She came to California as a young bride in an arranged marriage. Now she owns 75 square miles of property bordering the Mokelumne River, where gold has been discovered. They want her land and will stop at nothing, even if it means her murder.

A flash of lightening and a clap of thunder, followed by a baby's cry caused Lillian to patter down the hall in her bare feet. She started toward the crib as a gust of wind caused the curtains to flap wildly. Lightening lit the sky as she turned to close the open pane. On the opposite side of the window stood a large, black man in a buckskin shirt and beaded necklace, staring back at her. He was holding her daughter in his arms. The thunder drowned her scream. Rain pelted her face and soaked through her thin nightgown as she leaned through the window. The only sign he had been there were two footprints in the mud that were quickly filling with water. Matthew Blue wanted to stay home, raise horses and be a good husband and father. When a runaway slave living with the Comanche is accused of kidnapping the Handcock baby, he is once again called on the become Manhunter. .."a no-holds-barred action Western of the highest caliber...This is a Western, a Mystery, and a Suspense novel all rolled into one." D.B. Jackson - author of They Rode Good Horses .."a refreshing novel set in the young West...Mitchell writes in layers, creatively peeling them back to reveal an unpredictable story of camouflaged murders, elaborate lies and emotional intrigues that culminates with a terrible and fitting revenge." Claudia Newcorn, award-winning author of Firestar

Clay Best was sick of being a low-paid, over-worked lawman. He wanted a small spread somewhere where he could raise a few head of cattle. Instead, he found himself involved in chasing bank robbers and trying to rescue a beautiful hostage. "Non-stop action in a Texas setting described so well you can feel the heat. Major and Jerry Mitchell bring this novel about Clay Best alive. There is so much happening you don't want to put the book down...a real page turner." - Phil Mills, Jr., author of "Where A Good Wind Blows" "A very good and entertaing tale of the old west from beginning to the end." - The Dallas Review

Matthew Blue is known as Manhunter by the Comanche. He has been hired to track a serial killer in rual Kansas, only to discover a different killer is following him. His nemesis has sworn to see Matthew dead, even if it means leaving a trail of dead bodies to see it done. "A riveting tale of justice in the old west." Dallas Review "When it comes to suspense, nobody writes it as well as Major Mitchell." Pat Decker Nipper "A vivid story of a half white, half Indian bounty hunter trying to bring in a young killer....Well written." Tom Alberti

Leonida Garcia has been beaten, robbed, widowed, and seen enough trouble in her young life to last ten lifetimes. Now she wants nothing more than to live peacable on her rancho. But when someone murders Ambrose Brice, she encourages retired ranger and friend Josiah Russell to find the killer. The trail he finds leads him to her best friend's door. While she worries about her friend Alice, and seeks to find a way of clearing her name, something even darker and more evil lurks in the shadows. If left alone, it will not only steal her land but take her very life. "Good story All told, (Major has) spun a good yarn. This is a story that needs to be told to show the skullduggery concerning the old land grants in California, and Major did it well. - John Duncklee "A very good and entertaining tale of the old west from beginning to the end." - Dallas Review