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Bailey Clan Westerns

The Bailey Clan Westerns follows successive members and branches of the Bailey family as they try to build lives across the nineteenth-century American frontier. The sequence moves through wagon migration, the Civil War and its aftermath, cattle country, mining settlements, homesteads and isolated towns, with each novel centring on a different Bailey or close ally.

Family loyalty links the individual stories as ranchers, lawmen, soldiers, drifters and gunfighters confront land seizures, rustling, range wars, outlaw gangs and the violence surrounding western expansion. The series combines family saga with traditional Western adventure while repeatedly returning to the cost of reputation, displacement and armed frontier justice.

Reading order

Books in this series (20 books)

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1. The Legend of Jack Donovan

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

4.3(2,001)

After Jack Donovan's parents are killed in a raid on the Oregon Trail, he's brought up by the wagon train scout: half white, half Sioux. At the age of thirteen, Jack is a drifter, until he rides into the Double M ranch in Cedar Creek. The…

The Bailey Brothers cover

2. The Bailey Brothers

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

4.2(468)

After the fighting at Cedar Creek, Brian and Mark Bailey leave in search of the money and land that could allow them to establish a ranch of their own. Their journey takes them through New Mexico and Arizona toward the Animas River Valley, where each opportunity…

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3. The Making of a Man

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

4.4(379)

After his brothers set out searching for gold, Luke Bailey is left at home, eager for his own adventure. Scouting land for a new ranch, Luke's journey takes him to Shackelford, where his quiet strength and sense of justice quickly get him in trouble. Pinning on…

The Marshal of Two Forks cover

4. The Marshal of Two Forks

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

4.4(188)

In the rugged Arizona town of Two Forks, Tally Stevens knows he’s outmatched. With miners turning up dead, he sends for help from his old friends, Brian and Mark Bailey. But with Brian injured, it’s up to Mark and their trusted friend Joe Lamprey to ride…

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5. The Hired Gun

Terence Newnes

First published 2024

4.3(248)

At the age of thirteen, Declan Bailey leaves Pine Mountain, Tennessee, to chase adventure across the untamed West. From working the rugged railroads and perilous cattle drives, he forges a life for himself in an unforgiving world. But life in the Wild West often demands more…

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6. The Man from the Mountains

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.5(193)

Declan thought he’d left his gunfighter days behind when he set out to build a ranch in the High Plains of Texas. His plans take a detour when he rides into Clover Leaf and finds himself in the middle of a range war. Lee Gentry is…

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7. The Rustlers of Animas Forks

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.4(147)

Brian and Mark Bailey have carved out a life in the San Juan Valley, running the Double S ranch, but their peace is shattered when rustlers begin attacking their herds. These are not just a few scattered thieves, but an organized force with a bigger plan…

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8. The Battle for Silver Creek

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.5(128)

In the rugged land of South Texas, Patrick Bailey is building a life with his wife and young son on their ranch by the Silver Creek. When a Comanche raid shatters their peace, Jamie is forced to grow up fast. Hardened by a trail drive up…

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9. The Kid from Mexico

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.4(202)

At the age of three, Rowan Bailey sees his home destroyed and his mother killed in the street by Union raiders. When Confederate raiders later strike his grandfather’s homestead, young Rowan loses another family and is swept away to Mexico by a mysterious outlaw, Wesley Younger.…

The Bailey Clan cover

10. The Bailey Clan

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.5(174)

After driving cattle north from California, Dylan Bailey heads alone through Wyoming and Nevada in search of new opportunities. A stop in a Utah settlement brings him into conflict with a powerful cattleman whose influence reaches beyond his own ranch. Wounded and isolated, Dylan discovers that…

The Stranger cover

11. The Stranger

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.5(205)

After the Civil War, Ronan Bailey rides north in search of a new beginning. Scarred, he hopes to find peace on the open range. But the frontier has other plans: a violent encounter on the Kansas border leaves him wounded. Hired by a rancher, Ronan is…

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12. The Homesteader

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.3(232)

After years of caring for his ailing mother, Tristan Bailey sets out for the High Plains of Texas to claim what’s rightfully his: a parcel of rugged land near Sweetwater Creek. But dreams die hard on the frontier. The land Tristan's father once staked now bears…

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13. The Harlan Kid

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.4(184)

After avenging his parents’ deaths, young Harlan Bailey finds himself branded an outlaw by a corrupt marshal. Outnumbered, he escapes Kentucky and rides west, seeking a new start. In the plains of Kansas, Harlan crosses paths with the ruthless outlaw, Malachi. Through smoke and gunfire, he…

The Warrior cover

14. The Warrior

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.4(162)

Rowan Bailey's life is shattered when Belle, the woman he was to marry, is killed by a stray bullet in a Silver Reef bank robbery. Overcome with grief and rage, Rowan doesn’t wait for the funeral. Driven by vengeance, he rides into the wilderness, determined to…

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15. The Orphan

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.5(230)

After a wagon train massacre, a single child is left behind: a one-year-old boy with a note tucked into his waistband: “This is my son, Rory Bailey." Raised by a Kansas farm couple as Rory Ward, he grows up never knowing the family name that runs…

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16. The Soldier

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.4(236)

Duncan Bailey returns from the Civil War to El Paso, only to find that his entire family has been massacred in an Apache raid. When he learns that the killer of his family is an Apache he grew up with, he is filled with rage. Growing…

The Farmer cover

17. The Farmer

Terence Newnes

First published 2025

4.3(234)

After the Civil War, Logan Bailey stakes his claim in the harsh Pine Ridge country of northwest Nebraska. With the help of a few neighboring families, he builds a homestead and plants his first crop. A quiet man, Logan keeps his distance from others. But peace…

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18. The Gambler

Terence Newnes

First published 2026

4.3(170)

A card game can be deadlier than a gunfight. Corey Bailey has spent his life drifting between poker tables and dusty trails. Trained by a master gambler in his youth, and drifting after the bitter Civil War, all he ever wanted was a ranch of his…

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19. The Maverick

Terence Newnes

First published 2026

4.5(183)

For five years Moran Bailey has crossed the American West in pursuit of a violent enemy known as the Beast. The hunt has given Moran a reputation of his own, but little peace. His latest information points towards Cactus Town near Arizona’s Gila Mountains, where the…

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20. The War of the Clans

Terence Newnes

First published 2026

4.3(150)

After rescuing Mae Turner, Rowan Bailey hopes that his hardest battles are behind him. Returning to southern Arizona, he dreams of a chance to settle down and build a new life. But where Rowan Bailey rides, peace never lasts long. When Joe Kinkade and his sons…