This collaboration between best-selling author of westerns Russ Towne and fiction author Holly Bargo - the two “guns” - presents 12 tales of the Old West. Each author has contributed six stories or “bullets” to this anthology. We hope to satisfy audiences of the genre with rousing stories that not only meet expectations, but also add some uncommon insight into the short period of American history known as the Wild West.

"Heart of Gold" 

A dying man begs an honest cowboy to take a fortune in gold through a lawless territory with Indians on the warpath. He didn’t reckon on becoming responsible for keeping the man’s daughter safe along the way.

"Wolverine McClean" 

The men who fought beside Aloysius McLean in the War Between the States knew him as a shy and quiet man, but in the heat of battle he fought so fiercely and fearlessly that they nicknamed him Wolverine. With the war now over, McLean goes to visit a war buddy and finds he’s disappeared under suspicious circumstance after striking the motherlode. To help his friend’s family, Wolverine faces off against a wealthy, powerful man who has a special armored train with three mounted Gatling guns and his own private army. 

"The Lesser of Evils" 

Cast from the native tribe that adopted her and the only home she’s ever known to make her way in the white man’s world, Sun Gold finds herself faced with a language barrier and a choice she never wanted. 

"Catherine & the Comanche" 

A white woman and Indian brave must overcome hatred, prejudice, and mutual cultural ignorance as they fight for their lives and try to avert a bloody war. 

"The Saint"

A wounded outlaw throws himself upon the mercy of a Mexican priest. His demand for sanctuary gains him more than just temporary safety.

"Never Judge a Book" 

Cowhands get the surprise of the lives when a gang tries to steal their hard-earned pay. 

"Survival of the Fairest" 

A woman kills her abusive husband and flees, heading west to restart her life under an assumed name.

"Last Man Standing"

Gus Roundtree has come to Shady Bluff with his guardian Arliss “Patch” Elkins. Too young to be deputized, he learns he really is his father’s son when he embarks upon a business venture.

"Welcome to Shady Bluff"

As the town of Shady Bluff prepares to swear in their new sheriff, former US marshal Arliss “Patch” Elkins, outlaws decide to rob the bank.

"Hair Trigger" 

A female gunslinger returns to her hometown to claim her inheritance and get justice for her father’s wrongful death, but crashes into a statute of limitations. 

"A Bloody Day in Destiny" 

The past comes calling with a six-gun and a score to settle, and there’s no place to hide.