On The Border - WaylandSmith - Wattpad

Story cover for On The Border by WaylandSmith

On The Border

Reads 285
Votes 12
Parts 21
Time 4h 43m

Reads 285
Votes 12
Parts 21
Time 4h 43m

Mature

adventure crime modern-day-western thriller western

On the Border is an adventure story that just might be the modernized version of a certain legendary Old West hero.  Jon Reid is a very honest man, and takes great pride in his job as a Texas Ranger.  When he dares to testify against a fellow Ranger, he is ostracized, mocked, and then exiled to a task force of rejects from several agencies.  Reid and his new team start scoring successes, and rack up some impressive arrests.  This draws the attention, and wrath, of a large drug cartel.  The task force is ambushed, and only Reid survives, found nearly dead by an Apache Army Ranger Veteran.  The two both have a strong sense of justice and decide the cartel needs to pay.  But with the cartel's influence and corruption spread so far, what can just two men do?

Well, when one of them is dead already, then, as the song goes, "Freedom's just another word for nothing left to lose."  The pair attack the cartel, raiding counting houses, drug distribution places, and bands of thugs.  Soon their legend begins to spread.  The cartel doesn't take them seriously at first.  After all, it's just an Indian and one, lone, ranger...All Rights Reserved

adventure crime modern-day-western thriller western

21 parts

Sign up to add On The Border to your library and receive updates

or

Content Guidelines

You may also like

Suicide Mission (Guarded Secrets #1) by XxNightStripexX

[Action 25 on wattpad] [#1 in organized crime on amazon] [The first book in the guarded secrets series] Life can change in a matter of seconds. Sara Night lost her family three years ago in a car crash. She tried to continue living a normal life, going to school, spending time with friends, and even trying to be a part of the family that took her in. She had almost gotten the hang of it, and moved past the suicide attempt, almost. Then she was torn away from her new family, her old life, and thrown into a world of guns, knifes, criminals, and where every mistake could get her killed. She's needed for what seems like an easy in-then-out mission. That is until she gets caught and has to form an uneasy alliance with a cartel member to escape, which reveals that her family's car crash wasn't an accident after all. Is her new life worth more to her than revenge or will she die trying to figure out why her family was targeted?

Willa's Story (Spurs, Wyoming) by LostInThought1996

*COMPLETED* Willa Baker moved to Spurs, Wyoming without any reason. She did this a lot, even has a child she found she she never had a true home. The only thing that brought her true joy was her photography. Until one day she found herself in the middle of the road watching a handsome cowboy being held at gunpoint. A few days later she met his cousins, and in the middle of a great snowstorm found love. Unfortunately it was too good to be true because they were already married. *** (Contemporary Romance MFMM - HEA) Short Story~Steamy Romance Note: There is no sexual relationship or touching for titillation between or among siblings

Lay it on the Line : Prodigal book one by CajunValkyrie

JJ a Louisiana cop, turned hit man to take out his brother's killer. In doing so, JJ finds out he also must take on a worldwide criminal enterprise and recruits the help of a few friends along the way. will he find justice and redemption? The series focuses on JJ Simoneaux and his group of friends that band together to take down the Alvarez cartel and its US Government aid to prevent a united worldwide criminal organization. In Book one we see the Cajun start off as a law enforcement officer in the small town of New Iberia Louisiana. The Job slowly deteriorates his morals as well as strains on his relationship with his family, friends, girlfriend. In Mexico, Marina Alvarez is next in line for the Family cartel business. Marina's father entrusts her as well as Kevin O'Neil, A CIA agent, to insure the Cartel's success. The Cartel, US shadow government, as well as other world criminals come together to form one strong structure to oversee and govern all criminal activities. This ultimately leads to the development of the Seven devils, A small group of hitmen, and mercenary to oversee the success in this goal. The cartel's business spills over onto the small Louisiana town as JJ's brother Sean, a fellow officer himself, is killed in the line of duty by Marina and one of the US Government's congressmen. The once carefree and Christian spirited JJ loses it and goes after the people responsible for the death of his brother. After killing the congressman, and fleeing the state, JJ is approached by Kevin. Kevin convinces JJ to join the very cartel responsible for his brother's death in able to take them down from the inside. JJ later joins the Seven Devils and meets Nathaniel Steel, an ex-navy seal. The two create an awkward bond.

Big Iron Texas by JohnDilworthIII

It's the year 2048, the whole world is a wasteland. The setting is in Texas where groups of people in the West Texas area are now exploring towards the East. Tribals like the Sentinel Tribe already have a big chunk of the East. Many wealthy men have established a border and before you cross, you have to pay a tax. In Texas, people have gone back to the Wild West Era of society. The class status goes as followed: Gunslinger, Cowboy, Deputy, Sheriff, and Ranger. Our main story follows a group of men and women traveling from the West to the East, looking for land and treasures. Our group is made up of 11 people. The East is untamed lands, full of murderers, gangs, and robbers. A new flu is spreading, killing people in just months, will one of the group members get it? Will the group become outlaws and run from the law? Will the group escape the law? Find out, in the fantastic story of Big Iron Texas.

Whiskey Girl by LostInThought1996

Short Story Western~Steamy~Romance Lacey moved down South in secret to get away from her abusive father. She struggles as a new nurse in the small town Hospital's Emergency Room, but eventually things start looking up. When the brooding rancher comes for a visit her world starts to spiral. In between getting to the know the older cowboy, she befriends a young woman who relates to her own family trouble. Happy Ever After No cheating No Threesomes M/F *This book has not been edited, I'm sure I've made minor grammar mistakes, story line mess-ups. I do apologize, but certainly feel free to give constructive criticism.

The Dancer And The Hitman by lonely_dovexx

23 year old Zamora King has been a stripper since she realized that the life at her 'home' wasn't the one she thought looked right. Her mother had married a wealthy, powerful French man who didn't exactly advertise what he did to earn the kind of respect he was given. After a tragic accident that caused the death of her mother, Zamora took the opportunity and fled. But what will happen when she meets a stranger at her workplace, charming her without so much effort, but not knowing what will happen if she got close? Oh, she wanted to get close. She just didn't know that going deeper will make her relive the trauma of her past. 33 year old Christian Knight has wanted to resign from the CIA's 'underground' agency (The Jacks) ever since he even agreed to being one of their puppets. But he didn't exactly have a choice. After leaving the military in his early twenties, he was almost immediately cornered by operatives who wanted to make use of his skills and stop criminals that mostly had the ability to slip through the CIA's fingers. When he does actually resign, his loyalty is suddenly questioned and put under a skeptical eye after he meets a particular woman in a strip club-where his last job as a Jack was-and takes an interest in her. Their daily texting and occasional calls are put under surveillance by the CIA itself, and some unknown organization after they find out that the girl Christian had swept off her feet, was somehow connected to the biggest underground criminal organization to be created in Europe. Things complicate things, and these two must find a way to survive and prove their innocence.

Western Flame by MustangSabby

Tanner West struggles to protect everything he's ever known when a deadly threat comes for his family, including the love of his life Liana Forbes, who is back in his life after more than a decade apart. ***** Tanner West has dedicated his life to West Line Ranch. He gave up college, his dreams and the woman he loved to take over the ranch when his mother died. When that same woman walks back onto the ranch twelve years after they broke up, will he take the chance he's been given to make it right, or will he keep walking the path he'd chosen that fateful night when he let her go? Liana Forbes doesn't mess around. She's tough, smart, and protects her heart no matter what. But when Tanner West is suddenly back in her life, the big brother to her best friend's fiancee, she has to make a choice. Will she resist the attraction to the only man who has ever broken her heart, or will she let him back in, even if it means he puts the ranch before her and breaks her heart all over again? Tanner and Liana must navigate through the hurt and memory shared between them as they come face to face with their rekindled attraction. As they grow closer, a deadly threat to the ranch could take everything away, including their chance at happiness. This is Book 3 of the West Line Ranch Series. Book 1 - Western Heat will be available everywhere you buy books on January 6th, 2026 (see link in profile for pre-order information), and the Watty-shortlisted version is available now as a Wattpad Original. Book 2 - Western Connection is available to read as a Wattpad Original.

Alex Landon Starter Library: "The Sampler" by GavinTheCop

This contains one chapter from three difference Alex Landon stories to give readers a sample of my writing and the characters from this series. OPERATION BARRICADE Arizona drug task force detectives and SWAT teams begin using coordinated, small-unit military tactics to combat human trafficking and narcoterrorism, and quickly make several multimillion dollar seizures. When the Mexican drug cartels retaliate by viciously targeting the officers and their families, how can the cops protect the community while fighting to defend themselves? THE RECIDIVIST Homicide detectives identify the lone suspect in a heinous double murder as the victims' son, a recently paroled meth-addict, adamantly professes his innocence and blames an unidentified killer. As politicians, police administrators, and the victims' family demand the ex-con's immediate conviction, mounting conflicts force detectives to question both his guilt, and their moral and legal obligations to investigate exculpatory evidence. THE TOXIN Cops investigate a series of seemingly unrelated mass murders caused by an unknown biotoxin. As hundreds frantically work to identify the agent and its antidote, the unidentified suspects begin targeting cops, prosecutors, and judges with such ferocity that law enforcement must choose between protecting the public and protecting itself.

You may also like

Slide 1 of 8

Suicide Mission (Guarded Secrets #1) cover

Willa's Story (Spurs, Wyoming) cover

Lay it on the Line : Prodigal book one cover

Big Iron Texas cover

Whiskey Girl cover

The Dancer And The Hitman cover

Western Flame cover

Alex Landon Starter Library: "The Sampler" cover

Suicide Mission (Guarded Secrets #1)

[Action 25 on wattpad] [#1 in organized crime on amazon] [The first book in the guarded secrets series] Life can change in a matter of seconds. Sara Night lost her family three years ago in a car crash. She tried to continue living a normal life, going to school, spending time with friends, and even trying to be a part of the family that took her in. She had almost gotten the hang of it, and moved past the suicide attempt, almost. Then she was torn away from her new family, her old life, and thrown into a world of guns, knifes, criminals, and where every mistake could get her killed. She's needed for what seems like an easy in-then-out mission. That is until she gets caught and has to form an uneasy alliance with a cartel member to escape, which reveals that her family's car crash wasn't an accident after all. Is her new life worth more to her than revenge or will she die trying to figure out why her family was targeted?