Western Rough Riders #1

A young sharpshooter's reputation for speed and accuracy earns him the nickname "The Gun," but what begins as pride in his skill becomes an inescapable cycle of duels and isolation. When he finally finds love and tries to hang up his pistols for a quiet life, his violent past refuses to stay buried, forcing him to confront the true cost of his deadly gift. "The Gun" is a cautionary tale about how a man's talent can become his cage.

Bart Dancer joins the Sharmon gang for thrills as a young man, but when circumstances force him to kill the outlaw leader to save an old rancher's life, he finds himself caught between two worlds—unable to abandon the gun that defines him, even as it keeps drawing him toward violence. Seeking refuge on Uncle Jim's ranch, Bart tries to build a peaceful life, but his reputation and his reflexive need to use his weapon soon put him at odds with the old man who rescued him. As rustlers threaten the herd and bodies pile up, Bart must reckon with whether a gunslinger can ever truly leave his past behind.

Pete Vann returns to Horse Creek after five years in Waco's jail, determined to prove he was framed—and to expose the men who put him there. When he discovers that his own brother is about to fall victim to the same scheme that destroyed him, Pete must act fast to save Bob from Ben Narkus's corruption and clear his own name once and for all. With the whole town against him and bullets flying, Pete races to open the strongbox and expose the truth before it's too late.

Rancher Tom Bendix has long coveted the wild white Palomino he trapped in the hills—a spirited horse that refuses to be broken—but when horse thieves Matt Ruby and Gringo steal his entire herd and hole up in a hidden canyon, Tom tracks them down to reclaim what's his. What unfolds is a brutal test of wills between the outlaw and the unbendable stallion, with Tom caught in the middle, wounded and fighting to save the animal from a fate worse than death.