Oldwest Stories

This story is a what if... Abigail Roberts was just 15 when she joins the Van der linde gang, what happened when Arthur and John both go after her love?

This is the final instalment of the Mile Men series. SPOILERS AHEAD! With the impending war ahead, Elora and her followers must now choose to flee or fight. But creating allies is proving to be more difficult than Elora had counted on. Remember this is a first draft, there might be holes or mistakes. Don't take it too harshly. It will be corrected in the future. :) 1🥇 in OldWest 1🥇 in Capital

After experiencing the first major loss of their life, a gang of women try to rebuild their legacy as major conflicts thrive from within the group. Mina, a skilled gunslinger, has to forget the traumatic events that preceded their arrival in the civilized east and move on for the sake of her gang and for her own sake.

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜 𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗 𝚞𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚝. 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚐𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚜𝚘, 𝙸 𝚍𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚊 𝚋𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚘𝚗 𝚒𝚝. 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚝𝚊𝚜𝚔𝚎𝚜 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚌𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚒𝚌𝚔𝚎𝚢! 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚌𝚔 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚙𝚕𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚍𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕 𝚘𝚗𝚎.

North Texas, 1866. The war is over, but the reckoning isn't. When a wounded stranger rides onto Laura Shephard's ranch with men hunting him, a newly inherited spread is the last place she can afford trouble. She has cattle to tend, debts left by her father to reckon with, and a land-hungry world watching for weakness. Letting him stay, only for the night, is a risk she doesn't need. But Jesse Wilkes isn't running from the law for nothing. He's a former Confederate soldier who took paid escort work that turned bloody, then walked away when it stepped over a line he wouldn't cross. Now, a deputy determined to "restore order" has decided the easiest path forward is to make an example of the man and of the ranch sheltering him. As quiet pressure becomes an open threat, the land itself is tested by fire, fear, and the weight of paper that can ruin lives without proving truth. When the law tightens its grip, the man must choose between running again or surrendering to stop the cost from falling on her. Because some debts are paid with money. Others are paid with choices. And not all men who go quietly are broken.

In the growing frontier town of Point of Rocks, land is no longer taken with guns alone-it's taken with paper, pressure, and patience. Sheriff Joel Walsh has seen violence before. He's faced outlaws, gunmen, and men who thought the fastest draw decided everything. But this threat is different. It arrives quietly, hiding behind contracts, debts, and whispered deals meant to strip a town of its future without ever firing a shot. As powerful interests move in to claim Point of Rocks piece by piece, Joel must stand against a kind of enemy the West was never prepared for-men who believe ownership matters more than people. With his deputy Max at his side, and a town slowly learning how to stand together, Joel holds the line between progress and exploitation. Former outlaws Gary and Chip try to build honest lives through hard work and land of their own, while bank clerk Bill Allen risks everything by exposing the truth hidden in the ledgers. Around them, shopkeepers, ranchers, doctors, and preachers discover that survival isn't just about fighting-it's about staying. In a world where most men ride away when things get hard, one sheriff refuses to leave. Some men ride away. Sheriff Joel Walsh stayed. A classic Western story of justice, community, and the cost of standing your ground.

THE SHERIFF WHO STAYED (Book Three) Point of Rocks is no longer a town waiting to be broken. Under Sheriff Joel Walsh, order has taken root-quietly, carefully, and without spectacle. The guns are mostly holstered. The streets are steadier. People are beginning to believe tomorrow might come without blood. But peace doesn't arrive all at once. A banker with a polite smile tightens his grip. Old grudges surface in new ways. A boy practices speed instead of wisdom. A drunk man makes a fatal mistake. And the shadow of an outlaw who once ruled the road lingers just beyond the hills. As pressure builds from inside the town and outside the territory, Joel must decide what the law is truly meant to do-punish, protect, or endure. With his deputy Max at his side and the town watching every move, Joel learns that the hardest part of being sheriff isn't drawing a gun... It's knowing when not to. THE SHERIFF WHO STAYED is a Gunsmoke-style Western about responsibility, restraint, and the cost of holding ground when the easier choice is to ride away. Because legends don't always leave town. Sometimes, they stay.

Dark fiction. Short story about an American Cavalry officer who befriends a young Dakota boy, but are ulterior motives at play?

Margo has always dreamed of competing in the Sorcerer's Duels at her university, desperate to prove everyone wrong and become the kind of sorceress her late father used to tell stories about. But no matter how hard she trains, she's never passed the initiation trials. When she watches another woman succeed, only to be rejected anyway, Margo begins to question whether the Duels were ever meant for someone like her. Just as she's ready to give up, a surprising opportunity arises-and with it, an unlikely partnership that rekindles her hope. With her new teammate by her side, Margo finally earns a place in the legendary Duels. Meanwhile, a frustratingly charming newspaper intern from one of her classes keeps showing up at the worst possible times. As their paths continue to cross and sparks begin to fly, the two uncover troubling secrets beneath the Duels' glittering surface, forcing Margo to rethink what it truly means to prove herself.

1883. Abilene, Kansas. A scarred saloon woman hides a hunted boy and a payroll manifest worth hanging men for. When raiders come looking, Violet Monroe has one night to choose between survival and doing the right thing-and no guarantee she'll get both. Told in cinematic beats, The Manifest in the Mash is a gritty Western short story about quiet courage, bad odds, and the kind of redemption that leaves bruises instead of halos. No heroes. No mercy. Just one bad night-and the choice that echoes after.

During the wild west, where outlaws rule the untamed lands. The citizens of the town of Southend under constant harassment from a gang of criminals and the local corruption have lost all hope due to the misfortunes that they suffer every day. Until a mysterious, handsome, and dangerous stranger arrives.

Chris McFly and Doc Brown spent the last eight months in the year 1885 , while there they make new friends and try to find a way back to their own time, back in 1955 Marty finds out that they're about to be killed by Buford "Mad Dog" Tannen and he has to travel back in time to save his friend and his little brother and get Back to the Future.

The oldest legends say that the stones whisper the names of the chosen ones, and the wind carries them through the highest mountains and the deepest valleys in search of the truth. All this time, was Jessie searching for her old life or for a new beginning? The stones are her only hope of finding those answers. She just didn't expect one of the most feared gunslingers of 1899 to cross her path. Could he be a threat? A stone in Jessie's boot? Without strength or hope to find what she needs, she finds herself surrounded by a gang of strangers and a strong man willing to help and protect her on her journey.

It's the late 19th century of the old west where a sheriff who goes by Ladybug protects her town from outlaws. But she never faced a dangerous outlaw who sneaks like a cat, blends in the shadows, and has claws to scare his prey. Can she catch the outlaw? #1 oldwest 11/8/25 #3 ladrien 11/8/25 #2 cowgirl 11/8/25 #1 sheriff 11/8/25 #1 catnoir 11/8/25 #4 western 11/8/25 #1 oldwest 11/8/25

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In the thawing woods of a Montana spring, a young boy stumbles upon an old mine-and wakes something that should have been left sleeping. What follows is a desperate chase and a moment of mercy that will shape the rest of his life. Never Hunt Bear is a Western tale of fear, forgiveness, and the kind of lessons that echo through generations.

I was the preacher's daughter. Meant to be good. Meant to marry the sheriff's son. Beau Carter was everything I was supposed to want-steady hands, clean boots, a heart full of promises. But then Weston Clay rode into town. Older. Wilder. Wanted. He didn't ask permission. He didn't need saving. And he sure as hell didn't care who I belonged to. One of them held my hand in church. The other pressed me against the barn wall. Now I'm caught between the life I was raised for... and the fire I can't put out. Entered into (TheAmbysAward 2025) Also if you like this one check out No Longer Carver currently climbing the ranks for Old West🥰

In the old West, two farmhands find their lives intertwined by the mystical threads of fate, their easy kinship and the affectionate ties of friendship that endured all, now threatened by their very own surreptitious devotion and something a little more neither of them expected. They had no choice but to face the question-What mattered more, the deafeningly loud voice of reason or the ever-present and lingering hum of longing, when the very relationship they considered their strength is coming crumbling down?

Life among outlaws is never simple. Loyalties are tested, blood is spilled, and every decision can mean the difference between life and death. For Arthur, the code of the gang has always come first-protect the family, follow Dutch, and never let emotions cloud judgment. Yet, with Melody's arrival, the old rules begin to fray. Her laughter is a balm to his weary soul, her intelligence a match for his wit, and her courage a beacon in the darkest hours. As Melody's relationship with Arthur deepens, it threatens to unravel the fragile peace of the gang and exposes them both to risks neither could have foreseen. can there love make it

My father signed away my name, my freedom, and my future with one contract. A train carried me west to Harlen-a husband I'd never met, a man who wants an heir to inherit his land and a wife to keep his house. But the West is full of strangers. One of them isn't like the rest. Now every choice splits me in two-between the life I was forced to uphold and the pull I never expected to feel. Out here, a name can be shed, a promise broken, a woman remade. The question is... will I belong to Harlen's land, or chase the one thing I was never meant to have? 🥇 WESTERN ROMANCE 🥇OLDWEST ꧁ Like the dusty-trail romance of No Longer Carver? Ride on over to my other tales-I Loved the Wrong Guy First (complete) round 2 qualifier for Ambys 2025 currently and Letters Never Meant for Me (still unfolding). ꧂