JC Hulsey Books in Order

John Turner Russell and his fellow investigator work for a judge, examining people whose backgrounds might indicate future trouble. Their assignments have involved little violence, but recent jobs increasingly resemble bounty hunting, changing the nature of their partnership.

Former marshal Cliff Baron travels to Shortland, Texas, to collect the man responsible for costing him his job. The man he seeks is Montgomery Mayfield, his best friend since childhood, turning the journey into a confrontation with a deeply personal betrayal.

Philadelphia newspaperman Gabriel Montague explores the Appalachian Mountains in search of unusual subjects for a series of articles. His reporting journey brings him face to face with a person or phenomenon unlike anything encountered in his previous travels.

Clayton Sinclair Webb returns from the Civil War having lost an arm. Facing the woman he loves, he worries whether his changed body will alter her feelings, turning their reunion into a test of acceptance and his confidence in their future.

A gunfighter is haunted by recurring dreams of the men he has killed. An older fighter suggests that losing a duel would end the nightmares forever, leaving him to weigh continued torment against a cure whose cost is death.

At fifty, professional gunfighter Brian Cavanaugh decides to retire and put his dangerous career behind him. He travels across the country toward his childhood home in Rickety Springs, Texas, hoping to spend his remaining years in peace.

A preacher confronts the man who wronged him and his wife before his religious calling. Offering forgiveness while demanding surrender to the sheriff, he faces an armed refusal that tests the uneasy relationship between faith, justice, and his gunfighting past.

Hired to guard an apparently worthless waterhole, a man finds himself protecting something more consequential than a muddy patch of land. This short Western turns on the power of water in a landscape where access determines control.

Abused by relatives and neighbors, young Francis Gertrude O'Brian, known as Trudy, embarks on a destructive course of robbery and murder. As she grows older, her changing outlook brings a desire to do good into conflict with her past.

Born with an unnamed physical deformity, the narrator confronts the cruelty of people who judge by appearances. Hurtful words challenge the comforting idea that insults cannot cause pain, exposing the distance between outward appearance and a person’s worth.

A rider searches beneath towering cliffs that seem impossible to scale, finding nowhere an enemy could hide. An unexpected rifle shot leaves him wounded beside his horse, forcing him to seek safety while exposed to an unseen attacker.

Bounty hunter Vincent McConnell has built his reputation by always bringing back his quarry, alive or dead. His preference for the easier option reveals the harsh choices behind his success in a Western story centered on pursuit and deadly judgment.

Despised for his occupation, a hangman insists that executions are necessary work, no different in principle from other trades. Determined to excel despite public contempt, he confronts the uncomfortable moral position of a man paid to carry out death sentences.

Young gunslinger Jedidiah Isaiah Jenkins travels the Old West with two friends, confronting criminals local authorities cannot or will not stop. His Christian faith and willingness to kill in self-defense create a difficult tension as his reputation spreads.

Jed travels the western territories with two companions, convinced that protecting vulnerable people is his calling. His Christian faith meets the realities of gunfighting as he confronts violent men who leave him little choice but to defend himself.

A hauling job becomes more alarming when one traveler finally learns what the cargo contains: dynamite. His companion's reluctance to disclose the load raises questions about the assignment and whether he would have agreed to carry it.

A frontier town takes its name from a tree covered with poison ivy and poison oak that leaves settlers itching. When the troublesome plants disappear without explanation, the apparent miracle adds an unusual mystery to this Western adventure.

A man, a woman, and a child develop an unexpected family bond in this Western drama. The discovery of a girl in a barn and an investigation involving a stagecoach robber draw their lives together through a series of mysteries.

Rose travels toward a new life as a Texas bride after receiving money and a train ticket from her intended husband. A growing connection with another man during the journey complicates her commitment and her hopes for the future.

Worn down by years of service to an ungrateful town, a sheriff sets out after a killer. Obstacles along the trail test his resolve as the pursuit carries him toward a confrontation that may define the end of his career.

Young gunfighter Jed believes God has called him to protect people abandoned by local authorities. Traveling the West with two friends, he confronts thieves and killers while trying to reconcile his Christian faith with the violence survival demands.

Jed receives a plea from Windy Butte's mayor, who fears the new sheriff has seized control of the town. Returning with his friends means confronting another abuse of authority while checking on a promise made to the mayor's daughter.

With his horse dead and no water in sight, a stranded traveler crosses a desolate landscape. A distant reflection promises relief, but a long fence and a warning to stay out stand between desperate thirst and possible survival.

A stomach wound leaves a person trapped in pain, unable to move freely or breathe easily. This short Western focuses on the terrible uncertainty of a gunshot injury, where suffering stretches out and survival becomes the immediate struggle.

Released after seventeen years in prison, a former gunfighter travels home uncertain whether his family is still waiting. Memories of his past and doubts about his wife and son accompany a journey toward the life he left behind.

After losing her work as a prostitute, a woman becomes a Baptist preacher’s mail-order bride in Texas. Concealing her past from him threatens their new life, forcing the couple to face prejudice, truth, and the strength of their affection.

Shadrack Meshack survives the fire that kills his wife and infant daughter, carrying its scars across the western territories. Known as the Avenger, he refuses to abandon his quest, even after three lonely years of grief and pursuit.

Sixteen-year-old Benjamin Bradley kills his stepfather and refuses the sheriff’s demand to face trial or leave town peacefully. Further violence turns him into a fugitive whose growing appetite for killing places anyone along his path in danger.