Savagery of the Mountain Man

Santa Clara, Colorado, is 24 hours by train from the land where Smoke Jensen found peace and prosperity on his Sugarloaf Ranch. But somehow, Smoke can't stay away from Santa Clara—and from an evil cattle baron hiding a murderous past.

And Where There's Smoke—There's Justice . . .

For Smoke, it starts at a high-class auction for a pureblood Hereford bull. Smoke wins the bidding—and earns the hatred of Pogue Quentin, Santa Clara's leading citizen and a man living on bloodshed and lies. Then Smoke's friend Pearlie drifts to Santa Clara. And when Pearlie runs afoul of Quentin, all hell breaks loose. Now Smoke Jensen is heading to Santa Clara to face a man who already wants him dead—but Pogue Quentin never met anything like the fire of a mountain man.

William W. Johnstone is the?USA Today?and?New York Times?bestselling author of over 300 books, including?Preacher, The Last Mountain Man, Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter, Flintlock, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Last Mountain Man; The Family Jensen, Sidewinders,?and?Shawn O'Brien Town Tamer?. His thrillers include?Phoenix Rising, Home Invasion, The Blood of Patriots, The Bleeding Edge, and?Suicide Mission. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or by email at dogcia2006@aol.com.

Being the all-around assistant, typist, researcher,?and fact checker to one of the most popular western?authors?of all time, J.A. Johnstone learned from?the master, Uncle William W. Johnstone. ?

He began tutoring J.A. at an early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or?researching his massive American Western history library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts.?J.A. worked hard—and learned.

"Every day with Bill?was an adventure story in itself. Bill taught me?all?he could?about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,'?he would say. ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, I am telling you now: be the best J.A. Johnstone you can be.'"