Contention / Johnny D. Boggs -- Eddie and the stranger / Vonn McKee -- The deserter / Loren D. Estleman -- A full moon at noon / Marcia Gaye -- The medicine robe / Michael Zimmer -- Mary, Mary, quite contrary / Kathleen Morris -- Darlings of the dust / John D. Nesbitt -- Pimple / John Neely Davis -- Bullwhacker / Rod Miller -- Ih-Tedda's son / W. Michael Farmer -- Aces and eights / Michael R. Ritt -- Jericho Springs / Max McCoy -- Buryin' Ruby / Greg Hunt -- A grave too many / Preston Lewis -- Frank & Jessie / Bill Brooks -- Barquette of the XP / Tim Champlin -- Running iron / Robert D. McKee.

"Contention and Other Frontier Stories, edited by Hazel Rumney, features seventeen brand-new stories that will delight historical fiction fans. These stories capture the spirit of freedom and individualism in the evolving American frontier through the early 1900s and feature exciting new characters who face life-changing challenges in settings that are in stark contrast to civilized society. Ranging from high-action traditional Westerns to introspective historical dramas set in the American West, readers will discover the amount of courage and tenacity it took to survive the tumultuous frontier. In this anthology, you'll enjoy discovering stories by New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors such as Loren D. Estleman, Johnny D. Boggs, Michael Zimmer, Max McCoy, John D. Nesbitt, Preston Lewis, Rod Miller, W. Michael Farmer, Greg Hunt, Bill Brooks, Tim Champlin, Robert D. McKee, Michael R. Ritt, Kathleen Morris, Vonn McKee, John Neely Davis, and Marcia Gaye"-- Provided by publisher.