"Professor Henry Whiteoak is a salesman, a con artist, and a cheat. Traveling in a brightly colored wagon, he sells chemical concoctions and steeply priced contraptions to any and all who attend his medicine shows. When he arrives in the small town of Barbrady, Kansas, Henry Whiteoak also shows his talents in a fight and a mind that's sharper than a stiletto. While Whiteoak may be a swindler, he is not one to turn away from those who are in need...

Frontier life is hard enough without having kids to worry about-especially for a widower like Paul Meakes. Still, hes resolved to stay in the small Colorado town his son and daughter call home. So when his daughter is hit by a seemingly poisoned arrow during an Indian raid, Paul is determined to track them down and bring them to justice. But when the trail leads from a close call with Indian warriors to a deadly intrigue, Paul discovers that the dangers...

To some, Henry Whiteoak is an outlaw. Some see him as a simple salesman out to ply his trade from the back of a garishly painted wagon. In the Badlands of the Dakota Territories, Henry Whiteoak crosses paths with a string of bounty hunters out to claim the growing price that had been put on his head. Unfortunately, the men he's wronged throughout his colorful past don't intend on letting Whiteoak live long enough to spend the money he stole. At least...

Professor Henry Whiteoak is a salesman, a con artist, and a cheat. From a brightly colored wagon, he sells chemical concoctions and steeply priced contraptions to any and all who attend his medicine shows. But when he arrives in Barbrady, Kansas, Whiteoak's talents in a fight and a mind that's sharper than a stiletto may be the only cure for what ails the town.

Frontier life is hard enough without having kids to worry aboutéspecially for a widower like Paul Meakes. Still, heś settled where he is and resolved to stay in the small Colorado town his son and daughter call home. So when his daughter is hit by a seemingly poisoned arrow during an Indian raid, Paul is determined to track down the Comanche villains who hurt his little girlánd bring them to justice with the help of Indian hunter Hank Adley, a...

Nick Graves ran wild for years before he turned respectable and began plying his father's trade. Now he buries the dead for a living -- but the past won't die. A killer he once rode with wants Graves to pay for his desertion, and he means to hit Nick where he's most vulnerable: his family. But this time Nick's going to make sure that what's dead stays dead.

Nick Graves has had a life full of more death than any man can handle. Graves has dealt death as well--as an outlaw, running with some of the most feared gunslingers in the West. Now he's ready to turn his back on his dark past and live out his existence back in the family business--as a mourner, paid to see to the details of funerals and wakes. Nick wants to settle down, but a man's past has a way of staying with him. And soon he crosses paths with...

A collection of twelve tales of the Old West chronicles the exploits of the legendary Texas Rangers, in an anthology featuring such authors as Louis L'Amour, Elmer Kelton, and Ed Gorman.