Death Valley #1

A murderer and his accomplice assume the identities of a traveling preacher and his wife to infiltrate a wagon train heading west in 1849, but their carefully constructed deception begins to crumble when one of them grows tired of the charade. Bull Kingfield and Ella Hanlon discover that maintaining their disguises proves far more dangerous than the crimes that got them into hiding in the first place.

Hank Ferguson rides toward the Crosby Ranch with plans to marry Merry Crosby, but his journey is brutally cut short when he's ambushed by hired hands from the Valley Range outfit, branded with their mark, and left for dead. Arriving delirious at the ranch, Hank discovers that Fred Crosby has been murdered and Merry is being held captive by the ruthless Steve Kroger, who's been terrorizing small ranchers into selling their land. With nothing left but vengeance burning as hot as the brand on his chest, Hank infiltrates Kroger's operation to rescue Merry and settle accounts with every man responsible for his torture.

Roy Warren thought he'd settled his debt to Parson Madison years ago, but when the Parson arrives in town with knowledge of the Clayton stage robbery, old favors come due in ways neither man anticipated. As alliances crumble and betrayal runs deep, a web of violence and vengeance threatens to consume everyone involved, leaving only one question: who will walk away alive?