Clockwork colts
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Last published Mon, Aug 11, 2025
In the fractured lands of a post-Civil War West, where the Union lies in ruins and the Confederacy rots from within, a patchwork of warlords, raiders, and renegades carves their empires in blood.
From the shadowed canyons of the border to the dust-choked streets of outlaw towns, women like Chloe, Tia, Bean, and Belle Starr ride with steel in their hands and vengeance in their hearts.
Guerilla fighters, ghost riders, and outlaws bound by no flag but their own, they raid warlord caravans, strike at old enemies, and defy empires. But alliances are as fragile as whiskey glasses in a saloon brawl - and a single hand of cards can decide life, death, or profit.
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