Death in Snake Creek — William W. Johnstone

Texas royalty doesn't stand a chance against the blood brothers in a lawless Western adventure from the bestselling author of San Angelo Showdown.
 
Young Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves became blood brothers on the day the rancher's son saved the warrior's life, forging a bond no one could ever break. As years passed, a legend grew of the Cheyenne and the white man who rode together -- and who could jerk killing iron with the best of them . . .
 
Death in Snake Creek
 
Snake Creek is a shabby little Texas town ruled by a mean-tempered outlaw who fancies himself a king -- King Petty. He and his gang do what they want, when they want, and right now what Petty wants is the pretty wife of a farmer he just shot in cold blood. But Sam Two Wolves just can't stand by and watch as this King Petty drags the widow down the street, and before long he and Matt find themselves in the fight of their lives. It's a fight they never meant to start -- but they sure as hell are going to finish it.
 
Praise for the novels of William W. Johnstone
 
“[A] rousing, two-fisted saga of the growing American frontier.” -- Publishers Weekly on Eyes of Eagles
 
“There's plenty of gunplay and fast-paced action as this old-time hero proves again that a steady eye and quick reflexes are the keys to survival on the Western frontier.” -- Curled Up with a Good Book on Dead Before Sundown