Virgin River by Richard S. Wheeler Virgin River is the sixteenth novel in Richard S. Wheeler’s long-running series about Barnaby Skye, a former British seaman who has carved out an amazing life for himself in the North American Wilderness. Packed with action, well written and rich in authentic 1850s western detail, the Barnaby Skye stories can be enjoyed by historical fiction readers as well as western fans.
Roaring Acres by L.P. Holmes Imagine a land rush – hundreds of people from different backgrounds all intent on staking claims to land and settling down. Imagine the same people a little later after great friendships have been made and more than a few feuds started. Imagine what could have happened... In a tale full of action, adventure, fists, bullets, and at least one pretty gal, L.P. Holmes brings the early setting of the western frontier alive.
Doubtful Canon by Johnny D. Boggs Take three bored kids and have them join forces with an intimidating albino gunman in search of a lost stage coach treasure in 1881 New Mexico. Add an Apache war party to liven things up and then mix in two rival gunmen for more excitement. Add the requisite pretty girl and a shoot ‘em up horse-opera ensues. Not your average western, this novel by Spur Award winner Boggs keeps the unexpected coming and the reader thoroughly entertained.
Westward Want to find a new western writer? Check out this collection of short stories from 25 of the best. Find one or two you like and there you go - more hours of armchair western adventure await!
Not all books about life on the western frontier end up in the Western section. Check out these fiction authors who've written some wonderful stories of life in the early days of the West (and not all are told from the "cowboy" point of view).
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