Wayne D Overholser: 44 books

ROCKY MOUNTAIN JUSTICE Cole Weston owned all the land around Saddle Rock, Colorado, and figured his money made him the law of the land. To his way of think­ing, nesters and rustlers deserved the same fate-lynching from the nearest tree. The only man brave enough to stand up to Weston's brand...

"ALL RIGHT, BEN. YOU GOT TIRED OF RISKING YOUR LIFE TO PROTECT OTHER PEOPLE. YOU HAD A VACATION COMING; NOW YOU'VE HAD IT. IT'S OVER.” Ben Sarboe didn't know if he was ready to take up a gun again; he hadn't meant it to be a vacation, he'd thought he'd retired. And now they'd found him,...

A SMALL TOWN BECOMES THE BATTLEGROUND FOR A VERY DEADLY FAMILY FEUD. WELCOME HOME, KID When Jim Dunn, better known as the Kid, rode into his old home town of Cairo, he figured he'd have to shoot fast. He figured they'd remember his saloon-wrecking sprees and hell-raising exploits of...

He'd need all his guts and strength to be sheriff in Turner County It was a small backwater town where a tough judge, a powerful banker, and a big landowner were used to running the show. But now Ed Logan was sheriff, and they'd have to deal with him. He could handle them. But when a beautiful...

He’d sworn to kill a man—and rode through hell to keep his word Last Chance The only thing Bruce Holt liked about Morgan Drew was the idea of killing him. For eight years he had holstered his hate—and now he was ready to draw. Holt had no worries about missing his target....

In a land of broken promises, one man stands between white greed and red fury! COLORADO, INDIAN COUNTRY, 1879 The Milk Creek Massacre left a legacy of hatred that lies like tinder around the Territory. Any spark will set off a firestorm of vengeance. Government agent David Rand...

CHUCK HARRIGAN WANTED PEACE—BUT HE'D HAVE TO START A WAR TO GET IT! "DAD NORMAN COULD HAVE KEPT THE PEACE. BUT HE'S DEAD NOW AND THERE'S GONNA BE WAR, CHUCK AND YOU'RE GONNA BE IN IT". Chuck Harrigan was a hothead, but he wasn't crazy. Much as he didn't want a range war,...

THOSE EYES. THEY’D SEEN HIS FATHER TORTURED AND A DOZEN OTHER MEN DIE. NOW THEY WERE LOOKING TO KILL EVERY MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF “RANCHER.” A BOY WHO SEES HIS PA DIE LIKE AN ANIMAL BECOMES A MAN WHO KILLS LIKE ONE. His father's "crime" was building a home in a green...

A CLASSIC OF THE OLD WEST Wyoming Range War! — Any man with the guts to stand apart, better have the guns to fight alone! Rancher Jim Baron may have had more sand in his head than sense when he stood against cow-boss Sam Clegg's brutal plan. With guns already drawn between cattleman...

EASY MONEY AND AN EARLY GRAVE Scott Travis was in Piute to do a job. He had the law on his tail, no money in his pocket and a bank to stake out for a hold-up. But Travis had been on the trail a long time, and when he saw a pretty girl in town he ignored the risks and stopped to look....

When Kim Logan is hired by Peg Cody to be her snake stomper, he thinks he's helping a nice lady stay out of harm's way. He thinks he's protecting her from the resident badboy, Hank Dunning, who is trying to force Peg's ranch into forfeiture so he could grab it for a song and be the most powerful landowner...

The blazing story of Colorado Territory—when secret societies ruled a lawless land Kirby Grant was sent to Denver by a secret society on a mission vital to the future of the Union. He knew he had to stay alert. There were dangerous men who knew why Kirby was there and hated him for it. Then...

Hell on high red wheels! Cotton Drennan had packed a good many smoky years into a short span of time. For him, death lurked in shadowy alleys, and he watched them carefully always. He owed his life to that care—and to a fast and accu­rate gun. The Broken Ring Ranch was the biggest...

WILL BEESON HAD TWO CHOICES, HE COULD LOSE HIS LAND… OR HIS LIFE. IN A DEAD MAN’S FOOTSTEPS Joe Pardee was hardheaded, trigger-quick, and the closest thing to a father Will Beeson ever had. When Joe was gunned down defending the Box P Ranch against land-hungry settlers,...