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  • Published: 3 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698184060
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
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Ralph Compton Texas Hills



A family man takes embarks on a dangerous endeavor in this gripping Ralph Compton western.

Owen Burnett’s needs are small. All he’s ever wanted is his wife’s affection, his children’s health, and a little plot of land which he can farm. Still, he’s no fool. So when his neighbor Gareth Kurst makes him a business proposition, one that could leave him richer than he’s ever dreamed, he can’t refuse giving the risky scheme a try.

Rounding up cattle up in the Texas Hill Country is nothing to take on lightly. Between the Comanches roaming the countryside and the horns of the beasts he’s hunting down, Owen knows every second he spends out in the wild puts his life in plenty of danger. But the greatest threat to his person is one he never expected—his ruthless and conniving business partner, who has no plans of ever sharing his hard-earned cash....

  • Published: 3 November 2015
  • ISBN: 9780698184060
  • Imprint: PEN US eBook Adult
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 304
Categories:

About the authors

Ralph Compton

Ralph Compton stood six-foot-eight without his boots. He worked as a musician, a radio announcer, a songwriter, and a newspaper columnist. His first novel, The Goodnight Trail, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Medicine Pipe Bearer Award for best debut novel. He was the USA Today bestselling author of the Trail of the Gunfighter series, the Border Empire series, the Sundown Rider series, and the Trail Drive series, among others.

Praise for Ralph Compton Texas Hills

"[Compton] offers readers a chance to hit the trail and not even end up saddlesore."
--Publishers Weekly
"If you like Louis L'Amour, you'll love Ralph Compton."
--Quanah Tribune-Chief (TX)