Matt Claymore (American Post-Civil War Westerns)

Once, Matt Claymore wore a badge and made outlaws think twice about riding into Victor, Texas.

As sheriff, the six-foot-four lawman kept the town’s peace with steady hands and a quick gun.

Then, one night changed everything.

When his wife Sarah was killed by a careless drunk, the badge stopped meaning anything. Matt walked away from the law and the man he used to be.

Five years later, Victor town faces a new threat.

Arlo Bohannon – one of the richest and most ruthless cattle barons in Texas – has set his sights on the town and the nearby Comanche village. With hired gunmen and money enough to buy silence, Bohannon plans to take whatever he wants.

Widow Glenda Ross and the townsfolk believe the former sheriff still carries the grit that once made him a legend. But Matt isn’t sure that man still exists.

Now, Victor’s future depends on a broken lawman who buried his badge years ago.

Because if Matt Claymore doesn’t stand again, Bohannon will take the town – and leave nothing behind but corpses and dust.

Another classic western with respectful romance and women as strong frontier folk from author William Black.

Note: Each book in the American Post-Civil War Westerns series is a standalone story that can be read out of order.