Anne H. Holt 

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When John Garrett left home, he swore he would never return. But now, six years later, his father is in trouble. A neighbor has been murdered, his riders are gone, and Russ Blaine's Silver Creek cattle are grazing the neighbor's range.

Mason Garrett has been pushing hard for Russ Blaine to sell Silver Creek, in order to obtain the rights to his water. Is he willing to kill to get it? With the help of Andrea, Russ Blaine's daughter, John Garrett attempts to find the real killers and clear his father's name, even though John is holed up in the hills, sought by a small-town sheriff for shooting a bully in self-defense.

Silver Creek combines good old-fashioned Western action with suspense and a dash of romance -- an unbeatable combination.

Following her success with Silver Creek, Anne Holt has produced another rollicking Western tale in Kendrick, where avarice and cruelty meet courage and the bonds of friendship.

Wayne Kendrick's best friend Jim has disappeared and his mining claim taken over by the Blake Ming Company, which claims the land was abandoned. Learning Jim has, in fact, been kidnapped, Kendrick disguises himself as a miner in order to spy on Blake Mining. He discovers secret mining operations manned by chained slaves forced to work for their kidnappers.

Risking both slavery and death, Kendrick faces off against the slavers to save both his friend's life and the lives of the other captives.

King is determined to fight for the woman he loves, clear his brother's name,  collect and sell a herd of wild Spanish cattle, and prevent his ranch from being stolen out from under him.

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"Blanco Sol is an action packed tale of gunfights, and a cattle drive, an old-fashioned Western with believable characters and honest humanity."----John D. Boggs,  A Job for Hanna and the Horseman

Rustlers pushed a herd of Triangle Eight cows and horses through the broken fence. Dan Smithson tracked them ‘til almost dark. He camped and planned to sleep until dawn, but he heard a strange sound. His Colt ready in his left hand, he pushed the bushes to one side. A girl and a baby boy huddled there together in the dark.
 
Andre Devereaux paid well for his brother’s daughter to be kidnapped and killed so he could inherit the family estate, but she was still alive, caring for the little boy Devereaux had recently made an orphan. It was time to find them and carry out his unfinished business.

Dan must recover the Eight’s cattle and horses, and protect Anne Marie from her crazed uncle until he can return her safely to her father, a journey that will take him over rough land, with little for protection but his wits and his rifle.

Long-legged and powerful, Wes Lane’s Palomino leads Red Thornton’s black by a length. Red’s horse runs with his legs bunched close to his belly. Wes slams his quirt down with every step. The black runs steady, advancing until his nose is even with the Palomino’s.

Cousins, Red and Wes are rivals for everything, including a girl. Wes is the spoiled heir of White Willow Ranch; Red is the son of a small rancher. During an argument, Wes knocks Red out and kills a man. Red is blamed and sent to Yuma for manslaughter.

When released, Red returns home to find Wes in hiding, White Willow taken over by outlaws and his mustangs gone. When the outlaws kidnap Wes’ son, he and Red forget their rivalry in a fight to save the child.