Ralph Cotton

"Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack's on the trail of a gang of bank robbers, a mission that's led him right into the path of a raging wildfire. As the pines around him go up in flames, Burrack is determined to catch the murderous Cheyenne Kid and his gang and recover the money they stole. But Burrack isn't the only one with a case against the Kid. When Gilley Maclaine overhears the Cheyenne Kid reveal his plans to kill her, she swipes the money he promised...

Lawrence Shaw is well-known as the fastest gun alive-and for other reasons he'd just as soon forget. But when he kills two bushwhacking banditos, he becomes quarry for ruthless bounty hunters led by a cunning Mexican agent-and finds a chance for redemption...

USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton exhibits the same dead-eye aim for storytelling that his fictional gunfighters show for slingin' lead. In Guns on the Border, Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack heads out into the Mexican badlands to track down the dirtiest scoundrels to ever strap on a six-gun and laugh in the face of the law. But Burrack is anything but amused, and retribution is soon to be paid. "One of the best Western writers today."-Western...

Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is hunting the infamous Black Mesa Gang, including Ella Lang, "The Queen of the Outlaws," who has a murderous temper, fueled by booze, dope, and reckless sex. Burrack chases the gang into Indian territory, where he's free to get mean and dirty. But now Sam must deliver Ella-the woman he once loved-to face life in prison...or death at the end of a rope.

The tough-skinned novels of famed Western writer Ralph Cotton regularly appear on the USA Today best-seller list. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack thought he'd seen every despicable act of cruelty and murder any man could exact on another. He thought wrong. When he stumbles upon the butchered remains of a scalptaking massacre, he's choked with disgust. So Burrack teams up with veteran Sheriff Boyd Tackett, who's more than willing to help bring these vile...

When four drovers stumble upon the bloody aftermath of a stagecoach robbery, they discover a cache of money belonging to the most powerful man in the county. They decide to do the right thing and return the cash. But the outlaw responsible for the robbery is dead-set on getting back his money, and he has a stolen badge to hide behind. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack and his shotgun-toting partner Maria are determined to catch the outlaw.

In Fighting Men by Pulitzer Prize nominee Ralph Cotton, Civil War veteran and former schoolmaster Sherman Dahl rides the Southwest as a gun for hire. Known by both the lawful and the lawless as "The Teacher," Dahl sells his services to those seeking justice- and is relentless in his pursuit of wanted men.

USA Today best-selling author and Pulitzer Prize nominee Ralph Cotton tells an 1865 tale of a Kansas woman victimized by murderous marauders. As Julie Wilder races to greet her father, she sees his ashen face and fixed stare too late to escape the hooded nightriders who suddenly surround her. When bounty hunter Baines Meredith discovers her the next day-battered, bleeding, and barely alive-he covers her nakedness and gently cares for her. But can...

USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton's gritty tales effortlessly capture the glory days of the Old West. Hanging in Wild Wind finds Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack crossing the Badlands, hot on the trail of Silva "The Snake" Ceran and his gang. But this time the ranger may have bitten off more than he can chew-especially when he comes across Ceran's girlfriend, wildcat Kitty Dellaros, who has a deadly reputation of her own.

Jeston Nash bears a striking resemblance to his cousin, Jesse James of Missouri. After killing a Yankee soldier in self-defense, Jeston joins cousins Jesse and Frank to fight in Quantrill's guerilla forces. Later, he rides with the gang as they invent their special brand of bank and train robbery. All the while, Jeston seeks vengeance against Daniel Zanone of the Free Kansas Militia -- the man responsible for the death of his child. Ralph Cotton gives...