Ernest Haycox

Frank goodnight rides to avenge his sister's betrayal by a man and runs into a fight between two factions. Two strong women compete for him. The story is not as gripping as some of other novels by haycox in my opinion.

A colletion of interconnected short stories set when the homesteaders were still coming toward Oregan and when the Americans were locked in a battle for survival with their British overlords.

Hugh Tracy meets a strange girl Lynn at his destroyed house when he returns after being shot from ambush. He has to survive the fight between tate shadrow and testervis while he owns the best water which both ranches covet.

Lily, with a Hollywood contract about to be signed, meets Tom Sebastian of the Barrier ranch who is having his troubles with rustlers, murder attempts and so on. Sebastian also has a young girl living with him who has a child whose father is not known.

A town marshal charged with maintaining peace in a trail town comes across change and treachery. Dan Mitchell's story of how he tried to maintain order id the crux of this book.

Clint Charterhouse runs into a range war when he is trying to find a position for himself. Treachery, ambush and sneak attacks take their toll on him and his friends. He tries his best to win through. This is a part of rim of the desert ebook on this site and is shown as not available as a ebook on its own.