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A riveting duo of Western tales filled with love, murder, and the pursuit of justice.Summer of PearlsPort Caddo, a riverboat community, faced near extinction with the arrival of the railroad. But the Great Caddo Lake Pearl Rush of 1874 brought a glimmer of hope. Summer of Pearls follows Ben Crowell as he falls in love amidst the pearl rush frenzy, and doggedly pursues the unsolved murder of local riverboat owner Judd Kelso.Spanish BloodSpanish Blood is set in 1870''s New Mexico Territory, where land speculation on old Spanish grants is making men rich overnight. Bart Young arrives with dreams of wealth, but faces stubborn ranchers and corrupt officials. When he uncovers evidence of a lost grant spanning the entire Sacramento Mountain Range, he realizes his dream may not be lost after all.Two memorable Western novels from Spur Award-winning author Mike Blakely, offered at one low price. A must-read for fans of Western fiction and the wild west.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Two memorable Western novels from Spur Award-winning author Mike Blakely. A retired detective pairs up with a sworn enemy to solve a series of countryside murders in Snowy Range Gang, and an atoning criminal goes on a dangerous adventure seeking lost treasure in Vendetta GoldThe Snowy Range GangClaude Duval thought he was through with rustlers and killers when he left Texas for Wyoming. But the retired livestock detective soon finds ranch hands turning up dead and cattle missing. It looks like the work of Lone Wolf Wolverton, who murdered Duval''s partner years ago. But Lone Wolf, who''s done his time and gone straight, rides to Duval''s ranch looking for a chance to prove he''s being framed. Out of leads, the lawman reluctantly accepts help from the man he''s sworn to kill, and the unlikely pair teams up to track down the real rustlers and killers, the Snowy Range Gang.Vendetta GoldA bloody family feud sent Roy Huckaby to a dusty Texas prison for three years. Now that he’s out, he vows to follow the straight and narrow and to ride alone into a solid new life. But when a dying vaquero gives him a treasure map, the opportunity is too exciting to pass up. Roy starts out on a path he hopes will lead to incalculable wealth, only to find it''s bordered with dangerous pitfalls--and unexpected romance.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Dead Reckoning and The Last Chance are two historical novels of murder and revenge from Spur Award-winning author Mike BlakelyDead Reckoning After a botched confidence scam, swindler Dee Hassard begins a killing spree that covers half the Colorado Territory. His first victim is the brother of rustler-turned-preacher Carrol Moncrief, who falls back on his former outlaw savvy to track the murderer. In the final reckoning, either the preacher or the killer will go to his dusty death. Last Chance Ross Caldwell is on the run from the Army and from his wife, pursued by bitter enemies from the Civil War. In Last Chance Gulch in the gritty Montana gold country, Caldwell finds refuge behind a sheriff’s badge, and passion in the arms of a sultry madam. His bloody past catches up with him when the town’s stagecoach turns out to be run by the murderous ex-soldier who’s sworn to plant Caldwell six feet deep . . . and when his wife comes looking for him as well.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Claude Duval thought he was through with rustlers and killers when he left Texas for Wyoming. But the retired livestock detective soon finds ranch hands turning up dead and cattle missing. It looks like the work of Lone Wolf Wolverton, who murdered Duval''s partner years ago.But Lone Wolf, who''s done his time and gone straight, rides to Duval''s ranch looking for a chance to prove he''s being framed. Out of leads, the lawman reluctantly accepts help from the man he''s sworn to kill, and the unlikely pair teams up to track down the real rustlers and killers, the Snowy Range Gang.At the Publisher''s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.