Braving the dusty trails of the Wild West, cowgirl Dorothy and her horse, Toto, are riding to see the wonderful Wiz Kid of Oz! The legendary entertainer is auditioning new acts for his Emerald Circus, and Dorothy and her friends Tinny, Crow, and Leo, hope they can impress him with their talents. But when Dorothy's lucky silver spurs are stolen by a wicked rival, will Dorothy be able to believe in her own grit and still perform her best? With Far Out Classic Stories, experience The Wonderful Wizard of Oz like never before in this twisted graphic novel retelling for kids. Read more

The Poudre Canyon Saga – Book 1 Behind Jean and Andre Pelletier lay Quebec, their livelihoods as Voyageurs, and the body of Claude LeSueur who had flung his final insult in Jean’s face. In a sudden flash of rage, witnessed only by his brother, Andre, Jean had plunged his knife into the heart of wealthy fur merchant Maurice LeSueur’s son. Together, the young trappers flee westward ahead of the hangman and the wrath of Maurice LeSueur, a controller for the powerful Northwest Fur Company. As the brothers make their way along the wilderness waterways they learn that LeSueur has engaged two murderous river pirates, Joseph Quesnel and his partner Carcajou, to hunt them. Quesnel, who harbors his own hatred for Jean Pelletier, manipulates LeSueur and his money for his own dark purposes. Jean knows the race has become even more desperate and makes the decision to escape into the American West, a decision that establishes the pattern for the men they will become. Making their way into the Rocky Mountains of 1824, the brothers meld into the world of free trappers and Indians, becoming one with them. Years pass and thoughts of Canada and the LeSueurs become faded memories until the day Jean's past comes back and threatens the new life he has so carefully built. Note: Formerly titled "Where Free Men Gather", published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title "Where No Man Rules". Read more

Eli Warren didn’t consider himself a bounty hunter. He hunted outlaws like some men hunted wolves or mountain lions. The bounties he collected were simply payments rendered to a workman, and he was a man good at his work. Under Eli’s flint-hard exterior, that was merciless to outlaws, ran a wide streak of kindness that showed itself the day he picked up a starving orphan in Dodge City and took him along. He soon learned that the twelve-year-old Rob Slater harbored a common intent with him – to run down the elusive Parson gang. He for the $10,000 reward, and Rob, because Jude Parson had murdered his folks. Rob asked Eli to teach him the trade so one day he could look Jude Parson in the eye and square things with the killer. Under Eli’s tutorage the two came to turn the outlaw world on its ear until the day Eli honored his brother’s dying request and took his young daughter into his care touching off a series of unexpected changes that would forever mold their futures. Read more

Ben Hawkins and Gaspar Cruz join forces to overthrow the Loyola Hacienda. As their plans take shape, Ben learns of the Jumanes Valley, the gold mines, and of Ace’s and Kip’s possession of them. Determined to kill Ace and Kip and have the valley, Ben weaves an intricate scheme for wealth and revenge. As the men are moving Nacio’s cattle from the valley to the hacienda, Cruz and Hawkins take advantage of Nacio’s absence and strike the hacienda with a band of mercenaries. Upon returning, Nacio finds his home in the hands of Cruz, and his mother and sisters gone. Retaking the house, the men find the girls have been abducted, and set off to rescue them. Later in Santa Fe, Teague discovers Ben Hawkins’ plot to murder Ace and Kip. As the two partners drive a herd of cattle to Santa Fe, unaware of the ambush set for them, their friends converge to back them. The plan goes awry when Ace and Kip arrive a day early, and the shooting begins before the others can get to them. Read more

The Poudre Canyon Saga – Book 3 Carpetbagger Justin Hornsworth had grown to wealth exploiting the spoils of the post-civil war South. He had also grown over-confident and arrogant in his criminal successes. Following the scent of gold and silver, he made his way west fully self-assured of his attaining further wealth. Getting off the stage in Fort Collins, Hornsworth learns of the Pelletier family who owns the most valuable piece of property on the Cache la Poudre River. Setting his sights on stealing the property, he calls in his Atlanta partner and a gang of cutthroats to help him run the Pelletiers off. A disastrous move on his part, Hornsworth vows revenge against the Pelletiers and kidnaps women of the family with intentions to sell them to a white slaver on a Mississippi riverboat bound for New Orleans. Across the plains of Colorado and Kansas, the Pelletier men pursue them. If they fail the women will be lost forever. As Jean put it, ‘This dirty business can have only one end, our women home safe and unharmed, and my bullet in Justin Hornsworth’s black heart’. Note: Formerly titled The Men from Poudre Canyon, published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title Only One End. Read more

Was it chance, or destiny, that brought ten men together in the wild country of west Texas? Two brothers from Virginia, one wore blue, one gray; a New York prize fighter and his manager; two young cattlemen returning to claim the inheritance they were denied, and the two friends who came to back them; a Confederate sharpshooter, and a Mexican ex-bandito. All looking for a new start. All wearing their guns and courage for everyone to see. The Texas high plains of 1865 knew no law. The Army had pulled out for the Civil War leaving the country open to the law of the strongest, and Amidio Vasquez’s band of renegades ruled. No peaceful village or settlement was safe from Vasquez’s raids. Death and fear were left in his wake, while men, women, and children were stolen away to be sold as slaves to unscrupulous mine owners. Then came the day Vasquez made a fatal mistake. Contracted by ruthless land baron Mat Travers to bring slaves to his Jumanes Mountains stronghold to work his mines, Vasquez filled the order by raiding a Franciscan mission, seizing the friars and orphaned children living there. That was the day ten men, whose only ties to each other was a Code of Honor, decided it was time to put an end to Amidio Vasquez and reclaim the high plains from the lawless. Read more

The Poudre Canyon Saga – Book 2 Thirty years have passed since Andre Pelletier’s final parting from his brother at the Horse Creek rendezvous. He has achieved prominence in his adopted Apsaalooke village as White Grizzly, war chief, and a member of the Council. War hangs over the Powder and Bighorn River country with the Cheyenne and Arapaho nations joining the Lakota to fight the onslaught of white migration, and the hated bluecoat soldiers over the treaty-breaking Bozeman Road. The Apsaalooke were content to let their enemy, the Lakota, struggle with the soldiers until an Army company out of Fort Phil Kearny attacks White Grizzly’s village hurling them into the war. Due to his knowledge of the white man’s world the Council looks to White Grizzly for direction in fighting the soldiers. Between his concerns for his family, a son gone insane becoming renegade, and the realization that the world they knew is rapidly disappearing, Andre struggles to find answers for the present, and what their impact will be on the ominous future facing them. With war looming over them, Andre makes the journey to the Poudre Canyon to leave the women and children of his family in the safe care of his brother, Jean. Then, accompanied by his sons, he returns to the Big Horn River as White Grizzly – war chief, to fight a war he knows they cannot win.Note: Formerly titled "White Grizzly", published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title "The Last Buffalo Days". Read more

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A band of Apache renegades have killed two Wells Fargo men and burned a stagecoach relay station.They've also stolen a safe that held the payroll for the Santa Rita mine.When the Pinkerton Detective Agency is hired by the mine owners to recover the stolen payroll, Wells Fargo agent Calvin Hughes decides to ride along with Pinkerton Detective Lucy Blake.But when Hughes and Blake arrive at the Santa Rita relay station, they quickly discover that all is not what it initially seemed.To recover the missing money, the detectives will have to unravel a plot involving far more than just a band of renegade Indians.If you enjoy gritty, fast-paced Westerns with a touch of mystery, then grab your Schofield and saddle up, because we're riding with the Wells Fargo man in search of The Santa Rita Payroll.Click the buy button to start reading today. Read more

From the dizzying heights of Angels Landing to the mysterious depths of The Narrows, this fourth book in the bestselling series follows Jake, Amber, and Wes on a perilous quest in Zion National Park.Ages 7 to 14 - Illustrated by the Author - An Edge-of-Your-Seat Page-TurnerWhile camping in Zion National Park, Jake Evans and his friends uncover a new set of cryptic clues hidden in his grandfather’s scrapbook. Battling unpredictable weather, unforeseen challenges, and an elusive adversary, the three friends are forced to rely on their problem-solving skills, the power of their growing friendship, and the courage to do the right thing.With over thirty illustrations hand-drawn by the author, this mystery adventure is not just a tale—it's an immersive experience. It makes for an enjoyable bedtime read-aloud that leaves kids asking for "just one more chapter” and parents wanting to find out what happens next.The National Park Mystery SeriesBefore Jake’s grandfather died, he was on the trail of a centuries-old mystery. He has entrusted that mystery to Jake, leaving behind a set of hidden codes, riddles, maps, and other clues that lead Jake and his friends on a scavenger hunt while camping in the most rugged wilderness of the national parks.The mystery unfolds as Jake, Amber, and Wes learn about survival skills, natural history, integrity, character, and friendship.Along the way, they discover they are not the only ones on this quest. An elusive shadow group is close on their heels.Illustrated by the author, these page-turning adventures are designed to capture the imagination of even the most reluctant of young readers. Parents looking for a delightful read-aloud adventure will find it hard to put down.If your family loves the enchanted lands of our national parks, this series will take you to hidden places and breathtaking landscapes. If you enjoy movies like National Treasure and Uncharted or reading mystery adventures like the Hardy Boys and Gary Paulsen’s survival story, Hatchet, you’ll love this fourth installment of the National Park Mystery Series.Start this epic adventure on your Kindle app, or begin the journey with a paperback copy. Read more

The Sequel to MACLEOD. A year after Charles Sampson was sentenced to prison accusations and rumors that Brian Richards had stolen Sampson’s ranch begin to circulate among smaller local ranchers, who fear that he will do it to them. When the talk turns to threats of burning Richards out, Devon Macleod steps in to back his friend. Driven by a dark secret from the past, outlaw Harper Sloan shows up in Drewsey with his gang to further agitate the ranchers into taking action against Richards. What shadowy purpose lay behind Sloan’s actions is a mystery to them all. When his home is attacked and Sam Raven is found shot in the back, Richards has had enough. Backed by his men, Macleod, and the Parker brothers, he sends a loud and clear message to the Drewsey faction of rancher and outlaw alike, “He wanted a war, now he has one. Tell Harper Sloan that Brian Richards has come out to fight.” Note: Formerly titled "A Man for the Country", published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title "Good Men Stand". Read more

Eight years ago Owen and Aiden MacMahon were headed back to their Nebraska ranch with seven good Morgan horses purchased in Mankato, Minnesota – they never made it home. The MacMahons continued to run the 50,000 acre ranch, yet always wondered about Owen’s and Aiden’s mysterious disappearance. When an organized outlaw faction moves into the area stealing MacMahon cattle, killing one of their hands and bushwhacking Cade, the eldest son, leaving him for dead the iron-tough MacMahons had had enough. No one stole from, broke a trust with, or shot a MacMahon without it coming back on them in aces and eights. Miles and Bren MacMahon go hunting for those responsible. Their search leads them to an old enemy and the answer to the eight-year-old mystery. Retribution would be swift, in the MacMahon fashion, and no trial was needed. Note: Formerly titled “Jury of Six” and published by Five Star Publishing, this Will Rogers Medallion Award winning novel has been updated and is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title “No Trial Needed”. Read more

Raised in his mother’s Blackfeet village, Buck Drake knew little about the white man’s world except for the example of his British father Jules, a man devoid of courage, honor, and morals. To escape a raid gone bad, Jules betrays Buck into the hands of the Fort Bridger soldiers and Buck vows to one day hunt him down. The Fort Bridger Commander gave Buck a choice: agree to work in a covert unit in the escalating War-Between-the-States, or hang as a criminal. He chose the war, a decision that swept him into a life-altering journey through the white man’s world, and to making friends who would shape his future. The ensuing years found Buck a war hero, Army scout, drifter, and convict. He was a man trying to find his place in the rapidly changing West, ever drifting between his Blackfeet people and the bigger world around them. Then, came the day his old friends recruited him into a manhunt for a criminal gang led by the murderous Jules Drake. Here he would find the path to his future, while at the same time fulfilling his vow. Note: Formerly titled “Spit in the Devil’s Eye”, published by Solstice Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title “Stare Down the Devil”. Read more

The destruction of Matt Travers’ criminal empire, and the freeing of his captives, reverberated up and down the Rio Pecos. The poverty stricken Mexican villagers, who lived in fear of capture and sale to the slavers, were spreading the word about the ‘Ten Men of Courage’ who were fighting and overcoming this evil. This word spread into Mexico, to the empire of Vidal Castillo, a maniacal and sadistic tyrant. There three of Vidal Castillo’s mercenary jefés plot his death, but too undermanned to carry out their plans, they enlist the aid of the Ten. Later, enroute to Santa Fe, more details about Nacio Fuentes emerge and they find that he is not the man they all thought him to be. While in Santa Fe, and unsure of the outcome of the Red River Ranch situation, Ace and Kip file on the land of the Jumanes Valley guaranteeing that they will have a home to return to. Then, a trip to San Antonio by Kip, Teague and Lon, reveals more about Ben Hawkins and the murder of Kip’s father Arthur Nichols, forcing a confrontation with an unexpected outcome. Read more

Devon Macleod awoke staring at the swaying pines rising into the sky above him. He had been shot, his outfit stolen and he didn’t know why. When the tough old widow Abby Chaney found him half-dead on her Bitter Grass ranch and got him home, she swung Macleod’s future into an unexpected direction.He learned that Abby and her daughter Katy were hanging on by threads to their ranch in the Strawberry Mountains. They were pressed from the south by tyrant Charles Sampson, who wanted their rich summer pastures, and from the north by timber man Egert Taylor, who wanted the Bitter Grass timber, both of whom were willing to kill the women to get it.Never one to back down from a fight or forget a favor done him, Macleod wanted two things: to find those who had bushwhacked him and get his outfit back, and repay the Chaneys for saving his life. None of them knew how much their worlds were about to change the day Macleod buckled on his gun and stepped into the Bitter Grass fight – least of all Devon Macleod.Note: Formerly titled "Bitter Grass", published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title "MACLEOD". Read more

‘Mercenary,’ ‘Gun for hire,’ and ‘Most dangerous man in Montana’ were the saloon and barber shop rumors about Virgil Creede, but the real man, whom they didn’t know, lived by a personal code with very high standards. Anyone bent on harming women or families went against that code, and for that reason Dora Pickett sought him out. Merciless Chicago underworld boss Jerome Pickett had set up business in gold-rich Helena, Montana dealing in money and murder. When he targets his own son for execution, Dora asks Virgil to help her innocent brother and his family escape their father’s retaliation. He accepted the job. As Jerome Pickett learned, Montana wasn’t Chicago, and Creede didn’t play by Chicago rules, he made up his own. When Dora joins forces with Virgil to buck the tiger against a vicious crime syndicate she comes to understand that there is much more to the mysterious Virgil Creede than a gun. Note: Formerly titled “Virgil Creede”, published by Western Trail Blazer Press. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title “Buck the Tiger.” Read more

The sequel to “Buck the Tiger” Butte, Montana is poised on the verge of a copper boom. The scent of money draws the unscrupulous like blood draws wolves. Gordon Fox, a man reclusive and arcane, has been drawn in with the intent of establishing a criminal organization that will take control of the copper market. Bella Priest, the New Orleans assassin, is following the scent to Butte with her entourage of scoundrels. Fox has recruited Bella for his partner, but Bella has plans of her own. Fred Pickett hires Virgil Creede to secretly carry documents to Butte to finalize his investment in a huge copper prospect. When Virgil is attacked in an effort to steal the documents, and an attempt is made on Fred’s life, Virgil sets out to find who is behind it. Pinkerton Agents Hawkes and Greene begin digging into the swirl of mysteries surrounding the attacks. What they find boils down to one unsettling impression, the Chicago syndicate they crushed three years previously is not as dead as they thought. Read more

Copper Creek rested quietly in the Nevada desert, peaceful on the surface, but churning with corruption and violence beneath. Run by The Council, it was ruled with an iron fist and hired guns. In a move to control the entire region when gold was discovered The Council, a secret organization of men who had built the town around a copper mine and on the graves of those they had murdered, began to eliminate neighboring prospectors and settlers. The settlers, miners, and ranchers fought back. The winning cards all belonged to The Council until one of the miners, the father of U.S. Marshal Preston Yates, sent a wire to his son asking for his help and the authority of his badge. Shortly after Preston Yates rode into town the battle for Copper Creek began. Will the solid citizens of the area prevail against the murderous Council and their hired thugs, or will The Council once again have their own way? Read more

A short time after Paul Lander marries Two Moons and opens his gun shop in Fort Collins, someone begins stirring up trouble against him for being a ‘squaw-man.’ The County Commissioners, headed by Ben Evans, are outraged when the Landers’ house is burned down. The arsonists are caught, and the decision is made to appoint a Town Marshal. Paul is chosen with Jeb Pelletier as his Deputy. Controversy continues to swirl around Paul’s appointment as Marshal, instigated by new resident Nicholas Dunn. His motives remain a mystery until the two arsonists are shot dead by hidden snipers, and Dun’s true identity is revealed. Violence increases as the Marshals are ambushed, leaving Jeb hanging between life and death. The Pelletiers come down from the canyon bent on helping Paul get to the bottom of the mystery. What takes shape is a ring of conspiracy, a scorpion whose stinger is in Larimer County, and the head half a nation away. A scorpion that is about to be crushed under the Pelletiers’ boots. Note: Formerly titled We Never Back Down, published by Bottom of the Hill Publishing. The rewritten and enhanced novel is now published by Double Diamond Books under the title Ring of Conspiracy. Read more

Prequel to the “Ten Men of Courage” trilogy, Lon and Hap Lon Caldwell grew up in the itinerant life of his Army Officer father, moving from fort to fort as the Army expanded westward. Caldwells had served as far back as the Revolution, but he hated the military life. At 18, his father insisted Lon go to West Point as he had. He refused. With heated words, Lon rode away. For years, Lon drifted across the wild lands of west Texas, but it wasn’t until he rode with the Frontier Regiment against the Comanches in defense of the settlers, that he came to understand his father, and his heritage – Caldwells always stepped forward when the line between courage and cowardice was drawn in the sand. Hap Wickham’s ancestor, Colton, risked his life to take his wife and her family to safety during the British expulsion of the Acadians from their homeland. Colton established the ‘Wickham Standard’: every Wickham man will always defend his family and exact retribution for any harm done to them. Hap was 16 when his father took a Kansas homestead. At 18, he worked as an outrider guard for Santa Fe Trail freighters. The ‘Bleeding Kansas’ days were looming and when Jayhawkers struck his home with death and destruction, Hap took up The Standard and left ten Jayhawker guerillas dead in the Kansas sand. He rode away that day determined to always kill any man who preyed on the innocent. Read more