Cane Hollow Press: 25 books

Little Danny Jordan and his family joined a wagon train headed West after the Civil War... they were Exodusters, ex-slaves banded together to establish their own town, which they named Freedom Hill. But a greedy cattle baron wants the town gone, and threatens to bring an army to burn it down if the...

What do you do when an entire town mistakes you for the notorious gunfighter Joe Maitlin? If you’re the hero of this western noir tale, you live it up while it lasts… A short story by Peacemaker and Spur Award winner Troy D. Smith

Robert Darnell's son is scheduled to hang in Wichita. Darnell would give anything to reach him in time, including his own soul... so he sets out on a race against time to carry out his desperate plan. Winner of the prestigious Peacemaker Award for best western short story.

Orphaned and mentally challenged, Bobby Devane’s cruel uncle called him “slow and backward.” But Bobby had a very special ability –and the Cheyenne band that takes him in can recognize what no one he knew before ever could… A short story by Peacemaker and Spur Award winner Troy D. Smith

Army sergeant Max Blackwell and his brother, Texas Ranger Jake Blackwell, lead an expedition to rescue a woman and her daughter who have been taken captive by Comanches. The pursuit will lead them across the Llano Estacado to Ransom Canyon -and the notorious comanchero leader Dutch John... Read...

Strong Bear, a proud Cheyenne Dog Soldier, refuses to be forced onto a reservation. He decides to resist to the last, choosing his own fate –staking himself out in the traditional manner, with his face to his enemies… A short story by Troy D. Smith, winner of the Peacemaker and Spur Awards.

The words which acclaimed author Frank Roderus used to describe Smith's fiction apply equally to his verse:"Troy Smith has a rare and wonderful gift. His words do more than take you to another time, more than allow you to live another person’s life… they also open that person’s heart and allow you to feel its beat."

Duke Blackwell, California outlaw, is trying to go straight -but his efforts are complicated by a string of stage robberies by someone impersonating him. Now he has to catch "the Blackwell Gang" before the law catches him... Read the whole Blackwell series! "Blackwell's Run" was nominated for the 2011 Peacemaker Award for best western short story!

Two desperate outlaws named Fred Stein and Apache Bill are holed up in a rocky stronghold, holding a wealthy man’s little girl for ransom. Pinkerton detective Thomas Grady has been sent to bring her back safely –but will his haunting memories of another tragic assignment cost the girl her life?

Jake Blackwell left the Texas Rangers to fight for the Union. Captured in battle, he finds himself in a makeshift Confederate prison called Camp Henry. Now he is in for the hardest fight of his life -the fight to stay alive in the disease-ridden prison, when a sadistic guard has marked him for death... Read...

"Pike's Peak or Bust" is the rallying cry for the Colorado gold rush -and veteran prospector Caleb Blackwell is busted. Busted, and growing disenchanted with the mining business. Then he wanders into a town that is tightly controlled by a gang of vicious thugs -and sees a new option... Read...

“Sheriff Dan Roberts was the finest man I've ever known, and it's a shame he had to face up to a seasoned man-killer like Lance Burns. Sheriff Roberts wasn't the wild-eyed killer type, you see…” A short story by Peacemaker and Spur Award winner Troy D. Smith

Caleb Blackwell found no luck in the California gold mines... but there is a new rush, in a place called Australia. Unfortunately, Blackwell arrives just in time to be caught up in one of the most violent uprisings in that land's history... Read the whole Blackwell series! "Blackwell's Run" was nominated for the 2011 Peacemaker Award for best western short story!

Good-natured bandit Duke Blackwell meets a beautiful Mexican damsel-in-distress who informs him that he has become a local legend for preying on corrupt merchants. And she desperately needs the help of the famous highwayman, for a noble quest--but Blackwell has a feeling all is not as it seems... Read...