WESTERN
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RAMROD – Luke Short
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE I think I am a member of a dying breed … a reader of ‘western’ fiction. There are very few new westerns being published (believe me, I’ve been looking), though there are a few, the majority of the westerns that I’ve been seeing are reprints of classic works. Ramrod, by Continue reading
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BLAZE! – Stephen Mertz
J.D. and Kate Blaze are gunfighters – two of the deadliest gunfighters the Old West has ever seen. They also happen to be married and they create as much heat from their passion for one another as they do from gun-slinging. The duo encounter an Apache ambush and are hired to track down a gang Continue reading
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GUNMAN NOTORIOUS – Chuck Mason
Max Kane was a notorious gunman for many years, but he’s trying to go straight and spend his time with his beautiful wife and children now. But a reputation is hard to shake. U.S. Deputy Hank Chase offers Kane a way to redeem himself for his past crimes. The daughter of a millionaire has been Continue reading
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THE HIGHWAYMAN – Craig Johnson
Although I haven’t reviewed them here (yet), I’ve recently listened to the audio versions of the first three Longmire books by Craig Johnson. I started reading/listening to the books because of my enjoyment of the television series. And while I look forward to the next (and final?) season to be airing this fall, I do Continue reading
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THE LAST RIDE OF CALEB O’TOOLE – Eric Pierpoint
I went in to this book really hoping to like it because, well, I really like author Eric Pierpoint as an actor. But I didn’t. I love books for kids and I often feel like I’m one of the last readers of western fiction, so this tale of a young boy and his sister, set Continue reading
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SO WILD A DREAM – Win Blevins
WESTERN WEEK Win Blevins is an author whom I had not heard of before reading this, though that’s likely because my exposure to western fiction has been severely limited. In So Wild a Dream, young man Sam Morgan begins an epic journey. Stealing away on a flatboat he occasions into a series of characters familiar Continue reading
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WILD PITCH – A. B. Guthrie, Jr.
WESTERN WEEK THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE When we typically think of ‘western’ fiction, we’re imagining cowboy and wandering soldiers in the 1800’s, exploring a vast, largely unexplored wilderness west of the Mississippi River. A.B. Guthrie Jr.’s Wild Pitch is less a western than it is a mystery set in the American Southwest. I was not Continue reading
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UNFORGIVING – Christopher Kenworthy
WESTERN WEEK I love to read and I will read anything and about twenty years ago I discovered that I really enjoy a good western story. I really enjoy traveling to and spending time in the American West. It’s beautiful country, which finally made sense to me as I read the stories of Louis L’Amour Continue reading
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HARDCASE – Luke Short
WESTERN WEEK I’ve read a few westerns over the years (likely more than most but less than a true western aficionado) but I believe that this is the first book I’ve read by Luke Short – a name in the western genre that I recognize from my days as a bookseller. This story gets underway Continue reading
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GUN FEUD – A. A. Glynn
WESTERN WEEK While I enjoy reading westerns I can’t say that I have read a wide range of authors in the genre. A. A. Glynn is a new name to me and so it was fun to go into this book not knowing what sort of story and characters Glynn would bring. Gun Feud is a Continue reading
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CHRISTMAS IN THE LONE STAR STATE – Jason Manning
WESTERN WEEK I’ve been on a bit of a western fiction kick lately (note that this is “western review week”). As I’ve mentioned in other reviews, it’s often difficult to find new western fiction, so it was especially pleasing to come across, and be granted ARC access to Christmas in the Lone Star State by Continue reading
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THE PREACHER – Ted Thackrey, Jr.
THROWBACK THURSDAY: REVIEWING A REISSUE This is another book that is in my Kindle and I have absolutely no idea where it came from. None of the usual places where I get my Advanced Reader Copies of books has this title. I suspect it came straight from the publisher, but I just have no memory Continue reading

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