Outlaw Birch Hamilton was born Birch Kent, a bastard boy who was thrust into a life of crime at the age of sixteen. Now he was attempting to do the near impossible - break out of Yuma Territorial Prison. Once out, his plans are two-fold: to return home to see his beloved mother and to be reunited with the woman he has loved since his youth. He also intends to settle a score with the meanest man he ever knew - his father. But with bounty hunters and the law on his trail, and his outlaw partner Molly Floyd at his side, Birch's plans prove far from straightforward.

Matt Cole was born in Oberlin, Ohio and grew up in Central Florida. Most of his heroes growing up as a boy rode horses and saved damsels in distress. They wore white hats and shot six guns. He is the author of over twenty published books. He currently teaches English at several higher education institutes and universities.