William W. Johnstone

From the greatest western writers of the 21st century, William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone, ex-lawman turned cattle rancher Ty Brannigan returns to fight for what's his in Wyoming's Bear Paw mountains using his own unique brand of frontier justice... JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. TIME TO KILL. Former lawman Ty Brannigan tries to rope in some skittish cattle rustlers at his family ranch--and uncovers a nest of scheming bank robbers. Looks like he's going to need a bigger rope . . . DOOMSDAY IS COMING. Something fishy is going on with the beef at Circle P. After a quick-and-dirty shootout with a small band of rustlers, Ty Brannigan and his son Matt do another count of their cattle--and find they have fifty heads more than before. Seems the rustlers were hiding stolen cows from other ranches among the Brannigan herd. And that's just the tip of the cowpie. In jail, the rustlers rat out their partners to the local marshal. They're not just stealing cattle. They're plotting the biggest bank robbery in the county's bullet-riddled history. And this time, they're going to make a real killing. . . . Months in the planning--and just days away--the countdown to doomsday has begun. Ty, Matt, and the town marshall must race against time to track down the robbers before they strike--or innocent people will die. But the Brannigans aren't afraid of danger. When the clock runs out--and the shooting starts--every man's days are numbered . . . Live Free. Read Hard.

From the greatest western writers of the 21st century, the first adventure in The Eagles, one of the most iconic and beloved sagas of the American frontier, returns to print for its 30th anniversary A man as rugged as the New Frontier and as bold as the untamed West . . . Orphaned at the age of seven and adopted by the Indians, Jamie Ian MacCallister grew into a man more at ease in the wilderness than among men. But when the westward strike drove him across the Arkansas Territory into Texas, he finally found himself a home--in the middle of a bloody war. Texans like Jim Bowie and Sam Houston were waging a fierce struggle against Santa Anna's Mexican army, and Jamie MacCallister made the perfect scout for the fledgling volunteer force. What lay ahead of them was a place called the Alamo, thirteen days of blood, dust and courage, and a battle that would become an undying legend of the American West . . .

From the Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Century, the 10th chapter in the USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling series featuring Luke Jensen, the long-lost brother of Mountain Man Smoke Jensen. A legend among bounty hunters, Luke Jensen joins a posse of misfits and greenhorns on a murderous manhunt that's doomed from the start--and there's no turning back . . . Someone is terrorizing the Arizona border. Burning down ranches. Butchering travelers. Blazing a trail of bloodthirsty raids and robbing the railroads blind. His name is Melichus. A ruthless half-breed outlaw with a mile-long record of cruelties and crimes, he's the most wanted man in the territory. And the massive price on his head has attracted the attention of every trigger-happy, would-be bounty hunter this side of the Rio Grande. But Luke Jensen knows something they don't: The bigger the bounty, the deadlier the prey. Against his better judgment, Luke accepts an offer from the Great Southern Railroad to lead a posse of hired guns to stop Melichus in his tracks. Problem is, the gunmen are untrained, undisciplined, and unruly. To make matters worse, a meddlesome pair of Pinkertons are along for the ride, too. But the real trouble starts when their team gets caught in a three-sided gunfight with an Apache war party and the Mexican Army. It's fast becoming the bloodiest manhunt Luke's ever seen--and the final showdown could be his last . . .

From the Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Century, William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone, the 7th blazing adventure featuring legendary gunslinger Perley Gates, a new hero in the Old West who's as honest and good as his heavenly name. Perley always fights on the side of the angels. But in the East Texas county of Angelina, the war is half over--and the devils are winning . . . 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 of saloon girls with a broken wagon wheel. Being a good Samaritan, Perley feels honor-bound to help them. But when the travelers cross paths with an ornery gang of vicious outlaws, things turn deadly--and fast. It only gets worse from there, for Perley agrees to escort them to Nacogdoches--next to Angelina County, a section of which is infested with a special breed of vermin known as the Tarpley family. And this corrupt clan has a gunslinger--who'd love nothing more than to take down a living legend like Perley Gates . . .

From the legendary Johnstones, the first in an action-packed new shoot-em-up series featuring a disgraced former marshal whose quest for revenge turns into a war for justice... NO ONE MESSES WITH SHOTGUN JOHNNY. It takes a brave man to ride shotgun for the Reverend's Temptation Gold Mine in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. It takes an even braver man to try to rob a coach of bullion when the shotgun rider is Johnny Greenway. Armed with his weapons of choice--two sawed-off, double-barreled shotguns in custom-made holsters for pistol-quick draws--Shotgun Johnny ain't stopping for no one . . . NOT UNLESS THEY WANT TO DIE. Johnny Greenway was once a family man. A well-respected marshal who always played fair. Then his wife and son were killed by cutthroats. Johnny killed the killers. Then he hung up his badge and picked up a bottle. Now a shadow of his former self, he has nothing much to live for. But when he singlehandedly stops a bank robbery, he catches the eye of the banker's daughter. She's impressed by Johnny's gun skills, and offers him a job riding shotgun. First he'll have to stop drinking and clean up his act. But that's not all that needs cleaning. The mountain trail to the mine hides the filthiest, dirtiest gang in the territory. They're gunning for the gold. But Shotgun Johnny will be gunning for them . . .

The fifth installment in the bestselling prequel series about Smoke Jensen's life and adventures before he became the legendary Mountain Man, is a satisfying tale of revenge--especially for Johnstone die-hards--as Smoke seeks vengeance after outlaws ambush his old friend and crossover series star, Preacher, in the town of Desolation Creek deep in the Montana Territory . . . Smoke Jensen settled in Colorado to build a legacy for his wife Sally and their family. In the days before their Sugarloaf Ranch would become legendary across the western frontier, the Jensens fought not only to succeed but to survive in an untamed land full of wild, often barbaric men who sought fortune and glory while killing with violent glee... Building a ranch takes heart and grit. Smoke and Sally Jensen are more than capable of meeting the challenges of shaping the land, raising the livestock, and establishing their brand. But Smoke wasn't always an entrepreneur. He's more apt to settle accounts with a fast draw than a checkbook. And when he learns his old friend Preacher has been ambushed by outlaws, he wastes no time saddling up and hitting the vengeance trail with his fellow mountain men Audie and Nighthawk. Preacher's attackers have taken over the town of Desolation Creek deep in Montana Territory. Their scurrilous leader, Vernon "Venom" McFadden, has his men harassing terrified homesteaders and townsfolk to get his hands on nearby property that's rumored to be rich with gold. Smoke and his friends--and Sally, who refused to be left behind--drift into town one by one with a plan to root out Venom's gang of prairie rats and put the big blast on each and every one. Johnstone Country. Where Dying Ain't Much of a Living.

They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. But old cowboys? That's a different story -- especially when they're trail-hardened cattlemen who just got stiffed out of retirement by a shifty lawyer... From William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone, legendary, bestselling masters of the classic Western with more than 50 million copies in print, the first in a rowdy new shoot-em-up series that proves old cowboys not only get wiser with age - they get bolder and crazier too... After thirty hard years of chasing stampedes into storms and pushing herds of half-crazy cows across the plains, longtime buddies and cattle drivers Casey Tubbs and Eli Doolin are ready to hang up their spurs. But when they get to Abilene with their final delivery of two thousand cows, the company lawyer has skipped town with their crew's entire wages. That means there's just one last job Eli and Casey will have to do... Steal it back. Sure, pulling off a robbery is a new challenge for these old boys. But they've learned a lot of tricks over the years --and they're one hell of a team. Between the two of them, they devise a scheme to hold up the lawyer on the noon train and deliver the money to the men who earned it. Except after pulling off the perfect crime--and getting away with it--an honest, peaceful retirement stops sounding so good. Casey and Eli start thinking they may have missed their calling in life. This could be the start of a whole new career . . . as outlaws.

Experience the gritty reality of life on the Texas frontier in this riveting historical adventure based on actual events and the true history of the legendary King Ranch, as one pioneering ranch family carves out their own piece of the American West... "Superb from start to finish. An instant classic." --New York Times Bestselling Author Marc Cameron South Texas, 1854. Regis Royle is determined to turn eighteen-thousand acres of raw prairie into the greatest cattle ranch in the world. But he can't do it alone. The region is wilder than a herd of mustangs--and crawling with rustlers. Teaming up with the Cattlemen's Justice Consortium, Regis hopes to stop the rustling and start laying tracks for a new railway. Problem is, the cattlemen--including Jarvis "Bone" McGraw, Regis's own ranch manager--can't help but lock horns with the Texas Rangers. And it doesn't take long for this brewing pot of very bad blood to get a whole lot worse . . . First blood is spilled in Corpus Christie. Regis's reckless young brother Shep is wounded by the beautiful daughter of their fiercest enemies, the powerful Valdez family. The news of a possible rail line has divided the ranchers into warring factions. And Regis Royle has to keep the peace with McGraw, take a gamble with his business partner, and keep his wayward brother in one piece. But things really heat up when Regis learns that the Valdez family are claiming rights to the Royle Ranch's land. And they'll do anything to get it back. Even kill . . . The brothers Royle may be newcomers but they're no greenhorns. They've got what it takes to be Texans. And that means never stop fighting for your dream.

THE FIRST FAMILY OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER The national bestselling novels of William W. and J. A. Johnstone bring the American West to crackling life. Now together in one omnibus for the first time, three epic sagas of the fearless--and ever-growing--Jensen clan--pioneers willing to fight for justice. THOSE JENSEN BOYSAce and Chance are as reckless and wild as the frontier itself. Their father is Luke Jensen, thought killed in the Civil War. Their uncle Smoke is one of the fiercest gunfighters in the West. It's no surprise the twins have a knack for taking risks--and blasting their way out of them. THE JENSEN BRANDSmoke is injured swapping bullets with cow thieves on the Sugarloaf Ranch and Sally puts out a call for help to the rest of the Jensen clan. Just back from studying in Europe, Denise Jensen can ride like a man, shoot like her daddy, and face down the deadliest outlaws like nobody's business. HEART OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN Smoke has no choice but to come down off the mountain and go head-to-head with outlaw Big Jim Slaughter to save his friend Monte Carson. A fiery clash of courage, fury, and guns is on the docket, and only one man will be left standing after the dust settles.

From the greatest western writers of the 21st century, the second adventure featuring circuit rider Taylor Callahan. a mysterious man in black who rides from town to town with a bible in hand and guns in his holsters, delivering the word of God and hard-fought justice... From Confederate marauder to rebel gunfighter to repentant preacherman, circuit rider Taylor Callahan's road to perdition has been a hellish ride. Sinners beware. After riding with Missouri bushwhackers, Taylor Callahan vowed to never take another life. He's making good on it in Peaceful Valley. By day, swamping a saloon. By night, preaching the Good Book. But this little settlement is about to become anything but peaceable. When the marshal takes a bullet in a sheepman-cattleman skirmish he pins a badge on Taylor leaving the circuit rider open to whole new world of hell . . . A railroad engineer building a line from Laramie to Denver is cutting across Arapaho land starting a war on Peace Treaty Peak. If that's not enough to set the county on fire, Taylor's trigger-happy past comes calling. The revenge-seeking Harris boys are hot on his tail. With the marshal down, Peaceful Valley is ripe for the taking--and blasting Taylor to kingdom come is part of the deal. If keeping the peace means breaking Taylor's vow so be it. He's looking forward to strapping on his Colt .45 again. That's the gospel truth.

In this action-packed thriller set in present day Texas, legendary authors William W. Johnstone and J. A. Johnstone show they know what it takes to fight for the red, white and blue... After the President agrees to hold civilian trials for a gang of murderous, kill-crazy terrorists, some of them are relocated to Hell's Gate Prison in West Texas. Until a group of fanatical sleeper-cell shock troops launch an all-out assault to "liberate" their jailed comrades. There's just one problem: they don't know that Army Ranger Lucas Kincaid is working part time at Hell's Gate. With the town's high school team held hostage and in danger of being executed one by one, Kincaid assembles a ragtag band of survivors and aging hardcore cons into a lethal fighting force to keep the unholy warriors from their deadly mission. And Kincaid and his men are on their own--everyone, from the President on down, orders Kincaid to give in to the terrorists' demands. But warrior Lucas Kincaid, out-numbered and out-gunned, won't back down. One thing's for sure: when the enemy gets to Hell, they'll know America sent them.

From the bestselling chroniclers of the American West comes the second gun-blazing adventure that could only happen in Texas. Meet Cullen McCabe, a Lone Star sheriff who learned--the hard way--that there are two sure things in life . . . The great state of Texas is a land of opportunity. For outlaws. And that he's the man to protect the good people of Texas at any cost--and put the blast on anyone who gets in his way. . . YOU ARE NOW ENTERING TEXAS. SAY YOUR PRAYERS. There are a million ways to die in the great state of Texas. And on the lawless streets of New Hope, the odds are even worse. Once the home of Comanche, the region has been up for grabs since the settlers drove off the natives. Now it's a magnet for settlers looking for cheap land, merchants looking to exploit its resources--and outlaws looking for a place to hide in between robbing and killing. With shootouts and showdowns being a nightly occurrence, it's one of the deadliest places on earth. And the governor ain't happy about it. He wants to clean up the town. He wants to wipe away the scum. And he knows just the man to do it... Enter Cullen McCabe. A small-town sheriff turned special agent, McCabe doesn't care what he has to do--or who he has to kill--to rid this hellhole of every rustler, robber, and ruthless cuss in sight. Especially the notorious Viper Gang...

"Superb from start to finish. An instant classic. " --New York Times Bestselling Author Marc Cameron Based on real events and the true history of the legendary King Ranch in South Texas, this riveting historical adventure 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... The war is over. But a new battle is on the horizon. Based on true events. 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. 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.