A compelling saga of a family's struggle to build an empire on the frontier, from the USA Today bestselling authors of The Family Jensen. In a sprawling new saga that embodies the pioneer spirit, the masters of the Western introduce the Kerrigans, a rough-and-tumble clan of pioneers making their own way across darkest America led by a woman as ferocious as the Texas sun. Meet the family that tamed the wild west A strong, beautiful mother of five, Kate Kerrigan has made do since losing her husband in the bloody Battle of Shiloh. Now, two years after the Civil War, there's nothing left for them in Tennessee but poverty and bad memories. So Kate decides a better life awaits them in far-off West Texas. Thus begins a thousand-mile trek through some of the harshest and most dangerous territory on the frontier. But by pulling together, the Kerrigans discover the strength to overcome unimaginable hardships and build one of the largest cattle empires in history of the American West.

A Texas frontier woman leads her family in the bloody fight against a vicious land grab in this Western saga by the New York Times–bestselling authors. They survived the perilous thousand-mile journey to the far edges of the Texas frontier. Now the family that tamed the Wild West must fight to defend their home from a ruthless band hell-bent on stealing it away. A Kerrigan Never Back Down Kate Kerrigan has seen the blood-soaked face of war. But nothing has prepared her for the assault on her land that begins with an eviction order hammered onto the door of her family’s cabin. Beautiful, cold-blooded Savannah Saint James has her sights set on the Kerrigan property—and twelve of the deadliest hired guns in Texas are ready to back her play. Kate has her sons by her side, a ragtag group of ranchers who don't like outsiders messing with their cattle, and a fighting spirit passed down from her Irish ancestors. One thing’s for sure: the Kerrigans aren’t giving up what’s theirs without a scrap. When the battle is joined, only one side will prevail. And the end will be written in gun smoke.

USA Today bestselling author: When a frontier household is brutally attacked, one woman is bent on vengeance . . . The Kerrigans have fought long and hard to carve out their own piece of heaven on the Texas frontier. And when evil comes knocking at their door, with guns blazing, there'll be hell to pay . . . No sympathy for the Devil It begins with a simple act of kindness—and ends in a shocking night of violence. A homeless family shows up on Kate Kerrigan's doorstep, seeking refuge from a vengeful rancher's wrath. Seeing their desperation—and fear—the West Texas matriarch welcomes the family into her home. But her charity turns out to be an invitation to disaster. First, the rancher and his henchmen come gunning for her houseguests. They break into Kate's mansion. They shoot her butler, brutalize her staff, and try to force themselves on Kate. Then the real slaughter begins. When the smoke clears, Kate vows to send these murderous bastards straight to hell. Even if she has to dance with the devil himself . . .

When her friend Hank Lowry is framed for the murder of a prostitute, Kate Kerrigan, after a long hard journey up the Chisholm Trail, must prove his innocence in a Kansas boomtown rife with corruption, while back at home, her son Quinn must defend the ranch when it comes under siege.

Kate Kerrigan investigates when a cowboy she hired is accused of killing a prostitute, while Kate's son Quinn holds down the family ranch against a wagon train full of gravely ill travelers.

A Texas rancher family confronts the deadly forces of both man and nature in this Western saga by the USA Today–bestselling authors. After a two-year drought, the Kerrigan ranch is dry as a bone and as dusty as a honky-tonk bible. On the brink of ruin, Kate is desperate enough to try anything. She even hires a rainmaker—Professor Somerset Lazarus—who promises salvation in the form of a deluge. But when four angry gunmen show up, ready to lynch the phony rainmaker for swindling them out of their money, the Kerrigans have to choose sides fast—before the bullets start to fly. It doesn’t take a divining rod to figure out that these unsatisfied customers want more than a refund. They have their sites set on the Kerrigan ranch. And it’s just a matter of time until it’s raining bullets . . .