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Gordon Van Zandt thought he was saving his family when they left the chaos of San Diego following the super-EMP attack, but he was horribly wrong. The long road towards safety in Idaho ended tragically when he and his son, Hunter, were captured by a madman. He managed to survive but not without suffering the loss of his son. Angry, distraught and vengeful, he embarks on a journey that will take him away from the rest of his family in search of justice and retribution.

Veteran, outlaw, lawman, and now hired gun - John Nichols’ life has had many twists and turns. After avenging the murder of his wife and daughter, John is left without a purpose. Then along comes a wealthy New York banker. He and his son are headed to Deadwood to prospect gold and need protection. Not needing to think twice, John takes the position, but it proves to be more than he could have imagined. Living up to its reputation, Deadwood is a lawless town where deception, intrigue, and murder happen daily. It’s a place where few find riches but more lose them, a place of blood and gold.

The day started like any other, but it ended with the human race fighting for its very existence.

After two daughters of a wealthy railroad baron are abducted, they hire a famous bounty hunter and a couple Pinkerton detectives to find them. As they investigate, it’s discovered the girls’ abduction wasn’t random but part of a larger conspiracy that will propel them on a deadly hunt to rescue the girls before they’re lost forever.

After fighting for a losing cause, Corporal John Nichols returns from the long and bitter Civil War to his farm in Georgia, only to discover that everything he thought he'd been fighting for has been taken from him. With no home or family, he heads west in pursuit of revenge. There, he will not only find purpose in killing the men responsible for destroying his life but will also uncover that justice is not as simple as life or death.

REVENGE HAS ITS CONSEQUENCES Levi Bass healed from his physical injuries on the night his parents perished, yet the psychological wounds lingered. As time passed, the details of that tragic evening faded. Levi discovered love, wed, had a family, and earned great respect in his community. Everything seemed right until Randall Pritchard arrived. Known as a famed gambler and gunslinger, Randall was also the person Levi blamed for the long-ago night. Now, Levi is conflicted, wrestling with the choice between forgiveness and the vengeance he longed for all those years.

James Harris is a man whose life was shaped by one tragic event. Unable to come to terms with his guilt, he leaves the town of his birth with hopes that the West will heal his scars. With 10 years and 2,000 miles separating him from that fateful day, he finds himself on the cusp of a vast fortune until two men ride into town. These men don’t just threaten his opportunity, these men know the truth surrounding the event and are there to expose him.

John Nichols has done it all, a soldier, an outlaw, a lawman, and a hired gun. Now, he's a Pinkerton detective and finds himself on the trail of the two most notorious and glamorized outlaws in history, Frank and Jesse James. Hired by the Pinkerton Detective Agency to go undercover, he must tread carefully as he searches for the elusive pair in the backcountry of Missouri, a sanctuary for the outlaw brothers.

THE DEAD CANNOT CRY OUT FOR JUSTICE It’s the fall of 1893 and the largest of all the land rushes in Oklahoma Territory has ended. Oscar Milke and other settlers are rejoicing in the land they’ve claimed and have plans for its future. However, they soon discover that it’s occupied by two outlaw brothers who declare the land theirs. The dispute sets in motion a violent series of events that will end in a deadly clash.