Brand Fires on the Ridge

The Brierlys were men of steel whose only law was of their own making. They'd quit whoring and carousing just long enough to restle themselves a few head of cattle. King Merrick was the only man in town with enough grit and imagination to venture outside the safety of the valley, and when he learned what the Brierlys were up to, he knew he had to do something about it..... (from back of book)