Which eccentric cowboy in Stockton County branded Evan Sting on Shotner Hill, murdering the young man? This is what private eye Joe Boxford asks himself when he's hired by Evan's father Benny to find the murderer. Joe needs some help, and enlists the services of Tal Linear, owner of The Linear Bar. But sparks begin to fly between the two. As romance heats up between them, they attempt to solve the branding crime. As the suspects start to pile up and weird relationships unfold in West Stockton, Joe and Tal begin to unravel a heinous crime. That is, until Tal vanishes and Joe thinks his sleuth buddy is going to be the killer's next victim. Does Joe have the skills needed to be a hero and save Tal from the killer's secret agenda and solve the crime? Or will Joe fall flat on his face and lose his reputation as a private investigator as well as his new lover, Tal Linear?

Stockton County Cowboys Book

Posted at its front door was an African-American bouncer the size of a military tank. I grinned at him, he didn’t grin back. Instead, he barked, “One hundred to get in.”


I paid, walked past him, and went from room to room in search of Renner Jump.


Dove soap couldn’t have cleaned the dirty scent from my body as I walked down the narrow hallway, peeping into each of the rooms like some sick voyeur.


Room 1 showcased a naked young man hanging from the ceiling. Chains decorated his chest and a ball-shaped orb swung from his scrotum. A bear of a man stood in front of him with what looked to be a leather whip.


Room 3 was occupied by four men, all cowboys. A four-pile up occurred in one corner of the room. All the cowboys were naked except for the rugged boots on their feet. And sexual things were being carried out inside the room that would even make a pornstar gasp with horror, details that I cannot even reflect on.


Chapter 19