Texas Ranger Rusty Shannon thinks he knows the identity of his adoptive father's killers. But with Texas now in the throes of seceding from the Union, Rusty has his hands full fighting for the law in lawless Texas and for the life of the woman he loves. If that were not enough of a burden, Rusty is also heading for a showdown with the Comanche warrior who killed his family over twenty years ago.

"Lara Church has only hazy memories of her long-ago attack. What she does have is a home in Austin, a job, and a chance at a normal life at last. Then Texas Ranger James Beck arrives on her doorstep with shattering news: The Strangler is back. And this time, he's in Austin"--P. [4] of cover.

Newly married Texas Ranger Andy Pickard and his new partner, Logan Daggett, investigate a series of murders and cattle thefts in central Texas, a task complicated by a gang of masked vigilantes and the appearance of a notorious gunman.

In post Civil War Texas, a place overrun with murderous outlaws, vengeful lawmen, night riders, and Comanche bands, Rusty Shannon tries to resume his pre-war life.

"Across the ranchlands and cities of his home state, Rory Yates's discipline and law-enforcement skills have carried him far--from local highway patrolman to the honorable rank of Texas Ranger. A tough case in Waco has jeopardized Yates's chances at promotion, and he decides to take time off to recharge with his family in their small-town hometown, Redbud. He arrives and finds a horrifying crime scene--and a scathing accusation: he is named a suspect...

A Texas Ranger is justice. Until he sidesteps the law. Texas Ranger Rory Yates is not keen for hero status, unavoidable once his girlfriend, country singer Willow Dawes, writes a hit song about his bravery. Rory escapes his newfound fame when he's sent to the remote West Texas town of Rio Lobo, a municipality with two stoplights, and now, according to the Chief of Police, one too many Texas Rangers. Rio Lobo Detective Ariana Delgado is one who requested...

He will never forget. The broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country --the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker --only at second glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning.

The day a high school student is found unresponsive in class, teacher Sadie Thompson realizes how entrenched a prescription drug ring is in her school. She becomes involved with Ethan Stone, a Texas Ranger who suspects the drug ring reaches far beyond the high school. When one student dies from the apparent mixing of various prescription drugs -- an apparent suicide -- they find themselves in a desperate race to stop the abuse.

"As a Texas Ranger, it was Jesse Ryder's duty to protect her. As a man, it was all he could do to avoid the temptation of Avery Travis. The Snake Eyes Killer was on Avery's trail, but the independent deputy didn't want Jesse's help. And he couldn't blame her; he had walked away from her the night she'd offered him everything. Avery knew Jesse would always think of her as his best friend's little sister. However, she was fully capable of taking care...

After earning the wrath of her brother, a notorious drug kingpin, Adriana Garcia has been in deep hiding on a remote Texas llama ranch. But when Texas Ranger Brent McCord manages to find her--leading her brother's men right to her--Adriana discovers she's a suspect in the murder of a border patrol agent. The handsome, principled ranger, whose life she once saved during a dangerous sting operation, intends to bring her in for questioning...and protection....