The peaceful settlement of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, erupts into violence when a lovely young lady come to Slocum for protection from her brutal gambler lover.

If Slocum doesn’t skidaddle, he’ll be horsemeat! If his Appaloosa hadn’t twisted its ankle on the way to Springfield, Missouri, Slocum might never have looked into buying a new horse there. He might also have missed meeting two of the prettiest cowhands ever to walk on God’s green earth. And now, he might not be running for his life… In Springfield, a man looking to buy a horse has two choices: he can go see the Tolliver brothers’ costly horses, or he can look at Linda Collins’s cheaper ones—and risk getting pumped full of lead by the Tollivers’ hired hands. So when Slocum, a stranger to the town and its rules, shows up on the wrong side of the fence, he’ll have to use his horse sense to protect the very grateful Collins sisters, not to mention stay alive himself…

Slocum is always bad news for outlaws… Despite its name, there’s always trouble brewing in the small mining town of Nirvana, Nevada. John Slocum’s just riding through, when the comely widow Mrs. Benteen—and newspaper reporter—asks for his help on a scoop about claim-jumpers. If no news is good news, then for Slocum this is downright bad… Slocum reckons he’d rather mosey along, but he’s never left a widow—especially a right pretty one—high and dry. But when claim-jumpers find him snooping around Nirvana, Slocum had better defend himself before he makes the papers—the obituaries, that is…

Tracking a fugitive takes Slocum straight into no-man’s land… Bismarck, North Dakota, is no place to be in the middle of winter. So when a young beauty bedecked in jewels shows up in the local saloon looking for a card game, Slocum can’t help but be intrigued. Especially when she turns out to be the worst poker player he’s ever seen. The woman is Ginny Garfield, daughter of Gilbert G. Garfield of the Garfield Coal, Trains, and Shipping dynasty, and she’s hard on the trail of the man who killed her brother. But if Slocum wants her to survive the winter, he’s going to have to take over the hunt for Delbert Calkins—even if it means tailing him clear across the country. Because there’s one thing he knows about a man like Delbert: He was born bad, he lives bad, and he’ll die bad—as long as Slocum gets his way…

Slocum gets spooked in San Francisco! Frisco’s one hell of a town—full of gamblers, loose women…and ghosts? Slocum’s old friend Captain Caleb Newcombe needs his help with a problem: his post in the Presidio is being overrun by morale-crippling haints. Every time the fog rolls in, soldiers report seeing shackled souls being led across the parade grounds, prodded by demons—in uniform. The ghosts are chilling the soldiers’ blood. But a hot-blooded woman is about to warm things up for Slocum…

Slocum's always got a lovely lady on his arm. But when he gets involved with Wild Bill Hickok's favorite girl everyone in Abilene sees trouble brewing.

She’s a chance worth killing for… John Slocum is engaged with a fine filly when a hot-lead hurricane forces him to switch calibers and join the fray. It seems a posse is looking for a certain woman named Eliza Banner—she owes them serious money, and they're eager for some payback. But when Eliza makes an attractive offer of her own, Slocum knows that his luck has turned for the better, the worse, or the deadly…