Slocum and the Powder River Gamble — Jake Logan

LADY'S CHOICE
Slocum was glad to help his friend start a new ranch. But he was soon playing punching bag for a band of dirty locals. It seemed that the boys from the FXT Ranch didn't take kindly to strangers -- and were ready to beat out the competition one blow at a time.

To get out of trouble, Slocum had to do business with two lady ranchers. One was the ruthless owner of the FXT; the other, a freckled tomboy who'd saved his life. Slocum thought he had matters in hand. But he quickly found that the ladies of Powder River were kind of like fool's gold -- hard, gritty, and never quite what they seemed.