The hard saddle and the prospect of the impending journey were as much an unwelcome development as Scrap’s return. Reality had ridden back into Arroyo long before Josiah was ready, but it was too late to lament the hard facts of his circumstances. It was time to leave. A t...
Most of the books were old, dusty, not touched in years, and from the non-Christian religion section—Norse mythology was 293 in the Dewey decimal system. The entire section totaled seven books. Calla always complained about lack of funding. If she had her way there’d be books stacked to the ceili...
Scrap took the lead, pushing his trusted blue roan mare, Missy, as hard as he could. Josiah let him have a couple of full horse lengths before urging Lady Mead to keep up. He was glad to be heading south, toward home, toward Austin—but he slowed as they broke free of Comanche, hoping to catch sig...
There were no other patients in the emergency room, and Jaeger and Betty Walsh stood sentinel outside the last bay. The hospital bed was enclosed with a thick blue curtain, and there was no one else to be seen. The lights were dim, and distant sounds of monitors beeped. An air conditioner or roof...
It was on the third floor of a building just off of Hickory Street and Congress Avenue. An alley cut through the center of the block, and entrance to the office was gained by climbing up a rickety set of steps that were precariously attached to the back of the building. A landing led into a thin ...
It did not take the horses long to find a comfortable rhythm. Even the supply ponies and the heavy breather that Charlie was riding offered no restraint or stubbornness as they eased up a slight ridge on the trail. Josiah stared at the back of Charlie Langdon’s head for the longest time, trying t...
There would be blood left in his wake. Sooner or later he would kill again leaving them a bounty to feast on. The crows were sure of it. Just as they were sure that the moon would rise into the night sky offering them light in the darkness to see what was coming their way. ...