"In two short western novels, violence erupts when desperate men try to bring about change"--

Back trail: Alex Longmire earned his reputation for being fast with a gun at a very early age. Though he never hired out his talent for pay, his reputation served to isolate him from everyone. Most knew not to cross Alex, but Rod Zellman ignored the warnings. When an attack by Rod Zellman against Alex Longmire predictably ends with Zellman's death, Alex and his friend Bud Purvis are pursued by Zellman's father and his hired guns for over 700 miles....

Jesse Hand was little more than a boy the first time he used a gun. He saw two strangers wantonly kill old Charlie Two Horses. Now, Charlie was the town drunk, but he was harmless and didn't deserve his fate. So young Jesse shot both men in a burst of fury. From that day forward, Jesse Hand became one of the most feared gunmen in the West. But the day came when Jesse Hand had to make a choice: lay down the gun for good--or die with his boots on.