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The Nueces Strip is no place for a young Texas Ranger to earn his stripes. Lucas Dunn, Jr. has spent his life in the shadow of a legend—but now the badge is his, and the frontier wastes no time testing his mettle. Lawbreakers still run thick through the brush country, but one ghost stands out: a lone vigilante bushwhacking from the shadows with an 1895 Winchester and a score to settle. The bodies pile up. The clues don’t. And Junior’s only lead is a name whispered on dying lips. Family ties twist the trail, and the deeper he rides, the darker the truth becomes. Around every bend wait ...

Nueces Grit: Texans Answer the Call absorbs listeners in the events and accompanying dynamics sweeping South Texas during the early years of the War Between the States. Texas’s best men have joined the fight, leaving the Texas frontier vulnerable to desperadoes, bandits, and hostile Indians. Follow the epic adventures of Texas Ranger Captain Luke Dunn, as he delivers frontier justice across the war-ravaged treacherous prairies of the Nueces Strip of South Texas.

Nueces Justice features Texas Ranger Captain Luke Dunn, whose life becomes forever etched by the vast prairies of the Nueces Strip of 1856. The Rangers had been defunded, but Dunn's call to duty wouldn't let him quit. His quest for bringing lawbreakers to justice creates a cycle of hunters becoming the hunted, as cattle thieves, whores, murderers, and Comanche are woven into this tale of the Texas frontier that stretches from Corpus Christi to Laredo.

From here, our story picks up with Luke Dunn having begun to establish himself as a force to be reckoned with in bringing justice to the Nueces Strip as a Texas Ranger under special authorization from the nominal head of the Rangers, John C. "Rip" Ford. While companies of Rangers are funded at various times when threats arise and money comes available, Luke is left to almost single-handedly exercise law across the vast reaches of prairie. When not on his Texas Ranger assignments, he works with his wife at building their Heaven's Gate ranch near Nuecestown just west of Corpus Christi.

In the heart of the untamed Texas frontier lies the Nueces Strip. It's 1856, and the once mighty Texas Rangers have been defunded, leaving a lawless land in their wake. But for Ranger Captain Luke Dunn, known to the Comanche as Ghost-Who-Rides, duty calls louder than any official mandate. Luke’s unyielding quest to bring justice to the lawbreakers of the Nueces Strip has propelled him into a deadly cycle where hunters have become the hunted. From Corpus Christi to Laredo, the land is rife with cattle thieves, ruthless murderers, and fierce Comanche warriors. And as young Elisa's heart ...

It’s 1850. A stocky, red-haired Irish teen steps onto the docks of Corpus Christi, Texas, with two of his uncles. Escaping the famine and unrest of County Kildare, Ireland, he has brought with him a plow and a spirit of adventure. Over the next 62 years, Nicholas Dunn would carve a new life from the vast, unforgiving South Texas frontier. Nicholas Dunn: The Making of a Texas Legend is the biography of a man whose experiences could easily have graced dime-store novels and is the stuff of celluloid epics.

In Nueces Deceit, the Tumbleweed Sagas continue the adventures of protagonist Texas Ranger Captain Luke Dunn, whose life has become forever etched on the vast prairies of the Nueces Strip of 1857. Dunn redoubles his quest to deliver justice and bring redemption, as murderers, swindlers, whores, robbers, and hostiles are wrapped into this action-packed tale set on the Texas frontier.

Dunn’s life becomes forever entwined with the rough and tumble prairies of the Nueces Strip of 1860. As an immigrant-turned-lawman, Dunn continues his quest to deliver justice, as murderers, swindlers, whores, robbers, and savages are wrapped into this exciting tale set on the Texas frontier stretching from Corpus Christi west to Laredo and south to Brownsville.

Trouble’s riding the rails beyond the Nueces Strip. Texas Ranger Lucas Dunn, Jr. (“Junior”) heads west in 1897, chasing justice along the bloodstained tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad. A string of brutal murders rattles the Hill Country, and legendary Ranger Captain John Hughes sends Junior to find the killers hiding among the steel and smoke. Power-hungry men. A vengeful hired gun. A dangerously cunning temptress. And the shadowed hands of corrupt politicians. As the body count rises, the lines between law and lawlessness blur—and every mile of track brings Junior closer to ...

Blood runs hot beyond the Nueces Strip. Texas Ranger Lucas Dunn, Jr. (“Junior”) rides deep into the heart of South Texas in 1896, where the Guadalupe River hides more than just water beneath its surface. Five brutal murders in Kerrville bring Junior under the command of legendary Ranger Captain John Hughes—and into the crosshairs of killers with nothing to lose. Land-hungry men. A vengeful hired gun. A seductive, scheming temptress. And the dark influence of powerful politicians. The closer Junior gets to the truth, the more tangled—and deadly—the trail becomes. With the advice of...

The Nueces Strip isn’t for the faint of heart. An immigrant-turned-lawman, Texas Ranger Captain Luke Dunn is doubling down on his quest to deliver justice across the Texas frontier, stretching from Corpus Christi to Laredo. Known to the Comanche as Ghost-Who-Rides, he isn’t unfamiliar with the savage world of murderers, swindlers, and hostiles. As his passions with Elisa ignite the prairie, the vengeful Carlos Perez and hired killers seek to rid the Strip of Luke’s justice. But amid violent battles and emerging threats, everything converges in Nuecestown, Texas, where Luke grapples ...

The Nueces Strip bares its unforgiving soul. In the turbulent final years of the Civil War, the Texas frontier is a powder keg of lawlessness and survival. Texas Ranger Captain Luke Dunn, known to the Comanche as "Ghost-Who-Rides," is caught in a relentless battle against bandits, rogue soldiers, and the unforgiving wilds of the Nueces Strip. With most of Texas’ best men fighting a losing cause, Dunn stands as a lone beacon of justice, his every ride shadowed by death. As cannonballs rain on Corpus Christi and turmoil engulfs the region, Luke must navigate a treacherous path where love, ...

Deceit is a dangerous game on the Nueces Strip. Texas Ranger Captain Luke Dunn is fighting for justice. Amid the dangers of the Texas frontier—from Corpus Christi to Laredo—he’s taking down murderers, swindlers, and ruthless savages. Known to the Comanche as "Ghost-Who-Rides," Luke is a relentless force. While wealthy plantation owner Horatio Thorpe obsesses over his downfall, paid killers close in, savage resistance grows, and new enemies emerge. As tensions build to an explosive climax in Nuecestown, Texas, Luke’s quest for justice becomes a deadly struggle for survival. In this ...

War rages across the Nueces Strip. As the War Between the States engulfs the nation, Texas Ranger Captain Luke Dunn finds himself on a perilous frontier. With the Nueces Strip stretching from Corpus Christi to Laredo and south to Brownsville, the once-lawless prairies are now war-ravaged battlegrounds. Union cannonballs rain on the coast, Mexican bandits raid unguarded settlements, and rogue soldiers abandon their posts for lives of violence and greed. Known as “Ghost-Who-Rides” to the Comanche, Dunn’s commitment to justice is pushed to its limits. Murderers, swindlers, and hired ...

The Nueces Strip calls him back one last time. Two decades after stepping away from the Texas Rangers, Luke Dunn is done with war, bloodshed, and the ghosts that haunt him. But the frontier has no mercy for weary souls. When a ruthless gunman rides into Nuecestown with vengeance in his eyes, Luke has no choice but to pin the badge back on for one final mission. The land is wilder than ever. Bandits rule the prairies, Comanche warriors fight for their fading way of life, and a shadow of pure evil stalks the frontier. As Dunn sets out to bring justice to the most dangerous outlaw he’s ever ...