Capt. Bates Series by Ash Lingam

A band of young Comanche Warriors captures Texas Rangers Corporal Terry Coffee and Larry Landers. Will they escape with their lives, or will they perish in the wild country? The Terrible Horrel Brothers are sweeping across the eastern New Mexico Territory and Texas in a path of violence thanks to a feud with the Higgens family. Will the Texas Rangers be able to stop the killings? Abigale Burrs and Sally Skull bang heads over Captain Rowdy Bates as emotions begin to boil... moreA band of young Comanche Warriors captures Texas Rangers Corporal Terry Coffee and Larry Landers. Will they escape with their lives, or will they perish in the wild country? The Terrible Horrel Brothers are sweeping across the eastern New Mexico Territory and Texas in a path of violence thanks to a feud with the Higgens family. Will the Texas Rangers be able to stop the killings? Abigale Burrs and Sally Skull bang heads over Captain Rowdy Bates as emotions begin to boil. Which one of the Texan beauties will win over the tall man with the wavy hair and steel blue eyes? less

The Laredo Texas Rangers received orders from Austin to head to El Paso to assist and contain the violence when a posse of seventy-five Mexican vaqueros ride into town. They are on the trail of the American Rustlers and the land-grabbers who are terrorizing El Paso County and the ranches south of the border. So Captain Bates and his men head for Southwestern part of the state and US Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire, a lawman with a happy trigger-finger... moreThe Laredo Texas Rangers received orders from Austin to head to El Paso to assist and contain the violence when a posse of seventy-five Mexican vaqueros ride into town. They are on the trail of the American Rustlers and the land-grabbers who are terrorizing El Paso County and the ranches south of the border. So Captain Bates and his men head for Southwestern part of the state and US Marshal Dallas Stoudenmire, a lawman with a happy trigger-finger. Will the child, captured by the gang leader, Pat Whisper, escape with his life, or will he perish like his parents and little sister? And who will solve the mystery of the money man behind the land-grabbing; the local law or Captain Bates and his men? less

A telegram arrives from the Northern Oklahoma Territories in Laredo for Texas Ranger Captain Bates. Marshal Jack Black is in trouble, and the only friend he has to ask for help is Rowdy. So, the Ranger sets off north on the MK&T Railroad to aid his friend, a journey that leads him to Kansas State Prison in Levine – an institution that is called the Hell-Hole by its inmates... moreA telegram arrives from the Northern Oklahoma Territories in Laredo for Texas Ranger Captain Bates. Marshal Jack Black is in trouble, and the only friend he has to ask for help is Rowdy. So, the Ranger sets off north on the MK&T Railroad to aid his friend, a journey that leads him to Kansas State Prison in Levine – an institution that is called the Hell-Hole by its inmates.Has the Kansas marshal finally crossed that fine gray line of the law and will he spend the rest of his life behind bars, or will Rowdy Bates and his Texas Rangers find a way to win the day and save Jack from the very outlaws he put away? less

Someone has murdered the sheriff and bushwhacked one of the captain's men—is it possible the culprit is a person close to the Texas Rangers?A Comanche war party attacks a wagon train—will Captain Bates arrive on time, and who does he have to save, the settlers or the warrior braves?Miss Nati Buena Fuente is in mortal danger—but why and from whom? Will Rowdy lose yet another close friend?

The ship, Queen of Glory, is pushed toward the Texas shores by a force-4 hurricane, with the Royal Prince, Rudolph of Austria aboard and his Baroness mistress. The European royalty has organized an expedition stretching from Galveston to Tombstone, Arizona and his government’s diplomats have demanded the United States provide an escort... moreThe ship, Queen of Glory, is pushed toward the Texas shores by a force-4 hurricane, with the Royal Prince, Rudolph of Austria aboard and his Baroness mistress. The European royalty has organized an expedition stretching from Galveston to Tombstone, Arizona and his government’s diplomats have demanded the United States provide an escort. Headquarters notify Captain Rowdy Bates—his entire Ranger post will meet Prince Rudolph and personally act as his bodyguard and guide—eventually delivering the couple to the Arizona Rangers to continue their voyage across the west. Abigale Burrs has her sights on a Texas Ranger, and she’s got some tricks up her sleeve to win him over.Will Captain Bates and Nati Buena Fuente’s wedding be indefinitely postponed in the face of such a lengthy journey?How will the wagon train of wealthy European royalty make it across the Wild West with every Indian, bandito and American rustler across the state aware of their location?Will Tuc and Potak, the Tonkawa scouts, keep the prince from being killed in the trek across Texas? And will they find their magic tree? less