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The Cowboy Gangster
Series · 17
books · 2015-2020

Books in series

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#1

Shot Through the Heart

2015

Clint “The Cowboy” Maddox is a force to be reckoned with. Enforcer for the Sanitini family, the cowboy has known only violence, pain and death. But for a select few he calls “brothers”, Clint feels no love for mankind and believes that “an eye for an eye” is the only true means of retribution. ‘Let the punishment fit the crime’ is his philosophy when dealing with his enemies. But upon meeting Axel Anders –a frightened and lost young man with a stained soul of his own –Clint’s hard-as-steel exterior begins to crack as he finds himself intrigued by the effect this vulnerable “kid” has on him. Yet when Axel’s presence begins to disturb the ground beneath which Clint’s darkest, most painful memories have lain dormant for over two decades, he begins to understand that the young man poses a greater threat than any flesh and blood enemy –and knows he must put the kid out of his life, or face a resurrected past that he believed to be dead and buried.
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#2

Gunnin' for Love

2015

Clint and Axel’s new and vulnerable relationship is shaken to the core as Clint blames himself for Shay and Cory’s fate. Struck with the reality of his mistakes, Clint must make a choice that threatens to devastate Axel’s heart.
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#3

Outlaws of Love

2015

Axel didn’t know life could be a sweet mixture of loving family and passionate romance. Though rough around the edges and sporting a gruff exterior, Clint – “the cowboy" –has proven to be much more than meets the eye. Wrapped in his arms, Axel is privy to a side of the cowboy that few –if any –have ever glimpsed, and he can no longer deny that he is falling in love with the man. But the fateful call that pulled Clint from his arms in the middle of the night has turned into a bad omen of broken hearts and sinister villains. As Axel struggles to rise above the crushing blow to his heart, Clint is faced with two enemies –the faceless man intent on destroying all that he loves…and his own heart that refuses to let Axel go. Warning: Although this series is a romance, it is also about Gangsters and contains strong adult content. I won't apologize for my gangsters acting like gangsters and exacting "gangster justice". Though the romance in this series is beautiful, if you are looking for strictly "fluff" romance, you won't find it here.
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#4

Wanted Hearts

2016

How do you fight a demon from the past...hell-bent on destroying all that you love? Shattered by Clint’s final cold declaration—I don’t miss you. I don’t want you. I don’t love you—Axel struggles to make it from one day to the next beneath the crushing weight of his broken heart, knowing he must move on and let the cowboy go. When an attempt to love another fails, he is forced to face the reality that he will love his cowboy to his dying day—unaware that that day may be looming much closer than he knows. Battling his own feelings and emotions, Clint determines to do what is best, and safest for Axel; stay as far away from him as possible. With the threat of his faceless enemy pressing down on him and his ‘family’, coming at them hard and stealing away lives, the cowboy is certain he has made the right decision where Axel is concerned. Until the fateful night that has Axel staring down the barrel of a gun gripped in the fist of the one man intent on bringing down hell on Clint’s life…and his heart. NOTES: The Cowboy Gangster is a gay romance series. Not for readers below 18.
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#5

Beneath the Bullets & Blood

2016

With Clint’s brother Vincent finally brought down, Axel thought he had faced the final obstacle that stands between him and his ultimate happiness; Clint’s unyielding need to protect Axel from his dangerous world. Clint leaves once more and his only goal is to keep Axel safe, but when he learns of the unthinkable concerning Axel's brother he knows he must return and do all he can to keep Axel and his brothers safe for good. With Cory’s help, Axel is determined to prove to Clint that he can stand up to the threats and challenges of Clint’s world—and win the cowboy’s heart once and for all.
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#6

Precious Jules

2017

A Gangster Cowboy Novella They will bring him home...by any means necessary. When Adrian's 4 y/o nephew, Jules, is abducted by Adrian's brother Tazz - leader of a motorcycle gang - it is up to Clint and the boys to get him back, by any means necessary. Guilty of beating Jules' mother to death, both Tazz and his right-hand-man, Blade, will not receive the mercy of a bullet to the brain, but rather be checked into the infamous "Guest Chamber" where the punishment always fits the crime and, at times...exceeds it. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only.
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#7

Hope

2018

When Clint and the boys “clean house” after discovering a small dangerous operation of child sex traffickers, they find themselves pulled into a nightmare of unparalleled proportions where children are nothing but “merchandise” and the depth of depravity and abuse reaches beyond human comprehension. Note: This is an M/M romance and should be read by readers 18yo and above only.
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#7.5

Cowboy Love

2018

\*A STAND-ALONE SHORT STORY OF HOT SEX...AND LITTLE ELSE. Clint and Axel finally have a night to themselves. While the kids are away, the cowboys will play as they delve into a long night of love, lust, and wild, uninhibited passion. The thrills are endless and the "rides" are free. \*Contains explicit M/M sexual scenes and strong language. 18+ readers only.
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#8

Hope

The Innocent Part 2

2019

"Everyone needs a little Hope in their lives." The notion of domestic life has always been a foreign concept from which mob enforcers Clint and Cochise distanced themselves. Their lives were simple as was the code they lived by - "Eye for an Eye." Through the love of two very different men, the hardcore gangsters have come to learn that life without love—is a cold empty existence. An existence that neither of them wish to return to. Clint “the Cowboy” and his fiancé Axel have decided to take the next step in building a family, while Cochise and Kane’s ready-made family hangs in the balance as Cochise confronts past transgressions that he can no longer keep secret. As the two gangsters and their families face new challenges and old demons, a silent threat creeps ever closer, ready to destroy everything they now cherish. But the stakes are higher these days and the payback more hellish than ever before. \*WARNING: Book contains graphic violence, strong language, and explicit M/M sexual scenes. \\TRIGGER WARNING: references to child abuse, some depictions of sexual abuse.
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#9

Reaper

The Innocent Part 3

2019

\\This book is made up of three parts. Part 2 contains carryover and extended scenes from the companion novel “Guilty by Blood”. \\ “Vengeance is mine, I will repay…saith the Cowboy.” When they came after his family—they unleashed the fury of hell. The hitman is dead…but he was just the pawn. Clint wants the one who sent him. He will stop at nothing to find him—regardless how ugly it gets. And once he has him in his clutches…it WILL get ugly.
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#9.5

Cowboy Up

2019

\\A STAND ALONE SHORT STORY\\ For Clint's birthday, Axel makes special plans to take him someplace where he can truly explore his "inner" cowboy. With many of the family members along for the ride, the birthday surprise is sure to excite and entertain. \\To learn more about these characters, check out the full Phoenix Club / Cowboy Gangster saga - available in the following bundles: - The Phoenix Club (5-Book bundle) - The Phoenix Chronicles (3-Book trilogy) - The Cowboy Gangster (5-Book bundle) - The Phoenix Wedding (6-Book bundle) - The Cowboy Gangster: Badass Collection (4-Book bundle) \*Contains M/M sexual situations. 18+ readers only.
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#10

Paradise Lost

2019

"What is life...without each other?" When the FBI comes snooping around, asking questions about the butchered traffickers at the orphanage and warehouse...Clint and Cochise's freedom is threatened. Their families are suddenly staring down a frightening future without the two men they love the most as they struggle to cope with this new and painful reality. WARNING: Contains violence, strong language, and explicit M/M sexual scenes and situations.
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#11

Innocence Lost

2020

Axel and Kane’s families and friends struggle to adjust to the men’s absence, each consumed by fear of what has become of them as they search for clues that will identify the abductors. Meanwhile, shut away in a remote prison in the Texas wastelands, Clint and Cochise attempt to assimilate into a hardened world where horrors of the worst kind gather just beneath the surface, devising nightmares for the most innocent of them all. WARNING: Contains strong language, violence, explicit M/M sexual situations. 18+ readers only. TRIGGER WARNING: Book contains depictions of rape and child abuse that may be difficult for some readers. (a Cowboy Gangster novel)
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#12

Lost World

2020

\\BOOK 3 OF 4\\ While Clint rallies support inside the prison, Cochise ventures outside the walls with Hallahan to pick up some “cargo”—unaware that he is about to embark on an unplanned rescue mission that will ultimately bring him to his knees and remind him what’s most important in life. Agent Alvarez and his men take up their own mission of mercy while, within the prison walls, the two gangsters find themselves in an unexpected situation that could not only cost them the mission—but their lives as well. TRIGGER WARNING: Contains depictions of abuse that may be difficult for some readers. CONTENT WARNING: Contains graphic violence, strong language, and M/M sexual scenes and situations. 18+ readers only.
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#13

Lost & Found

2020

\UPDATED CONTENT\ COCHISE When we took this job, I knew that when it ended—the cowboy would take a few extra demons home with him. He’s a tough SOB—the toughest I know—but this shit gets to him. These kids. It’s bad enough witnessing the aftermath of their abuse, what it does to them in the long run… but losing them is worse. The cowboy lost one, to no fault of his own. But he will “own” that blame nonetheless and carry it home. The rest will be up to Axel. He’s good for Clint. He tames the cowboy’s demons. CLINT My Egyptian brother has protected me for years—even at the beginning, when he pretended to despise me. We don’t talk about his protective nature over me, it’s just there. But I see it, feel it—and it bonds us tighter as brothers. It doesn’t exist because he thinks me weak. I know better than anyone that he feels safest when I have his back. And vice versa. He knows this horror show with these kids messes me up. It burrows in, takes root, and torments me. Who would’ve thought I’d ever give a damn to this degree? Not me. Not Cochise. Not anyone who knew me before. But I’m not the only one affected by these missions to hell. I’m not the only one who has changed. Cochise has collected his fair share of demons as well… he just deals with them differently. He encountered demons during his venture outside the prison—and he sent them back to hell. But he didn’t come back from it untouched. He came back attached—to three siblings with nowhere to go, no one to turn to. I’m not the only one who gives a damn. You wouldn’t know it by looking at him—a man whose presence alone strikes terror into the hearts of his enemies—but his heart is huge and gold through and through. CONTENT WARNING: Graphic violence, strong language, explicit M/M sexual scenes. TRIGGER WARNING: Depictions and references to child abuse and sex trafficking.
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#1-5

The Cowboy Gangster

The Complete 5 Books Series

2016

Only $0.99 or FREE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED Enjoy the complete COWBOY GANGSTER series in this bundle. All 5 books included: BOOK 1 - Shot Through the Heart BOOK 2 - Gunnin' For Love BOOK 3 - Outlaws of Love BOOK 4 - Wanted Hearts BOOK 5 - Beneath the Bullets & Blood _Clint “The Cowboy” Maddox is a force to be reckoned with. Enforcer for the Sanitini family, the cowboy has known only violence, pain and death. But for a select few he calls “brothers”, Clint feels no love for mankind and believes that “an eye for an eye” is the only true means of retribution. ‘Let the punishment fit the crime’ is his philosophy when dealing with his enemies. But upon meeting Axel Anders, a frightened and lost young man with a stained soul of his own, Clint’s hard-as-steel exterior begins to crack as he finds himself intrigued by the effect this vulnerable “kid” has on him. Yet when Axel’s presence begins to disturb the ground beneath which Clint’s darkest, most painful memories have lain dormant for over two decades, he begins to understand that the young man poses a greater threat than any flesh and blood enemy –and knows he must put the kid out of his life, or face a resurrected past that he believed to be dead and buried. But walking away from Axel and not looking back –proves to be a much greater challenge than he is prepared for._ NOTES: The Cowboy Gangster is an M/M romance series. Though the romance in this series is beautiful, if you are looking for strictly "fluff" romance, you won't find it here. Contains strong adult content.
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#10-13

Lost

The Complete Series

2020

"What is life...without each other?" When the FBI comes snooping around, asking questions about the butchered traffickers at the orphanage and warehouse...Clint and Cochise's freedom is threatened. Their families are suddenly staring down a frightening future without the two men they love the most as they struggle to cope with this new and painful reality. WARNING: Contains violence, strong language, and explicit M/M sexual scenes and situations. TRIGGER WARNING: Contains depictions and references of child abuse and child sex trafficking.

Authors

C.J. Bishop
Author · 88 books

Pen name of author A.M. Snead. Born and raised in scenic Coos County, Oregon, CJ enjoys the small town atmosphere and down-to-earth country folk who populate the area. She is a single mother and lives with her 18-year-old daughter, 1 horse, 4 dogs and 6 cats deep in the country woodlands which gives her plenty of time to write. She is a Christian and a strong supporter of the LGBT community and favors gay erotic romance when it comes to writing. She hopes that her stories of love and acceptance will help further compassion and understanding for LGBT people who she feels is greatly misunderstood and persecuted - in a large party by the Christian community. Most of all, she is hopeful that her stories will bring comfort to those who have been told that God hates them because they are different. It is her strong belief that God loves everyone and His love covers all.

A. M. Snead
A. M. Snead
Author · 55 books
Author also writes the Phoenix Club series and Cowboy Gangster series under the pen name CJ BISHOP.
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