Allan Vaughan Elston

"Wayne Brady sets out to find the man who tried to frame his best friend for murder"--

To get ahead had been the ambition that ruled Jeff Lantry's life. He'd promised himself he'd make a fortune the quickest and easiest way. Then Jeff met Marcella Blair, and he saw things in a different light. Life became more than merely getting ahead. It became decency, honor and fair play. But there was a fly in the ointment -- a beautiful fly. Ruby Costello, the queen of a gambling den, wanted Jeff Lantry for herself. When he fell for Marcella Blair, Ruby vowed if she couldn't have Jeff she'd destroy him -- and Ruby had the right connections to do it.

"In 1879 in the silver-rich town of Leadville, Colorado, a cowboy is found beaten and suffering from amnesia. While he searches for answers, repeated attempts on his life make it clear that someone wants him dead before he recovers his memory"--

Craig Harlan was a city man and he hated the West. But his father, who had struck it rich on the old frontier, was determined to change that. His will left Craig only one asset: a ranch. At first despised as a tenderfoot, Craig had to buck the schemes of men who tabbed him as an easy mark. The West was out to break him. But Craig Harlan matched shot for shot to prove he was not just a green kid who would tuck tail and quit when the going got rough.