Tell Cotten Books in Order

Jailed in Texas in 1871, gunfighter Rondo Landon faces prison or worse after a life of robbery and violence. Before judgment comes, he tells his own story, tracing the people and choices that put an ivory-handled Colt in his hand.

After a stagecoach robbery leaves two men dead and a woman abducted, Yancy and Cooper Landon pursue the attackers. Their hunt converges with enemy Lee Mattingly's quest for revenge, forcing uneasy allies to work together to rescue a captive.

Wounded and stranded in the mountains, Cooper Landon must outwit thieves and survive while protecting what belongs to him. His brother Yancy searches for him, encountering an escaped prisoner, missing money, fire, and their old enemy Lee Mattingly.

Rondo Landon accepts a sheriff's job hoping to marry and settle into a quieter life. The killing of an old friend and the arrival of a mysterious stranger bring his troubled past back into the town he must protect.

Former outlaw Lee Mattingly hopes owning a hotel will transform his reputation, until a powerful man takes everything from him. Returning to violence, Lee becomes entangled in robbery, prison, relationships, and a pursuit of revenge.

When an attack threatens rancher J.T. Tussle's livelihood, the Landons and Lee Mattingly help drive his yearlings to Fort Worth. Herd cutters, a bounty hunter, storms, and personal tensions complicate their effort to bring the cattle to market.

Cooper Landon vows to rescue a boy captured by Apaches, and his brother Yancy joins him without hesitation. Their search tests a lawman's commitment to doing what is right as survival, vengeance, and personal loyalties pull them in different directions.

Trouble interrupts Rondo Landon's journey to Midway, while Lee Mattingly and Brian Clark face difficulties with a new business partner. When their paths meet, the men discover connected threats and join forces against enemies seeking revenge.

After a raid leaves Rondo Landon's wife and April Gibson captive, the Landons and Lee Mattingly set out in pursuit. Their rescue effort brings an encounter with someone from the family's past, a hostile war chief, and difficult choices.

Yancy Landon wants only to get married, but a succession of troubles threatens the day. As he and Cooper contend with unruly acquaintances, old grievances, and troubled relationships, reaching the ceremony becomes an adventure of its own.

Traveling toward an Army outpost, Winchester Landon stops to help an injured Apache despite his doubts. That decision draws him into conflicts involving vengeful men, corrupt scouts, a dangerous war chief, and a woman whose loyalties remain uncertain.

Doc Holliday arrives in Tombstone hoping to gamble, live quietly, and recover his health. His loyalty to the Earp brothers soon forces a choice between preserving that peace and standing with them in a confrontation that will become infamous.