No. 12)
by C. J. BoxThe #1 New York Times–bestselling author shares the origin story of his infamous game warden character, Joe Pickett, as he investigates a local poachers attack. Since his first appearance in Open Season, Wyoming gamekeeper Joe Pickett has solved all sorts of mysteries. But now his daughter, Sheridan, would like to solve the mystery that is her father . . . The Pickett family is gathered around the table for Thanksgiving dinner when they&’re interrupted by a telephone call. Poachers struck a nearby ranch, and a suspicious red truck was seen driving away. Before Joe leaves to investigate, Sheridan persuades him to let her tag along. After the two depart, Sheridan reveals her true intention: she is writing a school essay about her father. In this enlightening and heartwarming tale, Sheridan discovers the man behind the game warden, from his childhood, growing up with his parents and brother, to what motivated his career choice and more.Don&’t miss the Joe Pickett series now on Paramount+. Praise for #1 New York Times–bestselling author C. J. Box and the Joe Pickett Mysteries &“One of today&’s solid-gold, A-list, must-read writers.&” —Lee Pace &“C. J. Box is a great storyteller.&” —Tony Hillerman, Edgar Award–winning author of Dance Hall of the Dead &“Box has established a terrific cast of Western characters. . . . When it comes to western contemporary thrillers with intriguing characters, no one does it better than Box.&” —The Columbus Dispatch &“Fans of this outstanding series will know better than to place their money against Joe.&” —Kirkus Reviews
John Ovington Returns
by Max BrandFrederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American author known primarily for his thoughtful and literary Westerns under the pen name Max Brand. This is one of his stories.
Johnny Montana: A Western Story
by Michael ZimmerHe is known as Johnny Montana. It is the name given to him by his fellow miners in the Redhawk mining district. Those working have been able to accumulate sizable caches of gold dust. The problem for the miners is how to get their gold out of the district. Brett Cutter and his gang of Cut-throats watch the roads and byways for miners trying to leave. Vacating miners are attacked and usually left dead after having been stripped of their gold.It is in the center of this growing tension and the certainty that their claim will soon be attacked that Johnny Montana’s mining partners agree that the best way to ward off an attack is for one of them to take out their gold on a packhorse. But the plan goes awry. No sooner has Johnny begun his desperate journey than behind him he hears the sounds of their camp being attacked by the Cut-throats. There will be pursuit, and he is only one against a horde of bloodthirsty thieves.Michael Zimmer is no stranger to a gripping Western story, and Johnny Montana may be his best yet, a wild ride of revenge, greed, and survival in the Wild West.
Johnny Nelson
by Clarence E. MulfordPicking up where "The Man from Bar-20" left off, Johnny Nelson is roaming the West in search of adventure and a new ranch where the cowpokes are more fun. What he finds is: A land war and a little bit of romance for himself.
Johnson County
by P. J. KeoghWyoming, 1890s. In the last days of the frontier, grass is growing scarce. As Johnson County's settlers defy the hired guns of Cattle-land, a girl from Massachusetts must face truths about the West. The Indian Wars are over, but peace is a long way off. Through the freezing sleet of a stretched-out winter, fifty hired-guns ride into Johnson County, hell-bent on a killing spree. Based on true events, Johnson County brings to life the old, wild West as it really was. The Powder River ‘war’ of 1892 was the only range conflict in which a U.S. President became personally involved. It sparked-off a decade in which Northern Wyoming was off-limits to formal law, and provided a home to Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and others of the long-riding breed.
Jordan
by Lori FosterIn this fan-favorite story from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster, this Buckhorn brother knows exactly what kind of woman he's going to marry…too bad fate has other plans! Jordan Sommerville is a healer of helpless animals, rescuer of strays, and a man who can seduce a woman with his voice alone. Not that he often does. His brothers like to tease him about holding out for a paragon of virtue, and not many in Buckhorn qualify. But when he meets Georgia, all his rules go straight out the window. Georgia Barnes supports herself and her kids as a dancer—an exotic one. If Jordan Sommerville doesn't like it, he can take a hike. So what if he's the most caring, gentle, desirable man she's ever known—he's still a man like all the rest. Surely he can't be as perfect as he looks—or can he? Originally published in 2000
Josey Wales: Two Westerns : Gone to Texas; The Vengeance Trail of Josey Wales
by Forrest CarterJosey Wales was the most wanted man in Texas. His wife and child had been lost to pre-civil War destruction and, like Jesse James and other young farmers, he joined the guerrilla soldiers of Missouri--men with no cause but survival and no purpose but revenge. Josey Wales and his Cherokee friend, Lone Watie, set out for the West through the dangerous Camanchero territory. Hiding by day, traveling by night, they are joined by an Indian woman named Little Moonlight, and rescue an old woman and her granddaughter from their besieged wagon. The five of them travel toward Texas and win through brash and honest violence, a chance for a new way of life.
Josh
by Delores FossenReturn to Silver Creek with the scorching story of a Texas lawman who'll risk everything to save his ex-love-and his unborn child... FBI agent turned Texas deputy Josh Ryland is stunned to find pregnant hostages on a routine check for suspicious activity at a remote ranch. Even more shocking is the identity of one of the captives. Five months ago, Josh and FBI special agent Jaycee Finney shared a weekend of passion that ended badly. Now she's in danger-and claims he's her baby's father. Jaycee owes Josh the truth. After her unwitting reckless behavior almost got him killed, the cowboy cop has good reason not to trust her. But with the ruthless mastermind of a black market baby ring gunning for her, it's Jaycee who has to trust Josh with her life...and the life of their child.
Journey into Violence: Written in Blood (The Kerrigans A Texas Dynasty #3)
by William W. Johnstone J. A. JohnstoneThe Greatest Western Writers Of The 21st CenturyThe Kerrigans risked everything to stake a claim under a big Texas sky. Now one brave woman is fighting to keep that home, against hard weather, harder luck, and the West's most dangerous men. A Ranch Divided. . .After a long hard journey up the Chisholm Trail, Kate Kerrigan is in Dodge City, facing a mystery of murder. A cowboy she hired, a man with a notorious past, has been accused of killing a prostitute and sentenced to hang. Kate still trusts Hank Lowry. And when a hired killer comes after her, she knows she has struck a nerve. Someone has framed Hank for murder--in order to cover up a more sinister and deadly crime spawned in the musty backrooms of the Kansas boomtown . . . Back in west Texas, the Kerrigan ranch is under siege. A wagon train full of gravely ill travelers has come on to the parched Kerrigan range, being led by a man on a secret mission. With Kate's son Quinn manning the home front, one wrong step could be fatal when the shooting suddenly starts . . .
Journey of the Dead
by Loren D. EstlemanIn Loren D. Estleman's Journey of the Dead, when Pat Garrett killed his poker buddy, Billy the Kid, he had no idea what a terrible emotional price he would pay. Haunted by memories of Billy, Garrett wanders the New Mexico desert in a fruitless pursuit of peace.Deep in the same desert, an ancient Spanish alchemist searches for the fabled philosopher's stone. Resolutely alone in his quest he devotes his long life to hunting the secrets of the old gods.As these two men seek answers to questions that have confounded mankind for centuries, their stories encompass the panorama of American history. This journey from wild frontier into the twentieth century is an unforgettable experience.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Journey of the Mountain Man (The Last Mountain Man #5)
by William W. JohnstoneBlood On The Range... Smoke Jensen couldn't have cared less that a range war had erupted in Montana. But his cousin Fae was stuck right in the middle of a hundred-gun showdown that was about to explode in bullets and blood. When Smoke trapped on his Colts and went to Fae's aid, he knew the deck was stacked against him. Even when he was joined by four old friends, it looked like it was going to be his final stand. But if anyone could buck the odds, it was Smoke Jensen, the last mountain man.
Journey to Forgiveness: An Uplifting Inspirational Romance (Shepherd's Creek #1)
by Danica FavoriteThe one place she wants to avoid… Is the home she needs to save. Josie Shepherd never expected to inherit her estranged father&’s horse stables—not after fifteen years of painful silence. But keeping the failing business is the only way to protect her hometown from developers, even if it means partnering with Brady King—the man who once broke her heart. Saving the property won't be easy…but could forgiveness be the key to reopening their hearts?From Love Inspired: Uplifting stories of faith, forgiveness and hope.Shepherd's Creek Book 1: Journey to ForgivenessBook 2: The Bronc Rider's Twins
Journey to Shiloh
by Will HenryWhile the bloody War Between the States was ripping the country apart, Buck Bumet could only pray that the fighting would last until he could earn himself a share of the glory. Together with a ragtag band of youths who called themselves the Concho County Comanches, Buck set out to drive the damn Yankees out of his beloved Confederacy. But the trail from the plains of Texas to the killing fields of Tennessee was full of danger. Long before Buck and his comrades drew a bead on one Union soldier, they Fought the uncontrollable fury of nature and the unfathomable treachery of men. And when the brave Rebels finally met up with their anny, they were just in time to face the greatest challenge of all: a merciless battle against the forces of Grant and Sherman that would truly prove that war was hell.
Journey: A Western
by Stephen H. ForemanSet in the early eighteen hundreds in the wild desert wilderness of New Mexico Territory, Journey follows the lives of three distinctly different characters whose destinies are one: Journey, a fiercely independent, sixteen-year-old of mysterious origins; Reuben Moon, the stoic half Mexican, half Apache hunter who raises her; and Esau Burdock, a brutal, pragmatic, and wealthy slave trader.The story opens on a November night in 1833, the sky on fire with meteors, each character alone, experiencing the storm. The narrative then delves into their individual histories. But Journey, Reuben, and Esau’s stories soon collide in the summer of 1834 when Esau holds a rendezvous of horse racing and trading. Despite being only sixteen, and a girl at that, Journey joins the race. She doesn’t win, but she’s caught the attention of Esau. A year later, a mountain lion is terrorizing the area and Esau comes across Journey and Reuben in the desert as he hunts for it. Journey has tamed a wild colt. The lion had killed its mother then attacked the colt, but Journey rescues it and nurses it back to health. Esau claims the colt is his by the law of the land. Journey refuses to give him up and so Esau threatens to hang her on the spot. Instead, they make a deal: Journey can work at Esau’s stables for six months to earn the horse.And so she does. All the while the mountain lion continues to kill and Esau broods. He is a successful man, but he is a lonely one too, haunted by the death of his first slave and lover, Livy, and by their daughter Lilly Rose, both of whom betrayed him and are now dead. The story comes to a fever pitch when Esau spots a necklace Journey has worn her whole life, given to her by her mother, a necklace once worn by Esau’s dead daughter, Lily Rose. From there, the story races to an end, as Esau, Journey, and Reuben are tested in ways they never dreamed imaginable. Brimming with action and panoramic in scope, in Journey Foreman provides a breathtaking narrative with a heroine you’ll never forget.
Joy from Ashes (Battles of Destiny Series #5)
by Al LacyFighting for the Confederacy, Major Dalton learns that enemy soldiers have hurt his beloved wife and caused the death of their unborn son. Will he obtain revenge, or learn that vengeance truly belongs to the Lord?From the Trade Paperback edition.
Juarez (Stagecoach Station # #47)
by Hank MitchumWhen U.S. Secretary of War Duncan Campbell and his family are kidnapped by vicious Guatemalan guerrillas, their only hope is U.S. Marshal John McCain. The kidnappers want their countrymen freed from a New Orleans jail, or the hostages will die--unless McCain and his men can get the Campbells safely out of a secluded Mexican hideout guarded by rooftop snipers, angry Dobermans, and two dozen very bad hombres led by bloodthirsty killer Josè Gristo. Even then, McCain will need every bit of his brains, brawn, and firepower to escort the Campbells by stagecoach all the way to Juarez--with the ferocious Guatemalans breathing down his neck.
Jubal Sackett (Sacketts #4)
by Louis L'AmourIn Jubal Sackett, the second generation of Louis L'Amour's great American family pursues a destiny in the wilderness of a sprawling new land. Jubal Sackett's urge to explore drove him westward, and when a Natchez priest asks him to undertake a nearly impossible quest, Sackett ventures into the endless grassy plains the Indians call the Far Seeing Lands. He seeks a Natchez exploration party and its leader, Itchakomi. It is she who will rule her people when their aging chief dies, but first she must vanquish her rival, the arrogant warrior Kapata. Sackett's quest will bring him danger from an implacable enemy . . . and show him a life--and a woman--worth dying for.From the Paperback edition.
Julia's Last Hope (Women of the West #2)
by Janette OkeJulia's Last Hope is a story sent in a lumbertown in western Canada. Things are going well for John and Julia Harrigan until the sudden news of the mill closing rocks their secure world. Julia's dreams for her family seem to be crumbling around her until she decides to fight to save the home and town she loves.
Junkyard Dogs (Walt Longmire #6)
by Craig JohnsonA missing thumb and dead developers are only the beginning for Sheriff Walt Longmire. It's a volatile new economy in Durant, Wyoming, where the owners of a multi-million dollar development of ranchettes want to get rid of the adjacent junk-yard. When a severed thumb is discovered in the yard, conflicts erupt, and Walt Longmire, his trusty companion Dog, life-long friend Henry Standing Bear, and deputies Santiago Saizarbitoria and Victoria Moretti find themselves in a small town that feels more and more like a high plains pressure cooker.
Junkyard Dogs: A captivating instalment of the best-selling, award-winning series - now a hit Netflix show! (A Walt Longmire Mystery #6)
by Craig JohnsonThe sixth book in the New York Times bestselling Longmire series, featuring Sheriff Walt Longmire.It's a volatile new economy in Durant when the owners of a multimillion-dollar development of ranchettes want to get rid of the adjacent Stewart junkyard. The notorious Stewart clan is an adventure unto itself and, when conflicts erupt, Sheriff Walt Longmire, his life-long friend Henry Standing Bear and deputies Santiago Saizarbitoria and Victoria Moretti find themselves in a small town that feels more and more like a high plains pressure cooker. 'The finest novel in [Johnson's] series. Steeped in Western lore with a contemporary spin' Sun Sentinel
Juramento Vaquero: Parte Uno
by L. G. Castillo Belen WitzelUna promesa rota. Un amor irrompible. Lo más difícil que Cody Wilde tuvo que hacer fue cumplir la promesa que le hizo a su padre moribundo: mantenerse alejado de los problemas. Crecer en un pueblo rural de Texas y ser intimidado por el hijo del sheriff hizo que fuera casi imposible controlar el mal genio de Wilde. Solo el hecho de tener a su buena amiga, Cassie, y su familia para el apoyo, hizo que la tarea fuera llevadera. Cassie Strong nunca entendió por qué la gente criticaba a Cody. Era dulce, sexy y tenía un lado tonto que le mostraba solo a ella. Cuando la tragedia golpea a su familia, es Cody quien está a su lado y su amistad florece en algo más. Pero cuando el enemigo de por vida de Cody, amenaza a lo unico que podría hacerle romper su promesa, ¿Correrá el riesgo de perder a Cassie o será lo suficientemente fuerte como para aferrarse al último deseo de su padre?
Jurisdiction (Ralph Cotton Western Series)
by Ralph CottonArizona Ranger Sam Burrack is on the trail of the Ganston Gang, who have rampaged across the state and murdered a fellow ranger. But young Billy Odle is riding with the outlaws-and Burrack has to keep him out of the crossfire...
Jury of Six (The Luke Starbuck Novels)
by Matt Braun"MATT BRAUN IS A MASTER STORYTELLER OF FRONTIER HISTORY." —Elmer KeltonIn a land of death and corruptionTexas rancher Ben Langham left his sprawling inheritance to the man he trusted most: Luke Starbuck. Once Starbuck had dreamed of having land of his own. Now he dreams of finding the man who gunned down Langham—and bringing him to justice.One man found a calling of his own…With the Cattlemen's Association behind him, Starbuck has all the authority he needs to ride into New Mexico on the path of a murderous band of thieves. But he didn't count on coming face to face with a scrawny killer named William "the Kid" Bonney, a shifty sheriff named Pat Garrett, or the true story behind the legendary Lincoln County War. Suddenly, Luke Starbuck finds himself dead center in a powerful conspiracy—and heading straight into the line of fire…"BRAUN IS ONE OF THE BEST!"—Don Coldsmith, author of the Spanish Bit series