Lowell F. Volk is a native of Minnesota, author of Historical Fiction, 2014 Pen Award from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers, member of Western Writers of America,

Lowell has a BS from California Lutheran in computer science and an MBA from the University Of La Verne. He is retired from General Dynamics, where he was a Manager of Software Engineers, which required extensive travel both in the USA and overseas. In addition, Lowell is a former Deputy Sheriff of Montezuma County, Colorado. He now enjoys writing books.

Lowell retired in 2004, and is living in Pleasant View, Colorado. Lowell and his wife, Mary Lou, have five children: Terri (deceased), Scott, Paula, Lowell Jr., and Kathy.

Pen award in 2014 from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers.

Latest Book to Soon be released

Released September, 2026

Milo Ryder

The Donahues

Billy decided to raise Morgan horses on the Rocking R Ranch. After getting permission from Milo, Billy bought four Morgan horses from the King Ranch in Texas. Billy needed to go to Texas to bring the horses back. Billy’s wife, Maria, along with Cullen and Ned, go to Texas. On their return, as they neared Clarksville, they heard gunshots. Billy and Cullen go to investigate and find six men attacking two wagons. After killing three of the men, the other three escape. When Billy and Cullen reach the wagons, they find two men dead, one man wounded, and two women still alive but hurt. While helping them, they discover they are the Donahue family. Beatrice was being attacked by two of the outlaws, and her husband, Charles, was wounded. Veronica was wounded and passed out in their wagon, while her husband, Maxwell, was killed. The third brother, Jeremiah, was killed. Their troubles don’t end there. The men who escaped set up an ambush, and Milo Ryder, Emmett, and Porter come to help them. The trouble for the Donahues does not end there but continues to follow them to Colorado. What could happen to them next?