THE SEARCH BEGINS ...Once, John Stone had everything a man could ever want: wealth, position, and a woman who loved him. But that was before the Civil War. Now he's lost his fortune, and his fiancée has disappeared. All he has left is his Colt, a picture of Marie, and a mission—to roam the west until he finds the woman he loves.HE IS THE SEARCHER ...The settlers were on their way to a new life in Texas, while John Stone was stirring up the ashes of a life that died with the war. Still, he signed on to act as a scout for their wagon train. Maybe Marie had found her way to Texas ... Maybe he'd find someone who'd seen her ...Or maybe he'd die on the trail, killed by Indians, outlaws or thirst.Either way, John Stone had a dream. And nothing could stand in his way.

HE PUT ON A TIN BADGEAND BACKED IT UP WITH HOT LEADWith six good men murdered in a single smoking night, Woodlawn was starting to feel more like a cemetery than a town. John Stone had no plans to stick around ... until the local killers sparked his wrath by gunning down his riding companion. Pinning on the tin star, Stone declares martial law. It's the bloodiest range war west of the Missouri. And Stone would rather die than declare a truce...

Butler had taken on some tough missions during his spy career, but his new assignment made the others look easy.He had to penetrate the Soviet Union to steal super-secret plans for an anti-missile system.But Butler had a weakness for beautiful Russian women. If he could figure out which ones worked for the KGB, he might get out of Russia alive!