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

What did I accomplish that day? Not much. I slept half the day away because of another headache, went to the office for a few hours, tried to work, but couldn’t. I wondered where Dash Shore and Max Martin were but didn’t have the energy to find them. I was lazy, tired, and not in any state to be a PI Some days were like that for everyone, I guessed 27: Ring Around the Renner


I thought of returning to Country’s Duty, finding the masturbating military man again, and getting busy with the guy since I was horny, ready to unload some crated sexual tension. Instead, I received a text from Renner, which said: Meet me at the Linear Bar in ten minutes.


Chapter 21