Historical Mysteries America

A collection of stories capturing what it means to be a cowboy.

A man wakes amid twisted metal and gunfire, his head bleeding and his mind empty. The train is wrecked, bandits are killing survivors, and he doesn’t even know his own name. With nothing but instinct to guide him, he flees into the desert… Evelyn Carter takes in the wounded stranger and offers him shelter on her brother’s struggling ranch in Red Rock Basin. She gives him a name, watches his strength return, and begins to notice the dangerous competence beneath his silence. While the town grows suspicious, Evelyn chooses to trust the man he is… for now. When a ruthless land baron ...

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Attorney Cameron Thorne is thrust into a bloody tug-of-war involving secret societies, treasure hunters, and keepers of the secrets of the Jesus bloodline. Joined by Amanda, an enchanting British researcher with secrets of her own, Cam races around New England with only two choices - unravel the 600-year-old mysteries encoded in the ancient artifacts, or die trying. 

After a violent train robbery, a stranger is left for dead, with no memory of who he is. Rescued by the rancher Sam Garrett and his widowed sister Sarah, he takes the name "Jack" and begins the slow road to recovery, never knowing if the men who attacked him will return to finish the job… Grateful for their kindness, Jack works to repay them. He has a natural way with horses, yet no memory of the life he left behind. The more time he spends at the ranch, the stronger his bond grows with Sarah, a bond shadowed by the mystery of who he was before the robbery. But Copper Valley is no safe ...

Elinor Ashcroft was only eight when masked men tore her from her family, and ended up being raised among a tribe of Natives. She grows into a fierce survivor loyal to the mother and brothers who saved her, even as hunger, danger, and the spread of white settlement close in from every side… Pinkerton Nathaniel Boone is sent west to recover a missing heiress, hoping the case will prove he is ready to stand on his own after his mentor’s death. Yet when he finally finds Elinor, he discovers a woman who wants nothing from her old life—and a trail of secrets that reaches far beyond a ...

Jack McCade once believed hard work and honesty were enough. Now, debt is crushing his family, forcing him to take low-paying bounties just to survive. When a powerful cattle baron offers him more money than he has ever seen to track down his runaway wife, Jack takes the job. But as he follows her west, he begins to question the story he's been told. Clara Hawthorne has spent three years surviving a villainous husband. After gathering the proof she needs to bring him down, she flees and hides in a wagon train. But with a hired tracker closing in, she may not escape before she can place that...

Victoria Sterling is a woman on a mission. Her father’s death leaves her with a failing stagecoach business and no safety net. With the odds stacked against her, she puts everything on the line for one last attempt. James Whitlock is a marshal tasked with taking down the most dangerous outlaw gang in the territory. When he agrees to help Victoria, he realizes her route will take her straight through the heart of the gang’s domain, and the job may cost her life. Victoria and James must work together to do what no one else could: save her business and end the gang’s reign of terror. But...

Celeste Price is an eighth-grade English teacher in suburban Tampa. She's undeniably attractive. She drives a red Corvette with tinted windows. Her husband, Ford, is rich, square-jawed, and devoted to her. But Celeste's devotion lies elsewhere. She has a singular sexual...

A collection of stories from the most famous Western author of all time! Desert Death-Song is a compilation of some of Louis L’Amour’s greatest stories, many of which might otherwise be difficult to find. Whether he was writing under his early pen name, Jim Mayo, or his own, L’Amour’s stories are unforgettable, touching on rough and rugged American ideals, and set in the untamable frontier of the Western United States.

The Aldens are excited to visit a deserted South Seas island. But soon they discover clues that they are not alone. Is someone on the island watching them?

Evelyn Harper shoots her abusive husband to protect her son, then flees Indiana under the cover of night. They find refuge in Arlington, Wyoming, where Evelyn starts over as a seamstress, but danger isn’t finished with her yet… Widowed sheriff Jonathan Tate has kept his heart buried since his wife's death, focused solely on protecting his town. Yet, Evelyn’s strength and guarded warmth catch him off guard. He senses she’s running from something, and he’s not sure if he can trust her… or afford not to. When ruthless outlaws appear in Arlington, Evelyn and Jonathan face their ...

Ethan Carter is a former Confederate guerrilla running from his past. Now, he works as a federal marshal, trying to make amends for his sins through law and order. But when his son, Daniel, is kidnapped, Ethan’s carefully built life crumbles. With everything on the line, he’s willing to stop at nothing to bring his boy home. Melinda Prescott, a grieving widow, has buried her sorrow in the quiet life of a schoolteacher. But when she hears about Daniel’s abduction, something stirs inside her. Determined to help Ethan find his son, Melinda insists on joining him, though she hides her own...

Elias Crowe thought the worst of his life ended at Gettysburg. He was wrong. Kidnapped from his home and sold into slavery, Elias is trapped in a nightmare with no clear escape. The guards are armed, the desert promises death, and the men in charge hold the only thing he has left to lose: his wife, Mara. John Cole is a former slave who made a bargain to buy his family’s freedom. He was supposed to walk away with them at his side. Instead, he finds himself in chains beside Elias, the man he condemned. Two broken men, bound by guilt and desperation, form an alliance forged by their will to ...

Matt Hartley leaves the orphanage that raised him with a dream—to find the mythical town from his favorite book. He doesn't expect a young boy in his wagon, who refuses to be left behind. And he doesn't know that an outlaw from his parents' past is already on his trail… Claire Donnelly flees Missouri after her uncle's accidental death, terrified she'll be blamed. In Independence, she meets a scarred drifter with kind eyes and joins his wagon train heading west. Three strangers bound by secrets—and a road that will change them all… But the trail is unforgiving, and a dangerous outlaw...

Virgil Ellis, once a feared bounty hunter, has traded violence for solitude in the mountains. But when a letter arrives from his old mentor, the town sheriff, begging for help, Virgil is pulled back into the life he swore he’d never return to… and toward the woman whose heart he broke. Belle Davis, the sheriff’s daughter and Virgil’s old flame, has never forgotten the man who abandoned her. Tired of her father’s strict rules, she’s fallen into the arms of a charming outlaw, never suspecting he may be using her. Seeing Virgil again shakes her to the core, and she discovers that ...

After the murder of her best friend, a librarian’s search for answers leads back to her own dark secrets in this "searing and timely" novel about a woman transformed by war, family, vengeance, and love, from the author of the beloved bestseller The Life We Bury (Kristin Harmel, author of The...

Wyatt, a former sheriff and a man broken by guilt, is drifting through life after the death of his best friend’s daughter. Haunted by his failure to protect her, he wanders into Grand Junction, only to be caught in a deadly web of outlaws and corruption. Wyatt is ready to disappear—until the town drags him back into a fight for survival… Maisie Bleu is no stranger to tragedy. Her brother died in a mysterious explosion, and the sheriff’s dismissal of the case only fuels her need for justice. Unwilling to accept the lies, Maisie takes matters into her own hands. She won’t let anyone...

Lydia Hartman, orphaned young and raised without a home to call her own, boards a train bound for Sacramento as a stowaway chasing a new beginning. But the iron rails carry more than dreams westward, and not everyone on board will reach California alive. Jack Callahan, a former gunslinger turned businessman, thought he had buried his past a long time ago. On his way to purchase a seaside hotel, he discovers that some ghosts refuse to stay buried, and this time they have found his trail. As secrets unravel and the miles roll by, Lydia and Jack are drawn into a deadly web of deceit and ...

Clara Whitfield's life at the saloon was simple enough—until a brutal gang raids the town and kidnaps her and the women she works with. When a chance to escape finally comes, she takes a desperate leap into a raging river, knowing the wilderness ahead may be just as deadly as the men who plan to sell her. Elias Boone, a reclusive hunter haunted by his past, wants nothing to do with other people's troubles. But when he finds Clara half-drowned and hunted by wolves, he's pulled into a fight he never asked for. With the gang close behind and no lawman for miles, Elias becomes her only chance...