Western Novels
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“Your foreman shore made a fool’s play when he tangled with that man, sir. I know who he is, and I reckon if your foreman had knowed what I know, he’d have never took up a hand against that man. There’s some men in Texas still get nervous when there’s talk of Wes Teague.” He wiped the gun and stuck it into a soft deer casing, then continued, “Had a rep for bein’ a fair man, mind you, but sudden. Awful sudden. I reckon ‘Bloody’ Teague was ‘bout the hardest man Texas ever saw, Mr. Claymore.” -Marshal Hobbs
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“You Texans have been huntin’ me. You hurt my girl real bad and shot two of my friends. It’s war you came for gentlemen, and here’s lookin’ at you!” -Luke Adams
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Bloody Wes Teague
When his new, pregnant bride is kidnapped from his Wyoming ranch by James Wood, a disappointed suitor, Weston Teague takes the trail. Riding with him are two ranch hands, one Apache and one Mexican vaquero. Teague will learn on this journey to rescue his wife some things about himself. Although he’s a former lawman and a stern advocate of law and order, Teague finds the line between justice and vengeance blurred. James Wood and those men who rode with him that fateful day will learn why, in Texas, some called him “Bloody Wes Teague.” He catches up with Wood, but the man forces Teague to surrender, threatening to kill Abitha, Teague’s wife. As Teague is about to cross a river, the following takes place: He’d just reached midpoint in the river when Wood called out, “Hold up, Teague!” He turned in his saddle and looked back at Wood. The man had pulled his revolver, and it was pointed directly at Teague’s back. The man was grinning, and a maniacal laugh sounded from him. The man was laughing as though someone had just told him a joke. Teague said, “I really thought this is what you meant all along. Frankly, I expected to be shot when I walked out of the trees.” Wood shouted, “Abitha! You watching this? Watch your husband die!” Teague didn’t wait for the shot. He flung himself out of the saddle. Something akin to the kick of a horse thudded into his side as he fell, and knew he’d been shot. He heard Abitha scream, then the shock of icy cold water hit him, and he was tumbling down the river, rolling, trying to stand, getting bowled over, and groaning with pain as he slammed into rock after rock. He managed to wrench a hand free from the rope, but it seemed to make little difference. He rolled down the river like a small log, hitting one obstacle after another. Teague could not see the pitiful sight of his wife standing there watching him disappear, heartbroken, the tears flowing freely down her dirty face, and suddenly so tired and so empty that she slumped over in a dead faint. Teague is rescued by a local hunter and nursed back to health. His men find him and bring him Abitha’s bloody dress. He is convinced that she is dead. Abitha believes her husband is dead. A change comes over Teague after that. Here’s how it looked: Deep within, Teague was changing. The sight of the dress was breaking in on his consciousness often, and each time something hardened within. He no longer cared about living, save that he lived long enough to reach James Wood. Nothing else mattered to him, now. If it cost him his life, he’d kill James Wood one day. He fully embraced his Apache friend’s way of thinking about one thing, now. He would not hesitate to die if it meant killing his enemy. They rode in silence for several miles, then Teague said, “Juan, before I forget, I need to tell you something. If I die, I want you, Wa-nasay, and the Carters to have the ranch. I’ll draw something up in the next town we reach. “ Juan was silent. He had no desire to own such a huge ranch under those terms. Teague was more than just a man he rode for. He was a friend. Finally, he replied, “Si, Jefe. But I think it will not be that way at all. You will live to drive cattle to town with Juan, one day. You will see.” The Mexican fell silent. Wa-nasay simply rode ahead as if he’d heard nothing. If you like action-oriented western fiction and the old fashioned, traditional westerns, you’ll enjoy this Old West adventure.  List Price: $ 3.99 Price: |
Texas Past
Luke Adams was a fun-loving, hi-yu cowboy from Tennessee, but who finished his growing-up chasing long-horn steers through sagebrush that cut chaps like a razor and quickly made men out of boys. Luke is one of those young men who grew up in hard times, doing a man’s work years before he was grown. He also learned early in life to take care of himself, and had learned to shuck a gun quicker than most men. But, Luke’s life as a care-free cowboy came to an abrupt end one white-hot Texas summer day. Three riders came upon Luke while he and another cowboy were at a line shack gathering strays and branding calves. The riders were chasing rustlers. One of the men was a hothead, the son of a powerful, local rancher. He insisted that Luke and his friend were the rustlers.Luke convinces the leader of three riders, an older man with moves Luke considered to be like that of a big cat, that they had the wrong men. However, he shouldn’t have discounted the rancher’s son. It was a mistake that would cost several men their lives before all was done. Luke tells it this way: That kid though, he was like a dog when you take away a piece of meat he’s about to sink his teeth into. He just went mean all of a sudden. Even though I’d put away my Colt, I was still watching close. Hadn’t been that I was still watching, I might have missed the kid’s move because he drew his gun without me seeing it. All I caught was his wild eyes and the twitch of his right shoulder, and I dove for the dirt and yelled for my partner to do the same as me. That kid got a shot off, but it went into the earth right beside his own horse because my shot took him right out of the saddle backwards. I heard him scream and heard him hit the ground with a heavy thud. He made no sound after that. After the dust settles, Luke is warned by the older man that there will be some hard riders coming after him because Briner, the rancher, was a powerful man who would want revenge, and it didn’t matter that his kid was in the wrong. The man would have the Texas Rangers looking for him, and he’d be sending his own crew of gunmen. Luke immediately heads for New Mexico Territory. He is tracked, but manages to elude the men chasing him. Once there, Luke partners with three other men and they buy a small ranch. All goes well for nearly a year. Luke even manages to fall in love. And then one day, Briner found him. The rancher and every hard-case that rode with him would one day regret they found Luke Adams. They’d regret accidently hurting the girl Luke loved, and would regret shooting one of his partners. The hard-case gunmen that rode with him into New Mexico, would learn that they had come to hang a man who wasn’t quite what he appeared to be. He wasn’t the usual cowboy who wore a gun for the coyotes, snakes, and other critters. A gun was as familiar to Luke as a rope. He’d spent years as a kid jerking a big, bone-handled .44 out of his waistband and firing it, until he could catch a jackrabbit on the hop and a squirrel on the run. Those Texas riders found a man who was tougher than the land in which he lived. They also discovered that they had created an enemy who became a relentless foe. They encountered a man who reached a point where he was not content to just defend himself. They found a man who hunted them. Down to the last man. This exciting western fiction novel will keep your attention all the way through. There’s romance (Luke falls in love and his biggest surprise in life is that she loves him), there’s plenty of action, and even some cowboy humor. Luke Adams is a funny man, and a lover of good cowboy jokes. You’ll like him. List Price: $ 12.95 Price: $ 11.84 |
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