Preston Lewis Libri

A Spur Award-winning AuthorIn the aftermath of the Civil War, Morgan Garrett heads west in search of work and a new start. Neither comes easy for a man burdened with a lame arm as a reminder of the lost war. With winter approaching, he finds work -- and trouble -- in Crossrock, Texas, a small town dying under the boot-heel of hardcase Brad Decker. Soon Garrett finds himself headed for a showdown with only a single ally: a former Union soldier. Two men who once fought against each other are now forced to stand together. And not all will survive the cruelest winter in the town's history.

"Killing time in his garden outside Fort Smith, Arkansas retired US Marshal Doyle Hardy has softened up some. The brutal double murder in Shacktown shapes him up fast. Suddenly, redeputized, he follows a trail that snakes from owlhoot whorehouses to moonshine shacks, dogged by vicious outlaws with old scores to settle. Riding the treacherous Choctaw Trail he is sworn to ferret out the heartless killer, the hell-reaiser who will force him to face the hardest truth and make the toughest choices. Doyle Hardy will face death itself to bring one man to hanging justice, Bud Hardy his son"--

"It did not take Morgan long to figger out that the forts commanding officer was pocketing afair amount of money cheating on government contracts by supplying the reservation Indians with worn-out blankets, spoiled grain and rotten meat. And when the double dealing colonel decided his new clerk knew to much to go on living, Morgan was on the run again. He had enough evidence to bring that murdering bluecoat officer to justice if he ever lived to tell the tale. But with both the Apache and the U.S.Cavalry, riding hard on his backtrail, it could be a race against death on the."--

The Bastrop gang murders and plunders its way across New mexico Territory, pursued by renegade Apache Sulky, who has vowed revenge. The law compels Marshal Bill Whitman to chase the outlaws as well. Friends long ago, Sulky had led death to Whitman's door and the wounds from that encounter are still tender. now they must put aside their differences: to fight a greater evil, both Whitman and Sulky must come to terms with their past. In the end only one will survive this New Mexico showdown.

"Rio Ruidoso offers a gripping blend of history and story as two-time Spur Award-winner Preston Lewis explores the violent years before the famed Lincoln County War in New Mexico Territory. Seamlessly weaving fact with fiction, the author details the county's corruption, racism, and violence through the eyes of protagonist Wes Bracken, newly arrived in the region to start a horse ranch with his alcoholic brother. Bracken's dreams for the Mirror B Ranch are threatened by his brother's drunkenness, the corruption of economic kingpin Lawrence G. Murphy, and the murderous rampages of the racist Horrell Brothers. To bring tranquility to Lincoln County, Bracken must defeat those threats and stand his ground against the ever-changing alliances that complicate life and prosperity in multi-racial Lincoln County"--

"Hangin' party right there and then figgering the sight pf a rustler stretchin rope might get the word out. Trouble was some said the man they'd cloud-danced from the tallest cottonwood in the Panhandle was innocent. Ty Stoddard knew that takin' the law into your own hands could get a man a parcel of land on Boot HIll and the law in Oldham County happened to be Ty's brother-in-law. But when two Diamonds D beeves were found buried on the sheriff's spread, Ty figgered that family ties notwithstandin, the only law that worked was the kind each man enforced himself. two wrongs didn't necessarily make a right, but with his .44s belted at the waist and the Henry rifle in his saddleboot Ty bowed to send one last message to that sorry bunch of cow thieves and this time he'd write the message in blood."--

"For a quarter of a century, Five Star Publishing, an imprint of Thorndike Press/Gale, has offered readers the best in new voices, as well as many beloved authors, in western fiction. Travel back in time with these fourteen new stories that explore the individual courage and strength the tumultuous American frontier required. These stories are written by award-winning authors and the most exciting new voices in historical fiction. Fortitude and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features engaging stories that will delight readers. These stories capture the spirit of freedom and individualism in the evolving 19th century American frontier. These epic narratives of courage and survival are organized by timeframe to offer readers a panoramic view of pioneers who faced life-changing challenges in settings that are in stark contrast to civilized society. In this anthology, you'll enjoy stories by bestselling and award-winning authors such as Preston Lewis, K. Lyn Wurth, W. Michael Farmer, John D. Nesbitt, Larry D. Sweazy, Michael R. Ritt, Sharon Frame Gay, L. J. Martin, Greg Hunt, Diana Holguin-Balogh, Lisa Majewski, Del Howison, Butch Denny, John Neely Davis, and Richard Prosch. Fortitude and Other Frontier Stories is a great addition to your Western fiction library"--

Virgil Child returns his mother's coffin to White Oaks, New Mexico Territory, to bury her beside his dead father. Child can't find his father's grave and as he investigates, he discovers how his birthright was stolen by Ed Keller and his allies. He sets out to right a wrong and get what's his against all odds.