Dusty Richards
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 8
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The frontier comes alive in the saga of Chet Byrnes and his family empire, by the Spur Award–winning author who writes "with the flavor of the real West" (Elmer Kelton).
Between the living and the dead . . .
The Byrnes family has fought fiercely for its ranching empire. And with success comes the fate of empires: The Brynes have taken in far-flung family members, hired hands, and folks looking for another...
Between the living and the dead . . .
The Byrnes family has fought fiercely for its ranching empire. And with success comes the fate of empires: The Brynes have taken in far-flung family members, hired hands, and folks looking for another...
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 7
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Spur Award–winning author: Chet Byrnes brought the spirit of Texas into Arizona Territory—and the guns to back it up . . .
Have gun, will battle . . .
Chet Byrnes has built a ranching empire from the ground up. And he's defended it with sweat, blood, and a ragtag band of ranch-hand fighters. Now a beautiful young Spanish widow comes into Chet's life, just as he starts off in search of a lost cattle...
Have gun, will battle . . .
Chet Byrnes has built a ranching empire from the ground up. And he's defended it with sweat, blood, and a ragtag band of ranch-hand fighters. Now a beautiful young Spanish widow comes into Chet's life, just as he starts off in search of a lost cattle...
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 4
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Arizona is hard country. Good thing Chet Byrnes is a hard man . . . "Dusty Richards writes . . . with the flavor of the real West." —Elmer Kelton
Chet Byrnes is building a new life in Arizona Territory as he expands his cattle ranching operation—but trouble just keeps coming. A friend's young daughter is abducted, and the search leads Chet and his men to the wild town of Tombstone and ultimately south of the...
Chet Byrnes is building a new life in Arizona Territory as he expands his cattle ranching operation—but trouble just keeps coming. A friend's young daughter is abducted, and the search leads Chet and his men to the wild town of Tombstone and ultimately south of the...
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2013
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From Dusty Richards, winner of the 2007 Spur Award for The Horse Creek Incident, comes a brand-new series about a former Texas Ranger out to enforce the law, no matter where he goes…
When the Texas Legislature decided to stop paying its rangers, Phil Guthrey knew it was time to move on to greener pastures. As he rides into Arizona Territory, he finds a slew of criminals running free—thanks to Crook County’s no-good...
When the Texas Legislature decided to stop paying its rangers, Phil Guthrey knew it was time to move on to greener pastures. As he rides into Arizona Territory, he finds a slew of criminals running free—thanks to Crook County’s no-good...
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 1
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The Byrnes family came to Texas and carved out a place on the land. Three generations who paid in blood and treasure. Children carried off by Comanche. A brother lost to war. Lives shattered. Chet Byrnes was trying to hold the ranch together through one more winter for one more cattle drive when he hanged three horse thieves this side of the Red River - and a blood feud erupted...A family wants revenge - no matter how just the hangings were. From...
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Two years later and the feud rages on between the Byrnes and Reynolds families. Four generations of the Byrnes Family had built a life in Texas, only to have it shattered. Hoping to find safe haven for his family Chet Byrnes and his nephew Heck set off to find a new ranch in the Arizona Territory. But even the promising ranch land in Arizona may hold deadly enemies old and new. Chet must face down land dealers, government agents and crooked ranch...
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 6
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In the thrilling new saga from Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards, Chet Byrnes stands his ground--with his courage, guns, and blood. For Chet Byrnes, building a ranching empire means adding new land, hiring good men, finding water and trying new breeds of cattle. But outlaws and Tuscon's idle rich want to take it all away--and Arizona just may be too lawless to stop it. So while the Byrnes family expands its reach, Chet...
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 9
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In the latest installment of his epic Byrnes family saga, Western Heritage and Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards tells of the blood that was spilled trying to make Arizona Territory a good place to live ... Building a ranching empire is one thing, keeping it out of the hands of robbers, kidnappers, murderers, embezzlers, and every no good opportunist crawling through the Arizona desert is a daily grind for Chet Byrnes. He's just as likely to...
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 10
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The Byrnes family saga continues in this epic novel by Western Heritage, Western Writers of America, and Spur Award winning Dusty Richards, starting with a trailblazing moment in our nation's history-and ending in blood-soaked vengeance ... A landmark feat of innovation is about to change the American West forever. With electric cables stretching from the Colorado River to Gallup, New Mexico, a new telegraph system will connect the settlers of the...
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"U.S. Marshal Chet Byrnes is turning the savage and lawless Arizona desert into a homeland, spearheading a stage line from Gallup to the Colorado River. It will lay out the territory for new settlements, and, be a boon to Navajo trading posts. Unfortunately, it's not Gerald Hall's idea of progress. The mysterious Texas gambler has hired three -- and counting -- kill-crazy assassins to bury Chet under a storm of bullets. To turn the tables on him,...
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Whip Station, a critical stop on the Butterfield stagecoach line, is dead smack in the middle of no-man's land. The lawless call it an easy target. Joe O'Malley calls it home. If anybody can tame a wild, violent territory, it's the seasoned frontiersman. So can his family, who have the same pride and honour coursing through their veins. Helping to plant roots is his son Jackson, a former wrangler married to a steadying force of nature. Joe's grandchildren...
12) Dead aim
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"The oldest and boldest O'Malley brother, Long John takes on the challenge of riding shotgun on a wagon train across the hostile Nebraska Territory. But the real test lies in the journey ahead--to the Rocky Mountains, Sante Fe, and home to Texas--with perils that will either make him a living legend . . . or a dead one"--
13) Westbound
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Battling Harrigans of the Frontier volume 1
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"Mackworth "Mack" Harrigan's family legacy burned to the ground in the spring of 1849. The Ohio mill that brought them prosperity was now cinder and ash, and his ruthless father perished in the flames along with their fortune. If the Harrigans have a future, it lies out west in open country where they can build whatever lives they choose. Mack knows his wife Ell, and their children Kane, Meghan, and Fitch are more than capable of overcoming the challenges...
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Herschel Baker westerns volume 3
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In this third novel, a rawhide-tough horse thief rides up from Mexico with a lightning-quick draw that leaves a trail of dead criminals in his wake. His son Herschel now wears a badge, but many years have passed since he left his boy to chase down sunsets.
15) The Natural
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There's a lot of tough competition in the rodeo arena-from the man behind the microphone to the cowboys and cowgirls that ride, rope, and climb on the bucking stock. The Natural puts you in the boots of famed rodeo announcer Brad Turner, racing his horse Golden Boy into the arena and welcoming the crowd to a pro rodeo performance in Jackson, Mississippi. You'll hit the road with Brad as he crisscrosses the country, struggling with life, love, and...
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From the windswept plains and dusty streets of Dodge City, to the rocky arroyos of Arizona's Verde Valley, to the early summer green of the Little Bighorn Valley, these small gems give the listener a taste of all that made up the West. Saddle up with the inimitable Dusty Richards as he spins his yarns of lawmen, cowboys, Indians, miners, and the women that loved them.
Ride along with his characters as they facedown a pack of hungry wolves. Cheer...
17) Deuces Wild
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Dusty Richards bases his scores of Western novels on extensive research on the Old West. With an unflinching view of the violence and cruelty that marked both sides of the Indian conflicts, he spins the riveting tale of Apache scout Deuces. Unjustly condemned for murder, he escapes his guard and disappears into the wilderness. Now hot on his trail is a U.S. Marshal determined to catch Deuces, no matter what the cost.
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Herschel Baker westerns volume 1
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Dusty Richards' Westerns are visceral portraits of America's past-a time when ruthless land-grabbing reddened the plains with blood. In this 2007 Spur Award winner, cattle baron Rupart MacDavis wants to bury the ranchers of Horse Creek, Montana. With the local law in his pocket, MacDavis brutalizes the town until Herschel Baker begins showing the people how to fight back.
19) Montana Revenge
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Herschel Baker westerns volume 2
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The recipient of two Spur awards, Dusty Richards is celebrated by his peers and fans alike for his exceptional Westerns. In Montana Revenge, former rancher Herschel Baker has just settled into the job as sheriff of Yellowstone County when a cowboy is hung from a tree with the words "Hoss Steeler" pinned to his chest. It's vigilante justice, plain and simple, and it's just the sort of lawlessness that Herschel refuses to abide.
20) Sharpshooter
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Byrnes family ranch westerns volume 12
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Western Heritage and Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards spins a thrilling new tale in the epic Byrnes family saga... In the brutal, unforgiving wastes of the Arizona desert, Chet Byrnes built a cattle ranching empire with his bare hands, steel will, and a fast draw. As the U.S. marshal, he risks his life to bring law to a lawless land. When a new railroad route is planned to pass through Navajo territory, Chet fights...