Paul Bagdon

Lee Morgan dreams of raising the ideal ranch horse-one that has speed, stamina, and heart. On her Texas spread near the town of Burnt Rock, the high-spirited woman heads her own horse ranch operation. It's an unusual occupation for a female in the 1870s, but as an expert horsewoman and a crack shot with a rifle, she's quite adept at taking care of herself. Determined to gain fame for her fine horses, Lee agrees to enter her magnificent coal-black...

In 1880s Texas, the small town of Burnt Rock is on the brink of getting pulled into the tumultuous range wars. A thousand longhorn cattle are milling nearby as impatient and trigger-happy cowboys await the rebuilding of the bridge over the Dos Gatos River-the best route to the railroads. Rugged lawman Ben Flood is struggling to keep the peace. His sweetheart, lady rancher Lee Morgan finds her best mares slaughtered, yet the trouble has only begun....

Ben Flood, marshall of the small town of Burnt Rock in post-Civil War Texas, comes face-to-face with an old nemesis when a marauding band of thieves robs the local bank. Zeb Stone, hardened and full of rage toward his arch enemy, kidnaps the strong-willed rancher Lee Morgan to lure the marshall into danger. Determined to re-create his first gunfight with Flood, Stone leads his pursuer through the parched desert of south Texas and into LaRosa, Mexico....

"Jake Walters and his pal Armando talked for years about owning their own horse ranch. But it was just talk until Jake inherited a thousand acres in West Texas. He's got the land, the money, and the experience to make his dreams a reality. The final thing he needs is that perfect stud stallion to sire the Busted Thumb breed--and now he's found it. But word travels fast and it isn't long before rustlers set their sights on the stallion and his foal....