R. O. Lane

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About R. O. Lane

R. O. Lane discovered westerns in high school when he read Shane by Jack Schaefer. He so enjoyed the book, he read every work by Schaefer. He's loved hundreds of western authors, his favorites, besides Schaefer, being Louis L'Amour, Gordon D. Shirreffs, Elmore Leonard and Matt Braun.

From his base in Tucson, Arizona, R. O. has traveled all over the western states. He's lived in Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Although never having lived in Texas, he has traveled the state extensively and loves its history as is evident from a number of the westerns he's written. He continues to write every day for his own pleasure and that of his readers.

R. O. has B. A. in English and an M. A. in communications research. He worked as a writer and editor for three daily newspapers and has written dozens of speeches for senior officers of three Fortune 500 corporations.

He was recently quoted in an interview as saying, "Writing has been my life, and now I'm writing the westerns that were my first love. Nobody can fully understand how tough life was in the West, or the courage it took to settle a new land with all its challenges. Those who were equal to the task were heroes and heroines, and their lives are worth remembering. I'm a romantic at heart, and I don't apologize for it. It's evident in every book I write. If you don't want romance in your westerns, well ... I hate to say it, you should probably look elsewhere."

He's also written two love stories, including the novel Air Force Brats, A Love Story and Wishin' and Waitin', a novella.

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Waylon Nance Feb 20, 2022

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A young vaquero leaves a cattle drive to look for a woman stolen by Comanches. He spends months in Comanche country only the find that the Army will offer no help whatever. So he hires his own Lipan scout, and travels over much of Indian Territory and Texas to find the woman he loves. It's the story of a young man growing up in the wild times of the early 1870s, a time when lawlessness ruled parts of the West. Another story with a touch of romance from the pen of R. O. Lane.

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Wilbur Jan 19, 2022

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Wilbur dreams of being a U.S. Deputy Marshal, and when he's old enough, he's sworn in and has a taste of the life. He's shot, recovers and goes after the outlaws with an Osage tracker to help him. Eventually, he captures the head of the outlaw gang and transports him back to Fort Smith to face Judge Isaac C. Parker, the hanging judge. When he sees an Osage man about to be convicted on false testimony, he tells the tribe what to do to get rid of the witnesses temporarily, and his conscience makes him resign as a marshal. Later, he compromises his own values to save a young Osage boy from a certain hanging. It's another story of the Old West from the pen of R. O. Lane.

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Okefenokee Rifles Sep 18, 2021

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It's not a western. Instead it's a story of young man drafted into the Confederate Army and torn away from his home in the Okefenokee Swamp. He leaves his new wife and infant son to join the 26th Georgia Infantry, the Okefenokee Rifles, and for three years, he does the bidding of his commanding officers, never sure why he is fighting. It's the story of his war years and his return to build a life once more for his family. Another exciting novel from the pen of R. O. Lane.

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Johnny Hayes Feb 28, 2021

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It's a story of a boy looking for his father while growing up working as a muleskinner. He travels the west with a man who teaches him not only about being a teamster but a lot about life. They travel first from Bellevue to Omaha to Denver, then from Denver to Santa Fe. With their own freighting outfit, they deliver goods throughout New Mexico braving the wilds of the untamed land, facing banditos and Apaches. Eventually, Johnny builds a life in the strange new land. Another novel of the Old West from the pen of R. O. Lane

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Gamblin' Man May 26, 2021

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A young boy, raised by his uncle, becomes a professional poker player on the Mississippi right after the War Between the States. In a poker game, he wins a ranch in western Colorado, where he meets the love of his life, but an outlaw does his best to destroy both of them. The young poker player must drop into the jaws of hell to gain back his woman and his dream of a life with her. Another story of the Old West with a touch of romance by R. O. Lane.

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Ruble Perkins: The Youngest Marshal Dec 28, 2020

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Ruble Perkins leaves his home in the Georgia mountains in 1868 heading west. He links up with Jonas Millett, and the two of them seek jobs as Deputy U.S. Marshals for the Western District of Arkansas. Neither has any experience in law enforcement, but they accept one assignment after another to capture outlaws in Indian Territory. It's the story of two young men in the early days before Judge Isaac Parker arrived to bring law and order to Indian Territory. Another novel of the Old West by R. O. Lane.

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Hank: A Western May 14, 2019

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Henry Hankins of the Tennessee Hankins rides west to find his elder brother, Seth, who has disappeared into the gold fields of Montana. Henry's search takes him to Virginia City and all over the mining centers of southwest Montana. Eventually it leads him to Nevada. On the trip he finds love and romance and adopts a little boy that he learns to love. His journey is full of outlaws and crooked lawmen and politicians. Another classic western from the pen of R. O. Lane

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Texas Paladin Rides Again Jun 24, 2018

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Texas Ranger Jubal Coe returns to the Texas Rangers and tackles one assignment after another. He goes after three escapees from Huntsville Prison and kills all three after they riddle him with bullets. He's assigned to Eagle Pass to stop the cattle rustling and murders of gangs on both sides of the border. He tackles the gangs and puts them out of business one at a time, cutting off the leaders and killing them. It's another classic western from R. O. Lane.

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Jake McClure Aug 21, 2019

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Jake McClure ends up in the Wyoming Territorial Prison after a fight in which a man dies. He serves his time and when he gets out, he meets a widow who has a ranch, but she doesn't have the wherewithal to run the ranch, sell her cattle or keep up things. Jake McClure takes on the tasks before the worst winter in the history of Wyoming Territory. This is a story of the Great Die-up on the American plains when hundreds of thousands of cattle died in blizzard after blizzard. It's also a love story of two people to find love amid all the hardships of pioneer life. Another exciting novel from R. O. Lane

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Navarro Nov 2, 2020

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Navarro is a bounty hunter who stumbles upon a woman who has been kidnapped in the wilds of Colorado in 1877. He rescues her and befriends her, but she has enemies, lots of enemies. She talks Navarro into being her bodyguard, and he takes off after her enemies and the result is another exciting novel from the pen of R. O. Lane.

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Nash Cline: A Western Dec 12, 2019

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Nash Cline lies about his age and enlists in the Union Army in January of 1864. He sees a year and a half of bloody fighting before heading west. At Atchison, Kansas, he picks up the Smoky Hill Trail and travels through Kansas, which is ruled by hostile Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, who attack a stagecoach and capture a young woman named Ada Simmons. Nash is at the Army fort when the abduction is reported, and he insists on going out in the middle of the night to get the young woman from Cheyenne warriors.

After he arrives in Denver, Nash sets up a detective business and prospers while the young woman he rescued becomes a consultant to the wealthy, many of whom hit it rich in the the gold and silver mines. As Nash and Ada pursue their vocations, their lives run together and they learn to care for one another. Nash learns to be a top-flight detective and protects his clients at all costs. Another exciting western from R. O. Lane with a touch of romance.

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Lucy Garrett: A Western Jun 24, 2019

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Lucy Garrett inherits valuable land in the Maxwell Land Grant, and she travels west to see it, but gets involved with a western man who's been gutshot. She takes care of him, and he leads her to her inheritance, where they find that a century-old legend is true after all. Another exciting western, revolving around true events, from R. O. Lane.

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