Synopses & Reviews
BURNING UP Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack’s on the trail of a gang of bank robbers, a mission that’s led him right into the path of a raging wildfire. As the pines around him go up in flames, Burrack is determined to catch the murderous Cheyenne Kid and his gang and recover the money they stole. But Burrack isn’t the only one with a case against the Kid.
When Gilley Maclaine overhears the Cheyenne Kid reveal his plans to kill her, she swipes the money he promised her and gives him a swift kick on her way out the door. Burrack knows that robbing a robber is dangerous, and that the Kid won’t let Gilley’s betrayal go unpunished. Now he has to stick close to Gilley and hope that he can catch the outlaws before the wildfire catches him…
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“A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West.”—Matt Braun, Golden Spur Award-winning author
“One of the best western writers today.”—Western Horseman
“Gun-smoked believability…A hard hand to beat.” —Terry Johnston
“Authentic Old West detail and dialogue.” —Wild West Magazine
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Praise for Ralph Cotton:
“One of the best Western writers today.” —Western Horseman
“A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West.” —Golden Spur Award–Winning Author Matt Braun
“Gun-smoked believability…a hard hand to beat.”—Terry Johnson
“Cotton’s blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books.”—Wild West Magazine
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Praise for
USA Today bestselling author Ralph Cotton
“A storyteller in the best tradition of the Old West.”—Golden Spur Award–Winning Author Matt Braun “One of the best Western writers today.”—Western Horseman “Cotton’s blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books.”—Wild West Magazine
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“Gun-smoked believability…a hard hand to beat.”—Terry Johnston
“Cottons blend of history and imagination works because authentic Old West detail and dialogue fill his books.”—Wild West Magazine
“[Cottons] works incorporate…pace and plot in a language that ranges from lyric beauty to macabre descriptions of bestial savagery.”—Wade Hall, The Louisville Courier-Journal
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Fast Larry Shaw had turned to the bottle, and he was out drinking the night a group of bandits came to his home-robbing and murdering his family.
This shattering experience gives Shaw a new reason to live. For a man who's been engaged in a slow suicide, Shaw can still summon the kind of hand-speed other gunmen can only marvel at. And now that the loss of his loved ones has steeled his nerves, he's about to show a gang of bandits what it's like to face the best gun in the West.
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HOLY HELL Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has encountered many a relentless outlaw in his days as a lawman, but none quite like Fannin “Dad” Orwick. The devout leader of the Redemption Riders, Orwick robs and kills to support his ever-expanding family of young wives and children, all in the name of the Lord.
After the Ranger learns that Orwick is moving his harem of wives to a compound deep in the Mexican badlands, he heads south—and meets an unlikely ally in a stalwart woman named Mattie. Once married to Orwick, Mattie has her own dangerous plans for her bloody-minded ex. But neither Sam nor Mattie can know just how far Orwick is about to go for God and family…
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Hired to help steal $50,000 in gold bullion, ex-Pinkerton Avrial "Rock" Rochenbach must earn the trust of some of the West's most notorious outlaws-while protecting his true identity as an undercover U.S. Secret Service Agent...
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Will Summers is a horse trader with a reputation that intimidates the most lawless of men. When the coldblooded Bendigo Brothers make off with his horses, they don't know what they're in for. Summers has a history of tracking down animals, and when he finds them he'll be sure to give them his own special brand, and let them live long enough to feel the burn...
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Horse trader Will Summers wasn’t looking to be anybody’s hero, let alone stop a bank robbery led by the son of Gunn Point’s most powerful man. He’d rather hit the trail than try to take on the rest of the robbers, who are hell-bent on skinning his hide. But when the local sheriff is injured and his deputy outmatched, Will knows that things are only going to get worse. With an enigmatic gunhand as his only ally, Will is going to have to outshoot—and outwit—a gang of vengeful cutthroats if he wants to make it out of Gunn Point alive...
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Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is hunting Luis and Teto Torres, the notorious leaders of the ruthless Gun Killers Gang. Little does he know that an ambush is waiting for him in the town of Wild Roses. Only the courageous actions of the beautiful Erin Donovan keep the ranger from meeting his end. But Erin has a secret that may prove deadlier than any ambush.
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Brian Middleton left his father's ranch long ago to make his own way. But now, he's returned to claim the land his late father left him-and learns the hard way that if you want to keep something in the wild west, you have to fight for it. With local lowlifes and shady con-men after the Driving D ranch, Middleton has no choice but to make a stand...
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ONE BAD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER
Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is deep in Old Mexico, tracking two of the most heinous outlaws it’s ever been his bad luck to track. Hodding “Hot Aces” Siebert and Bobby Hugh Bellibar have nine bank robberies, three train hijackings, and more than a dozen payroll raids to their names. And they’ve left an undertaker’s fortune in dead bodies all along the border country. But there is no honor among thieves.
When the pair is caught in a tight spot, Bellibar turns on his old pal Siebert like a snake, sparking a blood feud that makes it even more dangerous for Burrack to bring them in—and nearly impossible for him to get out alive…
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WANTED:ONE DEAD RANGER Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is headed for Yuma, escorting Harvey “Cisco” Lang to prison and Adele Simpson to safety. He knows full well of their shared romantic history, and even though Adele swears she’s done with Cisco, Burrack is keeping a hard eye on her as well as on the outlaw. But his companions are the least of his worries. A ruthless cattle baron has put a five-thousand-dollar price on Burrack’s head—and every low-life bounty hunter and bandit across the Painted Desert is looking to claim it....
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AND THE LAST SHALL BE FAST
Lawrence Shaw once got a boost out of being the quickest gun alive. Now hes partial to telling gunfighter stories rather than living them. But that doesnt stop every ornery shootist with an itchy trigger finger from trying to pull iron on Fast Larry Shaw
or a group of gamblers from wagering five grand on who will kill him
or a gang of cutthroat saddle tramps from slaying his wife while in search of him.
Racked with guilt for not saving his beloved, Shaw vows to shorten the life expectancy of her murderersand any other hardcase who even thinks of sending hot lead his way.
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ONE BAD TURN DESERVES ANOTHER
Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is deep in Old Mexico, tracking two of the most heinous outlaws it’s ever been his bad luck to track. Hodding “Hot Aces” Siebert and Bobby Hugh Bellibar have nine bank robberies, three train hijackings, and more than a dozen payroll raids to their names. And they’ve left an undertaker’s fortune in dead bodies all along the border country. But there is no honor among thieves.
When the pair is caught in a tight spot, Bellibar turns on his old pal Siebert like a snake, sparking a blood feud that makes it even more dangerous for Burrack to bring them in—and nearly impossible for him to get out alive…
Synopsis
HOLY HELL Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has encountered many a relentless outlaw in his days as a lawman, but none quite like Fannin “Dad” Orwick. The devout leader of the Redemption Riders, Orwick robs and kills to support his ever-expanding family of young wives and children, all in the name of the Lord.
After the Ranger learns that Orwick is moving his harem of wives to a compound deep in the Mexican badlands, he heads south—and meets an unlikely ally in a stalwart woman named Mattie. Once married to Orwick, Mattie has her own dangerous plans for her bloody-minded ex. But neither Sam nor Mattie can know just how far Orwick is about to go for God and family…
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ONE MANS VENGEANCE
Years ago, Skye Fargo barely survived a scrap with an Apache called Red Knife. Now, Red Knife needs Fargos help to find the white men that raped and killed his daughter. The Army wants Fargo to do it so the Apaches will be pacified. But Red Knife wants blood, not justiceand the Trailsman soon finds himself caught between his orders and his old foes rage
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Brian Middleton left his father's ranch long ago to make his own way. But now, he's returned to claim the land his late father left him-and learns the hard way that if you want to keep something in the wild west, you have to fight for it. With local lowlifes and shady con-men after the Driving D ranch, Middleton has no choice but to make a stand...
About the Author
Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was also the author of the Sundown Rider series and the Border Empire series.