Beyond the Silver Moon

Elkhorn, Colorado

A Caleb Marlowe Novel: Book 1

She brought civilization…

He brought chaos...

Together, they found something neither expected!

Elkhorn, Colorado

A Caleb Marlowe Novel: Book 1

She came West to find her father.

She never expected to find her heart.

Sheila Burnett has always believed in civilization, order, and the rule of law. So when her beloved father goes missing in the rugged Colorado boomtown of Elkhorn, she's utterly unprepared for the untamed world she rides into — and even less prepared for the man everyone warns her about.

Caleb Marlowe is a legend on the frontier. Lightning-quick with a rifle, cool under fire, and impossible to read, he’s the kind of man who makes women cross to the other side of the street — and then turn around to look. He came to Elkhorn to build something quiet and lasting, to leave the shadows of his past behind. The last thing he needs is a sharp-tongued Eastern woman with fire in her eyes and no patience for the way things work out here.

But Doc Burnett is Caleb’s only friend in the world, and when ruthless outlaws trap him deep in the mountain wilderness, Caleb will ride into hell itself to bring him home.

As danger closes in and the Colorado wilderness stretches wild and beautiful around her, Sheila begins to see past Caleb’s guarded silence to the honorable, wounded man beneath. And Caleb finds himself fighting a battle he never trained for — the battle to keep his heart.

Beyond the Silver Moon is a sweeping historical western romance full of breathtaking Colorado mountain scenery, pulse-pounding adventure, and a slow-burn love story between two people who couldn't be more different — and couldn’t be more perfect for each other.

Reimagined Western Romance, expanded from the original Caleb Marlowe series, previously published by Sourcebooks.

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“Caleb Marlowe is handsome, honest, loyal, fearless and strong enough to wrestle a cougar. He’s also an appealing character and bound to be popular with readers....
The story is filled with heinous outlaws, plenty of shootouts, heroic acts and twists and turns. The stagecoach robbers are not your average bunch of outlaws. The ending is a nice surprise...”
— Barbara Ellis, The Denver Post

”AN EXCELLENT READ!
I love a good western and that’s what this was, a really good western. It had all the elements. A dangerous small town filled with down and out of luck silver miners whose mines were played out. A shifty-eyed sheriff and trouble.…
Reading a Nik James book is like watching a movie. The description of the country as well as their crafting of characters made everything as clear as watching it….”
— Long and Short Reviews

“...Plenty of action, tense situations and twists to the plot....surprising revelations too.
An entertaining read, one I think all western fans will enjoy.”
— Steve M., Western Fiction Review

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Beyond the Eclipse

Elkhorn, Colorado

A Caleb Marlowe Novel: Book 2

Winner of the Will Rogers Medallion for Western Fiction

Elkhorn, Colorado

A Caleb Marlowe Novel: Book 2

He’s spent a lifetime running from his past.

She may be the one woman who can help him face it.

Colorado is holding its breath for the solar eclipse of the century — but Caleb Marlowe didn't ride into Elkhorn for the view. There's a plot to kill the most powerful judge in the territory, a ghost from his darkest past closing in fast, and the one woman he never deserved standing square in his path.

Sheila Burnett has worked too hard building her life in Elkhorn to let Caleb Marlowe shake her foundations again. She knows exactly who he is. What he costs. She's made her peace with it.

Or so she tells herself.

When the threat against the judge turns deadly and Caleb is forced to face the secret that has shadowed him since boyhood, it's Sheila who sees the truth — a man of fierce loyalty and a heart he's never once let himself use.

Set against the breathtaking drama of a historic Rocky Mountain eclipse, Beyond the Eclipse is a sweeping Western romance about second chances, buried ghosts, and a love stubborn enough to outlast every lie a man tells himself.

Some shadows you can't ride away from. Some women you can't forget. And some eclipses change everything they touch...

Enjoy this reimagined Western Romance, expanded from the original Caleb Marlowe series, previously published by Sourcebooks.

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Available June 11th

“A RIVETING HISTORICAL WESTERN!”
...more than just a historical Western; it’s a masterclass in atmospheric storytelling and character development that will keep readers locked in their saddles until the final page. [May McGoldrick] has crafted a truly riveting tale that transcends the usual tropes of the genre, offering a gritty, deeply human look at the lawless frontier.”

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Beyond the Christmas Star

Elkhorn, Colorado

A Caleb Marlowe Novel: Book 3

A sweeping historical western romance of grit, redemption, holiday warmth, and a love strong enough to outlast the darkest winter…

Elkhorn, Colorado

A Caleb Marlowe Novel: Book 3

He's finally ready to put down roots.

She may be the reason why.

Caleb Marlowe has never wanted much — just land to call his own and the quiet life he's earned with callused hands and a stubborn will. For the first time, that life feels within reach. The ranch is nearly built. The land is his. And somewhere beneath the silence, he's begun to admit there's one woman he wants beside him when the dust finally settles.

Then it all burns down.

His partner is behind bars...again. His cattle are gone. His ranch lies in ruins. And the powerful men bankrolling the railroad will stop at nothing to drive Caleb off his land for good.

But this time, he won't face the storm alone.

Sheila Burnett has never walked away from the people she loves — and she won't start now. Standing with Caleb means risking everything: her heart, her future, the safe life she'd so carefully planned. Yet as a brutal winter descends on Elkhorn, she begins to understand that home was never a place. It was always a person.

Together, they'll face old enemies, fight for the town that has become their family, and hold on to the fragile, breathtaking hope growing between them — because on the frontier, the greatest act of courage has never been facing danger.

It’s letting yourself love someone who’s worth the risk...

Enjoy this reimagined Western Romance, expanded from the original Caleb Marlowe series, previously published by Sourcebooks.

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Available June 22nd

“A RIVETING HISTORICAL WESTERN!”
...more than just a historical Western; it’s a masterclass in atmospheric storytelling and character development that will keep readers locked in their saddles until the final page. [May McGoldrick] has crafted a truly riveting tale that transcends the usual tropes of the genre, offering a gritty, deeply human look at the lawless frontier.”

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THE WINTER ROAD

A CALEB MARLOWE SERIES NOVELLA

A former cavalry soldier has a new battle to fight when he runs up against the lone survivor of a wagon ambush…and the band of killers who want her dead.

As Christmas approaches, Henry Jordan is on the way to meet up with his partner, the legendary frontiersman Caleb Marlowe. Finding a fifteen year old alone in a deserted mountain cabin with a dozen fresh graves nearby, Henry decides his plans for the ranch in Elkhorn, Colorado will have to wait. For nothing fires up his blood quicker than coming face-to-face with injustice.

Nell Cody escaped death at the hands of ruthless outlaws and the treacherous trail guide, Bart Kelly. For three months, she’s managed to survive alone in the wilderness. Her father’s dying request was for Nell to deliver the money he’d raised for the people of Youngblood Creek. But with the unforgiving Rocky Mountain winter upon her, Nell is losing hope of ever making good on her promise…until Henry Jordan arrives.

As they start their journey west, a tentative bond of trust forms between them. Danger lurks in the high country at every stormy turn. Nature’s fury and savage predators will test their strength and skill. But they’ll face the greatest threat of all in a lawless mountain town where Bart Kelly and his murderous gang lie in wait.

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FIVE STARS!
”1877 frontier life was not easy, but being the sole survivor of a wagon train massacre in mountainous Colorado would be daunting. Nell Cody did survive but then needed to survive even more. Will she manage on her own?”
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FIVE STARS!
”The Henry Jordan series starts out with an atmospheric and suspenseful novella which paints such vivid, unprettified pictures of the wild west with its harsh living conditions and daily struggle for survival that it captivated me right from the start. It has all the makings of what I consider a good western adventure, a shootout, gunslinger and villains, and justice for the wronged party.”
- Honest Bookworm Review

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High Country Justice

It will take all this lone frontiersman's skills to save his only friend from murderous outlaws.

Fans of William Johnstone will love this unique and riveting historical western series

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Caleb Marlowe carved out his own legend as frontier scout and lawman before arriving in the Colorado boomtown of Elkhorn. Famous for a lightning quick draw and nerves of steel, he is mysterious, guarded, and unpredictable. Now, he wants to leave the past behind. But the past has a way of dogging a man…

 When Doc Burnett, Caleb’s only friend in town, goes missing, his daughter Sheila comes seeking his help. Newly arrived from back East, she hotly condemns the bloody frontier justice of the rifle and the six-gun. But this is the high country, and justice is fierce.

Murderous road agents have Doc at their mountain hideaway, out beyond the Devil’s Claw pass. To free Doc from the outlaws, Marlowe will have to track them through wild, uncharted territory, battling wild animals and bushwhackers. And when Sheila is captured by the ruthless gunhawks, Marlowe will have to take them down one-by-one, until no outlaw remains standing.

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“Caleb Marlowe is handsome, honest, loyal, fearless and strong enough to wrestle a cougar. He’s also an appealing character and bound to be popular with readers....
The story is filled with heinous outlaws, plenty of shootouts, heroic acts and twists and turns. The stagecoach robbers are not your average bunch of outlaws. The ending is a nice surprise...”
— Barbara Ellis, The Denver Post

”AN EXCELLENT READ!
I love a good western and that’s what this was, a really good western. It had all the elements. A dangerous small town filled with down and out of luck silver miners whose mines were played out. A shifty-eyed sheriff and trouble.…
Reading a Nik James book is like watching a movie. The description of the country as well as their crafting of characters made everything as clear as watching it….”
— Long and Short Reviews

“...Plenty of action, tense situations and twists to the plot....surprising revelations too.
An entertaining read, one I think all western fans will enjoy.”
— Steve M., Western Fiction Review

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Bullets and Silver

In this gritty and action-packed historical western, temporary lawman Caleb Marlowe must face his worst enemy by fighting his own kin.

Gritty Western

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Colorado, July 1878. A solar eclipse is almost upon the country, and the raucous town of Elkhorn is one of the centers of national attention. In the midst of boisterous and chaotic frontier pre-celebrations, Caleb Marlowe learns that local power broker Judge Horace Patterson is targeted for assassination by agents of a financial magnate.

Caleb’s efforts to thwart the plan, however, are complicated when a ghost from his past shows up. Elijah Starr, acting for a railroad robber baron, will use any ruthless method at his disposal to clear the way to control a planned rail line to be built through Elkhorn. Marlowe is commissioned to bring Starr in to face justice after the assassination attempt, but he has his own burning agenda. Starr is Caleb’s own father and the very man who abused and murdered Caleb’s mother.

Caleb swears his mother’s death will be avenged and justice will prevail...or he’ll die trying.

Will Rogers Medallion Winner!

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“In a genre rife with larger-than-life protagonists who can do no wrong, Nik James allows Caleb Marlowe, the main character in Bullets and Silver, to screw up. It’s refreshing to wince when he gets distracted on horseback or fails to notice an inevitable double-cross. Set in 1878, in Elkhorn, Colorado, a few weeks before a media-hyped solar eclipse, Caleb agrees to serve as the bodyguard to a powerful local judge.
Later, he volunteers to hunt down the criminal mastermind behind an assassination attempt and its subsequent coverup—but only because the mission will give him a chance to settle a long simmering vendetta. The population of Elkhorn is peopled with the regular cast of characters: a brilliant doctor; a feisty love interest; two mischievous tweens; a kindly sheriff; the ornery town
drunk. Unique to Bullets and Silver is an emotional secondary plot that champions the rights of Chinese Americans following the San Francisco Riot of 1877, making this book a timely addition to the canon.”
— Sarah Steers, Library Journal Booklist Review

“Quite the page-turner for me and I really enjoyed every bit of this story. It is one of those stories that keeps you wanting to find out what happens in the end and provides on the pages the adventures you look forward to when reading about those fighting for justice in the Wild West. A well-written story about a deputy bringing his father to justice and closing an open chapter in his past.”
- Pen R., NetGalley Review

”Another riveting read in a wonderful Western series! Caleb Marlowe is definitely a force to be reckoned with and someone you want on your side…not against you!”
- Cathy G., Cathy’s World / GoodReads Review

“Bullets and Silver by Nik James was an entertaining continuation of his Western historical fiction series. Caleb Marlowe just wants to set up his ranch, but the judge in Elkhorn keeps hounding him to take over as sheriff. When his past comes back to haunt him, Caleb has no choice but to wear the silver star again.
I really enjoy Nik James’ writing; he brings the Old West to life. I love all his characters, and I’m more than smitten with Caleb Marlowe. He’s competent, determined, morally gray, he can shoot a man dead and a few chapters later bond with an infant. He’s not perfect, but he sure as hell tries his hardest. I also lived for the teasing banter and spark between him and Sheila Burnett.
Bullets and Silver was a great adventure that kept me on the edge of my seat more than once and found Caleb Marlowe gunslinging, fighting for his life, encountering rattlesnakes & wolves, out-numbered and facing down his past.”
- Amanda L. NetGalley Review

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Silver Trail Christmas

Feared gunslinger Caleb Marlowe is out to save his partner from the ruthless ambition of the town's railroad-obsessed power broker...

Gritty Western

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A final shootout is coming, but in Elkhorn no one—especially Caleb Marlowe—goes down without a fight.

For years, Caleb Marlowe has been following a hard trail. Now fate finally seems to be smiling on him. The ranch he and his partner have been building is ready for a herd of longhorns, and a ghost from his troubled past is about to dance at the end of hangman's rope. With winter descending on the Colorado boom town of Elkhorn, Caleb's future looks bright.

But in the wild West, a man's fortune can turn with the speed of a mountain storm. When his partner is jailed for murder, his herd taken by rustlers, and his ranch nearly destroyed, Marlowe knows someone is trying to run him off. His nemesis, Elijah Starr, has been pardoned and hired by Judge Patterson—the local power broker—to build a railroad, and they are two men who will stop at nothing to get what they want.

Marlowe stands alone against a gang of hired killers. The stakes could not be higher, and the cards are stacked against him. A final shootout is coming, but in Elkhorn no one—especially Caleb Marlowe—goes down without a fight.

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