Can a man who’s spent his life killing, redeem himself in the eyes of those who matter most?
Buck “Buckshot” Reed is starting to think his best days just might be behind him. He’s tired of the traveling life of a for-hire gunfighter, and at sixty-two, he knows the odds against him are only getting higher. As he reflects on his younger days, he realizes that settling down and changing his ways is the only path forward.
But even the life of a wanderer can come back to haunt you, and soon Buckshot realizes he can’t outrun his past. To create meaningful change, he’ll have to prove his worth and make amends as he comes face to face with people and places he’d much rather forget.
As many things are in life, this is easier said than done…
Sawyer McCade came up tough and mean, trained as a killer for the Confederate Army. But those days are behind him now, and he’s eager to begin a new—and peaceful—chapter of his life back home in Kansas.
His ranch is almost up and running, and his army buddies are on their way, driving a herd of cattle from the wilds of South Texas. He’s even more excited about the arrival of a girl he was sweet on down in Texas. Everything is falling into place.
But halfway between Clarksville, Texas and Humboldt, Kansas. Sawyer gets word that his friends and the animals he’s relying on for his new livelihood are pinned down by outlaws and renegade Apache’s. He realizes that if he wants any chance at a new life, he’s got to take matters into his own hands … again.
Torn between his old fighting ways and a peaceful, prosperous future as a rancher and husband, Sawyer must go on an epic journey to do what’s right and fight for his dreams.
It’s 1877 and the only thing that Oliver Canyon Golden has ever wanted to do is play poker. But gambling tables and guns can be a deadly combination when the cards don’t always fall the way everyone likes.
In order to avoid the violence and corruption that runs rampant in the circles he travels in, Canyon is in constant motion, moving from town to town. But then a young saloon girl in Albany, Texas catches his attention, and he’s drawn to protect her honor from the town bully. When the bully ends up dead, Canyon is the logical scapegoat and the dead man’s wealthy father vows revenge.
As Canyon finds himself on the run again, he hides out on a small ranch, befriending the owner and his family. Soon he begins to understand that there might be more to life than gambling, but his future is put in jeopardy when the dead man’s father catches up with him, intent on revenge.
Life is a gamble, and Canyon takes full advantage of the hand he’s been dealt to protect everything he holds dear.
Sawyer McCade wants a new start. But the unrelenting forces of corruption and villainy have other plans for him.
Sawyer has returned to his hometown after the war ended and won his bid for Sheriff of Humboldt, Kansas. With the goal of ridding the county of deeply entrenched corruption and gladhanding, he goes after the men responsible.
After being led on a chase by a diabolical killer hired by the local crime boss, Sawyer is sought by the US Army for treason and finds himself in more hot water than he ever bargained for. Criminal masterminds abound, and young Sawyer, only wanting to put the past behind him, is forced to confront the shadows of his past.
Will Sawyer be able to make a truly fresh start and create the peaceful life he longs for, or will the shadow forces against him win the age-old battle of good versus evil?
Take No Prisoners is the second book in the exciting Sawyer McCade series.
The war is over. But can one soldier put the horrors of the battle behind him?
Sawyer McCade was trained by the Confederate Army to be a killing machine. But now that the war is over, he must decide what kind of man he wants to be. Upon returning home to Kansas after the war, he finds his family farm in ruins and his parents murdered. He can feel the instincts trained into him trying to take over. He can feel the need for revenge.
But determined to put his past behind him, Sawyer leaves the law in the law’s hands and heads to Texas to start a new life raising cattle, until a message from his sister has him thinking about home once again.
Will Sawyer avenge the violence against his family? Will he be able to leave his soldiering days behind?
He’s willing to fight for the life he’s always wanted. But will a heartless family of outlaws rob him of everything he holds dear?
Card Jordan has avenged the killings of his family, helped the US government with a high-profile fraud case, and started a successful business that transformed the Texas cattle industry. He’s finally met his match in the beautiful rancher Maxine Page, but the last frontier he has yet to conquer remains elusive—starting a family.
When a robbery goes wrong and leaves Maxine injured, Card goes after the thieves and uncovers more deception and deceit at a nearby farm. Young lives are at stake, once again it’s up to Card to bring justice to North Texas. But there’s always collateral damage and this fight is no exception.
Can Card truly put his gunslinging life behind him to settle down and start a family? It’s time to find out.
Young Card is shot by a hired killer that Robert Collard paid to kill Card for arresting him for the kidnapping of little Frances Brown. Card makes it to the doctor’s office and is in the healing process when his assailant escapes from jail and comes after him while in the bed at the doctor’s office.
A young beautiful woman saves his life and shoots the man that was in the process of killing Card. He goes home to learn that rustlers have been actively stealing cattle from his ranch. Card is in the process of starting a livestock shipping operation and has to manage his time between protecting his ranch and starting his new business.
His friend and the son of the dear family that he calls his family since his was murdered some time back, is found murdered on the range. Card takes up his badge again and tracks down the murdering rustlers that killed his friend and collect the cattle they have stolen from him and his neighbor.
Young Card Jordan has established a reputation among lawmen and thieves alike for being a straight shooter when it comes to both his code of morals and the use of his trusty revolver. The two combine to make a lethal combination for those who dare to cross him.
Having avenged the death of his family by putting the terrible Ned Black and his entire gang six feet under, Card’s ready to settle down with the girl of his dreams to start a family and a new ranch. He hopes to put his violent past behind him…until the U.S. Attorney General comes knocking at his door. Attorney General’s young niece has been kidnapped for ransom by a group of unscrupulous meat packers out of Chicago. Appealing to Card’s sense of justice and respect for the law, Card is asked to take on the case even though it’s a long ride from home. He’s deputized as a Special US Marshal and vows to find the girl and bring those responsible to justice…no matter the price.
But all is not as it seems, either at home on the ranch or on the trail of the kidnappers and Card continues his turbulent path to manhood, learning some lessons the hard way. Will his sense of what’s right and fair land him on the right side of the tracks, or take him further away from the peaceful life he longs to live?
Frontier justice starts with one fateful hunting trip…
The year is 1875 and sixteen-year-old Card Jordan returns from his first solo hunting expedition to find a gang of lawless thieves has murdered his entire family. Etched in the dirt next to his mother’s corpse he finds the words CARD, KILL THEM ALL.
He vows revenge, and overnight must transform from a young, carefree boy into a responsible man who takes the law into his own hands. He dons his father’s old Cavalry hat and sets out to track the gang down, no matter what.
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