FICTION-WESTERN

Framed for murder… Is his ranch a refuge or a trap? A piercing scream sends rancher Beau Thorpe racing to help his new neighbor fight off a kidnapper—only for them both to come under gunfire. Evie Langford is the target of a kingpin and a suspect in her ex-boyfriend’s murder, and the safest place for her and her nine-year-old sister is at Beau’s ranch. But will Beau’s protection be enough to withstand a vicious criminal determined to silence Evie for good? From Love Inspired Suspense: Courage. Danger. Faith.

Barely twenty-one, Wyoming McCord has already killed several men. He chalks it up to being a poor, grub-line riding cow puncher who got himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, getting himself in trouble by being caught up in other people's business. McCord has been making his own way since his mother died, going from one grubstake to another. With nothing of his own but his horse and tack and the gun he wears low down on his right hip, McCord is heading to Arizona to get a start with a clean slate. He plans to find a job and stay put. But a stop in Santa Fe might just put a hitch in his plans. A chance encounter with a bewitching girl leaves him longing for a future rather than planning an escape. Annabelle Dixon is immediately attracted to the charming cowboy, but how can she hold with the constant presence of that big gun on his hip and all that it implies? And what chance does McCord have of winning the heart of a girl who believes him capable of murder?

Ambush on Elk Mountain is the true story of the murder of two deputies in Wyoming Territory during the late eighteen hundreds and the ensuing manhunt for their killers who included notorious outlaw, Big Nose George Parott.

Winner! First place in The Wyoming State Historical Society's 2014 Awards Program. Ambush on Elk Mountain is the true story of the murder of two deputies in Wyoming Territory during the late eighteen hundreds and the ensuing manhunt for their killers who included notorious outlaw, Big Nose George Parott. The book is crammed with facts and details, putting the murders into historical perspective; and the mostly fictional dialogue helps the reader experience the determination and courage of the lawmen of the Old West.