Adventure fiction: Westerns Books

Chase Johnson was born from the union of an Irish father and Kiowa mother. Genetics gave him the best of both traits. He had his father's temper and his mother's native instincts. Schooled by his uncle, Gray Wolf, in the ways of his Indian heritage,...

An ambitious Tom Marsh, looking to expand his gold rush freight business, finds himself falsely accused of murdering a young girl and is tossed into the Sonoma, California hoosegow along with a Mexican hombre who is himself accused of a murder he did not...

John Smith had been abandoned by his mother soon after being born. Found and raised by a Catholic priest who gave him his name and without knowing it his occupation throughout his life. He was forced to flee the church in Juarez Mexico at fourteen, one...

Johnny Wideman always felt like he never truly belonged. His father Harvey, was a distinguished Texas Ranger who looked down upon him. Harvey Wideman looked down upon his son Johnny, because he never had the skills and aptitude to follow in his...

In the lives of Slim Siringo, 2nd Lieutenant Jamie Carlson, and Flynn McDonagh, 'Days like a Shadow', proved to be looking into a glass darkly. Unclear of what will happen next. Then, there came 'Lengthening Shadows'. Dark and ominous, ever leaning...

In the 3rd novel of the Tom March Adventure series, we join Tom as he risks his life to save a black slave on the run from an evil southern plantation owner as well as a young Chinese cook who was sold by his poor, starving parents to the abusive captain...

After the Cedar Creek war, Brian and Mark Bailey set out on a bold quest to earn their fortune and establish their own ranch.Their journey takes them across New Mexico, Arizona, and the rugged Animas River Valley. With gunfights in the town of Red Butte...

The Canadian Horse is the fourth novel in the Rodeo in the Blood series. In the opening scene, C.R. Winchester steals a steer wrestling horse in Canada and smuggles him into Montana where he brands the horse with his own iron. Although C.R. intends to...

In the wild mountains of the Montana Territory, the Coulter ranch is a place of family, second chances...and a hidden fortune.Determined to find his missing brother and stop the elusive mastermind behind the theft of his family's sapphires, Gil Coulter...

He's the black sheep of the family, and she's a chemist who understands formulas, not emotions. Can Preacher and Charlie take their quirks and turn them into a strong relationship this Christmas?Preacher Glover doesn't feel like he fits in the loud,...

An American Book of the Dead: A Wild West Séance is a unique Acid Western set in the mid to late 1800s whose psychedelia stems not from drugs but from the spirit world. When spirit photographer, Ebenezer Elijah Henry is confronted by an enigmatic...

Did men truly conquer the frontier, or was it the women who quietly traded hopes and dreams in a gamble to build something even bigger for themselves and their families? In Flats Junction, sacrifices grow ever starker as the town begins to realize it...

"Embers on the Hearth, The Next Generation" is a story that continues where the original story, "Embers on the Hearth" ended. The original story began in the 1840's. It followed the life and times of Jason McIvers, a trapper. Through a series of events...

Rather than live under the mores of the Antebellum South, John and Abigail Whitmore sell everything they own, turn their backs on their families, and flee from 1840s Mississippi to the free North. After settling near Weston, Missouri, they soon learn...

An unlikely trio is challenged by their dark pasts as they fight to make a place for themselves in the frontier West in 1873.    Doyle Hill; his wife, Annie; and their ranch hand, Harper, are scratching out a future on arid,...

This book details the story of a young man, a fictional character, Clem Barnett, during the late 1940's and 1950's, raised as a boy in the mid-west with dreams and visions, based on romantic books and movies, of being a cowboy in the West. He finds...

Set in post-Civil War America, U.S. Marshal Finis Ryan finds himself entangled in a deadly game of revenge. Haunted by his troubled past, Ryan's peaceful existence is shattered when six outlaws, fueled by a burning desire for redemption, target him as...

Sam Cassidy and Chen Tao are on another adventure! From San Francisco, California to Novobey, Russia where they are in danger from the Imperial Cossacks who are in search of the mythical Cross of the Seven Jewels that is if Colonel Misha Gorky doesn't...

She has no place to go with her sister.He's a widower looking for help. Marla Atwell's life is turned upside down after her parents' death in an accident. With her mother's high expectations for a husband, Marla is left unprepared and unmarried. With no...

Sam Cassidy was a hired gun who hailed from Galveston, Texas. The jobs he accepted took him and his long-time friend and partner, Chen Tao, to many different places. The duo thought theyd seen just about every form of countryside the West had to offer...

In revolutionary Egypt, adventurers Sam Cassidy and Chen Tao were invited to Alexandria. Professor Pericles has vanished in the desert while seeking out the tomb of Teshef the Great. They are recruited by Professor Pericles' daughter, whose knowledge and...

Step into the rugged heart of Arizona with Cactus and Cattle: Tales of Arizona, a captivating story that brings the Wild West to vivid life. Set against the backdrop of a sweeping desert landscape, this anthology follows the trials and triumphs of the...

A story of a young boy, adventurous and strong.Born with a gift of the Wolf Spirit deep in his soul.Along his life's journey, the spirit is always near. Many treasures he finds but then danger appears.Will the spirit guide and protect what he holds so...

Josh Wolf, the newly appointed detective of Wolf Creek, Wyoming, meets Jillian Taylor after she finds a body in her new ranch home.Jillian is intimidated when he suspects her of foul play. After a few months and her panache for discovering deceased...

When Alex Karnes wakes from a two-week coma in the home of a neighbor and learns what happened he finds the world he spent the last eight years building has all been taken by a madman out to rebuild the Confederacy. At least, that what the men who follow...

Billy Joe Green knew one thing for sure. He had not committed the murder he was about to be hanged for. There was a way to clear himself of it, but he would never use it. It could mean the ruin of the woman he loved. Rebecca Beecham had been orphaned at...

A spring morning in Montana is shattered when Joseph Smith, a namesake nephew of the founder of the Mormon religion and fundamentalist, emerges from his tepee and his young wife is shot dead at his feet. He races after his wife's murderer but kills Three...

When Portly Ben Rousterman tried to hold up the Third National Bank, he paid for the mistake with his life, and roiled the far west Texas town of Gunfighter's Gulch.Into the story with a fierce indifference ride the principals:· Raccoon Jack...

When the Hayes Family left their farm in Terre Haute Indiana in the spring of 1844 to travel the Oregon Trail to the west coast of America, twelve year old Henry knew it would be an adventurous and life changing event. He could never guess just how life...

As the west filled with people after the war. Lawless-ness ran rampant for a time but despite popular belief not all of the murders committed were by outlaw gangs, greedy land barons or drunken cowboys shooting up the town. Although most don't believe so...

This story tells why some secrets are best kept from family and friends. It's not because of the lack of trust in family or friends, it's for protective reasons. Sloppy has no family, but he does have best friends. One of his best friends is Alan Adams...

Recently released from the army, with a medical discharge, Whit Wadsworth was, after a dose of Spanish flu had laid him low for almost a year. Where he had been a strapping 180 pounds, he was now a staggering, stumbling 150. Upon his discharge, he had...

Book 2 of 7: A Tom Marsh AdventureWhen Lacey showed up in Hangtown Tom was smitten. She was looking for her pa who'd come to the mines and disappeared. Tom had to help her, but when somebody shot him things went south in a hurry. He'd learned her pa was...

Chase and Gray Wolf hit the trail looking for outlaws the sheriff of Silver City cannot track. After robbing the Silver City bank, the sons of Steed Bowling seek revenge on those they deem responsible for the death of their pa, blaming Chase and his...

At the foot of a lonely mountain pass between Taos and Elizabethtown, a single log cabin huddles under the pines. Travelers are invited inside to stop, rest, and eat. But they should be careful how they look at the young woman who serves them. Her...

Readers are calling it "a five-star masterpiece of heartwarming western folklore." The weekend of the community Spring Fling dance is normally a time to celebrate, but for Roger and Martha King it becomes a weekend of weakness and suffering the...

THE STRONGEST MOTIVATION TO KILL IS BLOOD VENGEANCE.Wes Wasson - an old Indian fighter and known troublemaker - comes to Branson to visit his Sister and brother in law. While out with his nephew Bruce, Wes hears that a local Indian named Chusi Yellowbear...

RETURNING TO WILLOW FALLS, U.S. MARSHAL MATT BANNISTER COMES FACE TO FACE WITH HIS PAINFUL PAST.U.S. Marshal Matt Bannister’s bitter side comes out when his father, Floyd Bannister, comes to town unexpectedly. He wants nothing to do with his father...

WELCOME TO PRAIRIEVILLE…THE TOWN MORE DEADLY THAN ANYONE EVER EXPECTED.U.S. Marshal Matt Bannister and his Cousin William Fasana are headed to the distant unknown town of Prairieville to solve a murder that no one else can.Railroad tycoon Louis...

Welcome back to Branson, Oregon where murder, love and obsession lurk behind every corner. U.S. Deputy Marshal Matt Bannister is troubled by the cruel and unnatural death of miner Leroy Haywood. There are no witnesses or clues of any kind, just a...

The captivating tale of one of history's best-kept secrets continues in this historical fiction duology-showcasing one of the Old West's most heroic figures.When Nate Champion strikes out to Wyoming Territory and discovers the allure of the Powder River...

From bestselling author Ken Pratt comes a thrilling new chapter in the legendary Matt Bannister series, set in a world where past and present collide.In 1932, Alex Wentworth, a determined journalist for The Jessup County Chronicles, embarks on a mission...