The Trading Post and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features fourteen brand-new stories that will delight historical fiction fans. These stories capture the spirit of freedom and indi
After a seven-year absence, lifelong friends Buell Mace and Simon Steele return to the town they grew up in. Carlisle, Nebraska in 1879 is trying to become a more genteel and law abiding place than th
The disappearances of rare photos, a scandalous diary and a beautiful woman culminate in three life-risking cases for Henry Swann, who must partner with nemesis Goldblatt. By the Shamus Award-nominate
" In 1883, young Wes Montana, hired gun for the cattlemen in Montana Territory, lives a dark life, but he is so dangerous, no one dares call him a breed. Down in Arizona Territory at the Claymore Ranc
A young couple leaves Ohio for the promise of a new life on the Kansas plains. They settle a prime tract of farm land near Lawrence, Kansas. A second young couple slips the bonds of slavery in Missour
A faceless New York investor sets in motion a hostile railroad takeover financed by more than a million dollars in counterfeit bearer bonds issued by a rival railroad. The work is carried out by a rut
Outlaws—fueled by cruelty they became addicted to during the War Between the States—roam and prey upon anyone unfortunate enough to cross their trail. In the Dakota Territory of the 1870s, the line be
"President Chester Arthur calls semi-retired Murphy back to duty when, with a pending meeting of world leaders in New York City, prostitutes are being murdered and dismembered in the streets. Arthur's
After committing a robbery, Stormy Merrill comes up with a plan to take over the two ranches that make up Marais Valley, ranches that will be inherited by two single women, as he sets up a series of e
The winter around Cheyenne, Wyoming that year was devastating, killing both people and livestock. John Henry Cole was three miles out of town on his small ranch, waiting out the storm that was quickly
Offered a reward by an elderly rancher who would rescue his wife from train robbers, John Henry Cole is forced to confront an ailing former fellow U.S. Marshal, a situation that is further complicated
A wild race to claim a fortune in buried gold pits such adversaries as a kidnapped hostage, a gambler, a group of prison escapees, a hired detective and the gold's rightful owner against each other on
Narrowly avoiding a deadly encounter with a young gunfighter while searching for a stolen horse, Curly Wells encounters a young woman who has been harassed by a violent band of horse rustlers.
