tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75720504209796922742024-03-08T04:00:21.030-08:00the Johnstone Family blogJo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-60341254308488839602010-12-22T09:27:00.000-08:002010-12-22T09:27:44.432-08:00December Giveaway Winners!<a href="http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/">Facebook</a>: "CONGRATULATIONS to the three winners of our December drawing! Danny Green from Benton, TN, Steve Littlefield from Topsham, ME and Jim McMullen from Yuma, AZ. They have won A YEAR'S WORTH OF JOHNSTONE - one new release a month for the next 12 months! They will also receive a special signed poster of Bill!"Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-74004962608715676522010-11-25T08:27:00.001-08:002010-11-25T08:27:57.812-08:00Happy Thanksgiving!To all of our family and friends, we are truly thankful for all that you do for us every day, and all of the blessings and joy that you bring to our lives. We hope you have a very happy Thanksgiving!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-1808402588684094612010-11-19T08:43:00.000-08:002010-11-19T08:49:30.846-08:00NOVEMBER GIVEAWAY!Congratulations to the winners of our November Giveaway!<br /><br />Michael Schultz, Carol Calaway, Ray Segraves, Alan Gangloff, Emerson Rice, Stephen Ensor, James Cole, Janis May, Duane Czapiewski, Christian Ogawa, Gunny Braun, Tom Howard, Randy Smith, Richard Dollarhide, Marla Myers, Bill Garwood, Sidd Mukherjee, Corky Katakis, Stephen Littlefield, TSGT Clough, Michael McKittrick, Roy Slater Jr., Richard Pawling, Ronald Almasy, Harry Copeland, John White, Bob McClellan, Karen Collier, Dave Shilling, Nelda Harris Hendrick, Marvin Dick, Jose Castillo, E.J. Todd, and Michael Caldwell.<br /><br /> We had to use a ten gallon hat for all of the entries, so it turned out to be a little more than ten each of <em>Shootout of the Mountain Man </em>and<em> Home Invasion</em>. <br /><br />Thanks again to everyone who entered! We hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-11518984524411417242010-10-07T14:46:00.000-07:002010-10-07T14:47:19.245-07:00Coming in November at Graphic Audio!<div class="ProductNameText"><a href="http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-729-19-vengeance-of-the-mountain-man.aspx?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+graphicaudio-newreleases+%28GraphicAudio+-+New+Releases%29">Vengeance of the Mountain Man</a></div><br /><div>Some people don't know when to leave bad enough alone. Just when it seemed that Smoke Jensen's life had settled down to something resembling normal, he'd all but forgotten the vicious young gunfighter who called himself Sundance. Smoke had hoped to teach that twisted kid a lesson by shooting off his ear. But the lesson didn't take. Now, after years on the run, Sundance's hunger for revenge has pushed him over the edge. He's gathered a gang of the worst robbing, pillaging, raping scum from the Texas-Mexico border and is heading for the Sugarloaf with the fool idea of nailing Smoke Jensen's hide to the wall. Didn't anyone tell the kid that an old lobo like Smoke Jensen could run bloody rings around him and his reivers in those mountains? Doesn't he realize that Smoke Jensen doesn't give out second chances? </div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Approximate Run Time:</span> 5 hours</div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Release Date:</span> November 2010<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ISBN:</span> 978-1-59950-710-1Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-3434907772711716232010-09-28T11:55:00.000-07:002010-09-28T13:12:21.277-07:00Savage Guns & The Bounty Killers!Check out this month's releases - <span style="font-style: italic;">Savage Guns</span>, the third in the Blood Valley Series and <span style="font-style: italic;">The Bounty Killers</span>, number seven in The Loner series by J.A. Johnstone. Keep an eye in stores for the recently reprinted <span style="font-style: italic;">Guns of the Mountain Man</span> in October as well!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-21736877849621402302010-07-06T08:59:00.000-07:002010-07-06T08:59:55.522-07:00'Happy 4th of July from the William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone Website'<a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs019/1101552208625/archive/1103539490438.html">'Happy 4th of July from the William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone Website'</a>Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-20106154228787186132010-06-01T10:07:00.000-07:002010-06-01T10:07:57.505-07:00'June News from the William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone Website'<a href="http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs019/1101552208625/archive/1103432141330.html">'June News from the William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone Website'</a>Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-5285371970963565172010-06-01T10:05:00.000-07:002010-06-01T10:06:59.649-07:00Coming Soon on Graphic Audio: Power of the Mountain Man<div style="text-align: center;" id="divProductPic675"> <a href="http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-675-15-power-of-the-mountain-man.aspx"><img id="ProductPic675" name="ProductPic675" style="cursor: pointer;" onclick="popupimg('images/Product/large/sj015.jpg')" alt="Click here to view larger image" src="http://www.graphicaudio.net/images/Product/medium/sj015.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><br /><img src="http://www.graphicaudio.net/images/spacer.gif" border="0" height="4" width="1" /><br /><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td align="right"><br /></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" width="40%"><div class="ProductNameText"><br /></div><br /><div align="justify"><div>In the depth of a cruel High Lonesome winter comes a cryptic message for Smoke Jensen. The letter tells of skullduggery by gold barons, railroad magnates and Chinese tongs in San Francisco. Smoke knows only one person in the city by the bay: the well-rounded, open-natured Francie, mistress of one of the town's most notorious pleasure palaces.<br /><br />Smoke once rescued her from raiding Cheyenne, but now Madame Francie is mysteriously dead...and Smoke's arrival in San Francisco is less than welcoming. Then, on the waterfront, he learns of a plot by the wealthy, the mighty, and the deadly to expand their stronghold over the region's gold-rich lands. Beating a trail into the High Sierras, Smoke recruits a band of angry prospectors, ranchers and farmers for a final showdown that could be the end of Smoke Jensen...</div><div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Approximate Run Time:</span> 6 hours</div><div><span style="font-weight: bold;">Release Date:</span> July 2010<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">ISBN:</span> 978-1-59950-676-0</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table>Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-59845823215695976352010-05-06T10:26:00.000-07:002010-05-06T10:40:35.494-07:00Ashes Series now on E-Book!You've been waiting for it and now it's here - the entire Ashes series is now available on E-book through E-Reads.com.<br /><br />Check out the link <a href="http://ereads.com/ecms/authors.php?id=217">HERE</a>.Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-82384668501455643802010-04-07T13:52:00.000-07:002010-04-07T13:55:12.007-07:00The Loner - Now in StoresThe first three books in the Loner series are now available in stores. We are also offering it on our website! Check it out here. <a href="http://www.williamjohnstone.net/loner.html">J.A. Johnstone's The Loner Series</a>.Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-18349379996487901992010-04-05T09:27:00.000-07:002010-04-05T09:31:17.748-07:00Thanks for your comments!Thanks to everyone who commented on our last post! If you were one of the five, please email us at <a href="mailto:bookstore@williamjohnstone.net">bookstore@williamjohnstone.net</a> with your name and address to claim your free book!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-66055101949088476722010-03-17T13:13:00.000-07:002010-03-17T13:31:12.825-07:00New Book Giveaway!! Blood Bond: Moonshine MassacreTo celebrate the arrival of the latest installment of the Matt Bodine and Sam Two Wolves story, we'll be giving away FIVE free copies of the book to the first five commenters on this entry! So don't wait, comment now and get your free copy of <em>Blood Bond: Moonshine Massacre!</em>Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-14088064195877320622010-03-05T08:39:00.000-08:002010-03-05T08:43:09.349-08:00The Last Gunfighter: Winter KillThe twenty first book in the Last Gunfighter series is now available!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.williamjohnstone.net/LastGunfighter.html">The Last Gunfighter: Winter Kill </a><br /><br /><br />"It was a favour to a dead friend: Frank Morgan is shepherding a group of mail-order brides to a brawling Alaska boomtown called Skagway. A bushwhacking, a storm-racked sea voyage, and an anything-but-friendly reception isn't enough to stop Morgan and his blushing brides. But a beautiful woman has a lucrative plot on her mind - in the wild, wild north where men are mad with greed and loneliness. Now the last gunfighter will need skills he didn't know he had - plus a few he knows he does. Because this Alaska winter has turned into a death trap. And only the brave, the fierce and the lucky will be alive to see the winter thaw..."Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-22861786288368275042010-02-12T10:05:00.000-08:002010-02-12T10:07:23.800-08:00Snake River Slaughter at #71 on USA Today Best seller list!Check it out <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/life/books/booksdatabase/default.aspx?sortBy=&lastValue=60&date=latest">HERE</a>!<br /><br />Thanks to all of our fantastic readers for making this month's release so successful!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-65050617704238196952010-02-04T08:07:00.000-08:002010-02-04T08:07:45.823-08:00Savagery of The Mountain Man Ebook @ Diesel<a href="http://www.diesel-ebooks.com/cgi-bin/item/parent-9780786017409">Savagery of The Mountain Man ebook download William W. Johnstone</a>:<br /><br />"Savagery of The Mountain Man<br /><br />Where There's Fire. . . There's Smoke. . ..<br /><br />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.<br /><br />And Where There's Smoke--There's Justice. . .<br /><br />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 will break 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. . ."Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-78986691598810737772010-02-03T13:25:00.000-08:002010-02-03T13:25:46.401-08:00Now Available on GraphicAudio"The Mountain Man 12 - Fury of the Mountain Man<br /><br />Smoke Jensen was the last Mountain Man and the fastest gun in the west. But this time, Smoke is going to put his reputation to the test in the southern reaches of Mexico. When two Mexican Gunfighters, and old friends of Smoke Jensen, send a letter asking Smoke for help, he can't possibly say no. He quickly straps on his hog legs and heads down into the middle of a war. A crazy Mexican Bandito, that fancies himself the resurrection of Montezuma, has formed a vast and unstoppable army, and he marches across the land. Anywhere he goes, death and pestilence follow. It will be up to Smoke and his two Gunfighter friends to try and stop the evil that has spread across the land. But even Smoke Jensen will be put to the test when he goes up against the legendary Jaguar warriors of times long since past."<br /><br />Available at GraphicAudio.NetJo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-16526224991776015962010-02-03T13:24:00.000-08:002010-02-03T13:24:59.624-08:00Now Available on Graphic Audio!"The First Mountain Man 16 - Preacher's Fire<br /><br />A big city like St Louis is the last place where a mountain man like Preacher would pick a fight. But how else will he get at the ruthless power broker who is using fear and bloodshed to take over the Western fur trade? Shaving his beard and posing as a farmer from Ohio, Preacher comes face-to-face with Shad Beaumont, and insinuates himself into his organization--as Beaumont's own personal bodyguard. But before Preacher can take down the sadistic leader, innocents--and not-so-innocents--are drawn into Beaumont's intricate web, and Preacher finds the stakes of the game have become alarmingly high."<br /><br />Available at GraphicAudio.NetJo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-90791015120414335582010-01-28T09:32:00.000-08:002010-01-28T09:34:22.353-08:00Preacher's Fire on NYT Best Seller's List!That's right, <em>Preacher's Fire</em> has just made the New York Times' Best Selling Paperback List at #35. Thanks to everyone who has gone out and purchased the book and spread the word. Our readers are the greatest!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-87930381016973356402010-01-26T09:24:00.000-08:002010-01-26T09:25:50.613-08:00Going around.Seems that the Johnstone Family and website office has caught this season's latest stomach bug. We'll be closed for the rest of today and hopefully things will be back to better tomorrow - just in time for the big snowstorm.<br /><br />Take care, everyone!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-3896232270806625732010-01-04T08:43:00.000-08:002010-01-04T08:47:38.440-08:00Prayers for a friendWe've just been made aware that a dear friend and reader, Rick Mueller, has been in ICU since Christmas having suffered a massive coronary dysfunction. If you could all send prayers for him and his family, it would greatly appreciated.<br /><br />Jo~Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-17728842504147062222009-12-15T22:53:00.000-08:002009-12-16T07:24:39.937-08:00Savagery of the Mountain ManCheck out our new book trailer for Savagery of the Mountain Man! You can find it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcEBuCaYw-M">here </a>on YouTube!Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-54141722722252707052009-11-10T09:56:00.000-08:002009-11-10T09:58:01.970-08:00Graphic Audio - New Release!<div style="margin: 1em 0px 3px;"><a style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 18px;" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/graphicaudio-newreleases/%7E3/GYYAk6VoCVI/p-586-14-bloodshed-of-eagles.aspx" name="124df3b173b9cd01_1" target="_blank">Eagles 14 - Bloodshed of Eagles</a> </div> <div style="margin: 0px; line-height: 140%; font-family: Georgia,Helvetica,Arial,Sans-Serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px;">Falcon MacCallister never thought he’d wear army brass. But Colorado is about to join the Union-and the would-be state has just made him Lt. Colonel in its Home Guard. Then, before his military career can tak-e off, Falcon loses one of his men and two deadly new Gatling guns to a murderous ambush. Falcon is going to get those Gatling guns back--before they kill the wrong people.<br /><br />Tracing the missing guns to Eastern Montana, Falcon teams up with a scout named Isaiah Dorman. Falcon and Dorman are spearheading a battle against the Sioux--in the shadow of the disastrous Little Big Horn slaughter. For the two men, survival along the Little Bighorn is going to mean breaking rules, standing strong, standing together--and holding off a deadly onslaught with only a few guns against many...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Now available <a href="http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-586-14-bloodshed-of-eagles.aspx">HERE </a>at GraphicAudio.</span><br /></div>Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-91663459812259033052009-11-03T14:30:00.001-08:002009-11-03T14:32:27.454-08:00Books for TroopsI have been so overwhelmed with the open hearts and generosity of all of you this year in sending books or even monetary donations to us to help get books overseas to the troops. <br /><br />Thank you again for all that you have done for us and all that you continue to do to share the wealth of reading with those serving our country and insuring our freedoms.Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-59791066016665040532009-10-23T09:25:00.000-07:002009-10-23T09:25:10.700-07:00GraphicAudio - New Release!<a href="http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-575-9-pursuit-of-the-mountain-man.aspx">GraphicAudio - 9: Pursuit of the Mountain Man</a><br /><br />The trouble with being the fastest gun alive was having to prove it to all the trigger-happy gunmen who scoured the West itching for a challenge. Some travelled even further - Count Frederick von Hausen sailed across the Atlantic from German to hunt the most dangerous game of all - Smoke Jensen.<br /><br />Gathering a hunting part of the toughest, most ruthless hard cases in the West, von Hausen shadowed Smoke into Wyoming's high Rockies - the odds were worse than 50 to 1. But Smoke Jensen was the last mountain man and he knew the country like the back of his hand.<br /><br />As he thumbed back the hammer of his Colt .45, Smoke reflected that these back trailers couldn't have picked a prettier place to be buried.Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7572050420979692274.post-57213149617642893792009-09-25T09:28:00.000-07:002009-09-25T09:31:36.241-07:00New GraphicAudio Release - Code of the Mountain Man<strong><span style="font-size:130%;">The Mountain Man 8 - Code of the Mountain Man</span></strong><br /><br /><br />He was raised by the mountain man called Preacher, and he was said to be the fastest gun alive. Until he hung up his gunbelts to raise a family. Smoke Jensen was the last mountain man and a force of nature.<br /><br />But Lee Slater and his gang of low life desperadoes didn't know that. Stirring up a motherlode of trouble for the retired gunslinger was Slater's first mistake. Shooting Smoke Jensen’s wife Sally was his second.<br /><br />He wasn’t going to live to make a third.<br /><br />MADE AVAILABLE HERE AT <a href="http://www.graphicaudio.net/p-550-8-code-of-the-mountain-man.aspx">GraphicAudio. </a>Jo Johnstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01913328833551478365noreply@blogger.com0