Outlaws of the West #15

When a drifting gunslinger called Kid Canute arrives at Billy Morgan's struggling ranch, the boy sees his chance for rescue from Josh Macrae's relentless rustling and intimidation—but Cass, Billy's aging guardian, knows that the charismatic stranger might be exactly the wrong kind of savior. As Kid Canute takes matters into his own hands against Macrae's outfit, Billy begins to idolize him, adopting his manner and eager to learn his deadly trade. Cass must decide what's best for the boy, even if it means standing against the very man who might solve their problems.

A big fish in a small pond, Al Tuttle has earned a reputation as the fastest gun in Aspen Bend—until the real deal rides into town. When the cocky gunslinger challenges the seasoned Coley Grimm to prove he's the better shot, Al gets a harsh lesson in the gap between local fame and genuine skill. Sometimes the best mercy a real gunfighter can offer is a wake-up call.

Captain Amos Ward faces an impossible choice when a Comanche outlaw named Red Dog breaks free and threatens Fort Dodge while the commanding officer is away on a diplomatic mission. With his wife Marie desperate to escape the hardship of frontier life and Red Dog's spies reporting every move at the fort, Ward must devise a daring strategy to outwit a cunning enemy—using the fort itself as bait. As bugles sound and the confrontation comes to a head, both the captain's military gamble and his marriage will be tested in the harsh light of dawn.

Sheriff Whit Saunders has worn his badge for twenty years in the quiet town of Blue Forks, but his age is catching up with him—and so is Wolf Curry, the gunman he arrested a decade ago and who swore vengeance from his prison cell. As word spreads that Curry is headed back to town, the aging lawman must decide whether to let his sons help him face the threat, or stand alone as the badge demands. When Curry finally rides in, Saunders confronts the dangerous gunman on his own terms, knowing that experience and nerve may matter more than a fast draw.

When a young ranch heir returns home after years back East, he finds his late father's longtime foreman Luke Bannion has other ideas about who should run the spread—and he's willing to use violence to enforce them. Enter Rick Butler, the local lawman, who steps in to help the newcomer, but Farrell faces an impossible choice: honor his mother's dying wish never to touch a gun, or arm himself against men who won't hesitate to kill for control of his inheritance.