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American Post-Civil War Westerns
Absolute Redemption
Life hasn’t been easy for cowboy Hollis Coleman – and it’s about to get a whole lot harder.
After a string of bad decisions landed him in the notorious Clyburn gang, Hollis paid the price with four years in Texas State Prison. Now, he’s back in Greenville, determined to leave his outlaw past behind and carve out a new life. But redemption doesn’t come easy in the Wild West.
When a close relative is brutally murdered, Hollis is thrust into a dangerous quest for justice. To his shock, the Clyburn gang is still thriving, their grip on the town tighter than ever. Even the local lawmen are too afraid to stand up to them.
But Hollis isn’t afraid.
Armed with grit, frontier savvy, and a burning desire to make things right, Hollis sets out to dismantle the gang that once defined him. Along the way, he crosses paths with Alice Woodland, a spirited Lone Star beauty who challenges his resolve and steals his heart.
As bullets fly and loyalties are tested, Hollis must confront his past and fight for a future worth living. In a land where justice is hard-won and redemption comes at a price, one thing is Hollis Coleman won’t stop until the Clyburn gang is dust – or he is.
Another classic western with respectful romance and women as strong frontier folk from author William Black.
Each book in the American Post-Civil War Westerns series is a standalone story that can be read out of order.
After a string of bad decisions landed him in the notorious Clyburn gang, Hollis paid the price with four years in Texas State Prison. Now, he’s back in Greenville, determined to leave his outlaw past behind and carve out a new life. But redemption doesn’t come easy in the Wild West.
When a close relative is brutally murdered, Hollis is thrust into a dangerous quest for justice. To his shock, the Clyburn gang is still thriving, their grip on the town tighter than ever. Even the local lawmen are too afraid to stand up to them.
But Hollis isn’t afraid.
Armed with grit, frontier savvy, and a burning desire to make things right, Hollis sets out to dismantle the gang that once defined him. Along the way, he crosses paths with Alice Woodland, a spirited Lone Star beauty who challenges his resolve and steals his heart.
As bullets fly and loyalties are tested, Hollis must confront his past and fight for a future worth living. In a land where justice is hard-won and redemption comes at a price, one thing is Hollis Coleman won’t stop until the Clyburn gang is dust – or he is.
Another classic western with respectful romance and women as strong frontier folk from author William Black.
Each book in the American Post-Civil War Westerns series is a standalone story that can be read out of order.
323 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 9, 2025
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October 18, 2025One chapter and done
I gave up during the first chapter. Main character on a stage coach from Huntsville, TX back to his hometown of Greenville, TX. Sees nothing but snakes and Gila monsters. Not only that, Gila monsters live in deserts. Greenville is in northeast Texas. It's rolling hills and wooded. There are no Gila monsters in Texas. His brother doesn't like him because he'd been in prison and instead of taking him home, wanted to take him into the desert and leave him. There's no desert within three hundred miles of Greenville Texas.
That was enough for me.
I gave up during the first chapter. Main character on a stage coach from Huntsville, TX back to his hometown of Greenville, TX. Sees nothing but snakes and Gila monsters. Not only that, Gila monsters live in deserts. Greenville is in northeast Texas. It's rolling hills and wooded. There are no Gila monsters in Texas. His brother doesn't like him because he'd been in prison and instead of taking him home, wanted to take him into the desert and leave him. There's no desert within three hundred miles of Greenville Texas.
That was enough for me.
September 13, 2025
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I took a star off for putting Greenville, TX in the wrong region of the state. When an author is using actual communities in a fictitious story it still requires accuracy into where the town is and what its terrain looks like. For me an east Texas town being moved to west Texas detracts from the story.
I took a star off for putting Greenville, TX in the wrong region of the state. When an author is using actual communities in a fictitious story it still requires accuracy into where the town is and what its terrain looks like. For me an east Texas town being moved to west Texas detracts from the story.
October 10, 2025
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Able to finish but to many cliche words and remarks. Made it sound like characters were illiterate or backwoods. Story line was ok just notable to get enthused. Sorry but don't I'll be reading any more of his books.
Able to finish but to many cliche words and remarks. Made it sound like characters were illiterate or backwoods. Story line was ok just notable to get enthused. Sorry but don't I'll be reading any more of his books.
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