Sudden Thunder (Ruff Justice #1) - Warren T. Longtree - TRAIL SOAKED IN BLOOD ... Scouting for the U.S. Cavalry had let Ruffin T. Justice in for some pretty dangerous missions, and this new job looked like more of the same. Assigned to guide the Denton family through the heart of Indian territory on a fool''s errand to recover their father''s body, Ruff knew right from the start that something about these people didn''t ring true. Brother Hugh and Amos acted more like wharf rats than Baltimore gentlemen, and sister Marguerite''s eye glowed with something far from innocence whenever her gaze lit on Ruff. The whole setup smelled funny, but Ruff had his orders, and how could he leave a hot-blooded beauty like Marguerite to spend those long, cold nights alone. Still, it would take all Justice''s scouting savvy to get them through a hail of arrows, mountain blizzards, and bullet-blazing ambushes alive....