Little Britches Old West Stories
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The original stories in the Little Britches Old West
universe: Orphan cousins Vin Tanner and JD Dunne are sent out west to find a new family but Josiah can't find one that will take both boys. Determined to keep them together, Vin runs away with JD to live with the Indians. Will the team find the boys in time and will Vin and JD find a home together......
Vin and JD have traveled from Boston to the West to find a family and finally have found a home in the strong arms of Chris Larabee and Buck Wilmington. It's not a smooth homecoming as they all adjust to being a family. Chris and Vin especially have a lot to overcome, but with love, they just might make it....
More stories in the LB Old West universe:
It's been a rough few days for a very sick Vin and his new father who has worn himself out trying to care for the small boy. While the two sleep, an angel makes her visit.....
Overhearing part of a conversation between Chris and Buck, Vin thinks they don't want the boys any longer. Determined not to be separated from JD, he takes the boy on a dangerous journey. Chris and Buck reach them in time to see a rattlesnake strike Vin. Will they be able to save the small boy and keep their new family intact?
Chris is at wits end when Vin keeps disobeying him and playing with guns so Buck suggests that maybe he should teach the child how to shoot. The small boy proves to be a natural and when Vin's birthday comes around, Chris gives him his own rifle. But it's 'Uncle Ezra' who surprises with his present.....
It's time for the boys to call the men something other then 'Mister.' But what? Chris isn't sure he is ready to be called 'Pa' again, but small Vin shows him it isn't the name that matters, it's the love....
The weeks following the boys' arrival at Chris and Buck's place are spent adjusting to being a family. While JD is starting to believe that life can be good again, Vin has problems trusting that something won't go wrong. Can Chris help him learn how to become a kid again and can Vin, in turn, show Chris how to live again?
A trip into town turns serious when Vin is accidentally shot by someone gunning for Chris. Will the incident prove that the boys don't belong with the gunslingers?
When a gang of bad guys capture Chris, Buck, Josiah and Nathan, it's Ezra, Vin and JD to the rescue. And Vin is finally able to let go of a memory that has haunted him for far too long...
Vin writes a letter to God.
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Chris is injured and both boys think he's dead. After Vin spills his anger and fear, JD makes the biggest sacrifice of his life.
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A wagon train travels through town. A distraught woman grieves for her lost son. Young JD seems to be just what her new husband needs to keep her quiet. Only one thing stands between his goals and dreams... Buck Wilmington. When Buck is injured and JD goes missing, Chris and Ezra head up the search while Vin and Nathan care for Buck.
While JD finds learning is fun and easy, Vin finds it just the opposite. He is determined to hide what he thinks is his shameful secret, but when he is mistreated by the school teacher, Chris and the rest of the team spring into action to avenge the boy...
When a journey to see old Indian drawings in New Mexico's desert turns into a perilous, and life threatening adventure for Chris and Vin, the young boy must find the strength to save his new father. As they struggle to come to terms with Chris's past, they begin to bond as father and son…
A mishap with tar creates a crisis for Vin when it threatens the only symbol he has to remember his Ma and Pa, but Chris shows him otherwise....
Two bank robbers kidnap Vin and JD in hopes of distracting the town peacekeepers. Will the new family be re-united, or torn apart forever…
Vin and JD participate in the church Christmas Pageant, but things are a little tense when Chris may have to miss their performance.
Buck and Chris invite two ladies along on a picnic with the boys. Things go ary when the enterprising lads, not impressed with either lady, ply them with special bug repellent, tea, and other evils…
Christmas brings unwanted memories for Chris, but with the help of Buck, Vin, JD and Miss Nettie, new traditions and memories are born.
Vin is missing and it looks like a monster going by the name of 'Peaches' is the one who took him…
Vin's past catches up to him with a vengeance. Will Chris and the rest of the peacekeepers be able to save the child and help him on the road to becoming the man he is meant to be…
Vin often sacrificed his own desires for JD - something Chris was trying to put a stop to. It wasn't good for JD to have his own way all the time, nor was it fair to Vin. Vin learns that part of protecting his young cousin is letting him take the blame for his own mistakes, while Buck learns that giving in to JD every time can create a monster…
Late one night, a guilt-ridden Chris sits by Vin's bed watching him sleep and replaying a day gone bad over in his mind. As he thinks back over the day, and the past, he realizes just how good he has it and vows to become a 'real father'...
Chris and Vin visit Sarah, Adam and Siobhan's graves as Chris explains to Vin who Siobhan was. While Vin rests, a despondent Chris holds a conversation with his baby daughter and realizes how Vin makes life worthwhile once again…
It's the start of school for Vin and he isn't happy about it. Between being chased by girls, bored with schoolwork and bullied, there doesn't seem to be a good reason to go. It's up to Papa Chris to find one and change Vin's mind....
When Vin and Chris are assaulted in their camp, Vin's expertise with the rifle saves the day, but not before the child is severely injured. It's more then physical injuries, however, that the boy needs to recover from as another piece of Vin's past is revealed…
Chris is shot far from home, leaving Vin to fend for himself in the strange town where no one there will help him. The resourceful boy is finally able to summon help, but it is Ezra who comes up with revenge on the people who turned their backs on the child in need…
A new resident named Icarus joins the Larabee-Wilmington family for a short visit. During his time there, JD and Vin learn a lesson in what makes up a family, as do Chris and Buck...
It's Vin's nightmare come true when Ebenezer Sanders, operator of the orphanage, comes to Four Corners. Afraid that the evil man would now carry out his threat to kill everyone the boy holds dear, Vin decides his only hope is to take out the threat himself...
While spending a few days with Josiah, Vin and JD learn about dealing with peer pressure and doing what is right. And just what makes a friend...
JD is missing his 'lovey' which was taken away from him at the orphanage. Vin has recovered the item, but needs Chris's help to do some fixing…
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