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She came to California as a young bride in an arranged marriage. Now she owns seventy-five square miles of property bordering the Mokelumne River where gold has been discovered. They want her land and will stop at nothing, even if it means her murder."A gripping tale of Spanish California." Dallas Review"A terrific novel, one I could not put down." KAZV-TV, Channel 14"Mitchell's research of the customs and traditions of the mining towns and ranchos gives The Doña authenticity." The Modesto Bee

Spur Award finalist, Major Mitchell, has created a new contemporary hero in the person of Chase McGraw. Chase is a divorced junk-food junky and an ex-police detective turned private investigator, who lives on a ranch with his dog named Buster. He’s on a quest to locate a missing young woman who vanished on her way home from college. The baffling case not only challenges his skills, but brings about a much needed change in perspective for his life.

Clay circled the small clearing, stopping every few feet and listening for any tell-tale sound or movement in the brush. Nothing. The air seemed to be void of movement and hung thick, as sweat trickled from under his hat to sting his eyes. He eased past a greasewood bush near Teresa and found himself staring down the barrel of a .44. Clay Best was sick of being a low-paid, over-worked lawman. He wanted a small spread somewhere where he could raise a few head of cattle. Instead, he found himself involved in chasing bank robbers and trying to rescue a beautiful hostage. “Non-stop action in ...

Bill Mayfield had talked his younger brother, Rob, into selling the family farm after their mother died, with a promise they would leave Texas. He said they were going to New Orleans and enjoy the good life. He failed to mention that their trip involved a detour to a place called Cool Water, where he planned to collect a large sum of money he felt he had been cheated out of...even if he had to take it at gun-point. It was a journey they might not survive. "A tale of two brothers that is sure to please the avid western fan." Dallas Review "A story of two very different brothers, filled with ...

They were tired of all the killing…they might just have to do something about it. The American cowboy lived by a code of honor, where a handshake was your bond and you worked as hard as you could, regardless of what you were being paid. To break your word would make you a liar and a scoundrel. James Westfall, Curley Hammond and Carlos Mendoza were lower than scoundrels. When they shot Sheriff Ray King in the back Clay Best decided to put a stop to it. After all, Ray had been his friend for a long time, and Clay had his own code of honor. “Another fast-moving, exciting story by Major & ...

Take a hidden stash of gold, two beautiful women, a Marshall and some vaqueros. Add some horses and guns, a Mexican army, some Apache Indians and a very wild ride, in this recipe for a fast and furious adventure. Clay Best had agreed to take Teresa into Mexico to get the gold Refugio had hidden. He talked Julio Garcia into going, but it was quickly turning into a journey where Julio’s gun might not be enough. SPUR Award finalist, Major Mitchell, brings you another good old western novel, and the third book of a series.

A man is murdered on a neighboring ranch, and Chase McGraw is called to assist in the investigation. Jenny is the man's 15-year-old daughter, who is now an orphan. In her despair, she finds her father's small stash of savings and attempts to hire Chase to find his killer. Janice and her new husband take her in temporarily, and the whole family becomes involved in the search, along with Bob Thornton, a deputy sheriff who is also Chase's friend.

Leonida Garcia has been beaten, robbed, widowed, and seen enough trouble in her young life to last ten lifetimes. Now she wants nothing more than to live peaceably on her rancho. But when someone murders Ambrose Brice, she encourages retired ranger and friend Josiah Russell to find the killer. The trail he finds leads him to her best friend’s door. While she worries about her friend Alice, and seeks to find a way of clearing her name, something even darker and more evil lurks in the shadows. If left alone, it will not only steal her land but take her very life. “GOOD STORY!” All told,...

Matthew Blue wanted to stay home, raise horses and be a good husband and father. When a runaway slave living with the Comanche is accused of kidnapping the Hancock baby, he is once again called on to become Manhunter.. "..a no-holds-barred action Western of the highest caliber...This is a Western, a Mystery, and a Suspense novel all rolled into one." D.B. Jackson - author of They Rode Good Horses

As the turn of the century approaches, Caroline departs from the train to discover that some things have changed when she was away at school, but others remain the same. It's still the wild west, even though progress abounds. As she grieves for a lost friend, her old flame and a new prospect vie for her hand in this third book of the Manhunter series.

From a SPUR AWARD finalist Cattle Rustlers, Native American migration, a stage hold-up, a deadly blizzard, guns, horses, cowboys, ranching... what more could you ask for? Oh yeah, there's also romance. Scratching a living out of the unforgiving landscape of the Dakota Badlands was tough enough. But now she had lost a daughter and a husband, and was trying to run a cattle ranch with her four semi-grown sons. When Phillip Denning showed up looking for work, she didn’t know if she could trust him, but she didn’t have much choice. Reminiscent of Louis L’Amour’s style. "I enjoyed an ...

Chris came to California to forget about the war. What he found was a pregnant woman and her nine year old son abandoned on a place called Poverty Flat. When he offered to find her missing husband, people started shooting at him. Mary Ellen Shafer was more trouble than he had bargained for, but he couldn't just ride off and leave her. Worst of all, she was a Yankee, and he hadn't forgotten what they had done to his beloved South. "Written with a flowing pace and steady eye to the hero's voice and point of view. A pleasant read." - Janet Bly "Written with Major's humorous western style ... ...

Sometimes, love can be really, really complicated. Pete Fowler has achieved his life-long dream of becoming a doctor. Now, if he can only get the love of his life to notice him. Cindy Quentero has just returned from a deployment overseas. Coming home to the ranch after serving in Afghanistan is almost surreal and she doesn’t quite know how to handle it. Where does she belong in this once familiar, and now strangely foreign, world? If you like Hallmark movies, you’ll love this SPUR Award Finalist romance.

“Mommy, Mommy!” he yelled, wrapping both arms around my neck. The strange thing was— I wasn’t his mommy. When Don Gardner moved to Oakdale after his wife was taken from him by cancer, he was a young dad with two small children to raise. He had barely had time to grieve, but he was determined to be the best possible father to his son and daughter. Margie was a young country girl with an obsession: She wanted to ride saddle broncs in the rodeo with the men. She loved horses above all else, and refused to let anything stand in her way. She was feisty and headstrong, but didn’t count ...