Summary:  A deadly epidemic hits Laramie and the surrounding territory.  Dedicated to the memory of Effie Taite. Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rating:  PG Word Count: 90,542 CHAPTER ONE Using the mirror was useless as it had a star-shaped crack in the middle. It had suffered during one of Jess and Andy’s rough and tumbles. Slim smiled … Continue reading The Wedding Quilt (by Barbara A. Taylor and Effie Taite) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG   (Warning: some adult themes, violence and strong language) Word Count:  30,853 Slim It was a hot afternoon in  early fall  and my friend and business partner Jess Harper and I had been working hard all morning bringing some of our cattle down to the lower pastures in preparation … Continue reading An Exchange (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG Word Count:  25,400   It was a warm Sunday afternoon in early fall at the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station and Slim Sherman, the tall, blond owner, was relaxing in the living room with a good book while Mrs. Daisy Cooper, his motherly housekeeper, was busy baking pies … Continue reading The Runaway (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG  (Warning some adult themes, violence and strong language) Word Count:   42,200     The members of the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station were sitting around the breakfast table and all eyes were focused on the youngest member, Mike Williams, who was holding his stomach and groaning loudly. Slim Sherman, … Continue reading Reprisal (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG  (Some adult themes, strong language and violence) Word Count:  43,800     It was a peaceful Sunday afternoon at the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station, in early Fall, and Slim Sherman, the tall blond ranch owner, was huddled down by the fire looking at a sketch pad of old … Continue reading The Inheritance (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG   Please be aware some adult themes, violence and strong language. Word Count:  38,000   It was fall at the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station and Slim Sherman, the tall blond-haired owner, had spent the whole day bringing steers down from the high ground to the lower pastures for … Continue reading Home for Christmas (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG  (Some strong language, violence and adult themes.) Word count:  40,964 Buck’s Story It had been a long hard winter at the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station, and all the inhabitants were feeling the backlash in one way or another. For Slim Sherman, the tall blond rancher who owned the … Continue reading Tough Choices (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG   (Some strong language, violence and adult themes.) Word Count:  35,100     Late one summer’s afternoon, the owner of the Sherman Ranch and Relay Station, Slim Sherman, a tall blond rancher, and his dark haired, blue-eyed business partner and friend, Jess Harper, were busy driving a small group of … Continue reading Baby Love! (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG  (Some Adult themes, strong language and violence) Word Count:  54,800   It was a bright sunny summer morning on the Sherman Ranch and Relay station, and as the early morning stage made its way out of the yard and up the rise to the Laramie road, Jess Harper, the … Continue reading Blood Brothers (by Patty W.) →

Summary: Category:  Laramie Genre:  Western Rated:  PG  (Please note some adult themes, strong language and violence.) Word Count:   35,185   Jess Harper was in love. His deep blue eyes sparkled as he looked at her moving so gracefully, her eyes alight with mischief as she tossed her head, casting a glance at the dark-haired cowboy as … Continue reading Daisy’s Dilemma (by Patty W.) →