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2024 International Impact Book Award Winner for Best Young Adult Fiction Step into the rugged Texas frontier of 1855 with fifteen-year-old Jack O’Toole in this thrilling first installment of a gripping YA Western series. When Jack’s homestead is brutally attacked by Comanches, his world is shattered. With his parents and two siblings gone and two more taken captive, Jack is left with a burning desire for vengeance and a heavy burden of guilt. Determined to rescue his brother and sister, he plunges into the perilous wilderness, relying on his faith and survival instincts. Fate intervenes...

Wyoming Calls: Jack’s Risky Quest, the second gripping installment of The Frontier Chronicles, plunges young Jack O'Toole into a daring adventure from Texas to Wyoming, testing his courage, faith, and endurance like never before. Joined by his steadfast Comanche friend Spirit Talker, sixteen-year-old Jack faces perilous trails and uncharted territories dominated by Lakota, Crow, Cheyenne, Pawnee, Kiowa, Shoshone, and Comanche tribes. Each step northward into this rugged no-man’s land pushes Jack to the limits of his grit and determination, embodying the essence of frontier resilience. ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

The unyielding sixth chapter of The Frontier Chronicles thrusts readers into the tumultuous prelude to the Civil War, where Jack O’Toole’s faith, grit, and courage are put to the ultimate test. In 1859, America is a nation on the brink of upheaval, and Jack O’Toole finds himself at the center of its fiercest battle—the fight for freedom. Awakening to the stark immorality of slavery, Jack resolves to make a stand. Armed with his cowboy skills and unshakable faith, he launches an extraordinary crusade to help escaped slaves find freedom, turning a cattle drive into a daring ...

In this thrilling Young Adult Western Fiction adventure, the seventh chapter of The Frontier Chronicles rides hard into the heart of danger, where a young cowboy's mission collides with a nation's rising unrest. At just twenty years old, Jack O’Toole has already survived more than most men twice his age—facing down Comanche warriors, crossing vast wildlands, and leading a daring escape route for runaway slaves disguised as a cattle drive. But now, in 1859 Texas, as a poison of hatred spreads across the land, Jack’s bold crusade is under siege from all sides. Slave catchers are closing...

Climb into your saddle with Longhorns North: Jack’s Great Trail Drive, the third spellbinding installment of The Frontier Chronicles YA series. Now seventeen-years-old, Jack O’Toole and his Comanche friend Spirit Talker must find the courage and endurance to take on the tough challenges faced in driving a herd of longhorn cattle northward through a hostile frontier to Wyoming. Storm-driven stampedes, wildfires, raging rivers, and attacks by Cheyenne and dreaded Blackfeet warriors test their resolve. Along the trail to the fledgling ranch of their Black cowboy friend George Freeman, Jack...

In the unforgettable final chapter of The Frontier Chronicles, war isn’t just on the horizon—it’s here. And Jack O’Toole must rise to meet it. At twenty-one, Jack has already walked through fire—training escaped slaves as cowboys, brokering peace with hostile tribes, and fighting to build bridges between cultures torn apart by hate. But in 1861, as the nation erupts in civil war, Jack’s mission to unite Whites, Blacks, Mexicans, and Indians through faith and friendship is under siege like never before. Pro-slavery vigilantes want him dead. Bounty hunters stalk the trails. Tribal...

The relentless fifth chapter of The Frontier Chronicles sweeps readers back to the unforgiving American West, where Jack O’Toole’s loyalty, endurance, and faith face their greatest test yet. In 1858, the frontier is as dangerous as it is vast—a brutal land that spares few. Having narrowly escaped deadly threats in Texas, Jack and his Comanche ally push northward, only to find themselves in a race against time. When Blue Flower is kidnapped by the fierce Lakota subchief Kills Many, Jack is thrust into an intense pursuit across untamed wilderness to bring her back safely. But on the ...

The gripping fourth installment of The Frontier Chronicles plunges readers into the unforgiving wilds of the American West. As Jack O’Toole faces the most brutal challenges yet, his courage, faith, and unyielding grit are put to the ultimate test… In 1858, the Comancheria was a deadly battleground where savage and civilized worlds collided. Jack, barely eighteen, finds himself navigating this treacherous no-man's-land alongside his Comanche ally. Together, they confront relentless threats from Comanche warriors, White settlers' growing hostility, and the escalating violence that leads ...

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.

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.

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 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, ...