Ronnie Ashmore Books in Order

A young man’s death shatters a quiet night in Colby and sends Officer Mike Collins searching for answers. As the police encounter resistance and uncover a family’s devastating secrets, the case exposes a deeper threat within the town.

Bounty hunter John Riley has delivered Lem Jenkins to face the gallows, but a nighttime escape sends him back into pursuit. Jenkins will do anything to avoid hanging, testing Riley’s determination to bring the fugitive to justice.

John Riley leaves a peaceful life to rescue a kidnapped Mexican girl whom others refuse to help. His search brings an uneasy alliance with a notorious border bandit, whose private motives make an already dangerous pursuit harder to trust.

A daylight shooting exposes a dangerous new drug in Colby, forcing the police to identify its suppliers before more people die. Political interference complicates an investigation that demands cooperation across the department and help from outside specialists.

A former Texas outlaw settles in Montana under the name Abraham Littleton, hoping to leave violence behind. When a gang kidnaps a woman and shoots the lawman, defending his new community threatens to expose the past he has concealed.

Orphaned Johnny Cole grows up amid the violence of Texas before the Civil War, befriended by outsiders and forced to kill young. Pursued by the law, he survives successive gunfights while trying to live by his own code.

Working as a lawman in an apparently quiet backwater, John Riley becomes entangled in a dispute between powerful landowners. Keeping the peace will test his judgment and force him to decide how to deliver justice without losing his life.

John Riley agrees to guide a preacher and his daughter, expecting an uncomplicated job and a useful payday. When gunmen pursue his clients and mark him for death, he must discover their secrets while honoring his promise of protection.

John Riley abandons plans for a quiet winter when a rancher hires him to track Tom Karnes. Following a trail of dead men across rough country, the bounty hunter begins to question whether his skills can match the killer’s.

Determined to capture the outlaw he once allowed to escape, John Riley returns to a town tied to his past. Instead, he finds friends caught in racial violence and must confront dangerous men while pursuing unfinished business.

Jim Long returns to the valley he left as a boy, finding a new town and strangers where home once stood. After surviving an attack, he must discover why a powerful rancher he has never met wants him dead.

Marshal Jim Long struggles to maintain order in a rapidly growing Leonville, where local politics and a newly arrived teacher bring complications. When rustlers and killers threaten the town, his oath forces him into a fight against dangerous odds.

Hired gun John Curtis arrives in Night Falls expecting an easy payday, but an injury leaves him dependent on a family’s care. When he refuses the job he accepted, his personal code puts him in danger.

Alcoholic private investigator Joe Langley faces financial ruin when Sarah Collier asks him to investigate her sister’s disappearance twenty-two years earlier. Distrusted by local police and drawn to his client, he must untangle the island’s accumulating secrets.

A prisoner offers a bounty for his own death, turning Marshal Jim Long’s escort duty into a running battle with a pursuing posse. An abandoned woman and her son add two more lives he must protect along the way.

Joe Langley accepts a job finding a runaway teenager, only to discover that her situation is far more dangerous than a disappearance. Her connection to a powerful island predator draws him into an investigation with unexpected help and serious risks.

Former Texas Ranger Sam Bolton has built a successful ranch and a contented marriage when news arrives that notorious outlaw Tom Bowdry is coming. Protecting the life he has created means facing a killer whose reputation rivals his own.

Sam Bolton hopes to rebuild ordinary life on the Lightning Bolt Ranch, but a new marshal’s methods trouble him. When a family of gunmen arrives seeking revenge, he must fight alongside an ally he has little reason to trust.

Drawing on his experience as a police chief, Ronnie Ashmore examines leadership and management styles in law enforcement and beyond. Practical examples explore how employees and managers can understand different personalities, adapt their approach, and develop their own leadership voice.

An ordinary shopping trip becomes a desperate pursuit after an outlaw shoots Sam Bolton’s wife Caroline in Austin. With her life uncertain, Bolton joins forces with the killer’s cousin and follows a trail shaped by violence and deception.