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	Sagebrush Song	by J.A. Campbell Dec. 13, 2011	$0.99	14438 words	Sample 10%
	Into The West - Episode #5: In the further adventures of Time-traveling Tina, her favorite cowboy, Rowe, has come forward to her time to ask for her help. They know where the silver mine is, but Old Man Taggart’s cowboys are still getting shot and the survival of the ranch is uncertain.
	Shiloh Ranch - Book Five of The Arkansas Valley Series	by r. William Rogers Dec. 02, 2011	$2.99	96884 words	Sample 15%
	With Tom's murder having been solved and Arthur Rhodes no longer being a threat to The Bartlett, the ranch flourishes under the new name: Shiloh. Clint and Sue marry and are quickly blessed with two children, Chad and Rebecca. But a new threat rears it's ugly head in the form of a vicious man named Heywood Jensen, and the hired guns on his payroll.
	The Haunting of Autumn Lake	by Marcia Lynn McClure Nov. 25, 2011	$8.95	75419 words	Sample 20%
	Autumn Lake stopped cold in her tracks. She puffed a breath of summoning courage as she gazed at the old covered bridge before her. Ever since she was a child and Sawyer had read to her the fascinating yet thoroughly haunting story of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Mr. Washington Irving, Autumn had secreted a fear of bridges.
	The Sheriff Of Sundown City	by Jody Studdard Nov. 20, 2011	$2.99	25337 words	Sample 20%
	John Westwood has little idea what he is getting himself into when he becomes the sheriff of Sundown City. On his first day, the local bank is robbed by the nefarious outlaw William "One-Arm Bill" Johnstone. John vows to the residents of Sundown City he will bring One-Arm Bill to justice, and he sets out on a quest to find and capture the elusive criminal.
	Golden Vengeance	by Terry Compton Nov. 18, 2011	$0.99	8573 words	Sample 20%
	Lucky Dawson knew that he should have just kept on riding. How could a little conversation, a meal and a card game lead to a hanging. His hanging to be exact. In 1875, Montanans didn't like card cheats but he wasn't one. He was just, well, lucky. The other players didn't think so and that started the ordeal.
	Mustang Justice - Book Four of The Arkansas Valley Series	by r. William Rogers Nov. 15, 2011	$2.99	107918 words	Sample 15%
	After Tom Bartlett's untimely and mysterious death, his widow, Sue, continues the legacy of the Bartlett Ranch. It isn't until nearly a year later, following the arrival to the valley of a troubled gunfighter, Clint Blackman, that strides are made to clear up the mystery and bring the culprits to justice.
	Spurs for José	by Wanda Snow Porter Nov. 02, 2011	$3.99	26001 words	Sample 20%
	Twelve year old José decides only luck will help him be fearless enough to ride the wild colts, luck he will get from a pair silver spurs and chaps made from a brave bull’s hide. But he has no money. How can he buy silver spurs? Then the Mexican-American war starts. And a few days before Christmas, Colonel John C. Fremont’s battalion camps on Rancho Grande and everything changes.
	The Legend of Sweetwater	by Ted Stetson Oct. 22, 2011	$2.99	99428 words	Sample 20%
	Will Gentry has been searching for his wife and son since the end of the Civil War. He finds Martha, his ex-wife remarried and in the middle of a powder keg. A cattle baron has put a price tag her husband's life. Can Will stop his wife and son from being hurt?
	Akila's Labyrinth	by G Bell Oct. 17, 2011	$2.99	25696 words	Sample 30%
	Akila Peters works as an art consultant in Santa Fe. Wandering through the Georgia O’Keefe museum, he discovers a man’s body with a labyrinth tattoo. While he tries to unravel why this man was killed, he discovers a series of Southwest art thefts and a variety of interesting characters in the City Different.
	Shattered Dreams - Book Three of The Arkansas Valley Series	by r. William Rogers Oct. 16, 2011	$1.99	73651 words	Sample 15%
	With Tom and Sue now married, much of their focus is on building a loving relationship. The ranch is flourishing and the railroad is coming to the valley. But all is not well as the local banker, Arthur Rhodes, has a devious plan to take over most of the valley.
	A Hoot Owl Moon	by Wayne Bethard Oct. 04, 2011	$3.99	31741 words	Sample 20%
	A synopsis of A Hoot Owl Moon All young Samantha Evers wanted to do was visit her favorite cousin in Austin, Texas. Her much anticipated trip almost came to fruition until a savage band of Comanche attacks her stagecoach. Bound and determined to stay alive and eventually escape, she undergoes a life altering transformation that even she didn't see coming. This is her story.
	Birdsong of the Penateka	by r. William Rogers Aug. 01, 2011	$1.99	62555 words	Sample 15%
	"Birdsong of the Penateka" is an unlikely love story between two Cheyenne Indians: Running Antelope and Birdsong. It is a must read for fans of "Toward A New Beginning". It is filled with love, hate, vengence, ruthlessness and persistance on the part of a mixed band of Indians, each with his own reason for wanting the Ute renegade, Crooked Face, dead.
	Toward A New Beginning - Book One of The Arkansas Valley Series	by r. William Rogers July 13, 2011	$1.99	75440 words	Sample 15%
	2003 CHRISTY AWARD WINNER for: "Excellence In Christian Fiction." This captivating wagon train story is filled with unique personalities in the wagons,dangerous weather,raging rivers,hostile Indian attacks, hunger, water shortage, vengeance, courage, romance, biblical principals and a story pivoting on the valor and ingenuity of beautiful Birdsong, a full-blooded Comanche woman.
	Desert Dreams	by J.A. Campbell July 10, 2011	$0.99	14324 words	Sample 10%
	Into The West - Episode #4: After her dreams about the uncertain survival of the Taggarts’ ranch, Tina travels back in time and gets lost in the desert. After being rescued by the ancestors of her Medicine Man friend, she finds her infamous cowboy friend, Rowe, again.
	The Youngest Mountain Man	by Gary Kelley May 19, 2011	$2.99	18961 words	Sample 10%
	How would you feel if Indians attacked your wagon, killed your Ma and Pa and kidnapped your little sister, Hannah? Thirteen-year-old Jacob Thompson is alive to tell his story only because he was rescued by two rough old mountain men in this pre-Oregon Trail adventure. Prophet is an old trapper who teaches Jacob mountain man’s ways as they search for his sister. Four-Toes Wallace is Prophet’s
	Silver Rush	by J.A. Campbell May 12, 2011	$0.99	14976 words	Sample 10%
	Into the West - Episode #3: Tina is finally adjusting to Arizona. Being a cowgirl in training is hard work and keeps her busy. She's also learning to drive. In the city it was too dangerous, but in Golton, it's a necessity and Tina is excited. Then Tina discovers information that might be vital to her cowboy’s survival, but she’s been forbidden to see him again.
	The Winning Hand	by C.K. Crigger April 28, 2011	$2.99	76943 words	Sample 20%
	Caroline Pruett lost everything she had, her last dollar, her self-respect, her horse, in an ill-advised poker game. Now she's out get the horse back, even if it means stealing him.
	Range Feud	by J.A. Campbell April 12, 2011	$0.99	14893 words	Sample 10%
	Into the West - Episode #2: Anxious for adventure, Tina agrees to inspect the fence line for the Taggarts like a real cowgirl. She gets more than she wished for. This time she has to rescue the cute cowboy. Along the way, she finds out people will kill over water. Especially in the desert. Tina is determined to help her cowboy, but she has no idea how.
	Sean's Secret Room	by Patricia Reid April 05, 2011	$3.99	20188 words	Sample 20%
	SEAN’S SECRET ROOM-Ghostly Guide to an Old West Town is an adventure novel for children eight years and up, also adults interested in ghosts and frontier towns. It begins when a time-traveling ghost takes Sean, a twenty-first century boy to 1907 Trinidad, Colorado. Starting in a one-hundred-year-old old house that still exists today.
	Westward, Yo!	by J.A. Campbell March 07, 2011	$0.99	16164 words	Sample 10%
	Into the West - Episode #1: Tina Harker is a typical teenager. She loves hanging with her friends at the malls, shoes, and manicures. More than that, she loves horses. Life is everything she wants it to be, until her father packs their family up and drags them across the world to Arizona. Does he really think she'll be happy living in a ghost town in the middle of the desert?
	Joshua Freeman	by Ernie Webb Feb. 04, 2011	$4.95	48966 words	Sample 20%
	Joshua, a runaway slave, outwits his hunters and becomes a free man. He joins a wagon train heading west. He needs to earn enough money to buy his siblings' freedom and avenge his mother's death. His life is changed because of the people he meets, the experiences he has, and the life lessons he learns during the journey as he grows from a brave boy into a mature, courageous young man.
	Whitewater Crossing: A Casey Jones Columbia River Adventure	by Roy Bush Nov. 04, 2010	$2.99	63870 words	Sample 50%
	"Readers of Roy Bush’s Whitewater Crossing will identify with the hero, Casey Jones, as he continues his journey from New York City to ranch hand for his uncle in the 1920’s. His adventures and perils keep the reader eagerly turning pages. ...well-woven, fast moving plot, with enough history included to educate without the reader even knowing it’s happening." Yakima Herald-Republic
	Cry of the Goshawk: A Casey Jones Adventure	by Roy Bush Nov. 04, 2010	$2.99	58221 words	Sample 50%
	"A young man in the old west learns to love beauty and wonder of the wild, a passion he retains even as he tries to adapt to the complicated machinations of society.  An uplifting, adventurous story of pride in oneself and the courage to claim one’s own destiny, regardless of family, peer or societal pressures."                        Midwest Book Review
	Three Gold Rings	by William Kellar Sep. 29, 2010	$2.45	97668 words	Sample 50%
	The story begins with a romance that has kept Nora patiently waiting for Ed to return to her after being away for over eight months on another cattle drive from Amarillo, Texas to Grand Junction, Colorado. The young and ambitious cowboy, Ed Kelly, Married Nora when she was nineteen years old, and she followed this handsome cowboy through four states on the most exciting adventures of her life.
	Old West Meets New West	by Monica P June 28, 2010	$0.99	470 words	Sample 15%
	This is an article about the old west that meets the new west. It shows a brief display of the activites of the new settlers before an attack takes place by the ones which had already claimed the land as theirs.
	A Savage Retribution	by Greg Norgaard April 15, 2010	$0.99	71580 words	Sample 50%
	A Savage Retribution is a western mystery and a Frank Savage novel and an atypical western. This story is best described as a great action thriller that just happens to be set in the old-west. It's the fictional story of Frank Savage, a spy the likes of which has never been seen. Frank doesn't use gadgets, and his methods aren't always the prettiest, but he gets the job done just the same.
	The Writings of one Jeremiah Lewis	by MF Burbaugh April 12, 2010	$0.99	11435 words	Sample 35%
	The son of a rancher, Jeremiah Lewis is a want to be author in the year 1860. He finished high-school and is considered by his peers to be well educated and well mannered. His fan club is of three or four people and as he travels he writes a few stories and mails them to his mother for distribution. This is the collection of his humorous and improbable character tales.
	Seeking Shelter	by Rebecca J. Vickery Jan. 23, 2010	$2.99	61147 words	Sample 30%
	Brigham Montgomery buys a rogue stallion and a world of trouble. Being the boss of a working ranch isn't easy either. Loss and fear sends Kat to South Dakota searching for the one friend she has left in the world - a special horse - a horse someone wants dead. A stable fire, gunshots, and two greedy men bring Brig and Kat together in a way neither would ever imagine.
	Billy the Kid: The Hoax	by Ray Mathews Nov. 05, 2009	$3.99	45764 words	Sample 10%
	In 1881 Pat Garrett tracked Will McCarty, known in the press as Billy the Kid, to the Maxwell home in old Fort Sumner, home of Billy’s friend, Pete Maxwell. What transpired when Pat Garrett found Will in the dining room of the Maxwell ranch? Find out here.