Now Available: Shooter York - Colby Jackson (Mel Odom)

Young mountain man Shooter York had been trapping with his cousin George Monk and returned to find his beloved Tennessee home in turmoil as the US Army enforced the Indian Removal Act in 1833.

Shooter hadn't agreed with the proposed action, but it hit even closer to home than he realized when a friend of his got caught up in the middle of it. Moon Bear was accused of killing an Army transport crew and of taking rifles.

After helping the Army find Moon Bear, Shooter learned that his friend was looking for his son, who was following Calling Owl, a renegade leader conducting raids on helpless settlers. Shooter and George had no choice but to free Moon Bear and take up the hunt. But with the US Army on their heels and riding into the teeth of dangerous renegades, Tennessee seemed more crowded than ever.

(As you can tell from the cover, this book is connected to the Rancho Diablo series, but since it's a prequel, you don't have to have read any of the others before this one.)

Rancho Diablo: The Hold Up Now Free for Kindle

Today and tomorrow you can grab a free copy of THE HOLD UP, the Rancho Diablo novel by Mel Odom.

When Randy Post, a young cowboy riding for the Rancho Diablo brand, gets accused of murdering a saloon girl, Sam Blaylock saddles up to get to the bottom of the matter before they fit him for a hangman's noose. Sam doesn't know that the murder has set off a chain of events that will end up with him swapping lead with a murderous gang of robbers eyeing one of the banks in Shooter's Cross.

In the past, Marshal Everett Tolliver and Sam Blaylock haven't seen exactly eye-to-eye on things involving the ranch hands. Tolliver intends to hold the peace in town no matter what the cost. But he's going to need help if he's going to find out who murdered Jessie Holden in cold blood.

Even after they've set their differences aside for the time being, Sam and Tolliver still have to put their lives at risk to hold the line in Shooter's Cross in a gundown on Main Street that will become a legend.

Free Rancho Diablo!

You can't beat a free book, especially when it's as good as SHOOTER'S CROSS, the first book in the Rancho Diablo series. Mel Odom did a fine job with this, and you can pick it up free for Kindle today and tomorrow. If you haven't tried the series yet, this is a great way to start. Check it out!

Now Available: Rancho Diablo: Songbird - Colby Jackson (Bill Crider)

Yowza! The new Rancho Diablo novel is out. And speaking of yowza . . . check out that cover featuring the gorgeous Kasey Lansdale. Bill Crider is the author behind the Colby Jackson pseudonym this time around. If you're a Western fan you won't want to miss this one.

Free for Kindle Today and Tomorrow: Hangrope Law and Hallam

My Rancho Diablo novel HANGROPE LAW and Livia's collection HALLAM are both free for the Kindle today and tomorrow. If you haven't tried the Rancho Diablo series or made the acquaintance of Lucas Hallam yet, this is a perfect opportunity to sample both series for free. And you can visit this page for more free books from friends of ours.

Rancho Diablo Review Copies

If you're a blogger and/or reviewer and would like a free copy of the new Rancho Diablo novel THE HOLD UP, you should get in touch with Mel Odom, this book's "Colby Jackson". He'll take care of you from there.

Now Available: Rancho Diablo: The Hold Up - Colby Jackson (Mel Odom)

When Randy Post, a young cowboy riding for the Rancho Diablo brand, gets accused of murdering a saloon girl, Sam Blaylock saddles up to get to the bottom of the matter before they fit him for a hangman's noose. Sam doesn't know that the murder has set off a chain of events that will end up with him swapping lead with a murderous gang of robbers eyeing one of the banks in Shooter's Cross.

In the past, Marshal Everett Tolliver and Sam Blaylock haven't seen exactly eye-to-eye on things involving the ranch hands. Tolliver intends to hold the peace in town no matter what the cost. But he's going to need help if he's going to find out who murdered Jessie Holden in cold blood.

Even after they've set their differences aside for the time being, Sam and Tolliver still have to put their lives at risk to hold the line in Shooter's Cross in a gundown on Main Street that will become a legend.

Free Rancho Diablo!

Today only, you can get Bill Crider's Rancho Diablo novel DEAD MAN'S REVENGE absolutely free on Amazon. Grab this one while you can!

The New Rancho Diablo Book is Out, Yuh Whippersnappers!

The new Rancho Diablo book, GABBY DARBINS AND THE SLIDE-ROCK BOLTER, is now available from Amazon. Bill Crider, writing as Colby Jackson, is the author of this entry, which focuses on Gabby Darbins, the colorful ranch hand. It's full of action and humor, and if you love tall tales, you've got to read this one. Check it out!

Free Rancho Diablo!

If you've been meaning to try the Rancho Diablo series, today is the perfect time because the first book in the series, SHOOTER'S CROSS (by Mel Odom writing as Colby Jackson), is absolutely free on Amazon. Today only, though, so grab it while you can.

Rancho Diablo: Dark Horse Now Available for the Nook

And you can find it here.

Rancho Diablo #5: Dark Horse Now Available

I'm very pleased to announce that RANCHO DIABLO #5: DARK HORSE, my second entry in the series, is now available on Amazon. The Nook edition should be live soon as well, and a trade paperback edition is also in the works. I'm very pleased with this one and love the cover by Keith Birdsong.  Check it out!

Rancho Diablo Trailer

Here's another book trailer Livia made, for the Rancho Diablo series this time.

Rancho Diablo #4: Hell on Wheels Now Available

Those of you who have been waiting for the new Rancho Diablo book, wait no more! HELL ON WHEELS is now live on Amazon, and as you'd expect from Mel Odom, it's a great yarn, very well-written and with plenty of action.  Highly recommended!

Nice Reviews for The Dead Man and Rancho Diablo

This blog post includes kind words for both series.  It's nice that people like and understand what we're trying to do.

Rancho Diablo #2: Hangrope Law Now Available in Trade Paperback

HANGROPE LAW, my first entry in the Rancho Diablo series, is now available in a handsome trade paperback edition from Amazon for those of you who prefer print to e-books, or if you've read the e-book and just want a nice copy to go on your shelves. And if you'd like a signed copy, let me know (my email address is in my profile, for those of you who don't have it), and we can make arrangements for that.

Rancho Diablo #3: Dead Man's Revenge Now Available

DEAD MAN'S REVENGE, the third book in the Rancho Diablo series, is now available on Amazon.  This one is by Bill Crider, and as you'd expect from one of Bill's books, it's a fine yarn full of action and mystery.  Highly recommended.

Nooked!

I'm happy to announce that if you got a Nook for Christmas, you can now get HANGROPE LAW and TEXAS WIND to read on it.  And there'll be more stuff coming soon, both for the Nook and the Kindle, including more original material.  I'm pretty excited about it, to tell you the truth.

Rancho Diablo: Hangrope Law is Now Available

I'm very pleased to announce that the second Rancho Diablo book, HANGROPE LAW, is now available on Amazon for the Kindle.  I hope that those of you who read and enjoyed the first Rancho Diablo book, SHOOTER'S CROSS, will give this one a try as well.  This would be something great to buy with that Amazon gift certificate you're going to get as a Christmas present next week, or might I suggest that if you're giving a Kindle as a present to someone who's a Western reader, you could download both Rancho Diablo books on it so they'll have something to read right away.  Just a thought.

Rancho Diablo #1 is Now Available!

RANCHO DIABLO #1: SHOOTER'S CROSS is now available on Amazon.  I'm hardly an unbiased observer since I had a hand in the series' creation, but I think Mel Odom did a spectacular job on this book, especially considering that this is his first Western novel.  If you like action-packed Westerns with great characters, this one is highly recommended.