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Ruff Ballou and his sister Dixie journeyed west with trouble at their heels. But luck is on their side in Rum River, New Mexico, where they race one of their champion thoroughbreds to victory. A rich mans greed pits their good fortune against Ruffs life and they must take up a money-making challenge to capture Blue Bullet, the legendary stallion that no man has yet tamed. But their worst enemy is time. A bounty has been placed on Blue Bullet, dead or alive, and savage killers are out to collect that reward.

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First published August 1, 1993

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Gary McCarthy

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Gary McCarthy is the author of fourteen American historical novels and thirty-four westerns published by many of New York's major publishing houses. He has over three million books in print and continues to research and write his Canyon Country novels.

Growing up with horses and living in California, Nevada and Arizona, Gary is well suited to writing about the American West. He received his B.S. degree in Animal Science and an M.S. in Agricultural Economics. He has a keen interest in Native American cultures, especially the Hopi, Navajo, Havasupai and Haulapai who live in Northern Arizona.

Gary and his wife Jane live in Arizona and have often ridden horses and hiked in the Kaibab and Coconino National Forests. Gary is always looking for new stories set in the American West and considers the research to be among his most favorite pursuits.

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October 19, 2019
Blue Bullet (The Horseman Series Book 4)

Duff and his sister Dixie are trying to find a place to start a horse ranch and you'd think that wouldn't be that hard to do with the territories that opened up during the Civil War. But when you have something that is in short supply, basically really great horses, there is always going to be a least One man who wants what you have and doesn't care what he has to do to get it. The sensible thing to do would be to stay out of his way, but sensible is not always the right way to get away with your life when nobody plays by the same rules. AWESOME, AWESOME READ!!!!
3,198 reviews26 followers
March 28, 2020
A GM. Texas/New Mexico Western Action Adventure (BB) (THSB - 4)

GM. has penned a Texas/New Mexico western action adventure titled, "Blue Bullet" which begins in Austin, Texas and with a little help from Comanche Indians they drive the four thoroughbreds across West Texas into New Mexico. On their way to Sante Fe they have an altercation with horse thieves who were trying to capture a stallion, named Blue Bullet for the rewaed. They encounter a Sheriff and his Deputy plus a businessman. They have altercations that have to be settled with gunplay. This is an excellent read for the genre.....DEHS
251 reviews6 followers
June 9, 2021
Spirited Stallion

Indomitable stallion and gritty characters who live to trap, train and race horses, hoping to gain a new life away from war.
396 reviews1 follower
September 16, 2016
Blue

When a horse gets used to running free, no amount of training can tame him. Especially if he is a stallion with a large following of mares. This book is another great story in The Horseman Series.
375 reviews6 followers
July 5, 2015
Keep them coming!

This is a great Western series & I have already bought the next book in the series & I will begin reading it now.
3,004 reviews8 followers
May 3, 2016
read some time in 1993
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