Clay Cody, Gunslinger #1

When Roundup Charlie challenges a dude from back east to a treacherous race down a muddy mountain, the local cowboys expect the newcomer to come up short—but their guest has more skill in the saddle than anyone bargained for. This lighthearted western tale reveals that sometimes the real surprise is who you're up against.

Clay Cody, a gunslinger with his own code of honor, joins a desperate cattle drive when he intervenes to stop rancher Matt Devlin from being bullied off his land by the ruthless Jed Black. As Cody helps guide the herd toward Dodge City, Black's schemes escalate from blocking the trail to stampeding the cattle and finally to outright violence—testing whether a hired gun's ethics can stand against a man willing to do anything to steal what he wants.

Clay Cody's travels bring him to the Nez Perce territory, where he reunites with old friends Chief Grey Hawk and White Cloud—only to witness a brutal attack on their village by a gang of outlaws searching for gold hidden beneath their reservation. Realizing the raiders mean to frame the tribe and spark a devastating war, Cody races against sunset to track down the culprits and prove their guilt before the Chief's warriors seek vengeance on innocent settlers. A tense gunslinger standoff and a desperate chase decide whether peace or bloodshed will follow.

A man wrongly accused of murder escapes a posse determined to lynch him, then sets out across the rangeland to track down the real killer—a ruthless gunslinger who stole and murdered for a palomino stallion. With nothing but his wits, his horse Dusty, and his quick draw, Clay Cody must survive a dangerous three-day journey back to town with his volatile prisoner, knowing that failure means the noose.

A principled young lawyer from the East refuses to resort to violence, even when bullied by a gun-wielding land baron—but when his convictions are tested by treachery and the woman he cares for, Homer Whist discovers there's more than one way to stand up for what's right. Clay Cody, a quick-draw gunslinger, learns that true courage sometimes comes without a six-shooter, and that a man willing to fight for his beliefs might be braver than any hired gun in town.