Westernfiction Stories

The war Nora Callahan tried to stop has arrived anyway. Neighbors are dying. Bodies vanish without funerals. A killer brags about it over whiskey and walks free. In a valley where "guilty" and "innocent" have stopped meaning anything, Nora's strange gift for sensing danger doesn't save anyone anymore. It just allows her to see it coming. She can't stop the war. She can only decide what she'll carry through it: the truth that everyone else wants to forget. Based on Arizona's real, blood-soaked Pleasant Valley War. For readers who want their heroes tested, not safe.

Being a mail order bride is hard... dealing with the new in-laws is harder! Irene Bailey misses Missouri more than she could have imagined. The cousin she's living with treats her like a maid, and her life is unraveling fast. When she finds Dr. Theodore Harcourt's ad for a mail order bride,she thinks her problems are solved. But Dr. Harcourt isn't interested in marriage. He's interested in money. His business is failing, and his late father's estate will only go to him on one condition:He needs to be married. Desperate for a way to put his life back in order, he finds a bride the fastest and easiest way possible - through an ad. He never thought he'd get so lucky to find a woman like Irene. Smart as well as beautiful, she's everything he's dreamed of. But his aunt isn't happy. She wants the money for herself and will go to any lengths possible to get it. Money isn't everything, but will Dr. Harcourt realize that in time to save his marriage? Or will Irene and the doctor miss their one chance at true love?

To him, she was the perfect definition of an angel. What would an angel like her want with a cowboy like him? Did he even stand a chance to win her heart? Dixie Harden and Jason Archer have had it for each other since they were little. After the school closed and the Archer's moved, they haven't seen each other in ages. But that was about to change. One day, unexpectedly, they run into each other at the mercantile. It was peaches and cream from there. All seemed to be perfect, and they would have each other at last, or so they thought. After crucial circumstances pull them apart, the things that surface become too much to bear. Will their love last despite all the lies and treachery, or will the cowboy lose his angel? Started: March, 2019 Ended: September 18, 2019 Edited: 🚫 Word Count: 55,235 Note: This was my second ever book to write, and it's super cringy. It's also written in country/western lingo so some things won't seem grammatically correct. Also, this book is based on the Wild West time period (1865-1895). Some of the places that will be mentioned in this book are fictional places I have come up with, others are (or were) real but may look different than they actually looked in history. Scriptures used are from KJV. Rankings: #2 in cowboyromance on 5/22/19 #1 in cowboyromance on 8/3/19 #3 in oldtimes on 5/4/20 #2 in oldwest on 5/4/20 #2 in countrylife on 5/4/20 #1 in countrylife on 5/22/21 #1 in westernfiction on 1/21/21 #1 in oldtimes 8/7/21 Accomplishments: 3rd place in The Galaxy Awards 2020! 2nd place in The Lost in Love Awards! 1st place in The Cherry Blossom Awards 2020! © D. C. Bolton 2019

A short story of the old west in Texas. The conflict between the law and corruption in the old west comes to light between a local sheriff in Texas by the name of William Barnes and a powerful, corrupt business man named David Bonner. Unknown to William, David has already been at odds with the local preacher in the past, William's father. The outcome of David's arrest will lead to a simmering confrontation.

The Bandit of Hell's Bend is a Western fiction novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, published in serial form in the Argosy All-Story Weekly in September and October 1924. The book version was first published by A. C. McClurg on June 4, 1925. The novel is one of four Westerns that Burroughs wrote.

He thought the war was over... it was just getting started. Confederate war hero Clayton Wallace earned a taste for justice on the battlefield. But... his taste for revenge was learned as a boy in Snake Bend, Texas. His pregnant sister was murdered in front of him by August Graves, her evil, abusive husband who's gone unpunished all these years. Clay is about to change that. Fighting for justice is never easy though. Especially... 1- Now that August is mayor and 2- His brother, Lloyd, is sheriff. They rule Snake Bend with an iron fist and show mercy to no one. But it's not just Clay who the bloodthirsty mayor wants dead, it's the entire Apache population. August and Lloyd will kill anyone who gets in their way, women and children included. The Indians have been waiting for a hero to lead them to victory, and Clay is it. Clay has spent his life waiting for revenge, and he won't leave Texas without it. A new battle is coming, and Clay is ready. But when the bullets start flying, will he make it out alive, or will justice die with him?

Virginia 1883. five men broke into a house and stole bags filled with money, and now their faith is sealed and its judgement will find them. The Dawn is coming and his light will shine upon itself. inspired by Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridien and No Country for Old Man

Sometimes being a mail order bride means uncovering secrets you'd rather leave hidden... Belle Reid ran away from her old life only to find her new one lacking. Her abusive husband is gone, but his memory still haunts her. The women of Angel's Reach are like family, but she needs more. She wants a real family. A husband, children... love. She longs for children to nurture... to give what she never had. But when she answers an ad for a mail order bride, she gets the surprise of her life. Her home in Angel's Reach might not be perfect, but it's better then the secrets waiting for her in Mellow Pass. With her heart torn in two, Belle must make a choice. Only there are no easy choices in life, and this is the hardest one she's ever had to make. Ira Sullivan is a rich hotel owner with a good heart but a cynical attitude towards love. He wasn't looking for a bride, but when Belle walked in, he knew he wanted her. Too bad she's already taken. Now he'll have to fight to win her hand as well as her heart. But is he fighting a losing battle, or is there hope for him and Belle yet?

In this day and age, two different yet so similar kinds of "warriors" have achieved mythical status to our modern minds. In this tale, an old world samurai encounters a man from lands distant from his own, and he carries a very different kind of weapon on his hip.

Lying for love is never easy, but sometimes it's necessary. The Ackermans are about to lose their farm... They have no hope. No money. Nothing left to lose except each other. When Sarah discovers that her youngest sister, Carrie, is planning to become a mail order bride to save the family land, she makes the rash decision to take her place. When Sarah arrives in Montana and meets John Bowman, she knows him and his children aren't ready for her...especially when they learn about her scarred useless arm. And... John hasn't even told his children he's getting remarried. John's temper is hard to control but not as hard Sarah's brazen behavior. She's a mail order bride, yet she acts as if she has free reign of his house. Sarah never expected to fall in love...not as a mail order bride. It was just a contract. Nothing more. However, there's something about John that draws Sarah to him. But... if she tells John the truth, she'll lose him forever. And... if she says nothing, she'll never be able to live with herself. Can Sarah fix this mess and still save her family's farm, or is it already too late?

Year 1999. Free States of America. Five-year-old Charles Brigham lives in a fractured nation still bleeding from the effects of civil war, where Albuquerque, New Mexico is one of the few remaining states of what was commonly known as the US. When his relationship with his older brother Joseph deteriorates into something dark and unmanageable, Charles finds himself stuck with no way out. Panic-stricken, he creates an imaginary friend : You. Your name is Mushroom, his loyal right-arm, his confidant in all the decisions he will ever make in his life. You are however not the kind of friend who comforts or counsels. You do not judge, you do not meddle, you do not save him from himself. You simply. look on. As Charles ages, you watch him descend into something that you no longer know. You watch as he justify increasingly heinous choices. You listen to his rationalization as he changes from a lost child into something or someone who can commit inhumane acts. And through it all, you remain silent. Because that's what you do. That's what you've always done.

An Outlaw's life was torn from him twice, first in 1878, then again in 1901. First, his beloved mother and father including his baby sister when he was just five years old. Shot mercilessly with full intention to drive Cain's future and wealth away. Second, his wife decided to be with the wrong person at the wrong time. Killed with intention to bring him torment, and even hoping he'd die with her. Understanding that death can come so close even being so far from it. Cain ain't ever had peace. Never had, never will. Not until a young girl bursts through the Deadwood Saloon's doors 9 years after his wife's death. No chance will he have peace when she decides to rule it. - Original story. - Teen author trying my best for the fun of it :)

In this action packed western themed fictional novel. One man named Billy is here to show the no mans land that no one is untouchable! Follow Billy on his journey to conquer all that stands in his way!

Sometimes the best gunslingers are angels... Estelle Eaton's been married before. She learned long ago that she shouldn't trust men ... Especially as a mail order bride. But this time, things will be different. Estelle's going to the West. Her past is gone. She has a clean slate. A new husband. When her wagon train is attacked by bandits, Estelle's wagon is left behind. She and four other women must find their own way home. When they discover a deserted town, a new dream is born. Angel's Reach. Women only. No guns. No men. No pain. Only there's no good without bad. Someone wants these women gone, and they'll do whatever it takes to make them disappear. When Sheriff Barrett Graham comes looking for the missing women, he finds more than he bargained for. In a town where men are not allowed, can Barrett win Estelle's heart? Can he show her that not all men are bad and help her trust again?

Three inspirational stories of women who risked everything for love and traveled thousands of miles to the western frontier. Part 1: The Widow Bride & Her Baby Torn between the outlaw life she's led and the life she aspires to, Anne wonders if she will find a place in Edward Wilmot's heart. Or will her lies be the undoing of her entire family? Part 2: The Scarred Bride & Her Mail Order Husband Mary Keats saved her mother and sisters from the fire that took their father's life, but she could not save herself. Scarred and torn between her life of crime and the family she longs for, can Mary find true love before justice has its way with her? Part 3 The Outlaw Bride & Her Sheriff Emma Keats has never let others run her life. Her husband is no exception. When it turns out everything he's ever told her is a lie, she is forced to make a choice. Save herself or save the life of the man she should have married. 3 parts of heartwarming mail order brides tales of love, romance, and triumph over adversity in one book. Love on the western frontier was a rare treasure. Follow these inspirational women who risked everything to travel to the untamed West in the hopes of finding love and starting a new family. If you're a fan of clean western romance, you will love this book.

Short tales about characters living in the State Of Montana. Enjoy! :)