Ralph Cotton has 46 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 35 narrators, with an average listener rating of 1★ across 1 ratings. The most-rated is Between Hell and Texas.
Black Valley Riders
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Seems like every time Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack turns over a rock a Black Valley Rider jumps out. So when two bounty hunters arrive in Minton Hill trailing the same outlaws, Sam agrees to ride with them. Trouble is, only a drunken gambler knows where the gang is holed up.
©2010 Ralph Cotton (P)2012 Recorded Books, LLC
Valley of the Gun
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Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack has encountered many a relentless outlaw in his days as a lawman, but none quite like Fannin "Dad" Orwick. The devout leader of the Redemption Riders, Orwick robs and kills to support his ever-expanding family of young wives and children, all in the name of the Lord. After the Ranger learns that Orwick is moving his harem of wives to a compound deep in the Mexican badlands, he heads south - and meets an unlikely ally in a stalwart woman named Mattie. Once married to Orwick, Mattie has her own dangerous plans for her bloody-minded ex. But neither Sam nor Mattie can know just how far Orwick is about to go for God and family...
©2012 Ralph Cotton (P)2013 Recorded Books
Bad Day at Willow Creek
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In this thrilling tale, former hired gun Larry Shaw tries to help a prostitute determine the father of her unborn child. Of the three candidates, one stands out - the notorious William H. Bonney. And as a cattle war brews, Bonney has a proposal for Shaw: lend your iron to our side and help us blast our way to victory.
©2006 Ralph Cotton (P)2007 Recorded Books
Midnight Rider
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Hired to help steal $50,000 in gold bullion, ex-Pinkerton Avrial "Rock" Rochenbach must earn the trust of some of the West's most notorious outlaws-while protecting his true identity as an undercover U.S. Secret Service Agent...
©2012 Ralph Cotton (P)2013 Recorded Books
City of Bad Men
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USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton pens gun-blazing tales evoking the glory days of the Old West. In City of Bad Men, Lawrence “Fast Larry” Shaw wants nothing more than peace and quiet after miraculously surviving a gunshot wound to the head. But his hopes for tranquility don’t last long. A powerful businessman needs help defending his mining operation from the likes of the Cut-Jaws Gang, and he thinks Larry is just the man for the job.
©2011 Ralph Cotton (P)2012 Recorded Books
Ride to Hell's Gate
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Lawrence Shaw still has the reputation as the fastest gun alive. But since the death of his beloved Rosa, his shots have come out of a bottle. Then a friend gets Shaw a job helping a widow with her ranch, and Fast Larry sees the glimmer of a second chance. Unfortunately the Barrows Brothers Gang has other plans - and they involve stolen horses and spilled blood. The outlaws ride roughshod over Shaw's shattered dreams, giving a good reason to put the plug in the jug and team up with a couple lawmen sent south of the Rio Grande to stop the hard cases.
©2008 Ralph Cotton (P)2009 Recorded Books LLC
Gunmen of the Desert Sands
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Pulitzer Prize nominee and best-selling author Ralph Cotton has been called “one of the best Western writers today” (Western Horseman). Fast Larry Shaw incurs a huge debt when a Mexican girl shouts a life-saving warning during a firefight. Outlaws have put the girl through hell, and now Larry is her only hope. But after offering his services, Larry gets caught in the crossfire between federales and banditos—and even his well-practiced gunhand might not offer enough protection to ensure survival.
©2008 Ralph Cotton (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC
The Law in Somos Santos
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Sheriff Cray Dawson's quick-draw reputation keeps most criminals away from his Texas town of Somos Santos. But it doesn't keep the motley Walker Gang away for long. Although they temporarily divert their bankrobbing plans to a neighboring town, they soon stumble upon a way to weaken him. But will a strategic kidnapping and an unexpected ally undermine Dawson's resolve to do what he must?
©2005 Ralph Cotton (P)2006 Recorded Books
Lawman from Nogales
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USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton’s name is permanently branded atop any list of the best writers in the Western genre. Lawman from Nogales features one of Cotton’s most iconic characters, legendary Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack. Heedless of danger, Burrack shrugs off fears of ambush as he hunts down Luis and Teto Torres, leaders of the despicable Gun Killers Gang. Encountering the gorgeous -- and mercurial -- Erin Donovan, Burrack soon discovers peril can be found in far stranger places than at the end of a gun barrel.
©2011 Ralph Compton (P)2013 Recorded Books
Nightfall at Little Aces
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With 1.5 million copies of his books in print, Ralph Cotton has won countless fans for his authentic, actionpacked Westerns. Sheriff 's widow Emma Vertrees is far from the straight-and-narrow citizen the residents of Little Aces assume her to be. When fate reunites her with Memphis Warren Beck, a member of a despicable collection of miscreants known as the Hole-in-the-wall Gang, Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack finds himself right in the line of fire.
©2008 Ralph Cotton (P)2008 Recorded Books,LLC
Hanging in Wild Wind
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USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton’s gritty tales effortlessly capture the glory days of the Old West. Hanging in Wild Wind finds Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack crossing the Badlands, hot on the trail of Silva “The Snake” Ceran and his gang. But this time the ranger may have bitten off more than he can chew - especially when he comes across Ceran’s girlfriend, wildcat Kitty Dellaros, who has a deadly reputation of her own.
©2010 Ralph Cotton (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC
Riders from Long Pines
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USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton writes about the Old West with equal parts glorified action and gritty authenticity. In Riders from Long Pines, Cotton crafts a sharp shoot-’em-up that is sure to broaden his already expansive fan base. When a band of drovers stumbles upon the goods that were left behind after a botched robbery, they decide to do the moral thing and take the money to its rightful owner. But there’s an outlaw after the prize, and it’ll take the gunslinging know-how of Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack to keep the money truly safe.
©2009 Ralph Cotton (P)2010 Recorded Books, LLC
Twisted Hills
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When wanted men don't want to be found, they hole up in Agua FrIa, Mexico. Nestled in the twisted hills of the Blood Mountain Range just across the border from Arizona, the town is divided by two ruthless gangs of thieves and killers. On one side stands Texas Red Madson, and on the other is Raymond Segert. Between them stands Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack. He rides into Agua FrIa in the guise of a vicious gunslinger with a plan to ingratiate himself with both gangs - and stir up the bad blood between them into a war that will leave Burrack the last man standing .
©2014 Ralph Cotton (P)2015 Recorded Books
Gun Law
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With millions of copies of his books in print, USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton is a contemporary giant in the Western genre. Blowing into Kindred, New Mexico, like a sandstorm, mercenary Sherman ''The Teacher'' Dahl quickly locates his prey and guns them down in a blazing firefight. But Dahl's troubles are only just beginning. The town's power-hungry marshal doesn't take kindly to Dahl's brand of justice and he's determined to end the hired killer's career once and for all.
©2011 Ralph Cotton (P)2012 Recorded Books
Incident at Gunn Point
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Pulitzer Prize-nominee and USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton pens stories that follow in the sacred code of the Old West. In Incident at Gunn Point, horse trader Will Summers dons a sheriff’s badge after the town lawman is grievously injured during a shootout. But when the band of cutthroats rides back into town, guns blazing, Will knows that he needs to outshoot - and outwit - these vicious adversaries or the next place he goes will be the Great Beyond.
©2012 Ralph Compton (P)2013 Recorded Books
Lawless Trail
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The Traybo brothers have a reputation for being gentleman outlaws - the kind who will make polite chatter as they take your life savings. But Ranger Samuel Burrack has no sympathy for those who show poor manners when it comes to obeying the law. He's traveled as far as the Mexican Badlands to pick up the Traybo brothers' ex-cohort, Fatch Hardaway, to lead him to his prey. Burrack isn't alone in his pursuit. Ranger Dallas Garand and his gang let the Traybo brothers slip through their fingers during a robbery once before, and they don't plan on letting history repeat. Instead of joining forces with Burrack to create a unified front, though, Garand is going his own way. It's Garand against Burrack on the trail of these criminal brothers - and may the best ranger win....
©2013 Ralph Cotton (P)2015 Recorded Books
Gun Country
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USA Today best-selling author Ralph Cotton has more than 1.5 million copies of his books in print and has been likened to authors such as John Steinbeck and Mark Twain. Still disoriented from a recent gunshot wound, Fast Larry Shaw happens across the Dexter Lowe Boys on their way to steal some weapons. Knowing he can’t take these guys on alone in his condition, Shaw contacts U.S. Marshal Crayton Dawson and Deputy Jedson Caldwell for backup.
©2010 Ralph Cotton (P)2011 Recorded Books, LLC
Shadow River
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Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack is a predator lying in wait. He's undercover as an outlaw to infiltrate a pair of vicious border gangs and bring them down. This mission has already had its share of casualties, and if Burrack has his say, there will be more. A cloud of dust rises as four men ride toward the Twisted Hills. The only thing between them and certain death at the hands of the Apaches is Sam, who also wants those men dead. But fighting in a land where gunfire draws a rain of arrows means silence is golden, and if Sam keeps his wits about him, he'll be painting these hills red.
©2014 Ralph Cotton (P)2015 Recorded Books
Red Moon
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A killer storm - In the dark of night during a raging storm, a criminal is on the loose in the Arizona badlands. His name is Wilson Orez. Half-Apache and a former cavalry scout, Orez is skilled with weapons, seasoned in the desert, and trained to keep a cool head while death lurks all around him. Or when it springs from his own hands. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack knows the only way to stop Orez is to kill him. But the madman has robbed a stagecoach, driven away its horses, and brutally pistol-whipped one of its passengers, leaving four unfortunate souls stranded in a desert on the verge of flooding. Now Sam must lead them to safety before he can continue his hunt for Orez - if he doesn' t drown first. killer storm - In the dark of night during a raging storm, a criminal is on the loose in the Arizona badlands. His name is Wilson Orez. Half-Apache and a former cavalry scout, Orez is skilled with weapons, seasoned in the desert, and trained to keep a cool head while death lurks all around him. Or when it springs from his own hands. Arizona Ranger Sam Burrack knows the only way to stop Orez is to kill him. But the madman has robbed a stagecoach, driven away its horses, and brutally pistol-whipped one of its passengers, leaving four unfortunate souls stranded in a desert on the verge of flooding. Now Sam must lead them to safety before he can continue his hunt for Orez - if he doesn' t drown first.
©2013 Ralph Cotton (P)2014 Recorded Books
Gunfight at Cold Devil
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Ranger Burrack and Federal Marshal Summers must battle Arizona regulator Morgan Waite and his band of vigilantes. When Burrack and Summers apprehend Cold Devil's saloon owner, Jack Spain, Spain offers $10,000 to anyone who frees him. Getting wind of Spain's reward, Waite and his posse bushwhack the lawmen and leave them for dead in a terrifying landslide. But blazing gunfire will soon heat up the town of Cold Devil.
©2006 Ralph Cotton (P)2007 Recorded Books