The Fifth Rider: New Damascus    by A Park
Price: Free! 16910 words. Language: English. Published on May 6, 2013. Fiction » Horror » Occult.
(5.00 from 2 reviews)
New Damascus was a place of desert and mountain. It was a town suffering from sickness, where trouble always stopped by to holiday. It was the preacher who finally took matters into his own hands, praying for salvation. Salvation didn't come. Something else did.

Edges of Empires    by Tessa Mackenzie
Price: Free! 9460 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2013. Fiction » Literature » War.
(5.00 from 1 review)
Short story (9428 words). Ellie is a security contractor. She is working in Central Asia when she hears her daughter has been murdered. Died is what the email says, overdosed on heroin, but murdered is what Ellie feels it is. Ellie and her girlfriend Sameh decide they have to kill the man responsible. They don’t hesitate, simply fly to Ellie’s old home and set about doing what they need to.

The Survivor    by Tim Champlin
Price: Free! 77890 words. Language: English. Published on March 31, 2013. Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier.
Marcel Dupre, condemned to the penal colony at French Guiana, writes an expose of life in the Foreign Legion and in the penal colony. He finally escapes by sea and reaches the U.S. where he hopes to have his book published. Agents of the shaky French government will do anything to destroy him and his expose. A Wells Fargo messenger is dispatched to find and assist him.

Unicorn Western    by Johnny B. Truant
Price: Free! 26110 words. Language: English. Published on March 23, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Western.
Cast out from The Realm and into the desert of the Sands, Marshal Clint Gulliver and his unicorn Edward have finally found peace in the small and dusty town of Solace. For the first time since leaving The Realm, Clint has dared find peace, but when the town faces an approaching enemy, the gunslinger feels compelled to unholster his seven-shooters to face it... and the dark magic it brings with it.

The Renaissance of Jacob Smith (A Jacob Smith Story #3)    by Craig Gabrysch
Price: Free! 7750 words. Language: English. Published by Twit Publishing  on January 29, 2013. Fiction » Literature » Western.
The year is 1866, and the American Civil War has just ended. Jacob Smith is a member of the Knights Templar, an order dedicated to protecting man from the forces of Hell. Jacob, reeling from the horrors he saw on Kadath Estates, has returned to the Order's Monastery. He'd Hoped to rest and recover from his latest battle, but is instead forced into a vicious battle for his very soul.

The Chinese Hunter    by Leroy B. Vaughn
Price: Free! 23650 words. Language: American English. Published on December 9, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Western.
On May 6, 1882 the United States Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act. Franklin Nixon was a Lance Corporal stationed at the U.S. Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. at that time. A few short years later he joins the Mounted Chinese Exclusionary Police on the day he is discharged from the service and is sent to the Willcox sector in the Arizona Territory, where he becomes the Chinese Hunter.

Straight    by Robert Zverina
Price: Free! 1090 words. Language: American English. Published on September 11, 2012. Fiction » Historical » Western & American frontier.
(4.33 from 3 reviews)
A short story about a lonesome cowboy and his faithful horse.

Grown Fast and Hard    by James Calore
Price: Free! 4940 words. Language: American English. Published on August 29, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Coming of age.
Life is full of twists and turns, as the saying goes, but you never know when that life-altering event is coming at you. Some twists can turn out very fortunate, while others ... let's just say, there are others you wished you hadn't had to endure. Life can be a tough teacher, and the test tougher yet. Grown Fast and Hard - A contemporary short story set in the American West.

West of the Texas Nebula    by Lyndon Perry
Price: Free! 2710 words. Language: English. Published by ResAliens Press  on July 26, 2012. Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera.
(4.75 from 4 reviews)
While honoring the visiting dignitaries from Tau Ceti, Sol’s Mayor, Wit Thomason, had a heart attack. He spent a good couple of minutes twitching on the floor, soiling his finest suit, right there in front of aliens, citizens, and everybody. It was only a matter of time before some gunslinger made a move to take over the job. If I wanted to save my skin, it was time for me to get out of Dodge.

You Were Lost    by Kayla Hunt
Price: Free! 2890 words. Language: English. Published on July 18, 2012. Fiction » Literature » Western.
A sappy, emotional story about a girl and a horse.