Rocky Lane Western #20

When Sagebrush visits Rancher Hollis and hears about a cooking mishap involving Mexican jumping beans stirred into bean soup by mistake, the tale takes a hilariously chaotic turn. What happens when the rancher decides to taste his creation makes for a wild punchline in this quick western humor bit.

Rocky Lane uncovers a dangerous deception when one of the newly appointed United States Marshals arrives late for training—and the Ace Marshal's sharp eye spots a forged signature that proves the man isn't who he claims to be. Tailing the impostor to a remote cabin, Rocky discovers a criminal scheme to infiltrate the Marshal service and take control of Dexter County, with the real Buck Timson held prisoner as leverage. Rocky's fists and quick wits will have to outmatch a gang of outlaws determined to keep their cover intact.

When a traveling rodeo rolls into town with a reputation for cutting corners, Rocky Lane and his prized stallion Black Jack catch their attention—and the rustlers devise a plan to steal the unrideable horse. After a daring nighttime theft and a chase across state lines, Rocky picks up Black Jack's clever trail and closes in on the crooks in Broken Bow, but he'll have to outfight an entire gang to reclaim his faithful partner.

Dee Dickens has plenty of complaints about his newly purchased ranch—the relentless heat, the nightly cyclones, and frankly, the whole town—so when he finds himself needing a dental visit, his bad mood only gets worse. Between a dentist with questionable skills and a friend determined to needle him about his grumpiness, Dee's day at Dr. Gumm's office becomes a comedy of errors that lives up to the story's title.

Undercover Marshal Rocky Lane stumbles into a mystery when he discovers mysterious wagon wheels scattered across the foothills—wheels without wagons. After teaming up with Sheriff Carter to track the outlaw Red Baylor and his escaped gang, Rocky volunteers to investigate the strange wheels by posing as a wagon driver himself. What he uncovers is a clever scheme that could let the outlaws slip away clean—but only if Rocky can't stop them first.