The Lone Rider #18

When a brutal Apache raid decimates Fort Dry Creek and Thunder Hawk takes the Colonel's wife and daughters hostage, the Lone Rider and Bright Feather race against time to track down the war party—knowing that any wrong move could cost the women their lives. Realizing a direct assault is suicide, the Lone Rider devises a dangerous gambit: he challenges Thunder Hawk to single combat, betting everything on his wits and blade. What unfolds is a desperate fight to the death in the Canyon of Buzzards, where pride, honor, and the fate of the captives hang in the balance.

When ranchers gather to hunt down a mysterious killer cat ravaging their livestock, suspicion falls on an unlikely culprit: Lightnin', the Lone Rider's trusted horse. Forced to confront his companions' accusations, the Lone Rider must uncover the truth before the angry mob carries out their sentence—and before Lightnin' can prove his innocence, he'll need all the escape tricks his master taught him.

When renegades set a deliberate fire at Swift Arrow's encampment to cover a horse theft, the warrior vows swift revenge against the paleface rustlers who've struck his tribe. Pursued across treacherous terrain, Swift Arrow must outmaneuver armed outlaws with nothing but his bow and cunning—all while his young companion Bright Feather faces his own deadly struggle against the elements and wild beasts. It's a test of skill, courage, and the unforgiving code of frontier justice.

Hermit Slate reluctantly leaves his solitary life in the hills to help a Ladies Aid pageant in Bone Creek—a staged "Old Timer's Day" meant to raise money for the county poor house children. When what's supposed to be a fake bank robbery during the pageant turns out to involve real road agents looking to use the spectacle as cover for an actual heist, the gruff hermit and his loyal burro Matilda must step in to set things right. It's a tale of a crusty loner discovering that doing good for kids is worth stepping into the chaos of civilization.