J. A. Johnstone
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USA Today bestselling author: When a vicious cattle baron crosses him, Smoke Jensen aims to take the bull by the horns . . .
Santa Clara, Colorado, is twenty-four hours by train from the land where Smoke Jensen found peace and prosperity on his Sugarloaf Ranch. But somehow, Smoke can't stay away from Santa Clara—and from an evil cattle baron hiding a murderous past.
And where there's smoke—there's justice . . .
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Santa Clara, Colorado, is twenty-four hours by train from the land where Smoke Jensen found peace and prosperity on his Sugarloaf Ranch. But somehow, Smoke can't stay away from Santa Clara—and from an evil cattle baron hiding a murderous past.
And where there's smoke—there's justice . . .
For...
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Chuckwagon trail western volume 1
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Framed for murder, Dewey "Mac" McKenzie is running for his life. Though Mac's never even made a pot of coffee, he talks his way onto a cattle drive heading west--as a chuckwagon cook. Turns out he has a natural talent for turning salt pork and dried beans into culinary gold. He's as good with a pot and pan as he is with a gun--which comes in handy on a dangerous trail drive beset with rustlers, hostile Indians, ornery weather, and deadly stampedes....
83) Die by the gun
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Chuckwagon trail western volume 2
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"After completing a successful cattle drive as the chuckwagon cook, Mac signs up for another one to escape those seeking revenge for a crime he did not commit"--Amazon.com.
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"Whether serving justice as a Pinkerton agent or serving drinks as a saloonkeeper, Stoneface Finnegan always lines up his shots to kill. . . GONE TO DEADWOOD The Pinkertons believe Rollie "Stoneface" Finnegan was the best agent to ever wear the badge. So does dewy-eyed Pinkerton hopeful and sleuth-in-training Tish Gray, who's just arrived in Boar Gulch. As co-owner of Boar Gulch's Last Drop Saloon, Stoneface is content slinging booze into guts instead...
86) Powder burn
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Will Tanner U.S. deputy marshal volume 3
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"U.S. Deputy Marshal Will Tanner earned his badge the old-fashioned way. He shot the bad guys, saved the good guys, and won the fear and respect of everyone in between. That's how legends are born. But when he visits a friend at his ranch and ends up confronting a trigger-happy horse thief, Will earns the wrath of the deadliest, lowlife killers west of the Mississippi. This is how legends die . . . Turns out Will Tanner is nothing but a moving target...
87) Texarkana
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Perley Gates western volume 6
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"JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. RUSTLERS' PARADISE. At first, the job sounds easy: lead a small herd of horses across the Arkansas-Texas border to the Double-D ranch near Texarkana. No problem--at least not for a man like Perley Gates. In fact, he's looking forward to the 150-mile journey with his old sidekick Possum Smith and young Sonny Rice, and doesn't expect any trouble along the way. Unfortunately, trouble has a way of finding Perley Gates. This time, it's...
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Shotgun Johnny western volume 2
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"The top dogs of bestselling western action thrillers hit the bullseye with Shotgun Johnny, a disgraced lawman whose quest for vengeance becomes a legendary fight for justice.Shotgun Johnny Greenway thought he'd hit rock bottom when he lost his wife and son, hung up his badge, and hit the bottle. But a pretty young woman gave him a second chance. Offered him a job riding shotgun for the Reverend's Temptation Gold Mine. Gave him a reason to live. But...
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Preacher and MacCallister western volume 3
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"It's one of the great mysteries of the Old West. The unexplained disappearance of a hunting party of Prussian nobles who entered the American wilderness--and never returned. Now, years later, the Prussian government demands an explanation. In response, the U.S. Army hires Preacher and Jamie MacCallister to join their search party--along with a band of Prussian soldiers led by the sinister Baron Adalwolf von Kuhner. Some believe it's a hopeless mission,...
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"After spending most of his life driving cattle, Will Tanner is ready to wash the trail dust from his throat. In a saloon on the edge of Indian Territory, he makes a decision that changes his life forever when he saves a U.S. Deputy Marshal's life and ends up with a new job and a badge"--
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Blood bond volume 16
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These blood brothers are gunslingers with a conscience—and red-hot lead. Sharp-shooting adventure from the greatest Western writers of the 21st century.
Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the warrior's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. And as years passed, a legend grew of the Cheyenne and the white man who rode together—and who could...
Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the warrior's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. And as years passed, a legend grew of the Cheyenne and the white man who rode together—and who could...
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"The hangman cometh ... When a farmer's wife is murdered, an innocent man is accused: Patrick O'Brien. The book-loving brother had shared his love of literature with the woman, but her husband claims she spurned Pat's advances and that's why he killed her. Now it looks like Patrick will swing from the gallows--especially after his lawyer is targeted, too. Pat's brothers try to track down the real killer, but time is running out. A team of hired guns...
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Slash and Pecos western volume 4
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His wicked ways mostly behind him, reformed bank robber Jimmy "Slash" Braddock is getting hitched to his sweetheart. But before the honeymoon, Chief U.S. Marshal Luther T. "Bleed-'Em-So" Bledsoe needs Slash and his former partner-in-crime, Melvin "Pecos Kid" Baker, to don a couple of deputy marshal badges and saddle up for a trip to Nebraska. Seems the town of Harveyville has fallen prey to a trio of murderous badmen blasting away up and down Main...
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Have brides will travel volume 2
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Bo Creel and Scratch Morton are mighty proud of themselves. They managed to deliver five mail-order brides to the New Mexico mining town of Silverhill in one piece. The town is so grateful, they want to make Bo their marshal and Scratch his deputy. Since they don't have another cargo of brides to escort, Bo and Scratch are happy to accept the jobs - and even happier to attend the weddings of the fine young women they brought here ... As it turns out,...
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They call him the butcher of Baxter Pass, the notorious former Union general who massacred 200 Confederate prisoners just because he could. Now it's Sheriff Jess Casey's unenviable job to protect the bloodthirsty murderer from those who want him dead, which turns out be pretty much everyone south of the Maason Dixon Line. When the butcher arrives in Fort Worth, followed by the vengeance hungry McNamara can Casey has to swallow his disgust and uphold...
96) Shot in the back
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When a 95-year-old man walks into a recruiting office in 1942 determined to enlist and claiming to be the one and only Jesse James, the wildest story the West has never known begins, in an exciting new twist on the legend of the notorious outlaw who just might not have died on that fateful April 3, 1882.
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"Born and bred in the Texas Panhandle town of Comanche Crossing, William "Wild Bill" Longley gunned down a dozen men in cold blood before he got to the sheriff and deputy ? so he could take over the job himself. He found the perfect sidekick in vicious career criminal Booker Tate. With Wild Bill's remorseless heart set on a beautiful young woman, the pair takes the whole town hostage until the young lady agrees to marry a man she despises."--Provided...
98) Tyranny
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"An explosive story of citizens' rights, government wrongs, and freedom's last stand--deep in the heart of Texas. When a West Texas rancher stands against the government's attempt to seize his ranch, an army of ordinary citizens rise up to join his fight against tyranny"--
99) Savage guns
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Spoiled, brash King Bragg is going to hang for the murder of three men in a barroom. But King's arrogant father--and his beautiful sister--use their powers of persuasion to convince Cotton to look into the shooting. And when Cotton does, he uncovers some disturbing secrets about one Crayfish Ruble, the second biggest rancher in Puma County.
100) Avenger
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From the USA Today–bestselling author of The Devil's Legion, a gunfighter rides through a deadly gauntlet to help new friends and avenge old loves.
Death is not the end—sometimes it's just the beginning.
When Frank Morgan finds there's a price on his head, there's only one thing to do—kill the man who put it there—and if he avenges the death of his beloved doing so, the sweeter the