Jericho Springs Western Series by Sam Scott

In the arid lands of Arizona, a guilt-ridden rancher protects a vulnerable young woman from a vicious outlaw. A year after burying the last of his family, Texan rancher, Newton Tanner, sets out for Arizona to buy horses from the legendary horseman, Joey Thunder. The trip offers Newt a respite, both from the past and from the lonesomeness of the Tanner homestead. He comes upon Joey, murdered, hanging in a tree a few miles from his cabin... moreIn the arid lands of Arizona, a guilt-ridden rancher protects a vulnerable young woman from a vicious outlaw. A year after burying the last of his family, Texan rancher, Newton Tanner, sets out for Arizona to buy horses from the legendary horseman, Joey Thunder. The trip offers Newt a respite, both from the past and from the lonesomeness of the Tanner homestead. He comes upon Joey, murdered, hanging in a tree a few miles from his cabin. Suddenly, the trip to buy horses takes on an unexpected danger. Newton discovers Joey has been caring for two wards. Leah Anson and a mute boy. In Leah’s nineteen years she’s known nothing but hardship. Orphaned, and tricked into coming west, she’s sold to the outlaw Crocker gang. She escapes their sinister plans after shooting the notorious gang leader, in the head, point blank. Nobody survives a gunshot to the head. Nobody, except Rufe Crocker. Crocker is ruthless, hell-bent on vengeance. He’s murdered the boy’s parents. He killed Joey. Now Crocker is hunting Leah. Newton Tanner came to the territory looking for horses, not trouble. After finding Joey dead, he should have gone straight back to Jericho Springs. But he can’t leave now. Not when Crocker intends to hunt down a defenseless woman and child. They need his protection. Very quickly he realizes he needs them, too. *** The Long Way Home is book 2 in the Jericho Springs series of western novels. Each book is a standalone story. They can be read out of order, but reading experience is enhanced if the series is read consecutively. *** less

The final book in the Jericho Springs trilogy. Resolution, Territory of Arizona, 1882: Glory Fletcher was last seen with a notorious orphan trader, a man profiting from selling young, innocent women to men of questionable character. Harlan Quaid has vowed to find her. His search leads him to the territory of Arizona and the prosperous town of Resolution. Harlan knows he’s close to finding Glory, but on the outskirts of the town he makes a grisly discovery. A woman’s body snagged in the river... moreThe final book in the Jericho Springs trilogy. Resolution, Territory of Arizona, 1882: Glory Fletcher was last seen with a notorious orphan trader, a man profiting from selling young, innocent women to men of questionable character. Harlan Quaid has vowed to find her. His search leads him to the territory of Arizona and the prosperous town of Resolution. Harlan knows he’s close to finding Glory, but on the outskirts of the town he makes a grisly discovery. A woman’s body snagged in the river. The marks on her neck tell him everything he needs to know. The girl was murdered. Harlan’s search for Glory takes on a new urgency. Resolution reveals itself as a town that guards many secrets, and it’s in the grip of a power-hungry man. He owns the mines, the range, the town, and the law. He also owns Glory Fletcher. Harlan sees she’s trapped in a dangerous situation, and it’s one he’s witnessed before. Years ago he waited too long to save a woman. This time he’s determined it won’t happen again. No matter what it takes, he’s going to save Glory. *** Gunning for Glory is book 3 in the Jericho Springs series of western novels. Each book is a standalone story. They can be read out of order, but reading experience is enhanced if the series is read consecutively. *** less