Book 2

Between Hell and Texas

by Dusty Richards

Published 1 January 2011
An unforgettable chapter in the epic Byrnes family saga from Western Heritage and Western Writers of America Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards . . .

TEXAS TOUGH. ARIZONA BOUND.
With blood and tears, Chet Byrnes built a life in Texas, only to have it shattered by an ill-fated cattle drive and a deadly family feud. Realizing he and his family need to start over in new territory, Chet and his young nephew set out for Arizona, hoping to find a new home.
 
AND READY FOR ANY FIGHT THAT COMES.
Chet and Heck cross New Mexico and ride into Arizona. Encountering killers, bandits, a punishing climate, and a harsh, haunting land, they search for the perfect place to settle down. For the sake of his family, Chet will have to risk dying before he can meet the one woman who would make it all worthwhile . . .

Blood on the Verde River

by Dusty Richards

Published 1 January 2013
"Dusty Richards writes. . .with the flavor of the real West." --Elmer Kelton

"Dusty Richards is the embodiment of the old west. He brings it to life so realistically, you can almost feel the bullets whizzing past your face." --Storyteller Magazine

Never Fight A Man. . .

600 miles from a railroad head in Texas, Chet Byrnes and a handful of cowboys set out to build a new life on the Arizona frontier. Behind the Byrnes family is a tale of bloodshed and blood feuds. What lies ahead is any kind of future they can scrape together out of a merciless landscape--as long as they're willing to make it on their own.

. . .Who Has Fought His Way From Texas.

From a woman who lays claim to Chet's heart to a land ripe for grazing, the Arizona territory begins to open its arms to the dauntless determination of the Byrnes family. But with every success there rises up a gathering danger. A sheriff who won't do his job. Trigger happy outlaws competing to kill. And a mysterious rancher hell bent on running a herd across Chet's land--and forcing the Texan into a war. . .

Ambush Valley

by Dusty Richards

Published 1 January 2014
"Chet Byrnes has his hands full taking care of his family and running his ranching operation in Arizona Territory. But he still takes his responsibilities as a deputy U.S. marshal very seriously. Bandits have been crossing the border, cutting a bloody swath of mayhem--stealing horses, robbing banks, and murdering innocent folk--then high-tailing it back to safety in Mexico. The chief U.S. marshal asks Chet to lead a secret task force to stop the raids and round up the border bandits--dead or alive. But the bandits fight back--putting a five-hundred-dollar bounty on Chet's head. Now he's got bushwhackers to deal with, and when he's led into an ambush, it's kill or be killed in a life-or-death showdown..."-- From back cover.

Brothers in Blood

by Dusty Richards

Published 1 January 2013

Pray for the Dead

by Dusty Richards

Published 23 February 2016
When a stage is robbed of a fortune in gold the Byrnes boys set off in pursuit.

Deadly Is the Night

by Dusty Richards

Published 27 September 2016
In the latest installment of his epic Byrnes family saga, Western Heritage and Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards tells of the blood that was spilled trying to make Arizona Territory a good place to live . . .
 
Building a ranching empire is one thing, keeping it out of the hands of robbers, kidnappers, murderers, embezzlers, and every no good opportunist crawling through the Arizona desert is a daily grind for Chet Byrnes. He’s just as likely to rescue a stolen daughter as he is to recover rustled cattle on any given day. But with a family to keep safe and enough real target practice to keep his aim deadly, nothing’s going to stop Chet from bringing his ranch into a bold new era. And if that means he’ll have to go to war to run a new telegraph line through the godforsaken territories, he’s got the manpower, the willpower, and the bullets to light up the night with blood . . .
 
“Dusty takes readers into the real west at full gallop.” —New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas

Arizona Territory

by Dusty Richards

Published 28 July 2015

A Good Day to Kill

by Dusty Richards

Published 1 January 2015