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Lewis Kirts

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LewisKirtsWesterns@yahoo.com

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Arizona

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Lewis Kirts

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Lewis Kirts was born in Maryland, where spring smelled like mud and winter was too cold for her comfort. With dairies on the matriarch side of the family, and orchards on the patriarch side, she claims to have been raised on peaches and cream.

 

She credits her love of western movies to her father, and her love of reading to the English teachers of Poolesville High.

 

Years of working outside in Maryland had her longing for the warmer climate of Arizona. She now resides in southeastern Arizona, with her husband, three donkeys, one mule, two ravens and a multitude of quail.

 

After more than thirty years in the Grand Canyon state, she’s finally thawing out.

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Texas in the Rear View

terror.

Fleeing Sweetwater,Texas, Arena Autry sped westward, toward Tucson, in hopes of finding a life without fear, but her journey came to an unintended end in the laid-back town of Dragoon, Arizona. With a job secured, a place to call home, and true friends, Dragoon quickly became Arena’s safe place to fall.

But Arena’s brief respite is broken when an FBI agent shows up at her place of work and she finds that, once again, she has to relive the horror she thought she’d left behind.

Three times arrested, and three times released, her stalker — along with an unexpected accomplice — plots against her to try to extinguish any hope for peace and happiness.

Will she stay and fight? Or will this psychopath, once again, send her running?

Take this chilling ride with Arena in her 1963, baby blue F100, as murder, abduction, and jealousy, force her to keep her eyes focused on her rear view mirror.

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A Tuesday Sister

In this sequel to Texas in the Rear View, all is well… until it isn’t.

One phone call from FBI Special Agent Manny Waters disrupts the calm Arena Autry has found among friends.

It’s a familiar danger she has learned to escape… by running. But all those times in the past, she was running to save herself. Now, there are others to protect. Friends… and one man who could possibly be more.

To divert harm from those she loves, Arena runs toward the danger, confronting it, and putting her own life at risk.

What is it that Arena knows, and is more than willing to use, to try to bring her nemeses to their knees? But, will employing empathy to this task, bring about her own demise?

Take this perilous journey with Arena, as she goes off-grid to shield many from harm, while trying to save one person's soul.

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#1 Trail of Hope

Raised in the saddle, shipped off to boarding school, wed into money, she longs for the simple way of life she left behind, but she never expected it to start with a run for her life.

After given no choice, but to defend herself, Carlee Bols Gibbons flees St. Louis, and sets her route for the Arizona Territory. She knows full well, her prominent in-laws will hold her accountable for the death of their only son, and if she has any chance at survival, she must run.

Carlee, unknowingly, is being pursued by two bounty hunters. One to ease his mind about a family matter, and one to collect a bounty. When Carlee is made aware of this, she must decide whom, if anyone, she can trust.

Covering more than seventy years, Sendero Esperanza is a family saga of generation after generation, each fighting for a cause they, wholeheartedly, believe in.

This volume includes the first three books of a nine book saga. Grab one today, sit back and let yourself be transported back to 1882, and start this journey of justice, vengeance, redemption, love and loss, with some of the strongest, most daring women you’d ever want to meet… and the brave men who stand by their side.

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#4 Backdraft

Justice is the only thing on her mind.

Aaron and Carlee Bozeman struggle to rein in their defiant, headstrong daughter, but Molly has made a promise, and will do anything within her power to keep that promise.

How much more will Molly lose — and what might she gain — by trying to collect on a debt that can never, truly, be repaid?

Ride along with Molly to see who stands by her side, while in an effort to heal her own wounds, she must deal out retribution, confront prejudice, and prove her competence, thus placing herself into a constant battle with the powers-that-be.How much pain must she endure? Will any of her own needs — or wants — ever be met?

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#6 Redemption Pass

In her ongoing battle with the powers that be — and her need to protect the innocent — she struggles for answers.

As Molly strives to put reason to her actions, she must also come to terms with — or try to understand — why the young mothers who live on the Sendero Esperanza Ranch believe she has been rightfully denied a child of her own.

Molly owes an explanation to someone about that fateful day in King’s Canyon. Can a child understand justice by gun? Or will they always question why Molly lived, while others perished?

Another generation of Bozemans bring new adventures — and a different kind of conflict — that will pave the way for calmer times. But, how long can peace last, when prejudice and evil abound?

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#7 Continental Divide

Marine will forever bond the Bozemans to another family with the same self-sacrificing need to protect the innocent.

Will the fourth generation on the Sendero Esperanza Ranch find love, understanding and the right reasons to either enlist or remain at home? And will those around them understand that both reasons are necessary in order to protect the American way of life?

Who will fight on foreign soil and who will fight on the home front? Who will survive this war, and what will become of those who return, and to the loved ones of those who don't?

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#8 Written in Stone

The Sendero Esperanza saga continues...

Two Marines, residing on the Sendero Esperanza, are called upon to help rescue hostages being held by extremists. Will all of the radicals be captured? If not, what anguish could they inflict on the Sendero Esperanza, and when?

With the Korean war raging, and American soldiers being held hostage, who will be sent on a rescue mission, and who will be left on the Sendero Esperanza to deal out justice for the innocent? What will it cost, and who will mourn the losses?

From Arizona to Korea, fight alongside these ranches and U.S. Marines who reside on the Sendero Esperanza. Follow along as each individual responsible for taking a life, must find a way cope with the images of the death they've dealt.

Will they heal? Or will they be forever be haunted by those they have killed.

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Annie Two Faces

Six hilarious, hard ridin' western short stories that lend a different perspective to how the west was really won.
Plus, four western short stories dealing with death and its acceptance... or reciprocation.

From a tale of a child digging her own grave to a story of a young woman once jilted, twice widowed and looking for love, this collection is honed with humor, adventure, love and loss.

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Beyond the Stars

From angels among us, to tragedy and loss... a collection of seven short stories regarding life, love and friendship, and what we might do to keep them close... or follow them beyond the stars.

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#1 Travis Cooper — Bounty Hunter

When his father is brutally murdered, all he can think about is revenge.

Fifteen-year-old Travis Cooper must sort through the lessons he’s learned from his lawless father, those he’s been taught by his God-fearing mother, and decide which path to follow. But one innocent boy against four seasoned rustlers makes for insurmountable odds.

Setting his course for Bisbee, Arizona, Travis seeks encouragement, and help, from the Arizona Rangers. But will these proud men stand tall with a boy out for revenge?

Through the vast expanse of early 1900 Cochise County, Arizona Territory, take this life-changing journey with Travis. Be at his side as he embarks on some serious, some humorous, but all entertaining adventures, catapulting him from boyhood to Travis Cooper — Bounty Hunter.

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#2 The Good, the Bad, the Ranger and the Bounty Hunter

In The Gist of It, will they be able to sort good from evil?

When Travis Cooper's friend, Captain Robert Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Ranger, enlists his help to bring a band of outlaws to justice, Travis soon learns it's personal. But determining the good from the bad isn't always as easy as it sounds.


In Blue Meat and Gold Nuggets, there is more good and evil that must be sorted.

The streets of Douglas, Arizona, are being taken over by thugs, calves are being rustled for blue meat, and a family of five is missing, possibly murdered.

Ride along with the Ranger and the Bounty Hunter to find out whether they can successfully save the good — and bring the bad to justice.

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#3 Rings, Rustlers, Tyrants and Rules

With justice their goal, they ride the harsh landscape of the unforgiving Arizona Territory.

From lost souls of the Pleasant Valley feud, to escaped convicts of Yuma Territory Prison, Travis Cooper — Bounty Hunter, and Robert Fitzsimmons — Arizona Ranger — team up to hunt down rustlers, killers, convicts, and a young boy who, continually, disregards the rules.

Saddle up and ride along with these two brave men, as they traverse the valleys, mountains, and canyons of the rugged southwest. Find find out whether the outlaws of the Arizona Territory — one of the most lawless places in the nation — can be brought to heel.

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Travis Cooper — Bounty Hunter: Worth, Wrecks, Retribution & The Incidental Ranger (Travis Cooper Tales Book 4)

The Worth of a Man: Travis Cooper, good friend and ally to Captain Robert Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Rangers, answers the call to help track down rustlers plaguing Apache County. This isn't a task for one man, but with the Rangers otherwise engaged, Travis puts faith in a man he recently escorted to jail. Will this man be able to prove himself worthy?

Wrecks on the Rails: When Plan A doesn't work out, and Plan B is thwarted by U.S. Marshals, Travis is arrested along with men known to kill for money. How will Travis cope, in captivity, with these ruthless outlaws?

Retribution: A man, who Travis was instrumental in sending to Yuma, breaks out and seeks retribution. Meanwhile, Travis has learned of another's life being in danger, and wonders if one threat could be linked to the other. Will an elopement bring all the facts to bear?

The Incidental Ranger: Remaining anonymous has always been the goal of the Arizona Rangers. So, too, for Travis Cooper. But not everyone asks permission to print a picture in the paper. Will a published picture and article about Travis put his life in danger?

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Safe Keeping & You Got That?: 2 Travis Cooper Tales

Safe Keeping:
East of the small town of Cochise in the Arizona Territory, Travis Cooper happens upon a victim of unimaginable cruelty.

Getting this person to safety becomes a priority over his intended mission: Find the thieves who robbed what was once known as the Quinn Ranch.

When these two tasks collide, Travis comes face to face with the most aggravating person he’s ever met.

Travis can't imagine how things could get any worse until Captain Robert Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Rangers, once more, asks for his help.

Will Travis be able to answer Captain Fitzsimmons newest request while searching for rustled cattle, and securing a stolen safe? Or has Captain Fitzsimmons, Travis' closest friend and ally, asked more of him than he can bear?


You Got That?:
When Grayson Ferris returns to his ranch after eighteen days of helping a friend with a round-up, he’s faced with the horrible news of the death of his only beloved child, and a hateful note from his wife stating she’s left him to return to family back east.

Sheriff Joseph McLeod asks Travis Cooper to help Grayson through these hard times of loss and abandonment, but Travis is privy to something that could change everything Grayson believes to be true.

When Travis’ investigation takes him to Texas, Grayson accompanies him in hopes of discovering why his wife bought two tickets to El Paso, but only one to her home state of Virginia.

What will Travis and Grayson find in El Paso, and, in their time of need, will the Texas Rangers come to their aid? Ride with these men to find out if their journey ends in triumph… or tragedy.

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Travis Cooper — Bounty Hunter: A Grave Situation (Travis Cooper Tales Book 6)

Travis Cooper still has questions about a gravesite beside an old cabin not far from Winefred Delana’s ranch. Who is buried there, and who has been leaving flowers on the grave?

He decides to have a hand bill printed asking for information. Will anyone come forward? And, if so, whose lives will be affected, and how many more questions will need to be answered?

Will there be more graves to dig? More to uncover?

And through it all, his best friend, Captain Robert Fitzsimmons of the Arizona Rangers is there should Travis need assistance.

Travis and Robert must come to terms with the end of an era. How will they handle this change?

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Prickly Pear

After decades of ranching, her father had made at least one vengeful enemy, and incarceration had only aided in festering that need for vengeance.
Then in 1886, Just before the age of twenty-one, Rebecca Morris' father passed, leaving her the Blanca Vista ranch.
Her husband of less than a year, wants the money they could make by selling the ranch.
But when Rebecca Morris refuses to sell, how will he react?
What will Rebecca endure to keep her ranch, acquire a new herd, and fend off enemies she never knew she had?

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Red Skies

After the death of her husband, a U.S. Naval officer, she is left with questions no one will answer — until her best friend unknowingly provides a devastating clue.

With this disturbing of information, Marci Stein, from her new home in Tombstone, Arizona, turns to social media for answers about her late husband’s possible infidelity.

Before she discovers any new information, the FBI comes knocking on her door. Her Facebook posts have given them cause to treat Marci as their person of interest in recent reports of stalking, arson, harassment and murder.

Can she prove her innocence, or are the charges becoming insurmountable?

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Timing is Everything
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