STRANDED
A STORY OF FRONTIER SURVIVAL
• 2018 Western Heritage Wrangler Award for Outstanding Western Novel by the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
• 2018 Spur Award for Best Western Juvenile Fiction Novel by the Western Writers of America
• 2018 Peacemaker Award for Best Young Adult Western Novel by Western Fictioneers
• 2018 Willa Award for Best Historical Fiction by Women Writing the West
• 2018 High Plains Book Award for Young Adult Book
• 2018 Will Rogers Medallion Award for Young Readers
• 2018 Moonbeam Children’s Book Award for Young Adult Historical Fiction
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FEATURED EXCERPT …
THE OUTFIT (BOOK 3):
OUTLAWED!
Talbot Timmons climbed aboard the westbound train thirty minutes before it pulled out of the station at Santa Fe. He smiled, puffed with pride at his life’s recent twists. Not only was he warden of Yuma Territorial Prison, but after the War of Northern Aggression, he’d managed to revive and ride point on the Brotherhood of the Phoenix, the mightiest group of die-hard Confederates the world had yet seen. And soon, he thought, soon I will be a governor, then a senator, then—and why the hell not?— President of the United States….
THIS JUST IN …
Edward Hyland: Gifted Poet, Gentle Man
In June I had the honor to contribute an introduction to a book of poetry, Faith in Winter, by a gifted writer and dear friend, Edward Hyland, a man I’ve known for close to thirty years. My wife, photographer Jennifer Smith-Mayo, was also asked to contribute to the...
CALLING ALL SLEAZY SWINDLERS….
My new book just bribed its way out of the hoosegow and headed straight for the casino (after knocking over a bank)! Why would a book behave in such a manner? Because it's called … HORNSWOGGLERS, FOURFLUSHERS & SNAKE-OIL SALESMEN: True Tales of the Old West's...
WHITE TRASH ON DRUGS!
To kick off the sizzling summer season, Gritty Press has just released my short story, GET TEAGUE! It's a tale of redneck revenge! Yee-haw! White-trash dimwits Judd and Kurl set out on a drug-fueled mission to track down the man they blame for their addictions — they...
LIVE NUDE SHOTGUNS!
Well, not really. But my newest Western, SHOTGUN CHARLIE, is officially live and off the leash today. It's a burly heist, chase, and buddy novel all in one. With a dollop of 'aww, shucks' on top. (Because everything's better with a dose of humility. Except this post.)...
IT’S CHARLIE. SHOTGUN CHARLIE.
Ha! Just when you thought it was safe to leave the house … my latest action-packed Western rides into town on June 2! SHOTGUN CHARLIE, another for the Ralph Compton line, is a prequel to my 2013 novel THE HUNTED. This one takes place back when reader favorite Big...
