The Hamlins of Luckenbach, Texas, ride into danger along the perilous Chisolm Trail in a roaring epic of the American West by the bestselling Johnstones.
Jake Hamlin has only one thing on his mind: a Chisolm Trail cattle-drive to trade a herd of prime beef for a hefty bankroll. It’ll be an education for his green son, JJ, and a chance for his gone-soft brother Lawrence to toughen up, Texas style. But Jake’s other brother is in Dodge City, and rustlers are lying in wait—the Creed MacAllister gang. They don’t come more ruthless and they’ve set their sights on the Hamlins. Jake needs to wrangle a strong team for the two-month long haul by joining forces with Ben Larson, a rancher with a tough brood of his own.
Either safety in numbers will get them past thieving bushwhackers or nothing will. The two families set out, driving thousands of cattle. The perils of the Chisolm Trail await.If deadly rustlers, fire, flood, and the dangers of Indian Territory hostile Apache aren’t enough, Jake suspects he’s riding with a traitor. Larson and his ranchers are supposedly good men, but even a good man can go bad for the right amount of money. As sure as the head of a cobra, this drive is going to take a wrong turn.
If the boys of Luckenbach are to survive, they’ll need to be ready and willing to go for blood themselves.
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Author
William W. Johnstone
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.
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J.A. Johnstone
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.'”
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