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    Hawks Don't Say Goodbye
    Coyote True
    The Dog Who Would Not Smile
    Ebook series6 titles

    The Nathan T. Riggins Western Adventure Series

    By Stephen Bly

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    About this series

    Nathan's got a real job for the summer. He'll be helping Push-Bill Horn freight supplies to the booming, brawling mining town of 10, Nevada. However, his dog Tona's disastrous fight with a bobcat on the second trip out thrusts Nathan into a dilemma. He wants revenge. And he desperately wants to save Tona's life. Will he take Push-Bill's advice to do the kind thing and put Tona out of his misery?
    Then, later in a chilling face-off at gunpoint, Nathan confronts two bushwhackers intent on stealing his gold. He also meets new friends: the six Rialto sisters who are trying to made a go of a ranch by themselves. This complicates his relationship with his good friend, Leah.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBly Books
    Release dateApr 7, 2015
    Hawks Don't Say Goodbye
    Coyote True
    The Dog Who Would Not Smile

    Titles in the series (6)

    • The Dog Who Would Not Smile
      The Dog Who Would Not Smile

      The Dog Who Would Not Smile

      Stephen Bly
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      Nathan T. Riggins panicked as he hurried from one empty building to the next. Where was everyone? How could everybody in a whole town just disappear? In the deserted Post Office, bags of unopened mail lay everywhere. With increasing dread, he looked through the stacks of letters. There it was--his own letter to his parents telling them he was coming. No wonder they hadn't waited for him here in Willow Creek. Now what should he do? Nathan set out across the Nevada desert in search of his parents only to come face to face with one danger after another--Indians, a masked gunman, a blinding sandstorm, a rattlesnake. Meanwhile, a strange dog that seemed to adopt him kept coming to his rescue.

      Nathan T. Riggins panicked as he hurried from one empty building to the next. Where was everyone? How could everybody in a whole town just disappear? In the deserted Post Office, bags of unopened mail lay everywhere. With increasing dread, he looked through the stacks of letters. There it was--his own letter to his parents telling them he was coming. No wonder they hadn't waited for him here in Willow Creek. Now what should he do? Nathan set out across the Nevada desert in search of his parents only to come face to face with one danger after another--Indians, a masked gunman, a blinding sandstorm, a rattlesnake. Meanwhile, a strange dog that seemed to adopt him kept coming to his rescue.

    • Hawks Don't Say Goodbye
      Hawks Don't Say Goodbye

      Hawks Don't Say Goodbye

      Stephen Bly
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      It's summer in Galena, Nevada. Everyone is leaving town for good! After the harshest winter on record and the shutdown of the Shiloh Gold mine, Nathan and his friends watch as businesses board up and houses empty. Rumor has it that even their school may close. Who will be the next to move away? When the bank is robbed, Nathan and Leah get their answer. It's not one they'd have chosen. In facing the loss of his friends, Nathan discovers what makes a town feel like home. Finally, in a deserted hotel, Nathan and Leah come face-to-face with the bank robbers. They encounter the most frightening showdown of their lives.

      It's summer in Galena, Nevada. Everyone is leaving town for good! After the harshest winter on record and the shutdown of the Shiloh Gold mine, Nathan and his friends watch as businesses board up and houses empty. Rumor has it that even their school may close. Who will be the next to move away? When the bank is robbed, Nathan and Leah get their answer. It's not one they'd have chosen. In facing the loss of his friends, Nathan discovers what makes a town feel like home. Finally, in a deserted hotel, Nathan and Leah come face-to-face with the bank robbers. They encounter the most frightening showdown of their lives.

    • Coyote True
      Coyote True

      Coyote True

      Stephen Bly
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      3/5 - 1 rating

      Nathan couldn't believe it. He and his dad and his friend Colin were going on a cattle drive. But as they set out, the trip began to take unexpected turns. Nathan's dad had to leave them to hunt down an escaped crook and would have to join the group later. Then Colin's friend Leah finagled her way along. When Pepper the cook hurt his foot and had to return to camp, the three kids were on their own. How would they round up cattle when they had never done it before? And how should they deal with the coyote family living beneath their cabin? Soon their situation turned ugly. Nathan found himself face to face with the hungry coyotes trying to take a newborn calf. Worse yet, in a terrifying encounter the escapee found their camp and threatened to kill Nathan, ambush Nathan's dad, and hold Colin and Leah for ransom.

      Nathan couldn't believe it. He and his dad and his friend Colin were going on a cattle drive. But as they set out, the trip began to take unexpected turns. Nathan's dad had to leave them to hunt down an escaped crook and would have to join the group later. Then Colin's friend Leah finagled her way along. When Pepper the cook hurt his foot and had to return to camp, the three kids were on their own. How would they round up cattle when they had never done it before? And how should they deal with the coyote family living beneath their cabin? Soon their situation turned ugly. Nathan found himself face to face with the hungry coyotes trying to take a newborn calf. Worse yet, in a terrifying encounter the escapee found their camp and threatened to kill Nathan, ambush Nathan's dad, and hold Colin and Leah for ransom.

    • The Last Stubborn Buffalo in Nevada
      The Last Stubborn Buffalo in Nevada

      The Last Stubborn Buffalo in Nevada

      Stephen Bly
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      For only a dollar, Thunder was a terrific bargain. But what can a boy do with a dangerous 2,500-pound buffalo that can break out of any corral ever built? Nathan Riggins must find some way to keep Thunder from killing someone or being killed. He finally decides to donate his buffalo to the Carson City Zoo. But getting him to the zoo will be a problem. Thunder has already destroyed one rail car and damaged the train's engine. The railroad refuses to ship him again. The answer comes in a surprising way. Meanwhile, there's an exciting contest between Thunder and a prize fighting bull.

      For only a dollar, Thunder was a terrific bargain. But what can a boy do with a dangerous 2,500-pound buffalo that can break out of any corral ever built? Nathan Riggins must find some way to keep Thunder from killing someone or being killed. He finally decides to donate his buffalo to the Carson City Zoo. But getting him to the zoo will be a problem. Thunder has already destroyed one rail car and damaged the train's engine. The railroad refuses to ship him again. The answer comes in a surprising way. Meanwhile, there's an exciting contest between Thunder and a prize fighting bull.

    • You Can Always Trust A Spotted Horse
      You Can Always Trust A Spotted Horse

      You Can Always Trust A Spotted Horse

      Stephen Bly
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      4/5 - 1 rating

      Onepenny is exactly the kind of horse Nathan dreamed of owning. He's smart, loyal, and easy to handle. What's more, this unusual horse with the spotted rump can do tricks. So Nathan works out a trade with Onepenny's owner, Temple Cholach. To his delight, the spotted horse becomes his. Before he can even show his parents his new horse, Nathan encounters a posse looking for a stagecoach robber who had ridden a spotted horse. It seems Temple Cholach is not the drifter he claimed to be. And when Nathan discovers Onepenny can lead him to Cholach's home, he wonders what he will do if he actually bumps into the outlaw again. But the biggest problem appears with the strange feelings stirred in him by Cholach's daughter, Tashawna, with her teasing eyes and cute smile.

      Onepenny is exactly the kind of horse Nathan dreamed of owning. He's smart, loyal, and easy to handle. What's more, this unusual horse with the spotted rump can do tricks. So Nathan works out a trade with Onepenny's owner, Temple Cholach. To his delight, the spotted horse becomes his. Before he can even show his parents his new horse, Nathan encounters a posse looking for a stagecoach robber who had ridden a spotted horse. It seems Temple Cholach is not the drifter he claimed to be. And when Nathan discovers Onepenny can lead him to Cholach's home, he wonders what he will do if he actually bumps into the outlaw again. But the biggest problem appears with the strange feelings stirred in him by Cholach's daughter, Tashawna, with her teasing eyes and cute smile.

    • Never Dance With a Bobcat
      Never Dance With a Bobcat

      Never Dance With a Bobcat

      Stephen Bly
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      Nathan's got a real job for the summer. He'll be helping Push-Bill Horn freight supplies to the booming, brawling mining town of 10, Nevada. However, his dog Tona's disastrous fight with a bobcat on the second trip out thrusts Nathan into a dilemma. He wants revenge. And he desperately wants to save Tona's life. Will he take Push-Bill's advice to do the kind thing and put Tona out of his misery? Then, later in a chilling face-off at gunpoint, Nathan confronts two bushwhackers intent on stealing his gold. He also meets new friends: the six Rialto sisters who are trying to made a go of a ranch by themselves. This complicates his relationship with his good friend, Leah.

      Nathan's got a real job for the summer. He'll be helping Push-Bill Horn freight supplies to the booming, brawling mining town of 10, Nevada. However, his dog Tona's disastrous fight with a bobcat on the second trip out thrusts Nathan into a dilemma. He wants revenge. And he desperately wants to save Tona's life. Will he take Push-Bill's advice to do the kind thing and put Tona out of his misery? Then, later in a chilling face-off at gunpoint, Nathan confronts two bushwhackers intent on stealing his gold. He also meets new friends: the six Rialto sisters who are trying to made a go of a ranch by themselves. This complicates his relationship with his good friend, Leah.

    Author

    Stephen Bly

    Stephen Bly (1944-2011) authored and co-authored with his wife, Janet Chester Bly, more than 100 books, both historical and contemporary fiction and nonfiction. He won the Christy Award in the category western novel for The Long Trail Home, from The Fortunes of the Black Hills Series. Other novels were Christy Award finalists: The Outlaw's Twin Sister, Picture Rock, and Last of the Texas Camp. His last novel, Stuart Brannon's Final Shot, finished with the help of his widow, Janet Chester Bly, and three sons--Russell, Michael, and Aaron--was a SELAH Award finalist. She just completed her first solo adult Indie novel, Wind in the Wires, Book 1, Trails of Reba Cahill.

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