About this series
Down on his luck in San Francisco, John Slocum takes a contract with the Central California Railroad. He’s given the difficult task of locating a stolen shipment of silver worth over one hundred thousand dollars, but he catches a break when he discovers that the company’s attractive secretary, Tamara, was an accomplice in the robbery. Too bad his employer would rather believe in the thief’s feminine wiles than in Slocum’s cold hard facts.
Fuming mad and out of work, Slocum starts looking to let off some steam. But when Tamara offers Slocum a new job—finding where the rest of the robbers stowed the loot—he has a hard time saying no to the seductive crook, or to a change of fortune. Still, Slocum knows he has to keep his cards close to the chest, or else he might end up six feet under…
Titles in the series (100)
- Slocum 261: Slocum and the Senorita
261
Slocum makes a run for the border… When Slocum saves a pretty young Mexican girl from a brutal gang, it wouldn’t be right to leave her on her own. So the next thing he knows, he’s hightailing it to her hacienda with a bunch of serious pistoleros hot on his trail—and a pair of gunslinging bounty hunters not far behind. But cold-blooded killers have to take a number if they want a piece of Slocum. He’s got some business to settle with a certain Senorita—and some things take a little time to get right. His trackers might as well hold their horses—since Slocum’s got enough bullets for everybody…
- Slocum 229: Slocum and the Texas Rose
229
Slocum finds a rose that isn't as sweet as she looks. Slocum isn't the type to walk from a lady in trouble. But when he has to fight a band of buffalo hunters, it seems defending this little Rose is going to be a thorny affair...
- Slocum 226: Slocum and the Real McCoy
226
Slocum's got a wagon train going to Tucson—and it's worth its weight in gold! A two-bit outlaw is trying to rob Slocum of the gold he's guarding. But Slocum only has time for one thing—taking care of the pretty young Miss McCoy...
- Slocum 233: Slocum and the Lone Star Feud
233
Slocum's looking for a few good men—to take care of a few gone bad... When it comes to justice, Slocum doesn't need proof. He's rounding up a posse of gunslingers to send a murderer and his heel dogs to thier knees.
- Slocum 241: Slocum and the Big Three
241
Slocum stops a dirty railroad gang dead in their tracks... The Big Three are running a railroad on stolen money. Slocum's money. Plus one of their bunch has made a widow out of the best looking woman in town. She wants her husband's killer so bad she's sworn to give herself to the man who kills him. For Slocum, putting a bullet in the backshooting polecat would be a pleasure. So would collecting the reward.
- Slocum #278: Shoot-Out at Whiskey Springs
278
Slocum is on the hunt for revenge—and he's not the kind of man to stop until he gets exactly what he wants. Slocum’s just ridden into town with a pack of mules, a greenhorn named Tad, and hopes for some healthy compensation. And, he reckons, a soft bed with a lusty gal would suit him just fine. But instead of fillin’ up Slocum’s coffers with gold, the mules’ yella-bellied owner fills Slocum and Tad up with lead—killing the kid. Forgiveness has never been Slocum’s strong suit—and he declares vengeance on his young friend’s killer. What he doesn’t realize, however, is that this murder involves gold, local politics—and low-down politicians. And a certain lusty young lady with a mind to avenge her father’s murder is only too happy to learn Slocum the way to the killers’ lair, a place they call Whiskey Springs—in exchange for some French lessons from him…
- Slocum #287: Slocum and the Nebraska Swindle
287
Slocum gets caught up in a big-time heist in a small-time town… John Slocum and his pard have finally steered two thousand head of cattle from Abilene, Texas, to their Kansas home. After six weeks on the trail, both men are itchin’ for some company of the female kind. Abigail Stanley fits the bill any which way you look at her—and, in addition to her comely figure and come-hither glances, she has a head for business. Slocum’s all too willing to learn some of the tricks of her trade—but getting involved with Miss Stanley means getting wrapped up in something much less pleasant than her lovin’ arms. She has it in her noggin that a big-time railway to her hometown of No Consequence, Nebraska, would translate into untold fortune for the so far unfortunate village. So, anxious to set things a-rolling, the townspeople willingly dish out their money for this joint venture with a Mr. Rafe Ferguson. Everything seems right as rain—until Slocum learns more than he should about the supposed benefactor of what is merely an imaginary Platte & Central Plains Railroad…
- Slocum 230: Slocum and the Comely Corpse
230
Slocum wakes up on the wrong side of the law... After going to bed with a beautiful woman—Slocum wakes up next to a corpse. Now there's a bounty on his head—and a gang of thieves hot on his trail!
- Slocum 244: Slocum and the Yellow Rose of Texas
244
Slocum gets distracted by a pretty little flower—who comes with thorns... Slocum has his eye on the dangerous Rose Miller. Besides being a real American beauty, Rose is rumored to be the mistress of a notorious train robber. But the minute Slocum gets a taste of this Texas temptress, he's got to decide whether lying in this bed of roses is worth a few scratches.
- Slocum 231: Blood in Kansas
231
Slocum's on the hunt for a two-bit theif—and he's makin' him pay! The pretty young Pearl and her beau Cutface sneak in while Slocum's asleep—and rob him blind. Now Slocum's hot on their trail—and he's makin' Cutface pay his interest in blood!
- Slocum 239: Slocum and the Comanche
239
Slocum takes on an army to save a beautiful Comanche Princess. Seven settlers—including two women—have been scalped, and the U.S. Cavalry is ready to make the local Comanche pay. But Slocum knows better. Comanche don't scalp women. And he'll find the low lifes who did the killing—even if it means being caught between corrupt cavalry, horse rustlers, and a Comanche Princess.
- Slocum 235: Slocum and the Miner's Justice
235
A yellow-bellied outlaw has Slocum gunning for revenge! After an outlaw sends a bullet into Slocum's back, the fastest gun in the West is ready to deliver up some justice to the local miners and get some of his own in the process.
- Slocum 243: Slocum and the Buffalo Hunter
243
Slocum's got a job driving steer up north—and a hunter into the ground... Driving steer up to bone-cold Nebraska, Slocum runs into a hide-stealin', Sioux-cheatin' buffalo hunter. But this lowlife is in for a surprise. If it's hide he wants, Slocum's glad to give it to him, right off the hunter's own back.
- Slocum 238: Slocum and the Baroness
238
Slocum meets a woman who's rich, royal, and rounding up trouble... A European baroness needs Slocum to find a stash of hidden missionary gold. But this blue blood has Slocum by the family jewels, and it'll take a gun and a prayer to get rich and stay alive.
- Slocum 248: Showdown at Shiloh
248
A boy's search for justice leads Slocum on a trail of revenge! While tracking down the outlaws who murdered his parents and kidnapped his sister, young Jimmy Forrest learns the tricks of the trail from Slocum. Soon, the hard-riding duo discovers their adversary is none other than the "Butcher of Shiloh," a man Slocum has every reason to hate...
- Slocum 246: Slocum and the Cattle King
246
Slocum goes up against the biggest, baddest cattle baron in the territory... John Chisum, a ruthless cattleman, is aiming to run off anyone in the way of his new project—blocking the local water supply and forcing everyone to buy their water from him. Slocum is about to remind the cattle king that blood is thicker than water—even if he has to spill some of Chisum's to prove it.
- Slocum 259: Slocum and Wild Bill's Lady
259
Slocum's always got a lovely lady on his arm. But when he gets involved with Wild Bill Hickok's favorite girl everyone in Abilene sees trouble brewing.
- Slocum 227: Blood on the Brazos
227
Slocum has a man's blood on his hands—and a contract on his life! Nothing riles up Slocum like a coward: So when some varmint outlaw tried to shoot an innocent boy, Slocum showed the bad hombre some six-gun justice. Now the fool's friends are full of whiskey and venom—and gunning for Slocum!
- Slocum 245: Slocum and the Lady from Abilene
245
A kidnapped woman has Slocum crossing the border into a lawless land. Slocum's got a thirst for whiskey—and justice—as he takes up a search for a saloon matron's kidnapped sister. He's armed with money to pay for the captive, but something tells him that cold cash may have to be backed up by hot lead.
- Slocum #282: Slocum and the Lady in Black
282
If Slocum doesn’t skidaddle, he’ll be horsemeat! If his Appaloosa hadn’t twisted its ankle on the way to Springfield, Missouri, Slocum might never have looked into buying a new horse there. He might also have missed meeting two of the prettiest cowhands ever to walk on God’s green earth. And now, he might not be running for his life… In Springfield, a man looking to buy a horse has two choices: he can go see the Tolliver brothers’ costly horses, or he can look at Linda Collins’s cheaper ones—and risk getting pumped full of lead by the Tollivers’ hired hands. So when Slocum, a stranger to the town and its rules, shows up on the wrong side of the fence, he’ll have to use his horse sense to protect the very grateful Collins sisters, not to mention stay alive himself…
- Slocum 263: Showdown
263
Slocum’s gunning for revenge after an Austin ambush… Slocum rides into Austin looking for a good bottle of whiskey and an even better woman. He gets both—and a passel of problems to boot. It seems a trio of lowlife gunslingers are terrorizing the town, and the sheriff is powerless to stop them. Slocum’s never been one to look for trouble, but it comes a’knockin’ after he shoots one of the owlhoots, and takes up with the lady of another. Before he knows it, he’s on the business end of a cowardly beating. But no man sucker punches John Slocum—or tells him where to hang his hat. And if the citizens of Austin think those three are tough, they ain’t seen nothing yet…
- Slocum 247: Dead Man's Spurs
247
Slocum's partner gets thristy—bloodthirsty! When Slocum and his herding partner, Billy Quince, end the life of a notorious cattle rustler, it's the young man's first kill. But it's far from his last as the infamous rustler leaves him with a mysterious—and murderous—legacy. Now it's up to Slocum to break the deadly spell.
- Slocum 242: Slocum at Scorpion Bend
242
Slocum rides into a treacherous town—and straight through hell! The Big Race at Scorpion Bend is a deadly ride with the fastest cowboys in the territory—and Slocum is ahead by a nose...
- Slocum 268: Slocum and the Hired Gun
268
There’s too many itchy trigger fingers in Harleyville—and only one Slocum… Harleyville may be a little town—but there’s a big-time range war brewing and more trigger-happy cowhands than you can shake a stick at. With bodies piling up, either side could use an experienced gunslinger. Slocum figures it’s someone else’s problem—but he winds up right in the middle of it anyway… When things turn ugly Slocum takes a side—but he’s not the only gunslinger in town. Aaron “One Shot” Parsons rode into Harleyville willing to slap leather for whoever pays him. He may be the best shooter in the West—but he’ll have a hell of a time drawing a bead on Slocum…
- Slocum #310: Slocum and the Teton Temptress
310
A black-hearted woman makes Slocum see red… In the shadows of the Grand Tetons, Jackson Hole is no place to spend a winter. But, it’s where Slocum hoofs it after getting a desperate letter from his friend Hovis Benton. A swamper at the Silvertip Saloon, Benton appears to have gotten himself in some hot water. A hangout for trail tramps and glitter gals, the Silvertip is owned by the beautiful—and deadly—Gloria Vespa. She and her bunch of cutthroats are responsible for more missing men than a whiteout—including Benton. What could make such a heavenly looking woman so sinful? It doesn’t take Slocum long to find out. Indian gold. In them thar hills…
- Slocum 289: Slocum at Devil's Mouth
289
Slocum blazes through Devil’s Mouth to nail his saddle partner’s killer! Slocum last heard of Matt Scoggins when he’d been onto a rich gold strike—but then he vanished without a trace. Now, Slocum gets some unwelcome news about his old partner from a lovely Russian duchess of many talents—and many lies. Slocum has been shot at and almost left for dead in a pit. But when he looks for answers, he’s told to mind his business—like he’s just some drifter who happened along. But ignoring him and his six-shooter can be a fatal decision. Something very big is at stake here, and until Slocum gets the truth—there won’t be any peace for anyone.
- Slocum #281: Slocum and the Widow Maker
281
When a landowner gets greedy, Slocum marks his territory—with bullets. Landowner Seth Draper bullied his way through town, buying up smaller ranches and adding the acreage to his own. But when rancher Ian MacTavish refuses to sell, Draper plays dirty. He isn’t above holding Ian’s wife prisoner to force the deal. And just when it looks like the ruthless rancher has the upper hand, Ian’s daughter comes up with a very serious weapon. His name is Slocum…
- Slocum 252: Slocum and the Gunrunners
252
Outlaws are arming the Apaches—and Slocum's the target! Apache uprisings are forcing local homesteaders to abandon their land. And a group of outlaws plans to sell them a lot more firepower. But Slocum's prepared to defuse the situation before the frontier explodes...
- Slocum 274: Valley of Skulls
274
When Slocum teams up with an old friend, they add a few more skulls to the valley! Slocum just got into Denver, but his long-awaited night on the town took a sharp and unexpected turn when he ran into his old friend Lemuel Parsons. And when Lem and the distraught young woman by his side told Slocum about the violent kidnapping of her father and brother, he knew what he’d be doing in Denver— looking for the bastards who did it. Now Slocum’s teamed up with Lem in a hunt for the kidnappers who have been pulling the same scheme all over town— muscling everyone off their land. And when their search leads them to the perpetrators, Slocum and Lem find themselves mixed up in a situation even stickier than they could have imagined…
- Slocum #284: Slocum, a Jury of One
284
They escaped their execution—but there’s no escaping Slocum. Everyone in Sublette County wants to see Angus Dingo and Flatnose Nelson hanged—everyone including John Slocum. Their brutal crimes warrant their deaths, but when their hour is up, they are nowhere to be found. Slocum aims to track down the convicts and finish the job himself. As good as he is, these two won’t be an easy catch—especially when three women demand to tag along on the hunt. They have their own history with Dingo and Flatnose, and Slocum never could refuse a lady—let alone three.
Jake Logan
Jake Logan has been writing fiction for over 30 years. He writes gay male fiction such as romance, mystery, and urban fantasy. He lives in Rhode Island with three cats.
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