William W. Johnstone

J. A. Johnstone

An epic frontier adventure novel from William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, known as the Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Century, To the River's End is an unforgettable journey into the harsh wilderness of early 19th century Pacific Northwest, as a young fur trapper named Luke Ransom sets out to stake his claim on the American Frontier... An epic saga based on true events of the American West --with the trailblazing fur trappers and the mountain men who lived it. This is an unforgettable journey into the untamed American frontier. Where nature is cruel, violence lurks behind every tree, and where only the strongest of the strong survive. This is a story of America. TO THE RIVER'S END Luke Ransom was just eighteen years old when he answered an ad in a St. Louis newspaper that would change his life forever. The American Fur Company needed one-hundred enterprising men to travel up the Missouri River--the longest in North America--all the way to its source. They would hunt and trap furs for one, two, or three years. Along the way, they would face unimaginable hardships: grueling weather, wild animals, hunger, exhaustion, and hostile attacks by the Blackfeet and Arikara. Luke Ransom was one of the brave men chosen for the job--and one of the few to survive . . . Five years later, Luke is a seasoned trapper and hunter, a master of his trade. The year is 1833, and the American Fur Company is sending him to the now-famous Rendezvous at Green River. For Luke, it may be his last job for the company. After facing death countless times, he is ready to strike out on his own. But when he encounters a fellow trapper under attack by Indians, his life takes an unexpected turn. A new friendship is forged in blood. And a dangerous new journey begins...

A Thrilling Western Novel of the American Frontier

To the River's End

Old Cowboys Never Die

Death and Texas

AN AMERICAN FAMILY. A JOHNSTONE TRADITION. The legendary members of the Jensen family gather together at the Sugarloaf Ranch for one Christmas homecoming they'll never forget--if they live through it . . . Smoke Jensen looks forward to spending a quiet holiday with the family. But an unexpected arrival from south of the border has him reaching for his guns, defending his land--and risking everything he loves . . . Sally Jensen strikes up a friendship with a lovely Mexican woman--who turns out to be married to the mysterious stranger plotting to steal her ranch . . . Ace and Chance prepare to fight a gang of outlaws trying to kill the man who raised them--but they're going to need the help of the father they never knew . . . Luke Jensen rescues three young children orphaned in a shootout--and heads home for a surprise reunion with children of his own . . . Preacher catches the eye of a beautiful and beguiling widow--but he can't decide if she wants to marry him, kill him, or both . . . Every Christmas season, the Jensens pray for peace on earth. But then, for the Jensen family, danger is just another holiday tradition. Live Free. Read Hard.

A Jensen Family Christmas

Based on real events and the true history of the legendary King Ranch in South Texas, this historical adventure from the Greatest Western Writers of the 21st century evokes the reality of life on the Texas frontier, as one pioneering family battles to forge a new life and carve out their own piece of the American West... "Superb from start to finish. An instant classic. " --New York Times Bestselling Author Marc Cameron No one knows better than the American masters of epic Western fiction that forging a new life on the frontier takes hope, drive, and plenty of ammunition. It's 1852. The wounds of the Mexican War are healing. Regis Royle, co-owner of a steamship fleet, has made it out alive, relatively unscarred and with enough profit and foolhardy ambition to envision a new life in south Texas. With the help of his crack-shot kid brother Shepley, his glad-handing riverboat partner Cormac Delany, and his old friend, raw-edged former Texas Ranger Jarvis "Bone" McGraw, Regis is laying claim to the prime jewel in a magnificent rolling prairie: the Santa Calina range teeming with wild mustangs, cattle, and eighteen-thousand acres of lush promise. But all dreams have a price. For Regis, it's hell to pay--and the fire is coming at him from all directions. On one side of the border, it's banditos and a vengeful Mexican heiress with a passionate hatred for greenhorn gringos. Especially those who have their eye on land once owned by her family. On the other side, the Apaches, slave traders, and outlaws have Santa Calina in their sights. And none of them are going to walk away from the bloody battle. The brothers Royle and their partners have the most to lose--including their lives. They made a pledge to themselves to build the greatest ranch in America. To see it through to the end, they'll have to ride hard and learn the bitter necessity of violence and bloodshed. The war is over. But a new battle is on the horizon. Based on true events.

A Novel of the American West

Forever Texas

Scorching

Have Brides, Will Travel

W. Johnstone

"To clear his name, former deputy marshal Hank Fallon must go undercover in Yuma Territorial Prison, befriend a criminal mastermind and join him on the biggest breakout in American history to learn where he stashed a fortune in stolen money."--Publisher description.

Yuma Prison Crashout

PREACHER + MacCALLISTER = DOUBLE THE MAYHEM 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 . . . FRONTIER AMERICA 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 . . . As a family man and frontiersman, Jamie Ian MacCallister is more than happy to help the officers at Fort Kearny negotiate a peace treaty with the Crow nation. Until it all goes to hell . . . This is not the American dream they were looking for. This is a nightmare. A brutal, blood-drenched frontier war that two heroic men must fight and win--or one struggling nation will never come together. For liberty and justice for all . . . Live Free. Read Hard.

Frontier America

Lifetime outlaws Jimmy "Slash" Braddock and Melvin "Pecos Kid" Baker are ready to call it quits, but when members of their gang rebel, they must pull one last job to finance a retirement far away from the long arm of the law.

Cutthroats

JOHNSTONE JUSTICE. MADE IN AMERICA. A Jensen family holiday takes a dark and dangerous turn--on the infamous Donner Pass--in this thrilling epic adventure from the bestselling Johnstones . . . It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the High Sierras. But Smoke Jensen and his children, Louis and Denise, won't let a little snow stop them from heading to Reno for the holidays. There are two ways for them to get there: the long way, going around the Sierra Nevada Mountains, or the short way, going right through them. Smoke decides to take a gamble. They'll follow the trail that, decades earlier, brought the legendary Donner Party to a gruesome, tragic end . . . And so the journey begins. The Jensens share a stagecoach with a stranger who's planning to rob a bank. Smoke wants to stop him, as well as his notorious gang of outlaws. But he's outgunned and outnumbered. And when a blizzard traps them in the mountains, he's out of luck too. Like the Donner Party before them, the Jensens will be forced to do whatever it takes to survive. This time, they're hoping history doesn't repeat itself. But sometimes, the ghosts of the past just won't stay buried . . .

A High Sierra Christmas

The hangman cometh ... When a farmer's wife is murdered, an innocent man is accused: Patrick O'Brien. The book-loving brother had shared his love of literature with the woman, but her husband claims she spurned Pat's advances and that's why he killed her. Now it looks like Patrick will swing from the gallows--especially after his lawyer is targeted, too. Pat's brothers try to track down the real killer, but time is running out. A team of hired guns has come to town, and they're choking the family ranch like a noose. For the brothers O'Brien, it's judgement day. And justice will be served--in a hellstorm of blood and bullets ...

Shadow of the Hangman

The Brothers O'brien

When the outlaws responsible for murdering the mayor's family escape the day before they are sentenced to hang, Duff MacCallister and the Jensen family set out to hunt down the criminals, as a diphtheria epidemic grips the town.

A Frontier Christmas

Barely managing to escape his hanging, Smoke Jensen determines to hunt down the men who framed him by stealing his shirt and his identity.

Betrayal of the Mountain Man

Series numbering from publisher's website.

Hell for Breakfast

When a stranger, who fancies himself an actor, comes to town, intent on killing him, Stoneface Finnegan must go up against this madman who has cut a bloody swath across the American West, saving Stoneface Finnegan for his final act.

The Devil You Know

"While the men are away, a sadistic former army surgeon and his gang kidnap Sally Jensen and wait for the Jensens to return. Matt, Preacher, Luke, and Smoke will perform their own operation with surgical precision, blazing guns, and not a shred of mercy"--

Brotherhood of Evil

When the woman he loves, a beautiful saloon girl named Annabelle, is kidnapped, ex-Rebel tracker Sheriff Hunter Buchanon embarks on a long, dusty trail of bloodsoaked vengeance to get her back.

Blood in the Dust

Sentenced to hang at Yuma Prison after a deadly gunfight, Matt Jensen goes on the run and must convince a very determined U.S. marshal that he is innocent as he tangles with a deadly band of outlaws. Original.

Purgatory

Wearing out their welcome gambling with Wyatt Earp, Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves decide to rescue six young pioneer girls from merciless white slavers and, along the way, encounter both outlaws and bloodthirsty Apaches. Original.

J. A. Johnstone

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