WESTERN STORIES • RANCH LIFE • FAITH • SUSPENSE

Stories from the saddle, the ranch, and the hard roads home.

BJ Stone writes Western fiction, suspense, ranch history, mule-riding guidance, and faith-filled books shaped by a lifetime around horses, mules, ranches, and Texas country.

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BJ Stone

BROWSE BY SERIES

Books by BJ Stone

Choose a series to read in order, or explore independent novels and nonfiction. Select paperback or eBook where available.

Updated October 28, 2026: 14 books, now organized into series and stand-alone collections, with available paperback and eBook purchase links.

The Shadow Valley Western Series

Follow Rex Donnar and the Rafter D through the Western saga. Books appear in reading order.

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SHADOW VALLEY • BOOK 1

Secrets of Shadow Valley: The Beginning

Rex Donnar’s search for a stallion becomes a fight for family, land, love, and justice.

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The Dragons Roar Series

A continuing suspense story of courage, survival, and hard-won freedom. Begin with When the Dragons Roar.

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WHEN THE DRAGONS ROAR • BOOK 2

Release of the Dragon

A tense, emotional story of fear, endurance, and the battle to keep hope alive when darkness refuses to let go.

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The Trail Riders Club

Six young friends, their horses, and a mule ride into a different mystery with every adventure. Available in paperback and eBook.

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THE TRAIL RIDERS CLUB • BOOK 1 • AGES 11 AND UP

The Secret at Cedar Cabin

Six young riding friends discover a mare beside an old forest cabin. A missing-horse notice draws them into a mystery that tests their observation, honesty, and trust, with horses, a mule, and practical riding knowledge woven into the adventure.

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THE TRAIL RIDERS CLUB • BOOK 2 • AGES 11 AND UP

The House Beyond Black Creek

Beyond Black Creek, an abandoned house shows a mysterious light in an upstairs window—though it has no electricity. Lucy Parker and her riding friends follow clues through the woods, discovering old photographs, hidden history, and a secret someone wants to keep buried. Six young riders, their horses, and one watchful mule must work together to uncover the truth.

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Stand-Alone Novels

Stories to enjoy on their own, including Western adventures and a science-fiction thriller.

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CONTEMPORARY WESTERN

Four Against the Flood

When a flood strands a family in wooded Texas river country, four older riders set out on mules, drawing on hard-earned knowledge while discovering that their lives still hold purpose and the possibility of love.

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SCIENCE FICTION THRILLER

Playing God: The User’s Guide

When reality begins to look like a computer system, five students discover their world may belong to someone else.

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Ranch History, Horsemanship & Devotions

Texas ranch history, hands-on mule-riding guidance, and faith shaped by a lifetime in the saddle.

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TEXAS HISTORY

Parrie Haynes Ranch: A Promise Kept

A documented history of the ranch, the people who shaped it, and Parrie Haynes’s charitable legacy for Texas children.

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MULE RIDING & HORSEMANSHIP

The Complete Guide for New Mule Riders

Practical guidance for understanding, handling, riding, and building a dependable partnership with a mule.

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More Series Are Coming

New mysteries and Western adventures are on the way. As BJ Stone publishes additional books and launches more series, they will join this bookshelf in reading order.

BJ Stone

MEET THE AUTHOR

A life lived close to the land

BJ Stone is a Texas author, lifelong horsewoman, mule rider, former professional trainer and clinician, and ranch woman whose books are rooted in the country she knows firsthand. Her published work spans the Shadow Valley Western Series, contemporary Western fiction, psychological suspense, science fiction, Texas ranch history, mule-riding instruction, and cowboy faith.

Her stories carry the rhythms of horses, mules, ranch work, family, hard choices, and the landscapes that shape the people who live there.

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CONTACT BJ STONE

Reader notes, book questions, and speaking inquiries

Email BJ directly at [email protected].

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