Gambling man Lewton Paterson wants to marry into a respectable family. After fleecing a train ticket, Lewt makes his way to Whispering Mountain. But seducing a well-bred woman is hard, and Lewt realizes that to entice a McMurray sister, he'll need to learn a thing or two about ranching and love.

Ty Butler came from Eastern wealth, but killers destroyed everyone who shared his name. Seeking a safe haven in the open West, he's found a home among the outlaws, tinhorns, and fugitives at the gaming table. His skill at reading faces and cards has kept Butler in the money, and it's kept him sharp and ready for the assassins who're hunting him. Working his way to Dodge City, Butler finds the town about to explode -- with him right in the middle.

A legendary gambler and storyteller relates his exploits with infamous and prominent characters ranging from Willie Nelson and Larry Flynt to Lyndon Johnson and Pablo Escobar, his World War II black-market enterprise, and other flamboyant escapades.

The way twelve-year-old Ked Eakins of Norton, Maine, sees it his life has been stolen from him, piece by piece; first by kyphosis, a spinal abnormality which has made him a social outcast at school and a target for the school bully, by his friends who have recently abandoned him, by his mother who left for the West Coast taking the insurance which might have saved him with her, and by his father who is a gambling addict who has lost the rent money--but...

The man who shot Liberty Valance: In the town's wide-open youth, two-fisted Westerner John Wayne and tenderfoot newcomer James Stewart clash over a woman but ultimately unite against the notorious outlaw Liberty Valance; The Shootist: Boarding in the house of an attractive widow and her son, Wayne's character opts for peace in his final days but is dogged by his reputation when a handful of killers seeks him out for a final fight; The sons of Katie...

"Benny Binion was many things: a cowboy, a pioneering casino owner, a gangster, a killer, and founder of the hugely successful World Series of Poker. Blood Aces tells the story of Binion's crucial role in shaping modern Las Vegas. From a Texas backwater, Binion rose to prominence on a combination of vision, determination, and brutal expediency. His formula was simple: run a good business, cultivate the big boys, kill your enemies, and own the cops....

"Card player extraordinaire Poker Alice knows when hold 'em, when to fold 'em, and when to team up with master gunman Newt "Widowmaker" Jones. She's betting on Jones to protect her--and her money--on a treasure hunt in the California desert. Legend has it that a shipwreck is buried in the Salton sands. Some say it's a Spanish galleon that got stuck when the sea ran dry. Other says it's a Chinese junk full of pearls or a Viking ship filled with Aztec...

"A charismatic jeweler makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family, and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win." --container

A tropical storm hits a casino boat off the coast of Florida changing the lives of a quirky set of passengers.