Cattle rancher Brad Storm was tracking one of his herd when fate set him within the lethal striking distance of a rattlesnake. Bitten and poisoned, he sent the serpent to meet its Maker but then lost consciousness. Saved by a Hopi medicine man who believes Bread has inherited the spirit of the snake, he is given a new name -- Sidewinder -- and a totem. Brad doesn't believe in spirits, and just wants to put the incident behind him. But when rustlers...

Jeff Ardell was a peaceful man and a friend of Big Ben Shortt. But when Shortt got land-greedy and brought in the merciless hired guns to murder the shirt-tail ranchers, Ardell strapped on his Colt .44 and led the homesteaders into war in Sandoval County.

As the new sheriff of Yellowstone County, Montana, ex-rancher Herschel Baker cleaned up the badlands with the weight of the law behind him and a six-gun at his side. Now he's trying to solve a deadly puzzle that involves one lead-laden corpse, a large sum of missing cash, and a loose end that points to cattle rustling. But his trouble hasn't even arrived yet. There's a hard-as-nails, border-hopping horse thief riding up from Mexico. This is no simple...

The raw town of Warrior Creek and the vast range around it had many settlers -- but two men towered above all others. Hugh Carmack had built up his ranch with bitter sweat and sheer guts, and his iron strength and lightning draw defied anyone to take an inch of what was his. In addition, cattle baron Kirby Overton's empire was spreading ravenously, devouring everything in its path, moving Overton above and beyond what little law there was. The range...

"Walt Lee wants to be an Arizona Ranger, but Captain Tom McDonough has a challenge for him to complete first. Rancher Bruce "Wolf" Felton has long been suspected of rustling, but the Rangers were never able to prove anything. Since Walt worked on the neighboring Lazy B, Captain Tom wanted him to get the proof they needed. If he were successful, there would be a ranger badge waiting for him. The next day, Walt heads out with two other cowhands to take...

The Barkleys are the wealthiest and most powerful family in California's San Joaquin Valley in the 1870s, owning and controlling cattle herds, gold mines, citrus groves, and logging camps. Follow their joys and heartache in this Western soap opera.