Dark Frontiers: First Hunt (Book One)

In May of 1865, the United States has just emerged from the bloodiest chapter in her young history. The loss of life will be unmatched by every war the US will fight for the next hundred and fifty years combined. Yet out of this turmoil, a new breed of hero arises.

A new branch of the United States Marshalls Service is assembled in secret. They’re tasked with the elimination of non-human threats to settlers and travelers. These special deputies will take on any challenge, face any creature, and go anywhere to ensure the success of their mission. Assembled from all walks of life and both sides of the war, only the strongest and most cunning warriors are chosen.

Declan Caine is a former Rebel Soldier, a Gambler, and a Deadly Gunfighter. They call him the Widowmaker. He’s recruited after he survives an encounter with a group of creatures that the Cherokee call the Oolonga-Doglalla. Declan’s deadly skills make him the perfect candidate, but he has a dark secret. An agenda of his own.

With a trail of bodies in his wake, Declan takes on the challenge of hunting the nightmares that other men fear. With his band of Nightmare Hunters, they’ll clean up the territory or die trying. These deadly deputies will carve their names in blood across the Dark Frontiers.

Dark Frontiers: Howl of the Wolfman (Book Two)

In 1865, the frontier was a dark and foreboding place. For settlers and pioneers, there was danger at every turn. It took a special breed to tame this land and face the threats that lurked just outside the firelight. To help with this task, the US Marshals dispatched Declan Caine and his Nightmare Hunters to hunt the most hazardous creatures that stalked the land. Creatures that most people refuse to believe exist.

A series of grizzly deaths near the small settlement of Fair Grove come to the attention of the Marshals. Declan soon learns that more of the strange Oolonga-Doglalla creatures have established hunting grounds near the village, killing local farmers and residents alike. Before he can investigate further, more enemies from his past come back to haunt him. The mystery deepens when the enigmatic Father Caldera visits him.

The trail leads them to the small town of Fair Grove, where they find more than they bargained for. Declan deals with the demons of his past, and this fateful encounter will forever change the destiny of the Nightmare Hunters. A far greater adversary than any of them have ever experienced is now hunting them.

Can Declan and his band of warriors defeat this enemy, or will they fall victim to its evil? Will they defeat this nigh insurmountable threat while facing betrayal from within? New allies and old enemies await them at every turn, yet nothing has prepared them for what awaits. Blood and death lie at every turn of the trail and will take them from the farms of Fair Grove to the Mighty Missouri River. Mere survival isn’t enough. The fate of humanity lies in the balance.

Dark Frontiers: Cry of the Wendigo (Book Three)

In 1865, the American frontier was dark and foreboding. Settlers and pioneers faced danger at every turn, some vanishing without a trace. It took a special breed to tame this land and face the threats that lurked just outside the firelight. The U.S Marshals dispatched a special team of deputies for this task. Declan Caine and his Nightmare Hunters were sent to bring down the deadliest creatures that stalked the land. Creatures that most people refuse to believe exist.

A mysterious rider arrives at the home of Declan Caine with an urgent message to report immediately to the local garrison. Declan soon learns that an entire caravan of freight and its Cavalry escort failed to reach their destination. To make matters worse, the two survivors who managed to make it told of a strange beast that attacked without warning or provocation.

The Nightmare Hunters ride out in a frigid winter storm to search for survivors and to stop the beast before it kills again. Nothing they have faced before has prepared them for what they discover when they arrive in Moon Valley. A creature from our primordial nightmares stalks them at every turn. A beast that could be the deadliest predator ever to walk the earth.

This monster will push them to their limits and beyond. How can you stop a creature that cannot die? An ancient evil stalks the quiet valley, and the magic binding it there is failing. Can Declan and his Nightmare Hunters find a way to stop this rampaging beast before it escapes and destroys the unsuspecting settlements less than a day’s ride away? Will they succeed, or will the evil corrupt them all?

Dark Frontiers: The Demon of Palo Duro Canyon (Book Four)

August 1988, Palo Duro Canyon, Texas.

Strange Bigfoot-type creatures attack a ranch, massacring cattle and murdering ranch hands. With nowhere else to turn, the family calls Declan Caine and his Nightmare Hunters to save their home. With several of the team unavailable, Declan seeks help from two young warriors who have faced these creatures before. Two warriors with a destiny that mirrors his own.

The team soon learns that they’re facing something far worse than mere creatures. An ancient enemy that has been stalking them since 1865 has returned to finish what it started. An enemy that is far more powerful than anything they’ve ever imagined.

Can Declan and his team find the source of the evil and stop it before it brings about the End of Days? Or will Declan fall to the evil that tempts him to join it?

Can they stop “The Demon of Palo Duro Canyon?”