Sherman, J.

SMOKE SIGNALS When Gunn saw the smoke drifting in the clear New Mexican sky he knew there was trouble. He had learned long ago that where there was smoke there was fire—and Indians. This time it was a band of renegade Apaches led by the ruthless Cartucho. And in their wake they had left the tauntingly-desirable Penny as the only survivor. But why? Gunn finds out the answer real fast: Cartucho wants Penny for his bride. And she’d rather be dead than wed. So with pistols cocked, Gunn once again comes to the aid of a damsel in distress—but only after she promises to make it worth his while...

A FRIEND IN NEED Gunn heads for Plata Butte, right in the heart of Apache country, when he receives a desperate plea for help from Trilla Collins, an old friend of his dead wife. When he arrives at his destination and asks where he can find Trilla, everyone suddenly plays dumb. Gunn wants to know why? He finds out soon enough when he locks horns with Mel Norton, the mean, rich roughneck who owns and controls the town. Gunn has to use a lot of deft manipulation to discover Trilla's whereabouts, but in the end it's worth his while because she's one unforgettable woman—who knows how to show her thanks...

COUNTRY COMFORT It was hot on the trail to Luna Creek, but it got even hotter when Gunn met sultry Serena Paxton. The lady cattle rancher was out to avenge her father's death at the hands of the Widowmakers, a brutal gang that was slaughtering the valley's male settlers, then stealing their widows' valuable land out from under them. Plenty of women in the valley needed Gunn's services, and Gunn was more than willing to accommodate them. With his hard guns cocked, he penetrated the ruthless killer gang and snapped its stranglehold on the valley. It wasn't easy, but the thanks he got from the ladies of Luna Creek made it all worth his while!

LORELEI NEEDED GUNN’S HELP—AND WANTED HIS BODY! All Gunn was looking for was some water to get the taste of the trail out of his throat. Instead, he rode smack into the middle of a gunfight and wound up with a dying man on his hands and a dark-haired beauty on his mind. Freddy Waite had only two things to call his own: his daughter Lorelei and the Lucky Girl Mine. Now the girl was alone with two hard-case killers on her trail—and the mine was at stake. Gunn knows he can't leave Lorelei to take care of business herself, so he takes up his weapon on her behalf. With the killers closing in on them, the gunplay gets fast and furious—and so does Lorelei when she discovers that Gunn shoots in a couple of directions at the same time!

HIS GUN IS ALWAYS COCKED AND READY FOR ACTION! Sexy, blue-eyed Melissa Porter was as pretty as a mountain stream. And when Gunn blew into the quiet town of Little Lake, the dark-haired beauty begged for his help, though she wouldn't tell why. With a little gentle prodding, Gunn coaxes Melissa to open up to him, and then plunges in with all the assistance he can offer. What Gunn doesn't know is that he is fooling with Dale Eakins' girl—and Eakins is one hard dude. When Melissa finally shows Gunn a cryptic message her father gave her before he was cold-bloodedly murdered, Gunn begins to see the light. Only the luscious beauty intends to keep him in the dark a little longer with the generous curves of her sultry body—until Eakins himself hits town and finds his girl messing around with the likes of Gunn. For Gunn, trouble was just beginning...

HIS GUN NEVER HAS A CHANCE TO COOL DOWN! It's not too smart to get caught in the middle of a range war in Waco, Texas—especially when two men as powerful as Jack Orleans and Bennet Davis are doing the shooting. Gunn tries his best to stay out of the cross­fire but when a sexy squatter's daughter begs for his help, he knows he can't refuse a piece of the action. Soon his gun is hot and ready and both sides are try­ing to hire him... or kill him! First, Orleans' fiery ladyfriend tries to woo Gunn to her side. Then, Bennet's elegant, French-born bride uses her own brand of persuasion. And as the competition for his gun gets stiffer, the stakes rise higher until Gunn's playing a dangerous game. One of the ladies could be a man-eater...and Gunn's all set up to be the main course!

HOT TIP TO HELL Gunn's riding hard after the hooded outlaws who rustled a fortune in horses out of Hutchinson, Kansas. Following a trail of dead men into Abilene, Gunn figures he's closing in on the murdering gang of horsethieves. But a tantalizing tart named Miss Milland tells him that what he's really closing in on is a one way trip to Boot Hill. The luscious lass is willing to bend over backwards to help Gunn—even showing him the way to her back door when all else fails. Except Gunn refuses to give up. The outlaws are sure they've got him trapped, walled in with no escape. But Gunn knows how to find the cracks. And when he does, the night will explode with more action than Kansas has seen for a long, long time!

GUNN IS ALWAYS READY FOR A HARD SITUATION!Gunn is captured by the Hunkpatila Sioux and taken back to the Indian land as a prisoner. Because the Sioux have heard of his reputation as a sharpshooter, they treat him with respect. They give him two women to help occupy his time, and he shows the women how to put their heads together for his entertainment pleasure. Cocksure and ready, Gunn proves that he deserves his reputation by shooting off in all directions!When the Hunkpatila call upon Gunn for his expertise in dealing with a group of soldiers caught trespassing, crossing with settlers on their land, Gunn must choose. Not wanting to go against his own people, he declines—and then to complicate matters he discovers a beautiful young orphan among the settlers. He saves her hide by taking her back to his tepee—and teams her up with his two Indian maidens for a private tête-à-tête. Not to be outdone, each woman offers her own thanks to Gunn, proving the theory that it is as much fun to give as to receive!