J.A Johnstone
21) Hell's half acre
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Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"Stay the hell out of Fort Worth." These were the last words uttered by the boomtown's most recent sheriff. Half-starved cowpuncher Jess Casey ignores the travel advice and not only enters Fort Worth, he becomes the new sheriff -- inheriting the body-riddled little slice of heaven called Hell's Half Acre. The deadliest piece of real estate on the American frontier, it's home to Kurt Koenig and his gang-run empire. For Koenig, the only good lawman...
22) A hill of beans
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Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"Mac is back. Framed for a murder he didnt commit, Dewey Mac McKenzie is a wanted man on a cattle drive heading west, as a chuckwagon cook. Though he's never even boiled an egg, McKenzie has a natural gift for cobbling together good trail drive grub. Now, with two trail drives under his belt, McKenzie has proven to be more than a good chuckwagon cook. He's good at serving up justice, too, with a side of hot lead."
Framed for a murder he didn't commit,...
23) Rope burn
Author
Series
Those Jensen boys! volume 5
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
"When a barroom brawl lands Ace and Chance Jensen in jail, it's just the beginning of a nightmare that will never end. Their jailmates are army deserters. Even worse, their jailers assume Ace and Chance are deserters, too. Which earns them even more hard time-on a brutal prison chain gang . Things go from bad to worse awfully fast. One prisoner tries to escape and gets blasted in the back. Others face horrific torture at the hands of sadistic renegades....
Author
Series
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2007
Description
William W. Johnstone's breathtaking Mountain Man series set the standard for Western adventure. Now a new saga begins as the adopted son of Smoke Jensen takes his place on the unforgiving and violent American frontier. . .
BORN TO BE BRAVE
Matt Cavanaugh was nine years old when a band of outlaws slaughtered his family. . .Now Matt is 18, honed by hardship, steeped in survival and carrying the last name of the man who raised him: Smoke Jensen. With...
25) Black Friday
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Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"When an army of fanatical Middle Eastern terrorists take over the American Way Mall on the Friday after Thanksgiving killing hundreds of shoppers and taking others hostage, Iraq War veteran Tobey Lanning assembles a makeshift platoon of Black Friday shoppers to fight back"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
A chuckwagon cook who's also deadly with a pair of six-shooters, Dewey "Mac" Mackenzie is a man who has no qualms filling men's bellies with food--or lead. Finally cleared of a crime he didn't commit, he's able to enjoy the fruits of his labor on the trail without looking over his shoulder. But even his best served grub can be spoiled by those with evil appetites . . . After traversing California and finding nothing much to his liking, Mac Mackenzie...
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Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2023
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The latest action-packed historical western from national bestselling authors William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone in which former Pinkerton man Buck Trammel takes up the badge in Wyoming Territory.
Sheriff Buck Trammel is about to learn a cold hard truth about the wild west: When you lock up the biggest, meanest crime lord in town, you'd better throw away the key. . . .
PRISON BREAK!
In the world of...
Sheriff Buck Trammel is about to learn a cold hard truth about the wild west: When you lock up the biggest, meanest crime lord in town, you'd better throw away the key. . . .
PRISON BREAK!
In the world of...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2015
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Description
A compelling saga of a family's struggle to build an empire on the frontier, from the USA Today bestselling authors of The Family Jensen.
In a sprawling new saga that embodies the pioneer spirit, the masters of the Western introduce the Kerrigans, a rough-and-tumble clan of pioneers making their own way across darkest America led by a woman as ferocious as the Texas sun.
Meet the family that tamed the wild west
A...
In a sprawling new saga that embodies the pioneer spirit, the masters of the Western introduce the Kerrigans, a rough-and-tumble clan of pioneers making their own way across darkest America led by a woman as ferocious as the Texas sun.
Meet the family that tamed the wild west
A...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2019
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Description
JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. WHERE THE GOOD DIE YOUNG. AND THE BAD DIE SOONER.
There are two kinds of traps in the Old West. One is the kind that Preacher and his buddy, Charlie, use to catch a mountain-load of fur pelts. The other is the kind that Charlie steps into—a trap set by a low-life gambler and his seductive partner in crime to swindle Charlie out of his fur money. Preacher hates to see a good friend get robbed. So he sets...
There are two kinds of traps in the Old West. One is the kind that Preacher and his buddy, Charlie, use to catch a mountain-load of fur pelts. The other is the kind that Charlie steps into—a trap set by a low-life gambler and his seductive partner in crime to swindle Charlie out of his fur money. Preacher hates to see a good friend get robbed. So he sets...
30) The lonesome gun
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Series
Perley Gates western volume 7
Description
Perley's elder brother, Rubin, who manages the Triple-G Ranch decides to try breeding some Hereford cattle with the ranch's longhorns. He asks Perley to deliver the contract for the Herefords, a simple task. But nothing ever remains simple when Perley is involved. And for the reluctant fast gun, it means a nightmare journey through hell itself. The trouble starts when Perley and his sidekick, Possum, meet some damsels in distress -- a lovely group...
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USA Today bestselling author: He wanted to make his fortune—not get accused of stealing one . . .
The accidental gunslinger Dooley Monahan has quit wandering and settled down to a farmer's life. But when the itch for adventure gets too strong, he packs up and rides west. Along with his horse General Grant, and Blue, a dog who's too smart for his own good, Dooley rides for the Black Hills to strike it rich in the gold fields....
The accidental gunslinger Dooley Monahan has quit wandering and settled down to a farmer's life. But when the itch for adventure gets too strong, he packs up and rides west. Along with his horse General Grant, and Blue, a dog who's too smart for his own good, Dooley rides for the Black Hills to strike it rich in the gold fields....
Author
Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2011
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Description
One man will stop at nothing to bring outlaws to justice in post-Civil War America—first in the Western series by the authors of The Family Jensen.
The Greatest Western Writer of Our Time
With his epic novels of the Jensen family, William W. Johnstone has captured the pioneer spirit of America. Now he reveals the untold story of Smoke Jensen's long-lost brother Luke, thought to have been killed in the fiercest...
The Greatest Western Writer of Our Time
With his epic novels of the Jensen family, William W. Johnstone has captured the pioneer spirit of America. Now he reveals the untold story of Smoke Jensen's long-lost brother Luke, thought to have been killed in the fiercest...
Author
Series
Have brides will travel volume 1
Publisher
Kensington Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Bo Creel and Scratch Morton aren't the settling down types. They're lifelong drifters who keep one eye on the horizon, one finger on the trigger, and one foot out the door. Roaming the West is what keeps them young, or so Scratch tells Bo. But when they save the life of Cyrus Keegan--the owner of a matrimonial agency--they receive an unexpected proposal that's hard to resist. Keegan needs to deliver five mail order brides to a mining town in New...
34) Frontier America
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Series
Publisher
Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
"Two of the Johnstones' most legendary heroes-the rugged mountain man known as Preacher and the Scottish clan rancher Jamie Ian MacCallister, here together for the first time-are forced to choose sides in a blood-soaked battle for the heart and soul of a nation divided ... As the father of a young Crow tribesman, Preacher would like nothing more than to see the long-time natives and newly arrived settlers live together in peace. Then the killing starts...
35) Killer take all
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Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Description
"Scotsman-turned-cowboy Duff MacCallister traveled far and worked hard to start a new life in America. And anyone who tries to mess with his dream is in for some serious Highland justice . . .The cattle town of Chugwater may not look like much to outsiders. But for Duff MacCallister and the determined settlers who've staked their futures here, it's a land of opportunity. That's why the whole town is fired up by the latest news. Young railroad developer...
36) Hired Guns
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Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2019
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Description
Johnstone Country. Where Frontier Legends Are Born.
A legend among bounty hunters, Luke Jensen has tracked some of the deadliest outlaws in the West. But sometimes, the competition can be even deadlier . . .
GHOST TOWN MASSACRE
It's the kind of job Luke Jensen hates. A millionaire mine owner is willing to pay $5,000 to the man who captures the half-breed outlaw Tom Eagle. Normally, Luke...
A legend among bounty hunters, Luke Jensen has tracked some of the deadliest outlaws in the West. But sometimes, the competition can be even deadlier . . .
GHOST TOWN MASSACRE
It's the kind of job Luke Jensen hates. A millionaire mine owner is willing to pay $5,000 to the man who captures the half-breed outlaw Tom Eagle. Normally, Luke...
Author
Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books
Pub. Date
2016
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Description
A series debut from America's greatest Western storytellers. One man's epic fight for justice begins as so many legends do: in a hailstorm of bullets.
After spending most of his young life driving cattle from Texas to Nevada, Will Tanner is ready to wash the trail dust from his throat. Maybe it's fate that brings him to the Morning Glory Saloon near Fort Smith—or just plain bad luck—because no sooner does he sit down than...
After spending most of his young life driving cattle from Texas to Nevada, Will Tanner is ready to wash the trail dust from his throat. Maybe it's fate that brings him to the Morning Glory Saloon near Fort Smith—or just plain bad luck—because no sooner does he sit down than...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
At the Sugarloaf Ranch, Smoke and Sally Jensen prepare to welcome Preacher home for the holidays unaware that their friend is trailed by a storm full of trouble. On a mission of vengeance, an old trapper is rescued by Ace and Chance Jensen from ruthless outlaws and wanted by a driven bounty hunter named Luke Jensen. And, just released from prison, a criminal mastermind assembles a vicious gang of cutthroats to extract his final revenge against his...