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Carver

by James Leonard

2022

Carver Hudson has spent fifteen years hunting the outlaw who murdered his family. Meeting Catalina, who is protecting her son from the same man, offers hope of a future together, but their enemy is preparing to meet them with force.

Daniel Boyd

by James Leonard

2022

Daniel Boyd returns to Texas after learning his mother has been murdered. Pursuing the gang terrorizing his hometown, he joins forces with a woman who has suffered at its leader's hands, determined to stop further killings before more families are destroyed.

One-Eyed Jack Reaper

by James Leonard

2022

After an outlaw takes his eye and leaves him for dead, Joe Noble discovers corruption throughout the local authorities. Assuming the identity Jack Reaper, he infiltrates the gang, risking his life and his fiancée's safety to expose its protection network.

Reprisal

by James Leonard

2022

Reformed outlaw Samuel Lake wants to run his saloon in peace, but a rancher's plea draws him back toward violence. Elizabeth Stanford seeks justice against a brutal rustler, whose escalating attacks make Samuel's refusal to intervene increasingly impossible.

The Homestead

by James Leonard

2022

After an outlaw raids his homestead and kills a worker, Simon becomes guardian to a boy and protector to a threatened community. Joining Bridgett Clark in a pursuit of justice, he must defend the new family he never expected to find.

Untamed

by James Leonard

2022

A train attack kills Nathan Pace's relatives and ends his hopes of retiring from law enforcement. With Sarah Meade, another victim seeking justice, he pursues the Thrasher brothers and their gang before their violence spreads to more towns.

A Man Called Midnight

by James Leonard

2023

Newly freed Midnight finds his hard-won liberty threatened when outlaws abduct his friend's sister. With Hanna and a Civil War veteran, he confronts a gang trading in captive women, determined to rescue the people he loves without surrendering his freedom.

A Storm Is Coming

by James Leonard

2023

Left for dead after surviving the war, Storm Montgomery awakens to find his employer murdered and Lena accused of the crime. With corrupt lawmen protecting the real criminal, they flee together and search for a way to clear her name.

Bad Blood

by James Leonard

2023

Former outlaw Finch Collins has spent years escaping the gang he abandoned after saving a boy. A reporter's attempt to tell his story exposes his whereabouts, sending them into danger from both his former leader and a corrupt marshal.

Doc Blackwell

by James Leonard

2023

Grieving doctor Maynard Blackwell has given up his guns when a marshal's death leaves a child witness unprotected. Escorting eight-year-old Fern and her mother to trial forces him to face a ruthless outlaw determined to prevent her testimony.

Gable

by James Leonard

2023

Widower Gable Heath retreats to the mountains with his daughter, hoping to avoid further violence. A rancher's scheme to seize land and control the water supply draws him into a community's struggle, alongside a woman determined to resist the intimidation.

Lonesome Grifter

by James Leonard

2023

Deep in debt, Laney Jordan hires grifter Beckett Johnson to help follow half a treasure map sent by her brother. Their search for gold attracts competing thieves, a murderous gang, and a mysterious pursuer, turning financial rescue into a fight for survival.

Return to Brigand’s Gate

by James Leonard

2023

Birch Patterson returns from war to find his hometown controlled by gambling, brothels, and opium. With his sweetheart trapped in a brothel, he takes up his guns again to rescue her and confront the criminals who have transformed Brigand's Gate.

The Good Guy

by James Leonard

2023

Grieving veteran Porter Grayson accepts a seemingly simple job protecting two women from an outlaw threat. When a young girl is abducted, he must abandon his retreat into drink and help her mother fight to bring the child home.

The Marshal

by James Leonard

2023

Marshal Mason Somers must accept an inexperienced deputy or leave town after his methods cause destruction. Pursuing dangerous outlaws together, they uncover a hidden mastermind whose threats draw the mayor's daughter into a struggle to save her father and community.

The Neglected

by James Leonard

2023

Fleeing an abusive husband, Petal finds work in a brothel whose women are being targeted by killers. They hire bounty hunter Sully Worth and insist on joining his pursuit, creating a traveling alliance complicated by romance and mounting danger.

Brothers’ Last Stand

by James Leonard

2024

The murder of their youngest brother intensifies the feud between Union veteran Locke Montgomery and former Confederate Pepper. With a gang terrorizing Long Hollow and their loved ones in danger, the brothers must reconcile or risk losing their town.

Chained to the West

by James Leonard

2024

Released prisoner Dugan Winters hopes to reunite with his wife, but an outlaw escape overtakes his transport wagon. Forced to appear cooperative while planning a rescue, he tries to save hostages as his wife and friend ride toward the danger.

Finders Keepers

by James Leonard

2024

Flynn Noble and his injured brother discover money beside a dead man and seek help from the sheriff. That decision traps them between a gang wanting its cash back and a corrupt lawman, while an orchard worker joins their struggle.

Last Marshal Standing

by James Leonard

2024

Ready to retire after a deputy’s death, Marshal Sawyer Callahan accepts an old love’s plea to find bounty hunter Reaper Malone. Their uneasy alliance draws them into a confrontation with crime boss Silas Finch and his hired killers.

Luck Of The Draw

by James Leonard

2024

River Hopkins inherits land that holds valuable oil, attracting the attention of land baron Buford Baker. As he fights to keep his property, he becomes involved with Tess, a woman trying to escape Baker’s control.

Rescue At Dawn

by James Leonard

2024

Snowbound

by James Leonard

2024

Grieving his murdered wife, Palmer McCoy shelters from a blizzard in an abandoned town with Sarah Truman and her daughter. When an outlaw gang takes refuge there too, he must protect them without his weapons as the storm closes in.

Sorrow’s Bounty

by James Leonard

2024

Bounty hunter Chance Weaver once rescued young Billy Sorrows and became his guardian. Five years later, Billy is a wanted criminal, forcing Chance to pursue the boy while an old love becomes caught in the danger.

The Guardian

by James Leonard

2024

The Sun Never Sets

by James Leonard

2024

Former army captain Ezra Dobbs heads west with his daughter after losing his wife and son. On the wagon train, his bond with Lizbeth Howard draws him into protecting her and her child from a relentless outlaw determined to reclaim them.

Wilder

by James Leonard

2024

Bride, Bullet, Blizzard

by James Leonard

2025

War veteran Hudson Noble offers shelter to Abigail McCall, a mail-order bride whose intended husband has died. As winter closes around his Colorado homestead, the Black Jasper Gang threatens their fragile refuge and the surrounding community.

Dante’s Vow

by James Leonard

2025

Ghost Hunt

by James Leonard

2025

Young bounty hunter Jesse Quinn joins Lila Reyes in pursuing Solomon Vance, an outlaw known as the Ghost. Their hunt becomes a blood feud, with a marshal their only ally against an army of killers.

Silent Was The Man

by James Leonard

2025

War has taken Parker Cole’s voice, but his hopes for peace vanish when outlaw Delah Wagner mistakes him for a traitor. Sent to lure him out, Delah’s sister Scarlett finds herself torn between family loyalty and love.

Smoke Hansom

by James Leonard

2025

After an outlaw attack kills his daughter, former scout Smoke Hansom pursues Hawken, a man he once trusted as a brother. Widow Jenny Callahan joins his hunt, bringing secrets of her own into their dangerous alliance.

Sweet William

by James Leonard

2025

The Bayou Marshal

by James Leonard

2025

Former marshal Jackson Cole believed his wife’s killer had drowned years ago. Rumors of Gabriel Benoit’s survival draw him into Louisiana’s swamps, where Sabine Laurent’s search for her kidnapped brother becomes entangled with his unfinished pursuit.

The Coffin Maker’s Son

by James Leonard

2025

When Laura disappears, Luke Brenner refuses to accept the town’s belief that she simply ran away. Another missing girl’s return points to a kidnapping, sending Luke after Reese Withers and into a larger criminal scheme.

The Funeral Train

by James Leonard

2025

A train arrives in Worrisome carrying coffins marked with living residents' names, including former fighter Snow Jacobs. As a vengeful outlaw begins filling them, Snow joins the killer's estranged sister to confront a town's secrets and his own guilt.

The Whisper of His Irons

by James Leonard

2025

Flint McCrae hunts the men who killed his mother, crossing names from his list as his violent reputation spreads. A boardinghouse keeper's daughter sees the grief beneath his legend, but vengeance threatens to erase the man she hopes to reach.

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At Journey’s End

by James Leonard

2026

Veteran Jonah rescues his former love and her son from a fire, then accompanies them west with a wagon train. Hidden thieves and a pursuing outlaw bring murder into their journey, forcing Jonah into an uneasy alliance to protect them.

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Gone Rogue

by James Leonard

2026

Hired to capture a former Pinkerton who now leads a criminal network, Hale Rutherford rides without official support. Rescued captive Ruby offers sharp observations that aid his hunt, but their opponent knows the methods being used against him.

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Let Justice Burns Slow

by James Leonard

2026

Freed after five years in prison for another man's crime, Elwood returns to a town dominated by the real killer. Reuniting with former allies and the woman he loves, he begins exposing the corruption protecting a respected businessman.

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Quiet War

by James Leonard

2026

After one son is murdered and another gravely injured, Keller Ward turns to vengeance when a powerful man's family prevents justice. An undertaker's daughter offers connection, but retaliation threatens everyone he still has reason to protect.

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The Bitter Trail

by James Leonard

2026

Bounty hunter Blackberry Jacobs brings a dead outlaw into town, hoping to recover with a healer who understands his wounds. The outlaw's brothers arrive seeking vengeance, forcing him to defend a life and love he barely believed possible.

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The Blue Blood

by James Leonard

2026

Former English aristocrat Sebastian Harrow is manipulated by a corrupt sheriff into killing an outlaw. Forced to flee with saloon owner Etta, he faces the dead man's vengeful brother while deciding whether their uneasy partnership can become trust.

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The Snow Debt

by James Leonard

2026

Disgraced scout Cairn Rusk takes his daughter and aging father to a mountain cabin, where hidden payroll and documents expose a mining company's crimes. Outlaws and hired power converge on the family, forcing him to confront another deadly winter.

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Where The Fire Finds You

by James Leonard

2026

Haunted by abandoning a friend in a fire, Frank rides into a wildfire to rescue two sisters. An outlaw gang takes them captive, forcing him and fiercely independent Lily to depend on each other through flames, pursuit, and old guilt.

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  1. Book cover for "Carver"

    Carver

    by James Leonard

    2022
  2. Book cover for "Daniel Boyd"

    Daniel Boyd

    by James Leonard

    2022
  3. Book cover for "One-Eyed Jack Reaper"

    One-Eyed Jack Reaper

    by James Leonard

    2022
  4. Book cover for "Reprisal"

    Reprisal

    by James Leonard

    2022
  5. Book cover for "The Homestead"

    The Homestead

    by James Leonard

    2022
  6. Book cover for "Untamed"

    Untamed

    by James Leonard

    2022
  7. Book cover for "A Man Called Midnight"

    A Man Called Midnight

    by James Leonard

    2023
  8. Book cover for "A Storm Is Coming"

    A Storm Is Coming

    by James Leonard

    2023
  9. Book cover for "Bad Blood"

    Bad Blood

    by James Leonard

    2023
  10. Book cover for "Doc Blackwell"

    Doc Blackwell

    by James Leonard

    2023
  11. Book cover for "Gable"

    Gable

    by James Leonard

    2023
  12. Book cover for "Lonesome Grifter"

    Lonesome Grifter

    by James Leonard

    2023
  13. Book cover for "Return to Brigand’s Gate"

    Return to Brigand’s Gate

    by James Leonard

    2023
  14. Book cover for "The Good Guy"

    The Good Guy

    by James Leonard

    2023
  15. Book cover for "The Marshal"

    The Marshal

    by James Leonard

    2023
  16. Book cover for "The Neglected"

    The Neglected

    by James Leonard

    2023
  17. Book cover for "Brothers’ Last Stand"

    Brothers’ Last Stand

    by James Leonard

    2024
  18. Book cover for "Chained to the West"

    Chained to the West

    by James Leonard

    2024
  19. Book cover for "Finders Keepers"

    Finders Keepers

    by James Leonard

    2024
  20. Book cover for "Last Marshal Standing"

    Last Marshal Standing

    by James Leonard

    2024
  21. Book cover for "Luck Of The Draw"

    Luck Of The Draw

    by James Leonard

    2024
  22. Book cover for "Rescue At Dawn"

    Rescue At Dawn

    by James Leonard

    2024
  23. Book cover for "Snowbound"

    Snowbound

    by James Leonard

    2024
  24. Book cover for "Sorrow’s Bounty"

    Sorrow’s Bounty

    by James Leonard

    2024
  25. Book cover for "The Guardian"

    The Guardian

    by James Leonard

    2024
  26. Book cover for "The Sun Never Sets"

    The Sun Never Sets

    by James Leonard

    2024
  27. Book cover for "Wilder"

    Wilder

    by James Leonard

    2024
  28. Book cover for "Bride, Bullet, Blizzard"

    Bride, Bullet, Blizzard

    by James Leonard

    2025
  29. Book cover for "Dante’s Vow"

    Dante’s Vow

    by James Leonard

    2025
  30. Book cover for "Ghost Hunt"

    Ghost Hunt

    by James Leonard

    2025
  31. Book cover for "Silent Was The Man"

    Silent Was The Man

    by James Leonard

    2025
  32. Book cover for "Smoke Hansom"

    Smoke Hansom

    by James Leonard

    2025
  33. Book cover for "Sweet William"

    Sweet William

    by James Leonard

    2025
  34. Book cover for "The Bayou Marshal"

    The Bayou Marshal

    by James Leonard

    2025
  35. Book cover for "The Book of Crowe"

    The Book of Crowe

    by James Leonard

    2025
  36. Book cover for "The Coffin Maker’s Son"

    The Coffin Maker’s Son

    by James Leonard

    2025
  37. Book cover for "The Funeral Train"

    The Funeral Train

    by James Leonard

    2025
  38. Book cover for "The Whisper of His Irons"

    The Whisper of His Irons

    by James Leonard

    2025
  39. Book cover for "At Journey’s End"

    At Journey’s End

    by James Leonard

    2026
  40. Book cover for "Gone Rogue"

    Gone Rogue

    by James Leonard

    2026
  41. Book cover for "Let Justice Burns Slow"

    Let Justice Burns Slow

    by James Leonard

    2026
  42. Book cover for "Quiet War"

    Quiet War

    by James Leonard

    2026
  43. Book cover for "The Bitter Trail"

    The Bitter Trail

    by James Leonard

    2026
  44. Book cover for "The Blue Blood"

    The Blue Blood

    by James Leonard

    2026
  45. Book cover for "The Long Way From Mercy"

    The Long Way From Mercy

    by James Leonard

    2026
  46. Book cover for "The Snow Debt"

    The Snow Debt

    by James Leonard

    2026
  47. Book cover for "Where The Fire Finds You"

    Where The Fire Finds You

    by James Leonard

    2026

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