Dusty Richards
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Arizona Is Hard Country...Chet Byrnes is building a new life in Arizona Territory as he expands his cattle ranching operation--but trouble just keeps coming. A brutal Apache attack on his cattle drive. 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 border, where everything comes with a price...and life is cheap. And Chet Brynes Is A Hard Man...As much as Chet longs...
2) Dead aim
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Long John O?Malley is only nineteen years old, but he?s no greenhorn. The oldest and boldest of the O?Malley brothers, Long John cut his teeth tangling with Comanche at the tender age of sixteen. He risked his life to rescue a group of captive women settlers?and forged his own destiny as a hero in the making. Now he?s taking on his biggest challenge yet: riding shotgun on a wagon train across the hostile Nebraska Territory. It?s a treacherous trail,...
3) Westbound
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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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"To read a Dusty Richards novel is to journey back into the Old West with a writer who knows the territory." --Jory Sherman
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
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There's no such thing as safe passage in this western in Ralph Compton's USA Today bestselling series.
Ben McCullough was once an officer in the Confederate Army. Now, he’s a rancher in the Texas hill country, hoping to earn enough money to settle down and marry. With eight hundred head of cattle to drive north, Ben is relying on his ex-sergeant, Hap, to watch over the bunch of greenhorns he’s recruited to help.
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Ben McCullough was once an officer in the Confederate Army. Now, he’s a rancher in the Texas hill country, hoping to earn enough money to settle down and marry. With eight hundred head of cattle to drive north, Ben is relying on his ex-sergeant, Hap, to watch over the bunch of greenhorns he’s recruited to help.
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2014
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Ex-Ranger Phil Guthrey swore he'd never stop roaming the West, bringing justice to the lawless. But after cleaning up Crook County, Arizona, he finds himself not only elected county sheriff but settling down with a pretty, young wife. Except keeping the peace in Crook County is less relaxing than Guthrie would have imagined. Border bandits accustomed to raiding the territory at will are not too keen on giving up the practice. Between his new wife...
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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 to get the Indians a contract to supply the locomotives with coal. But the corrupt politicians in Tucson and D.C. have other ideas. The coal contract...
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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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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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Texas tough, Arizona-bound, and ready for any fight that comes . . . An epic saga by the Spur Award–winning author who writes with "the flavor of the real West" (Elmer Kelton).
With blood and tears, Chet Byrnes built a life in Texas, only to have it shattered by an ill-fated cattle drive and a deadly family feud. Realizing he and his family need to start over in new territory, Chet and his young nephew set out for Arizona,...
With blood and tears, Chet Byrnes built a life in Texas, only to have it shattered by an ill-fated cattle drive and a deadly family feud. Realizing he and his family need to start over in new territory, Chet and his young nephew set out for Arizona,...
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Never Fight A Man. . .
600 miles from a railroad head in Texas, Chet Byrnes and a handful of cowboys set out to build a new life on the Arizona frontier. Behind the Byrnes family is a tale of bloodshed and blood feuds. What lies ahead is any kind of future they can scrape together out of a merciless landscape--as long as they're willing to make it on their own.
. . . Who Has Fought His Way From Texas.
From a woman who lays claim to Chet's heart...
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From the Spur Award–winning author, the saga of one family and the blood spilled to make Arizona Territory their home . . .
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 rescue a stolen daughter as he is to recover rustled cattle on...
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 rescue a stolen daughter as he is to recover rustled cattle on...
14) Valley of Bones
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Spur Award–winning author: The telegraph is about to change the American West—and one rancher must battle those who would sabotage his family's future . . .
The Byrnes family saga continues in this epic novel by Western Heritage and Spur Award-winning Dusty Richards, starting with a trailblazing moment in our nation's history—and ending in bloodsoaked vengeance . . .
In a landmark feat of innovation,...
The Byrnes family saga continues in this epic novel by Western Heritage and Spur Award-winning Dusty Richards, starting with a trailblazing moment in our nation's history—and ending in bloodsoaked vengeance . . .
In a landmark feat of innovation,...
15) Ambush Valley
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Spur Award–winning author: "Dusty takes readers into the real west at full gallop." —New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas
Ride into an unforgettable tale of valiant courage and bloody conflict from the Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards . . .
They've crossed the line . . .
Chet Byrnes has his hands full taking care of his family and running his...
Ride into an unforgettable tale of valiant courage and bloody conflict from the Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards . . .
They've crossed the line . . .
Chet Byrnes has his hands full taking care of his family and running his...
16) Montana revenge
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When vigilantes hang a cowboy for stealing horses, Yellowstone County, Montana's sheriff, Herschel Baker, refuses to look the other way. Someone's going to pay-even if all he has to go on is a dead body, a misspelled note, and a wounded horse.
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2015
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In the thrilling saga from the Western Heritage and Spur Award–winning author, 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 Tucson'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...
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 Tucson'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...
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Battling Harrigans of the frontier volume 2
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"Spring, 1850. After a brutally long winter in the Rockies, Mack Harrigan and his growing family have learned to manage the harsh realities of frontier life. Their new friends, the Shoshone, have taught them the skills they need to survive in this rugged land, from tracking and hunting to fishing and foraging. But the skills they need most are those of the Shoshone warrior ... when their camp is attacked by an enemy tribe. Sometimes there is a need...
20) 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.