Download or read book The One Horse Lawman written by Gray Mccoy and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2008-12-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1881, Virg Slappey, a U. S. deputy marshal in Denver, Colorado, has decided to retire, marry his childhood sweetheart, and begin cattle ranching in Wyoming after a career of fifteen years as a lawman. Virg is an easygoing, fun-loving individual who never fired a shot while on duty. For the entire fifteen years, he has ridden one horse almost exclusively: Bob, a comatose, skinny, swayback bay. On the rare occasions when Virg had to ride another horse in the line of duty, disaster usually struck. When Virg noticed on his last assignment that the enfeebled Bob could hardly make it back to Denver, he knew he had chosen the right time to end his career as a lawman. On the day that Virg submitted his resignation, Brian Oakes, his boss and closest friend, tells him that he could have been famous except that he had engaged in too much horseplay and was involved in too many petty feuds with people in high places. He also tells him that he has a gift for making people as mad as hell at him. Before their meeting is concluded, Oakes is notified by telegram that Curt Baxter, a famous outlaw, has been captured and jailed in Mayville, a mining town located in the mountains west of Denver. For Oakes, selecting the right man to send to Mayville was a simple matter. It had to be Duke Trenta legend in his own time. Six-feet-two and ruggedly handsome, Trent could outshoot, outfight, and outride any man in the West. He was the best lawman Oakes had ever seen. Without giving the matter a second thought, he wired Trent to go to Mayville immediately to get Baxter. But Denver politics got into the decision. The governor and other powerful poker cronies of Oakes were adamant that all measures should be taken to ensure that Baxter would be brought to Denver alive so that he could be given a fair trial before they hanged him. The main fear was that Baxters gang would try to rescue him as they had in the past, and that Baxter would be either on the loose again or killed by Trent. Bruce Thackeray, a powerful banker, points out that Virg had brought in hundreds of prisoners alive without taking his gun out of his holster. Buckling under pressure, Oakes reluctantly persuades Virg to go on one last assignment. The plan was to send Virg to Mayville in a diversionary scheme in which Trent would return to Denver by the most-used route with someone posing as Baxter, while Virg brought the famous outlaw back by a back trail. Trent was notified by telegram to stand pat until Virg arrived. A weighty problem for Virg was that he had to have a horse to make the trip and horses were in a short supply in Denver at the time due to recent U.S. Cavalry purchases in the area. Suckered into a bet with an old antagonist, Judge Grayson, Virg agrees to ride the judges horse, Dolly, a hellacious mare known for bone-breaking. To win the bet, Virg must ride to and from Mayville on Dolly and bring back Baxter in the process. He let himself be the judges foil due to his inordinate pride at having served under Jeb Stuart in the Confederate cavalry during the Civil War. When he bragged that he could ride any horse, Grayson called his hand and the bet was consummated. The assignment turned out even worse than expected. Before Virg arrived in Mayville, Baxter escaped from jail with both Trent and the local sheriff hot on his trail. Starting a day later, a reluctant Virg also joined in the pursuit. In the next few days, both Virg and Trent are engaged in several gunfights. As bodies piled up, and despite Dollys efforts to maim Virg, the two marshals plod forward, determined to see the matter through to the bitter end. Both Virg and Trent encounter attractive young women who complicate their efforts to snare Baxter. One is Leah Anderson, a redhead with exceptionally good looks, who Trent falls for. The other is Megan Moran, the step-daughter of an evil town boss, who takes a fancy to Virg despite the fact hes engaged to another woman. However, th

Download or read book The Lawman written by Lyle Brandt and published by Berkley. This book was released on 2007 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Slade is on the trail of two heartless honchos who are fighting over the small Oklahoma town of Gehenna. Thing is, both tycoons want Slade acting as the pawn against the other, but this lawman works for no one but justice. Original.

Download or read book Last Chance Cowboys The Lawman written by Anna Schmidt and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2016-12-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A feisty heroine and a hero eager to make everything right. What more could a reader want?"—Leigh Greenwood, USA Today bestselling author of To Love and to Cherish for The Drifter Second in a historical Western series, set in the sweeping 1892 Arizona Territory, Jess Portfield is in for the fight of his life to prove himself as Sheriff in the midst of a desperate land battle and earn a second chance to capture the heart of local would be doctor, Addie. Jess Porterfield fled to the big city after his father's sudden death, leaving behind his family ranch-and his childhood sweetheart. Now Jess has returned as the local lawman, determined to prove his worth...and win back the one woman he could never live without. Young frontier doctor Addie Wilcox was devastated when Jess left her behind. Now he's back and it's difficult to remember why she should keep her distance. But with the town's richest man set to see her hang for a crime she didn't commit, Addie must put her faith in the lawman who broke her heart-and trust that together they'll find their second chance at love. Where the Trail Ends Series: Last Chance Cowboys: The Drifter (Book 1) Last Chance Cowboys: The Lawman (Book 2) Last Chance Cowboys: The Outlaw (Book 3) Last Chance Cowboys: The Rancher (Book 4) Praise for Anna Schmidt: "Readers wanting a good old fashioned Western romance need look no further than this one." —Dear Author for Last Chance Cowboys: The Drifter

Download or read book The Lawman written by Shirley Penick and published by Saddles and Secrets. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Reluctant Lawman written by Robert Eynon and published by Robert Hale. This book was released on 2006 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gunslinger Pete Symonds seems unable to avoid trouble, which usually leaves a trail of corpses in his wake. Then, seeking a quieter life, he ends up in cattle country but is soon sucked into the explosive rivalry between two large spreads. Reluctantly, he is persuaded to take the place of Hardwick's town marshal and faces the hostility of a scheming and powerful saloon owner and the knowledge that the notorious outlaw Billy the Kid is at large in the territory. If Symonds is to live he must abandon diplomacy and meet violence with violence.

Download or read book Elmer Kelton s The Unlikely Lawman written by Steve Kelton and published by Forge Books. This book was released on 2022-07-26 with total page 147 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hewey Calloway, one of the best-loved cowboys in all of Western fiction, returns in Elmer Kelton's The Unlikely Lawman, as novel of his middling years, as he looks for work—but not too much work—in 1904 West Texas. Hewey Calloway is heading north to Colorado, on a horse drive for an old friend, Alvin Lawdermilk, when he gets word that one of his hired hands is planning to rob him. After the plot is foiled, the fugitive horsehand is on the run and leaving bodies in his wake. Deputized to help bring the criminal to justice, Hewey is bestowed with a weight of responsibility that he's long avoided. Never known for his skill—or lack thereof—with a pistol, he can only pray that he and retired Texas Ranger Hanley Baker will be enough to put an end to this trail of dastardly deeds. Steve Kelton will transport you to an Old West full of duplicity, gunfights, and the often-unforgiving hardships of frontier life. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Download or read book The Lawman Reckoning written by Lyle Brandt and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-06-05 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A QUEST FOR VENGEANCE It was the happiest day of Deputy U.S. Marshal Jack Slade’s life—until a gang of roughnecks broke it up and shot his bride. Now in a coma, Slade’s bride-to-be faces a slim chance for a full recovery. With his heart broken and filled with vengeance, the Lawman sets out to pursue the gang that broke up his Oklahoma wedding and raided the Cherokee reservation. Teaming up with Little Wolf, Slade follows the gang south toward Mexico, passing through the perilous areas of Texas. And as Slade attempts to exact justice for his fiancée, The Lawman will be tempted to break any law that stands in the way…

Download or read book Lawman written by Walt Polzin and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bill Pearson fought in the civil war for the Union. His sense of what was right brought him that decision. Raised in Kentucky and Missouri he continued his quest for righteousness, moving west where he eventually became a lawman. Along with his best friend Lee Johnson, they tested besting the powerful Williams Gang in Wyoming. A deputy was lost and the prospects were hopeless. Perhaps exhibiting a lack of confidence, they pair moved on to Arizona where they met up with another Civil War friend, Rod Jones, and once again pinned on badges. The ensuing years provided an exciting, fast paced life filled with typical badman/lawman adventures. Settling conflicts among ranchers and fronting a compromise with the Southern Pacific Railroad, while chasing two notorious outlaws, Pony Lincoln and Pony Martin, and suffering wounds and pneumonia, take their toll on the marshal. But, losing Lee Johnson to Lincoln causes Pearson to abandon his law enforcement days and head further west. Leaving his remaining deputies in Arizona, the former marshal takes up horse ranching near San Diego. Bill Pearson is essentially a happily married rancher until the past comes calling.

Download or read book The Lawman s Vow written by Elizabeth Lane and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A shipwrecked lawman loses his memory—and discovers a forbidden passion—in this historical romance set on the California coast. California, 1858. Lawman Flynn O’Rourke swore he’d bring his sister’s killer to justice. So when suspect Aaron Cragun is identified, Flynn will do anything, even rent a boat and sail to Cragun’s remote home, to find him. But Flynn doesn’t anticipate the storm that wrecks his boat, the injury that erases his memory . . . or the beautiful woman who rescues him. Sweet Sylvie is lovely and kind—and Aaron Cragun’s daughter. As Flynn’s memory returns, will the lawman keep his vow or allow himself to fall for the one woman forbidden to him?

Download or read book The Lawman s Holiday Wish written by Ruth Logan Herne and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2013-12-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All they want for Christmas is a second chance. . . . Can they find it in each other? No one in Kirkwood Lake seems willing to forget, or forgive, Rainey McKinney’s troubled past. But Rainey can’t afford to let that bother her. Her top priority is rebuilding her life and being a good mom to her twin daughters. Even handsome deputy sheriff Luke Campbell can’t distract her, tempting as he is . . . She’s determined to keep her distance, but as his son and her girls form a special bond, Rainey and Luke can’t help but do the same. Can Rainey put her past behind her once and for all and embrace a future full of hope—and love?

Download or read book The Lawman s Noelle written by Stella Bagwell and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014-11-18 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Category: Home and family"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book The Lawmen written by Alton Pryor and published by Stagecoach Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lawmen of the old west played a juggling act as far as the law was concerned. It was necessary for a successful lawman to be both tougher and smarter than the outlaw or the outlaw would win. He sometimes did. The Earp Brothers were no saints. Marshal Henry Plumber was hanged for crimes he committed while wearing a badge. Most of the sheriffs and marshals wearing badges also played at gambling, sometimes owning the gambling concessions in the town saloons. As one would suspect, it was gambling that caused much of the trouble in town. The lawmen found themselves both supporting gambling while controlling angry gamblers. Most lawmen were good with guns and practiced daily. Being a second late on a draw against a fast outlaw gunman could spell the difference in which man lived. Western author Alton Pryor has brought a host of western lawmen together in one book.

Download or read book The Lawman s Oklahoma Sweetheart written by Allie Pleiter and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2014 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bound by a Secret When Katrine Brinkerhoff's cabin is attacked, only sheriff Clint Thornton's heroism saves her. She owes Clint her life--and her help catching the men responsible. All she has to do is trust in Clint's plan to protect her family. But she can't let herself care too deeply, not when her past carries secrets that would drive him away. Infiltrating the murderous gang is a dirty job, yet Clint is determined to see it through. The brigands will face justice--and they will never harm Katrine again. Clint would give his life to keep the beautiful settler safe...but will he be willing to risk his heart? Bridegroom Brothers: True love awaits three siblings in the Oklahoma Land Rush

Download or read book Sugarplum Homecoming and The Lawman s Honor written by Linda Goodnight and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover love in Whisper Falls in these two tales by bestselling author Linda Goodnight Sugarplum Homecoming Widower Davis Turner doesn’t need to hear his children’s wishes for a new mom to recognize that neighbor Lana Ross is a beautiful woman. But he worries that his feelings for the former bad girl could cause a scandal. Though Lana has turned over a new leaf, her secrets have followed her to Whisper Falls. Secrets that could destroy her hope for a future with Davis. The Lawman’s Honor As assistant police chief, Heath Monroe didn’t expect he’d ever need rescuing. But that’s exactly what Cassie Blackwell does when she pulls him from his damaged car after an accident. He’s soon smitten, but cautious about getting involved, especially since one of his investigations might implicate Cassie’s ex-husband! Yet the more time he spends with her, the deeper he falls…

Download or read book The Lawman written by D. C. Anderson and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-10-02 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Troy Donovan is the son of wealthy and prestigous parents who own one of the largest cattle and horse ranches in Kansas. Troy's father, Blake, has enough wealth to send his son to any college in America and wanted him to choose a professional career. Troy, however, had other ambitions. From the time he was a child, he wanted to be a lawman. When he turned eighteen years old and much to the consternation of his father, he approaches the local Sheriff, Rory Kincaid, asking to fill in as a deputy. Despite all the pressure placed on him by his family and long-time girlfriend, Felicia, Troy continues in his career and puts so much more into crime investigation than was done in this era.

Download or read book Lawman s Dilemma written by Ray Bilderback and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-02-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five Stars (out of five) “Bits of Western history within a solid plot... “Lawman’s Dilemma” is a wholesome novel written with realistic honesty. Perfect for extra-curricular reading, this novel’s appeal may extend to the classroom. The book is divided into three parts, with each part broken into chapters. These stories stand individually, but they can be read as a whole---another advantage for a teacher.” -Julia Ann Charpentier for Clarion Reviews “Lawman’s Dilemma” is a pure storytelling, simply, sparsely and elegantly revealed.” -BlueInk Review “Lawman’s Dilemma” is a told in a concise, straightforward style that’s a joy to read... not just for western fans- for anyone who loves good writing.” -Kirkus Review

Download or read book Desert Lawmen written by Larry D. Ball and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this carefully researched study, Ball shows that few southwestern sheriffs were genuine gunmen. Wielding firearms with nerve and determination in the line of duty, however, was expected of them by their constituents.