Frank Chandler Libri

"Orphaned after tragic events during a dreadful storm, two young children, Jacob and Rachel Peterson, leave Beckinson in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains for adoption by an uncle and aunt in Chicago. Ten years later, when the opportunity arises to expand his uncle's business, Jacob chooses to set up in Beckinson. Fifteen-year-old Rachel remembers nothing of the past and is unaware of the anger that is consuming her brother. Jacob is set on discovering the truth behind the events that took their parents, but Beckinson is now rife with corruption; a degenerate and dangerous town where outlaws walk free. What could Jacob possibly do against that?"--Publisher description

At the age of 28, Chace Hexx is in danger of letting life pass him by. Drifting from ranch to ranch, he hones his skills with guns, horses, and cattle, but for what purpose? Then, out of the blue, a proposition is made by a friend who turns out to be something rather different. Gunplay, tragedy, murder, and disaster suddenly give Chace a new purpose in life. Vengeance is sweet, but the most dangerous task still lies ahead. All his skills are going to be needed searching from Arizona to Colorado, where he falls for a pretty young widow who adds a whole new bunch of problems to his overburdened shoulders. Is there no end to it?

Sweetspring is a quiet western town until an itinerant gang of robbers causes havoc. Wesley Vernon, a twenty-four year-old mine engineer, thinks he recognises the robbers' leader as a childhood friend and determines to bring him to justice. Before he sets off he is devastated to learn that his intended bride, Maddy, has been promised to a wealthy banker from Boston. Never could Wes have imagined how his moral courage would be tested as he faces gun battles, bank raids, a prison breakout and coming face-to-face with his childhood friend, and then incredibly with Maddy's suitor. Further complications ensue with a chance meeting with Alice, a devious beauty, who plays a dangerous game of her own

Baruch Elias is a lucky man. At 23 he has pretty much everything he wants, including the girl he hopes to marry. But life never runs so smooth. When a rider races into the yard with some devastating news, he has to unravel a fire, a family secret, a fatal accident, and work out how all that fits together. A pair of ridge riders and a fatal shooting put Baruch in grave danger, while a corrupt lawman complicates everything. Fast on the draw and a crack shot, but headstrong and inexperienced, Baruch lets his heart rule his head and that can only lead to one thing . . . more trouble.