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.
