Clint Ryan Books

Separated from his crew after a shipwreck off the coast of California, John Clinton Ryan, called "El Lazo" because of his prowess with a rope, builds a new life for himself, until his cruel former captain tracks him down

El Lazo--a gringo who lives among the Mexicans--must choose sides carefully when war breaks out between Mexico and America over California, and he finds himself fighting alongside the likes of Ned Beale, Kit Carson, and Archibald Gillespie

Former seaman John Clinton Ryan, the master-at-arms on the riverboat Benicia Belle, is soon blackmailed by the ship's owner and drawn into a dangerous affair with a beautiful woman

California's great central valley, the San Joaquin, is a land of hope and promise, but also of danger. Stalking Clint Ryan's ranch is a band of vicious hardcases, who are nothing compared to the grizzly who lays in wait in the willows and cottonwoods. A wounded bear and the high lonely are a tough task for a man alone.

A veteran of the war for independence from Mexico, Clint Ryan has carved out a new life for himself on a homstead in the San Joaquin Valley, but his peaceful existence is threatened when he becomes trapped between ruthless Anglos out to drive the Californios out of the San Joaquin and desperate vaqueros who refuse to surrender without a fight. Original.