In the title story of this duo of novellas, a U.S. agent must prevent a shipment of rifles from reaching the Comanche in New Mexico. Surrounded by enemies and accused of murder, he'll be lucky to make it to Santa Fe alive.

When Jim Dunn, better known as the Kid, rode into his old hometown of Cairo, he figured he'd have to shoot fast. The folks there would most likely remember his saloon-wrecking sprees and hell-raising exploits. What the Kid didn't figure on was finding his father six feet under and his brand-new stepmother running the family ranch with an outlaw crew. Nobody, not even the Kid's girl, thought Jim could get the ranch back from the fast-drawing gang hired...

"Murdo Morgan returns to Paradise Valley to fulfill his father's dream of settling a thousand farming families there despite opposition from the rancher responsible for the deaths of Monroe's father and brothers. In 'The Fence' Sheriff Jim Hallet has a murder to solve while removing the barrier between him and the woman he loves"--

"Two western stories about men who ride into town with the odds stacked against them, but determined to right wrongs"--

Joe Pardee was hardheaded, trigger-quick, and the closest thing to a father Will Beeson ever had. When Joe was gunned down defending the Box P Ranch against land-hungry settlers, Will stepped in and tried to fill Joe's shoes. But Will hadn't bargained on the women in Joe's life. Sarah, Joe's widow, had lost the use of her legs in a riding accident, but she was ready to take back control of her life, starting with making Will the new foreman of the...

It's been eight years since Sam Holt brought his family overland from the Willamette Valley to Paradise Valley and began the Rainbow Ranch. Along with his wife Helen, son Bruce, and daughter Mary, Sam brought Morgan Drew, the orphaned son of his banker friend. Since then, Morgan has created his own Big D ranch, the area's second largest, and has got his eye on the largest. Romances blossomed, rivalries formed and feuds erupted. But now the Paiutes...