November, 2011

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Issue #26

In This Issue

Bait
by D. Kirts Lewis
How do you trap a rat? You might use cheese. But how far would you go to bait a killer?

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The Preacher's Daughter
by Kathi Sprayberry
The evil forces residing in Tombstone drove Annie to the very edge of sanity. She knew she had to risk everything today to save her very soul.

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Somebody's Darling
by Jeff Richards
Coming of age during the Civil War, the romance was all in the telling, not in the awful truth of living . . . and dying.

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Stoddard's Gold, Part 2 of 3
by John Putnam
Micah heeded the siren song of the glittering lake of gold, but the menacing Indians and a bloodthirsty thief have him shaking in his boots. Will the mysterious French-woman's warning save him?

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Editor's Corner

There's a new blog out there!

CactusCountryPublishing.blogspot.com

is being put out by our friends Dusty Richards and Lou Turner. Dusty is a two-time Spur winner, author of over 100 published Western novels, and a fantastic resource for all things Western. Lou is the publisher of High Hill Press and a long-time friend. Do yourself a favor and stop by.

You won't regret it.

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