Former Comanche captive Rusty Shannon tries to resume a normal life after the end of the Civil War, but instead finds himself confronted by racial tension, murderous outlaws, brutal Comanche bands, and his nemesis--the deadly Oldham brothers.

Armed with only a Colt rifle, a Bowie knife, and courage as big as the West, Ten Chisholm-the bold, illegitimate son of frontier scout and plains ambassador Jesse Chisholm and a Cherokee woman-arrives in the heart of Comanche country with a price on his head. His only crime: loving the beautiful daughter of a powerful New Orleans gambler who has promised her to a wealthy man she hates. Now that Ten has returned to the harsh Texas brakes with a team...

USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton's gritty tales effortlessly capture the glory days of the Old West. Hanging in Wild Wind finds Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack crossing the Badlands, hot on the trail of Silva "The Snake" Ceran and his gang. But this time the ranger may have bitten off more than he can chew-especially when he comes across Ceran's girlfriend, wildcat Kitty Dellaros, who has a deadly reputation of her own.

A nameless sniper is targeting participants in popular Civil War battle reenactments, and Minnesota reenactor Paul Edin is killed at the mock Battle of Kirby Creek, near Corinth, Mississippi. His death is ruled an accident, but Paul's widow, Jenny, discovers that the sniper's bullet was meant for the man standing next to Paul, a cop named Kenny Beeman. To penetrate the Mississippi smokescreen, Jenny enlists the aid of her former lover, news photographer...

As Pecos Valley, New Mexico, erupts into a brutal range war, gunfighter Falcon McCallister becomes caught in the middle of a violent showdown between ranchers, battling side by side with a ruthless young oulaw called Billy the Kid