Audiobooks by Dusty Richards

"From the Spur Award–winning author, the first in a captivating new multigenerational saga chronicling the adventures of the pioneering Harrigan family as they brave crossing the American West, fighting to survive in the dangerous wilderness—and against even deadlier people—to forge a better life for themselves. Mackworth “Mack” Harrigan’s family legacy burned to the ground in the spring of 1849. The Ohio mill that brought them prosperity was now cinder and ash, and his ruthless father perished in the flames along with their fortune. If the Harrigans have a future, it lies out west in open country where they can build whatever lives they choose. Mack knows his wife Ell, and their children Kane, Meghan, and Fitch are more than capable of overcoming the challenges of their journey. For the untamed frontier is full of seriously deadly battles. From a rough river voyage to wagon train travel across desert lands plagued by dust storms, the Harrigans encounter desperados and merciless killers who view them as little more than prey. And as Mack and his family adapt to their merciless surroundings, they realize they must enforce their own laws and dispense their own justice …"

Dusty Richards, Matthew Mayo (Author), Chris Henry Coffey (Narrator)

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Blue Roan Colt

"After four years on the bloody battlefields of Europe during World War II, Army Staff Sergeant Mark Shaw returns home to Arizona with nothing but the hope of living a quiet existence and chasing the sunset on horseback forevermore. Scarred by the war in the way only a soldier who has been on the front lines can be, his every step is haunted by the rattle of machine guns, the roar of artillery, and the screams of dying friends and comrades. The homecoming he receives upon his return, though, is nothing like what he'd hoped for—a wife who couldn't wait for him in an America that has become almost unrecognizable in his absence. Shattered by her betrayal, Mark gives up on love, life, and the possibility of ever finding the peace he longs for. Life is not quite done with Mark, however. While he throws himself into the backbreaking work of building a ranch, fate takes a hand, first in the form of Alma Cornbird, a Pima woman, then in the guise of a beautiful rodeo queen named Julie Wright. Both women are determined not to let him slip further into isolation and despair, and both leave their mark upon him. With their help, the violent afterimages of the war begin to fade, and life blooms again from the hollow shell it left behind. The only thing he lacks is the right horse on which to chase that sunset once more."

Dusty Richards (Author), Justin Price (Narrator)

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Waltzing With Tumbleweeds: A Collection of Western Short Stories

"From the windswept plains and dusty streets of Dodge City, to the rocky arroyos of Arizona's Verde Valley, to the early summer green of the Little Bighorn Valley, these small gems give the listener a taste of all that made up the West. Saddle up with the inimitable Dusty Richards as he spins his yarns of lawmen, cowboys, Indians, miners, and the women that loved them. Ride along with his characters as they facedown a pack of hungry wolves. Cheer them on as they find love in a Dakota blizzard. Laugh uproariously as a stray tomcat nearly destroys a town. Mourn with the girl who loved notorious outlaw Billy the Kid. Bargain along with a trader as he gets more than he bargained for in a Crow village. Be very quiet as you follow a young cowboy in his hopeless attempt to rescue a white captive from the Apache. Weep for love lost and love found, and laugh until you cry. This volume also contains the novella Out of a Job and Not Earning a Dime. Most of all, though, sit back and relax as Dusty Richards, the master storyteller, brings to life the West as it really was."

Dusty Richards (Author), Justin Price (Narrator)

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The Natural

"There's a lot of tough competition in the rodeo arena—from the man behind the microphone to the cowboys and cowgirls that ride, rope, and climb on the bucking stock. The Natural puts you in the boots of famed rodeo announcer Brad Turner, racing his horse Golden Boy into the arena and welcoming the crowd to a pro rodeo performance in Jackson, Mississippi. You'll hit the road with Brad as he crisscrosses the country, struggling with life, love, and business on the pro rodeo circuit. You'll meet Zola Johns, the rebellious, barrel-racing beauty with her eye on the prize of winning a national championship, and Shoat Krammer, the young rough-and-tumble rookie that's the real natural coming up the hard way. Tough, gritty, and written with the authenticity of a lifelong rodeo veteran, two-time Spur Award–winning author Dusty Richards tells a tale so real, you'll be dusting the dirt from the arena off your Wranglers before you're done."

Dusty Richards (Author), Justin Price (Narrator)

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Massacre at Whip Station

"From Western Writers of America Spur Award–winning author Dusty Richards comes a blistering new novel in his O’Malley saga, trailing one family’s epic struggle to live out their dreams on the deadly battleground of the Texas Frontier … Whip Station, a critical stop on the Butterfield stagecoach line, is dead smack in the middle of no-man’s land. The lawless call it an easy target. Joe O’Malley calls it home. If anybody can tame a wild, violent territory, it’s the seasoned frontiersman. So can his family, who have the same pride and honor coursing through their veins. Helping to plant roots is his son Jackson, a former wrangler married to a steadying force of nature. Joe’s grandchildren have their own brand of grit. The boy—a firebrand with a knife. The girl—book-smart and wicked-wise. But Whip Station is also hunting ground for Mexican revolutionaries, savage Indians, post-war renegade Confederates, and the deadliest outlaws who ever drew a breath. It’s time for the O’Malleys to take aim. With a rawhide-tough will to survive, they’re banding together to protect their future against the most savage odds imaginable."

Dusty Richards (Author), Jack Garrett (Narrator)

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Texas Blood Feud [Dramatized Adaptation]

"The Byrnes family came to Texas and carved out a place on the land. Three generations who paid in blood and treasure. Children carried off by Comanche. A brother lost to war. Lives shattered. Chet Byrnes was trying to hold the ranch together through one more winter for one more cattle drive when he hanged three horse thieves this side of the Red River - and a blood feud erupted...A family wants revenge - no matter how just the hangings were. From attacks on the Byrnes clan to the killing of livestock, the feud leads to one vicious murder - and then another. But amidst the violence and pain, a man who has seen his youth slip by is about to get one last chance at life and love...If only Chet can end the war he started...If only he can survive this land and the killers who want him dead - at any price..."

Dusty Richards (Author), A Full Cast, Andy Brownstein, Bradley Smith, Casie Platt, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, David Harris, David Jourdan, Drew Kopas, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Eric Singdahlsen, Evan Casey, Faith Potts, Gary Telles, Helen Pafumi, Jeff Allin, Katy Carkuff, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Kimberly Gilbert, Laura C. Harris, Liam Mccormick, Matthew Bassett, Matthew Keenan, Matthew Mcgee, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard, Nick Depinto, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink, Richard Rohan, Sasha Olinick, Scott Graham, Scott Mccormick, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Thomas Anthony Penny, Tim Carlin, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Between Hell and Texas [Dramatized Adaptation]

"Two years later and the feud rages on between the Byrnes and Reynolds families. Four generations of the Byrnes Family had built a life in Texas, only to have it shattered. Hoping to find safe haven for his family Chet Byrnes and his nephew Heck set off to find a new ranch in the Arizona Territory. But even the promising ranch land in Arizona may hold deadly enemies old and new. Chet must face down land dealers, government agents and crooked ranch hands to find a safe haven for his kin. And in the end he faces the hardest choice of all, to stay with the woman he loves or lead the family to whom he has given his life."

Dusty Richards (Author), A Full Cast, Alyssa Wilmoth, Andy Brownstein, Casie Platt, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Evan Casey, Gary Telles, Jefferson A. Russell, Jonathon Church, Katy Carkuff, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Kimberly Gilbert, Matthew Keenan, Matthew Mcgee, Matthew Schleigh, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard, Nick Depinto, Nora Achrati, Rebecca Sheir, Richard Rohan, Rose Supan, Scott Mccormick, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Thomas Hogan, Tim Getman, Tony Nam, Tracy Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Blood on the Verde River [Dramatized Adaptation]

"Arizona Is Hard Country... Chet Byrnes is building a new life in Arizona Territory as he expands his cattle ranching operation - but trouble just keeps coming. A brutal Apache attack on his cattle drive. A friend's young daughter is abducted, and the search leads Chet and his men to the wild town of Tombstone and ultimately south of the border, where everything comes with a price...and life is cheap. And Chet Brynes Is A Hard Man...As much as Chet longs to stay close to home and his beloved wife, friends and family continue to need his brand of help. He's able to track stagecoach robbers and face down threats to his kin. But the pursuit of a band of ruthless rustlers ends in a devastating tragedy for the Brynes family..."

Dusty Richards (Author), A Full Cast, Alyssa Wilmoth, Andy Clemence, Barbara Pinolini, Bradley Smith, Casie Platt, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, David Harris, David Jourdan, Deidra Starnes, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Messner, Eric Singdahlsen, Evan Casey, Gary Telles, Jefferson A. Russell, Jonathon Church, Justin Wortz, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Kimberly Gilbert, Laura C. Harris, Lauren Hyland, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Mark Halpern, Matthew McGee, Matthew Schleigh, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard, Nick DePinto, Nora Achrati, Rebecca Sheir, Richard Rohan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Sasha Olinick, Scott McCormick, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Tim Andrés Pabon, Tim Carlin, Tracy Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Brothers In Blood [Dramatized Adaptation]

"Now a deputy US Marshal, Chet Byrnes hunts down the baddest hombres the west can throw at him. Chet and his crew must travel to New Mexico to free his cousin J.D. from a corrupt sheriff and his band of deputies. New allies will emerge to help Chet as he squares off with his greatest challenge yet; stopping bandits along the Arizona-Mexico border. Friendship will carry Chet across the Mexican border into a land where the only justice is found at the end of a six-gun."

Dusty Richards (Author), A Full Cast, Alyssa Wilmoth, Bradley Smith, Casie Platt, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Scheeren, Danny Gavigan, David Coyne, David Harris, David Jourdan, Deidra Starnes, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Evan Casey, Gary Telles, James Konicek, Jeff Allin, Jefferson A. Russell, Joe Brack, Joel David Santner, Jonathon Church, Justin Wortz, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Laura C. Harris, Lauren Hyland, Lily Beacon, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Manny Cooper, Matthew Bassett, Matthew Schleigh, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard, Nick Depinto, Nora Achrati, Richard Rohan, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Scott Mccormick, Sherry Berg, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Tracy Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Ambush Valley [Dramatized Adaptation]

"Having been wounded by outlaws on the Arizona-Mexico border, Chet thinks back to the journey that brought him and his family from Texas to Arizona. 600 miles from a railroad head in Texas, Chet Byrnes and a handful of cowboys set out to build a new life on the Arizona frontier. Behind the Byrnes family is a tale of bloodshed and blood feuds. What lies ahead is any kind of future they can scrape together out of a merciless landscape--as long as they're willing to make it on their own. From a woman who lays claim to Chet's heart to a land ripe for grazing, the Arizona territory begins to open its arms to the dauntless determination of the Byrnes family. But with every success there comes a rising danger. There's a sheriff who refuses to do his job. Trigger happy outlaws competing to kill them. And a mysterious rancher who's hell bent on running a herd across Chet's land--and forcing the Texan into a war..."

Dusty Richards (Author), A Full Cast, Alyssa Wilmoth, Ashley Strand, Casie Platt, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Harris, Dylan Lynch, Eric Messner, Gary Telles, Jacob Yeh, James Lewis, Jefferson A. Russell, John Dow, Jonathon Church, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Laura C. Harris, Margie Tompros, Matthew Bassett, Matthew Keenan, Matthew Mcgee, Matthew Schleigh, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanette Savard, Nick Depinto, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Sasha Olinick, Scott Mccormick, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Tim Carlin, Tracy Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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A Good Day To Kill [Dramatized Adaptation]

"In the thrilling new saga from Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards, Chet Byrnes stands his ground--with his courage, guns, and blood. For Chet Byrnes, building a ranching empire means adding new land, hiring good men, finding water and trying new breeds of cattle. But outlaws and Tuscon's idle rich want to take it all away--and Arizona just may be too lawless to stop it. So while the Byrnes family expands its reach, Chet must do his job hunting down outlaws on either side of the border. Chet's cowboys prove to be tireless fighters, going up against former Mexican military men, a powerful family with bad in their blood. Then Chet takes on the most dangerous risk of all: a bloody, all-out shooting war--with everything to lose, and one last enemy to kill..."

Dusty Richards (Author), A Full Cast, Alyssa Wilmoth, Andy Brownstein, Casie Platt, Christopher Graybill, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, David Coyne, David Harris, Dawn Ursula, Deidra Starnes, Drew Kopas, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Singdahlsen, Evan Casey, Gary Telles, James Konicek, Joel David Santner, Jonathon Church, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Kimberly Gilbert, Laura C. Harris, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Matt McGee, Matt Schleigh, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Nanette Savard, Nick DePinto, Nora Achrati, Patrick Bussink, Ren Kasey, Sasha Olinick, Scott McCormick, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Tara Giordano, Terence Aselford, Tim Andrés Pabon, Tim Carlin, Tracy Olivera, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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Arizona Territory [Dramatized Adaptation]

"Western Heritage and Spur award-winning author Dusty Richards tells the thrilling saga of Chet Byrnes, a man who brought the spirit of Texas into Arizona Territory—and the guns to back it up… Chet Byrnes has built a ranching empire from the ground up. And he's defended it with his sweat, blood and a ragtag band of ranch-hand fighters. Now a beautiful young Spanish widow comes into Chet's life, just as he starts off in search of a lost cattle drive. The search leads into the eye of a sprawling, violent storm. Chet, and his men—and his seductive new woman—end up on a wild ride through Nebraska, Colorado and Kansas, where authorities want to confiscate the beeves for trespassing. With Indians, outlaws and an oppressive government crossing their path, Chet is on a cowboy's honeymoon: fighting and shooting all the way back home."

Dusty Richards (Author), A Full Cast, Alejandro Ruiz, Bill Gillett, Casie Platt, Christopher Scheeren, Colleen Delany, Danny Gavigan, David Jourdan, Deidra Starnes, Drew Kopas, Dylan Lynch, Elizabeth Jernigan, Eric Messner, Eric Singdahlsen, Eva Wilhelm, Evan Casey, Helen Pafumi, J.W. Rone, Jacob Yeh, James Lewis, Jefferson A. Russell, Jonathon Church, Ken Jackson, Kenyatta Rogers, Kevin Alan Brown, Laura C. Harris, Lawrence Redmond, Maboud Ebrahimzadeh, Michael Glenn, Michael John Casey, Mort Shelby, Nanna Ingvarsson, Nathanial Perry, Nick Depinto, Nora Achrati, Robbie Gay, Rose Elizabeth Supan, Scott Mccormick, Steve Wannall, Steven Carpenter, Terence Aselford, Tia Shearer, Tim Getman, Yasmin Tuazon (Narrator)

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