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May of 1864 was perhaps the Civil War's most terrible month. Dawn Drums begins at this crucial time and its action coincides closely with the sesquicentennial of the events it depicts. Told by the voices of Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, Almira Martin, General Grant, and an assorted host of other civil War participants, including a small group of black "contrabands," Robert Walton's narrative...

Developing the Art of Equine Communication, a new Moonlight Mesa Associates publication written by C.L. “Lee” Anderson, is a one of a kind when it comes to the horse world and its myriad publications. Anderson’s book will be extremely educational for many horse owners, and may challenge the beliefs and practices of many others. Horses have been a passion for Anderson since his youth,...

Rattlesnakes, Ghosts and Murderers: V1, McKenna and Barnett - Western Tales by Len Francis Monahan ******** National Award Winner ******** ***** Selected Best Western Novel 2013 ***** Beverly Hills Book Awards Winner RECOMMENDED STRONG PICK REVIEWER'S CHOICE "Exciting and Engaging, "Rattlesnakes, Ghosts, and Murderers" is a...

A riveting read, Canyon of Death sees U.S. Deputy Marshal Jake Silver head into Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains in search of his nemesis, Johnny Geiger. The marshal is thirsty for revenge after Geiger's kidnapping and brutal beating of Silver's fiancee. The shoot-out is more than the marshal bargained for, however, and if not for the assistance of the renegade Apache, Nantan Lupan, the marshal's...

In the spring of 1882 10 year-old Joe Monday heads west from New York City on an "orphan train" packing two dreams: to have a family and to be a cowboy. The first misfires as he's placed with a pair of Texas pig farmers who only want the free labor he provides. Joe skedaddles in search of the second and finagles a lowly job with a cattle company heading up the Chisholm Trail. The cowboys are...

A CAPTIVATING COLLECTION OF AWARD-WINNING WESTERN STORIES From the opening lines of the riveting, sociopathic "Ned" to the heartbreaking last lines of "State of Grace," these tales will enthrall Western readers and those who just love a well-told story. The reader will find "olden days" Westerns intermixed with "modern-day" tales, and romances mingled with murders in this extraordinary...

A boy. A mule. Humorous and touching, this is a story of all ages...for all time. Meet mischievous Sam Davenport who acquires a mule in a most unusual way. Sam's a smart boy, but he just doesn't think about consequences Sam learns many lessons in this touching, humorous book written for ages 7 to 12. Shirley Johnson, Senior Review for MidWest Book Review had this to say: "Author Jonah...

Developing the Art of Equine Communication, a new Moonlight Mesa Associates publication written by C.L. “Lee” Anderson, is a one of a kind when it comes to the horse world and its myriad publications. Anderson’s book will be extremely educational for many horse owners, and may challenge the beliefs and practices of many others. Horses have been a passion for Anderson since his youth,...

What every rodeo fan has been waiting for -- the ONLY authorized biography of Casey Tibbs, rodeo superstar and six-time world champion saddle bronc rider. Casey Tibbs is once again larger than life in Rusty Richards' biography of the memorable, charismatic cowboy from South Dakota. Born in a log home in the wilds of South Dakota, the youngest of ten children, Tibbs grew to be the most...

Left by a buffalo hunter at a brothel at age fourteen after her parents’ massacre by Indians, Meg Finn grows up to loathe her life as the cleaning woman at Dodge City’s infamous Black Boots Inn. When she is tricked by the madam into thinking she’s been sold for one night’s pleasure to mysterious rancher Nathan Barris, her world is turned upside down. So begins Meg’s adventure farther...

A riveting read, Canyon of Death sees U.S. Deputy Marshal Jake Silver head into Arizona's Chiricahua Mountains in search of his nemesis, Johnny Geiger. The marshal is thirsty for revenge after Geiger's kidnapping and brutal beating of Silver's fiancee. The shoot-out is more than the marshal bargained for, however, and if not for the assistance of the renegade Apache, Nantan Lupan, the marshal's...

by James J. Huble ISBN# 978-0-9825963-7-1 Soft Bound - 152 pages *A sheriff tries to solve some robberies when the logical perpetrator has a perfect alibi. *A stagecoach robber learns something about the wages of sin when he tries to kiss a nun. *A drifter's past catches up to him with a startling revelation. *A Texas Ranger tries to figure out how a man can be stabbed...

A Gunfighter’s Promise © 2011 by Raymond Cook is a 233 page story about a Gunfighter by the name of David Liley born and raised in Marble, Colorado in 1890. At age 18, he left his mother, father, three brothers and two sisters and set out on his own, relying on his gun hand to make a living and a reputation for himself. James and Elizabeth Liley were constantly worried news would come that...

A Marshal’s Destiny © 2011 by Raymond Cook is a 263 page story about a Deputy U. S. Marshal by the name of Jacob Chaney. Jacob was a sheriff in the town of Marble, Colorado in 1892 when a Deputy U. S. Marshal walked into his office and asked if he’d like to work for the marshal’s office in Denver. With the help of two former gunfighter’s, David Liley and Annie Coulter, Jacob becomes a...

Death Followed The U. S. Deputy Marshal © 2012 by Raymond Cook is a 211 page story about a Deputy U. S. Marshal by the name of Arabella Simmons. As Arabella and another Deputy Marshal ride into a small mining town called Marble, they enter town just as Jim Yarborough’s gang robs the bank. Her partner and over half of the gang are killed and Arabella even though wounded, she captures the...

On The Trail Of A Killer © 2012 by Raymond Cook is a 286 page story about Robert and Faith Crawford, who with their three children, Destiny, Chad and Olivia traveled by covered wagon from Cheyenne, Wyoming to Marble, Colorado in 1897. Destiny was 18, Chad, 14 and her sister Olivia 10 when their parents bought a 160 acre homestead ranch near Carl and Cheyenne Jackson. Robert and his family...

“Tales From A Small Town Sheriff ” is a 207 page story that chronicles the life of Carroll Cross as the sheriff of Marble in 1897. The ‘Homestead Act of 1862’ was the match that lit millions of Americans dreams back east of wanting to own their own land out west. Each married couple was eligible to own 160 acres of land out west’ if they lived on the land, built a home and farmed it for...

“Unstoppable ” is a 136 page story about a 1,500 pound ferocious, cold blooded grizzly bear that terrorizes ranchers and towns within a forty mile range of its territory. When pioneer families crossed the plains they faced many dangers on their way out west. Starvation, lack of water, Indian attacks, cholera and small pox as well as the risk of their covered wagons tumbling off the side of a...