Johnny Long returns home from the brutal Civil War to Liberty, Texas anxious to rejoin his parents and sisters. Instead, he finds only the crumbling remains of his home with the dusty graves of his murdered loved ones nearby. Determined to start his life anew, he sets out and finds the unexpected: friendship, revenge, violence—and love.

Josh, a kid of not yet 12 years, becomes - and continues to be - the talk of the town of Willis, Colorado, when he rides into town leading a string of twenty Indian ponies and forty or fifty head of horses and mules, and, most shocking, with several Indian scalps dangling from the pony manes and one from a lance that the boy is holding. Sheriff Dodson decides to get to the core of the drama and soon the orphan boy also finds his way to the hearts of the Sheriff and his wife. The people of ...

Cliff is on a man-hunt for the scum who violated and killed his sister and her daughter and husband. On his quest, he comes to the rescue of two young Crow maidens captured by Cheyenne warriors, using his weaponry skills to the fullest. Soon he is admitted in their Crow camp and falls helplessly in love with the elder sister of the maidens, Bright Star, who falls equally in love with this white eyes. Meeting the challenges that face him, he is soon named White Warrior, but peace does not c...

John Thomas and his sister are headed towards happiness and fortune in the promising, but indeed Wild West...

Moses Johnson just wanted to collect some cattle and move ahead with his life, perhaps meet the love of his life, buy a ranch, and raise a family. But life is never normal. Moses suddenly finds himself to be the prey and he needs all his survival skills to keep himself and his future alive...

Cliff is on a man-hunt for the scum who violated and killed his sister and her daughter and husband. On his quest, he comes to the rescue of two young Crow maidens captured by Cheyenne warriors, using his weaponry skills to the fullest. Soon he is admitted in their Crow camp and falls helplessly in love with the elder sister of the maidens, Bright Star, who falls equally in love with this white eyes. Meeting the challenges that face him, he is soon named White Warrior, but peace does not c...

Billy, an independent, spur of the moment type of guy and a sucker for a good adventure, decides to go on a trip to beautiful Glenwood, New Mexico. Driven by adventure and curiosity, he goes through a mountain passage and enters a beautiful and peaceful valley. Or so it seems...

The first story starts, "Hubby?" she said. "I'm sliding off the mattress again. And something's biting me on the neck."The second beginsIt was getting on past midnight, the wind had picked up, shaking the tent, and I knew I'd have to kill the guy in the next sleeping bag.If you've ever shared a pup tent with your wife or a friend, you'll recognize the situations in these two camping stories.

A cowboy returns to his homeplace to face the mistakes of his past.

Meet Miss Jones, the time traveling second grade teacher. Whenever she finds something "not quite right" in history, she goes back and fixes it!In this adventure Miss Jones discovers that Pony Express rider Wild Bill Hickock is in danger. He is trying to carry the news of President Lincoln's election across the plains. But Bill is sick. If he gets on his pony and tries to ride on his dangerous route, he will die!Can Miss Jones get to the Pony Express station in time to take...

One morning the world ended. It wasn't with a boom or even a whimper. Ice covered everything. What happened and why is Sharalyn the only one who is still moving? The first story in a new collection, Ice.

Western Short Story: "Black smoke drew Rolla's eye, smoke where there should not be smoke. Then he heard the noise: high, piercing yips, and a woman's scream, and the flat report of gunshots." With revenge in his heart, young Rolla takes part in the Battle of Salt River Canyon at Skeleton Cave in Arizona Territory.The battle that took place on December 28, 1872, was an engagement of the decade-long Apache Wars in the late nineteenth century. Award winning writer Marsha Ward envisio...