Ethan Payne
3 primary works
Book 1
He left behind a woman and a home...stood before an untamed land...and carried the courage of a hero. When Ethan Payne and his best friend, Gil Stark, left their hometown for the California Gold Rush, the recklessness of youth and the bravery of dreams fuelled them. But somewhere on a journey that took them down the Missouri, across the Gulf of Mexico, and through the jungles of Panama, the two young men began to change. Ethan learned he had the heart of a fighter, Gil learned he has the heart of an outlaw. By the time they reached California, both had left their innocence and friendship behind - but they were destined to come face to face again. In this new saga of an authentic frontier adventurer, Spur award winner Jason Manning vividly captures the life and times of a young man coming of age in a harsh world of unlimited possibility and swift, savage death. For Ethan Payne, the untamed West gave him a place to make a stand - with a gun, a fierce heart and a dream that wouldn't die...
Book 2
Ethan Payne has drifted across the rugged American West, hungry to settle. From the wilds of Missouri to the jungles of Panama, he left his destiny to the gods, and left Gil Stark - his best friend-turned-outlaw - to the devil. Now acting as Abilene's fiercely respected marshal, Payne's finally found a place to stand tall. Until a woman in need of salvation triggers an impulse like a bullet to the heart...
Book 3
It may be the twilight of the Old West but the sun's not about to set on Ethan Payne. The tough-as-nails gunslinger is still holding strong to the traditions that made him notorious. A new trade is giving him the chance to prove it--as regulator for a Wyoming cattleman's association. But when an innocent man is killed, Payne's spirit dies long with him. Now it's the fearless outlaw who needs to be rescued. And Buffalo Bill Cody's the one to do it.
A U.S. scout who rode out the civil War in glory, Cody's become the Wild West's greatest showman. Now that he's got Payne in the act, it's only going to get wilder. The biggest draw Cody ever bankrolled, Payne is riding high once again. Especially when the tour takes him back to Chicago, and back to beautiful Lilah.
But the past--like vengance--never dies. An enemy's got a score to settle. And Payne had better watch his shadow if he doesn't want his new dream to go up in smoke.
A U.S. scout who rode out the civil War in glory, Cody's become the Wild West's greatest showman. Now that he's got Payne in the act, it's only going to get wilder. The biggest draw Cody ever bankrolled, Payne is riding high once again. Especially when the tour takes him back to Chicago, and back to beautiful Lilah.
But the past--like vengance--never dies. An enemy's got a score to settle. And Payne had better watch his shadow if he doesn't want his new dream to go up in smoke.