Border Ambush

Written by Melody Groves

Narrated by Dave Courvoisier

Robbed and beaten by outlaws, stagecoach guard James Colton vows justice and recovery of his grandfather's watch. Determined to find his heirloom, James hunts the outlaws, only to face an immoral sheriff who gives him no choice but to shoot. Charged with the sheriff's James' solitary hope is to get the outlaws to testify to the sheriff's villiany. With older brother Trace along to help, the Coltons track the robbers into Mexico. But after Trace is gravely wounded, James is ambushed by lawmen as he struggles to bring his brother across the border. The hangman's noose seems closer than ever. Can James prove his innocence?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books in Motion
• Release date: Mar 15, 2010
• ISBN: 9781605486796

Melody Groves

Melody Groves is the author of the Colton Family Saga series "Border Ambush" (finalist, 2009 New Mexico Book Awards), "Sonoran Rage, Arizona War" (winner, 2008 New Mexico Book Awards) and "Kansas Bleeds." Her essay about living in New Mexico was published in "Voices of New Mexico." Melody is a contributing editor for Round Up magazine and contributing writer for "American Westward Expansion, "? a collegiate history encyclopedia. Her books include "Hoist a Cold One! Historic Bars of the Southwest."