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A Lone Star Christmas
Smoke and Matt Jensen team up with Falcon and Duff MacCallister in this special Western adventure from the USA Today bestselling author!They just wanted to get home for Christmas—but fate had other plans . . .It's December 1890. A Texas rancher named Big Jim Conyers has a deal with Scottish-born Wyoming cattleman Duff MacCallister. Along with Smoke and Matt Jensen, the party bears down on Dodge, Kansas, to make a cattle drive back to Fort Worth. But before they can get out of Dodge, guns go off and a rich man's son is killed.Soon the drive turns into a deadly pursuit, then a staggering series of clashes with bloodthirsty Indians and trigger-happy rustlers. And the worst is yet to come—the party rides into a devastating blizzard, a storm so fierce that their very survival is at stake.From America's greatest Western author, here is an epic tale of the unforgiving American frontier and how, amidst fierce storms of man and nature, miracles can still happen.
401 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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William W. Johnstone
1,040 books1,390 followersWilliam W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western writer in America and the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of hundreds of books, with over 50 million copies sold. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father, and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as "the Greatest Western writer of the 21st Century." Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
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October 14, 2021
Recommended by Ruth:
Great western reads for Christmas written by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone are just right for reading by the fireplace on a cold December night!
The characters interact with each other through many adventures with desperadoes, cattle drives, saloons, and blizzards. Enjoy Smoke, Sally, Luke, Matt, Ace, & Chance Jensen, along with Duff MacCallister and Preacher.
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Great western reads for Christmas written by William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone are just right for reading by the fireplace on a cold December night!
The characters interact with each other through many adventures with desperadoes, cattle drives, saloons, and blizzards. Enjoy Smoke, Sally, Luke, Matt, Ace, & Chance Jensen, along with Duff MacCallister and Preacher.
Find this book and other titles within our catalog.
December 3, 2023
A fun Christmas crossover bringing together several different characters featured in ongoing Johnstone series.
November 29, 2025
Everything I wanted it to be.
Couldn't have enjoyed it more.
What else can I say? 🤷♂️
Couldn't have enjoyed it more.
What else can I say? 🤷♂️
February 13, 2024
Excellent!
This started a little slow but only because there were like 4 different groups of people that all needed to eventually get together for the main part of the story. Once the characters were all together it was a super fun cowboy adventure! 4.75 stars rounded up to five!
This started a little slow but only because there were like 4 different groups of people that all needed to eventually get together for the main part of the story. Once the characters were all together it was a super fun cowboy adventure! 4.75 stars rounded up to five!
December 30, 2016
ZERO stars
From the book jacket: It’s December 1890. A Texas rancher named Big Jim Conyers has a deal with Scottish-born, Wyoming cattleman named Duff MacCallister. Along with Smoke and Matt Jensen, the party bears down on Dodge, Kansas, to make a cattle drive back to Forth Worth. But before they can get out of Dodge, guns go off and a rich man’s son is killed. Soon the drive turns into a deadly pursuit, then a staggering series of clashes with trigger-happy rustlers. And the worst is yet to come – the party rides into a devastating blizzard, a storm so fierce that their very survival is at stake.
My Reactions
I was seduced by the title, but should have quit with the book jacket. The Texas rancher in the book is Big BEN (not Jim). And the city in Texas near his ranch is FORT Worth (not Forth). And the hyperbole of the jacket material is indicative of the quality of the writing inside.
It seems that the writers threw everything they’d ever come across in a Western into this book. A mysterious stranger who is stronger than an ox, a rancher’s daughter who instantly falls in love with the new man on the ranch, an immature rancher’s son who is too eager to go on an adventure and not very willing to do the hard work required, a pair of good guys with white hats and quick-as-lightning reflexes, a saloon gal with a heart of gold, a cheating card shark, and a criminal gang bent on getting revenge for having been previously thwarted. As if that isn’t enough to deal with, there are dust storms, blizzards, and fires.
It was a pretty fast read, and fit several challenges, but there’s really very little Christmas to this story.
From the book jacket: It’s December 1890. A Texas rancher named Big Jim Conyers has a deal with Scottish-born, Wyoming cattleman named Duff MacCallister. Along with Smoke and Matt Jensen, the party bears down on Dodge, Kansas, to make a cattle drive back to Forth Worth. But before they can get out of Dodge, guns go off and a rich man’s son is killed. Soon the drive turns into a deadly pursuit, then a staggering series of clashes with trigger-happy rustlers. And the worst is yet to come – the party rides into a devastating blizzard, a storm so fierce that their very survival is at stake.
My Reactions
I was seduced by the title, but should have quit with the book jacket. The Texas rancher in the book is Big BEN (not Jim). And the city in Texas near his ranch is FORT Worth (not Forth). And the hyperbole of the jacket material is indicative of the quality of the writing inside.
It seems that the writers threw everything they’d ever come across in a Western into this book. A mysterious stranger who is stronger than an ox, a rancher’s daughter who instantly falls in love with the new man on the ranch, an immature rancher’s son who is too eager to go on an adventure and not very willing to do the hard work required, a pair of good guys with white hats and quick-as-lightning reflexes, a saloon gal with a heart of gold, a cheating card shark, and a criminal gang bent on getting revenge for having been previously thwarted. As if that isn’t enough to deal with, there are dust storms, blizzards, and fires.
It was a pretty fast read, and fit several challenges, but there’s really very little Christmas to this story.
March 27, 2012
Hello Fellow Goodreads Friends:
What can I say about this book? Well, for one, I've been wanting to read a William W. Johnstone inspired book for quite some time and this looked like a perfect jumping on point. One of the reasons was that this book brought together several characters from a couple of ongoing series by Johnstone that would give a little intro to them; Duff McCallister and Smoke and Matt Jensen.
The story begins in 1890 Texas where Rebecca Conyers is returning by train to her father's farm, Live Oaks Ranch, from a two week visit to her aunt. On the train she meets Tom Whitman, a mysterious, but friendly, traveler from Boston. He is looking for work wherever he can find it and Rebecca tells him that her father, Big Jim Conyers, might hire him as a ranch hand. As luck would have it the mysterious stranger can handle a horse so he is hired.
The story moves on to the reality that Long-Horn Cattle, which are raised at Live Oaks, are dropping badly in value and it looks like Big Jim might barely make expenses for that season at around four dollars a head. His cattle broker then informs him he should turn to the newer breed of Black Angus cattle as they are going for nearly twenty dollars a head. He decides, reluctantly that it's the way to go to save his livelihood So his broker contacts (by telegraph) Duff McCallister who is raising lots of Black Angus cattle. They order 2,500 head and want them by Christmas. McCallister calls on the Jensens who provide some of the cattle themselves. See how nice and tidy all these characters from different series are brought into the story?!?
Anyway, that's when the adventure begins. Rebecca runs away and works with another ranch to drive cattle to Dodge City to be with her mom after fighting with Tim as to why he won't warm up to her. Like I said, he has secrets but you'll have to read the book to find out what they are. Meanwhile, the cattle are moved by train for part of the journey to be driven from Dodge City to their new home in Texas. The trip is not that smooth as they have to deal with train robbers, cattle rustlers, increasingly inclement weather, and even Indians! There's even a Christmas miracle along the way after Big Jim's Cattlemen meet McCallister's group to help drive the large herd back to Texas. Trust me when I say there is lots of well-paced action and drama in this tale of the "Old West."
I really liked this book. It was exciting, well written, and the story moved along in a logical manner. the characters were well defined and likeable. All-In-All I'd say this is a good Christmas read if you're hankerin' to take a ride down the ole' dusty trail.
As usual, Have a Great Day!!!
The "Creature"
December 5, 2013
A spectacularly badly-written, amateurish western. The writing is reminiscent of first grade reading primers - very basic sentence structure lacking. The dialog is stilted and doesn't reflect how people actually talk. Unless giving a speech, no one speaks in full sentences without the use of contractions. Although some parts of this book may be historically accurate, the dialog certainly isn't. I'm quite sure people in the 1890's did not say something was "neat", unless they meant "tidy". I really struggled to finish the book, it was so awful. I can't believe people gave it 4 and 5 stars. I like westerns, too. But this one is too poorly-written to qualify. No more William Johnstone books for me!
December 5, 2013
This is my first William Johnstone book and apparently, it includes several characters he has developed in previous books. I am about half way through and so far the book has consisted of a series of barely connected vignettes about the different characters including "superman" exploits like single handedly stopping a train robbery, shooting an apple off a lady's head etc. I'm a big Louis L'Amour fan, and this book doesn't measure up. Two stars because it's a quick read and it's interesting enough that I will finish it.
Update: I did finish it and I'm still not impressed. Very simplistic plot and you can tell what's coming a mile away.
Update: I did finish it and I'm still not impressed. Very simplistic plot and you can tell what's coming a mile away.
December 5, 2013
The writing in this novel, which I had picked up thinking it was a Western-Christmas-Romance was so dreadfully bad. I hung in there through anachronistic dialog, mannerisms, and sensibilities until the straw that broke this reader's back. It's 1890 and there are telephones, not only in this small, remote, Texas-town train station, but also in the railroad switchman's shack a few miles outside of town, and the sheriff's office. I think not.
After reading the book's description I see that I'm still only in the introductory portion of the story, and that this is not the romance I thought it would be. So I'm moving on to something else.
After reading the book's description I see that I'm still only in the introductory portion of the story, and that this is not the romance I thought it would be. So I'm moving on to something else.
May 18, 2013
So much great in one Western!! I love that so many different characters were brought to one Christmas story.
November 30, 2021
It never clicked for me, I finished it because I'm trying to expand my reading. Wasn't a fan of most of the characters and the story felt stiff.
July 22, 2016
Am I ever surprised that i found a book worse than the last Johnstone book I read a couple weeks ago. This is the 4th out of the last six Johnstone books I've disliked, this one being the worse. This is one of the worse I've read in a decade. I better check reviews and be sure to dip into a good one of the Johnstone clan or it's going to be real difficult to continue with so many books I still have ahead of me in the various series.
This book is atrociously written. One thing that writers are taught is to cover the who, what, why and how in a story. However, don't actually use the words. This book is full of the 'w's and 'how's. Throughout the book the rhythm changes constantly. The ending is completely ridiculous as suddenly out of the 15 or so Johnstone books I've read, a supernatural silliness occurs. Then their are all sorts of historical issues involved.
This book raises questions for me such as how many writers were involved with the project? The book's writing style swings from heavy romantic to violent gunfights. Neither of those two written the same way. There are many scenes that have other styles. The supernatural scene suddenly finds no one asking "who", "what, "why", etc, when then it just might fit. The dialogue of Smoke Jensen also changes throughout the book depending on scenes. Apparently this was a collaborative effort gone real wrong.
Was there a continuity check? The usual setting descriptions are nearly gone. The only character who seemed to stay the same as in other books is Sally Jensen.
The book appears to have been planned with an ending in mind that, based on the 15 books I've read, is a real easy , simplistic plot device, that has to have the reader wonder if there are other astral entities floating about in the series not yet revealed. Is Smoke so fast because he's really an alien from another planet? Will that be a plot in a future Johnstone entry? When a series suddenly breaks out into fantasy, readers have to wonder what the heck is going on.
The underlying Christmas theme is spotty and otherwise dreck.
Something that may not be helping is that just before this book i was reading one of Nancy Atherton's Dimitry series books that is beautifully written. Coming to this is a major let down.
I almost took a further step down. This morning I thought i would start Rite Mae Brown's 'Santa Clawed'. Got three pages in and realized that I was about to read something worse than 'A Lone Star Christmas' and, for the first time I can remember, put the book down. I'm pretty sure cats and dogs are not thinking such trite, shallow human thoughts as applied by Brown. Yuck!
I feel pretty cheated by 'A Lone Star Christmas'. However, I've had fun in this past year tracking down the Johnstone series and don't want to give up on it. The next book I read will be selected carefully and I sure hope for far better results.
Bottom line: Don't read this book.
This book is atrociously written. One thing that writers are taught is to cover the who, what, why and how in a story. However, don't actually use the words. This book is full of the 'w's and 'how's. Throughout the book the rhythm changes constantly. The ending is completely ridiculous as suddenly out of the 15 or so Johnstone books I've read, a supernatural silliness occurs. Then their are all sorts of historical issues involved.
This book raises questions for me such as how many writers were involved with the project? The book's writing style swings from heavy romantic to violent gunfights. Neither of those two written the same way. There are many scenes that have other styles. The supernatural scene suddenly finds no one asking "who", "what, "why", etc, when then it just might fit. The dialogue of Smoke Jensen also changes throughout the book depending on scenes. Apparently this was a collaborative effort gone real wrong.
Was there a continuity check? The usual setting descriptions are nearly gone. The only character who seemed to stay the same as in other books is Sally Jensen.
The book appears to have been planned with an ending in mind that, based on the 15 books I've read, is a real easy , simplistic plot device, that has to have the reader wonder if there are other astral entities floating about in the series not yet revealed. Is Smoke so fast because he's really an alien from another planet? Will that be a plot in a future Johnstone entry? When a series suddenly breaks out into fantasy, readers have to wonder what the heck is going on.
The underlying Christmas theme is spotty and otherwise dreck.
Something that may not be helping is that just before this book i was reading one of Nancy Atherton's Dimitry series books that is beautifully written. Coming to this is a major let down.
I almost took a further step down. This morning I thought i would start Rite Mae Brown's 'Santa Clawed'. Got three pages in and realized that I was about to read something worse than 'A Lone Star Christmas' and, for the first time I can remember, put the book down. I'm pretty sure cats and dogs are not thinking such trite, shallow human thoughts as applied by Brown. Yuck!
I feel pretty cheated by 'A Lone Star Christmas'. However, I've had fun in this past year tracking down the Johnstone series and don't want to give up on it. The next book I read will be selected carefully and I sure hope for far better results.
Bottom line: Don't read this book.
December 10, 2014
Typically of the newer series from the Johnstone estate, they are edited poorly, are hit or miss, too many storylines or not enough of one and they have no clue how to add in the paranormal element to the storyline.
This is book 1 in a new Christmas series, that has the characters from multiple series; Smoke and Sally Jensen, Matt Jensen, Falcon MacAllister and Duff MacAllister. But you would think this one was about Big Ben Conyers and his Live Oak Ranch, then you have each of the above characters introduced into the storyline, before they meet up in Dodge with Cowboys from the Live Oak Ranch and just way too much going on.
You have 395 pages in my book, 400 according to goodreads.com but yet were rushing over the last 38 pages to finish the story. One minute it's Christmas eve, you just learn that Tom Whitman one of the Cowboys, is actually a doctor, who lost his wife and son, while doing a c-section on her. It's 1890, they are in a dilapidated barn, Tom's doing a c-section on Maria the foreman's wife, that's delivered on Christmas day just after midnight and the next paragraph it's March, at Tom and Rebecca's wedding.
It's just sad to see the estate of William W. Johnstone, tarnish a legend in the Western genre, by writing subpar books that aren't even close to his writing style.
This is book 1 in a new Christmas series, that has the characters from multiple series; Smoke and Sally Jensen, Matt Jensen, Falcon MacAllister and Duff MacAllister. But you would think this one was about Big Ben Conyers and his Live Oak Ranch, then you have each of the above characters introduced into the storyline, before they meet up in Dodge with Cowboys from the Live Oak Ranch and just way too much going on.
You have 395 pages in my book, 400 according to goodreads.com but yet were rushing over the last 38 pages to finish the story. One minute it's Christmas eve, you just learn that Tom Whitman one of the Cowboys, is actually a doctor, who lost his wife and son, while doing a c-section on her. It's 1890, they are in a dilapidated barn, Tom's doing a c-section on Maria the foreman's wife, that's delivered on Christmas day just after midnight and the next paragraph it's March, at Tom and Rebecca's wedding.
It's just sad to see the estate of William W. Johnstone, tarnish a legend in the Western genre, by writing subpar books that aren't even close to his writing style.
December 29, 2015
William W Johnstone wrote western stories this one "A Lone Star Christmas' book #1.
I recently found out about this man that wrote western stories before his death and the family now continues to sell his work. I am reading the Christmas ones to learn more about the characters he loved to write about. I want to read more. I have recently started on the 3rd book and will be watching for his books. He had a colorful style in writing and makes you want to keep turning the pages to learn what will happen next. I am enjoying meeting the characters..Smoke Jenson,Preacher,Jamie Ian MacCallister,Duff MacCallister and others who make the story "almost" larger then life.
If you have not read this author and like western stories, you will want to take a look at his work. I am happy that I did.
I recently found out about this man that wrote western stories before his death and the family now continues to sell his work. I am reading the Christmas ones to learn more about the characters he loved to write about. I want to read more. I have recently started on the 3rd book and will be watching for his books. He had a colorful style in writing and makes you want to keep turning the pages to learn what will happen next. I am enjoying meeting the characters..Smoke Jenson,Preacher,Jamie Ian MacCallister,Duff MacCallister and others who make the story "almost" larger then life.
If you have not read this author and like western stories, you will want to take a look at his work. I am happy that I did.
December 5, 2013
I don't read a lot of westerns, but this is a popular author and I love Christmas stories. However, I was very disappointed for a several reasons. One, the writing was extremely elementary and not that engaging. Two, the dialogue was stilted and unrealistic. Three, while there were a lot of interesting ideas and plot points, they just weren't as developed as they should have been. Four, Indian stereotypes annoy me.
So, this was not an overall success as a novel. I did, however, give it two stars instead of one because it does at least have a couple of strong female characters.
So, this was not an overall success as a novel. I did, however, give it two stars instead of one because it does at least have a couple of strong female characters.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 23, 2024
With a large cast of characters and opening situations it is hard to sum up the plot for "A Lone Star Christmas" but they all revolve around the leadup to and carrying out of a massive reverse cattle drive from Wyoming to Texas in the winter of 1890.
If you are familiar with Johnstone westerns you know they are hokey and eyerolly and more like western comic books than edgy immersive adventures, but what determines whether they are good reads is just a sheer, easy entertainment factor, and this one definitely fits that bill.
Verdict: "A Lone Star Christmas" (2011) has a lazy, meandering pace and holds attention in a way that a fun soap opera or hokey love story might, with over-the-top lessons of morality, hope, forgiveness, and bravery, a middle third that drags a bit but with a smart ending well-tuned to the Christmas season.
Jeff's Rating: 4 / 5 (Very Good)
movie rating if made into a movie: PG-13
If you are familiar with Johnstone westerns you know they are hokey and eyerolly and more like western comic books than edgy immersive adventures, but what determines whether they are good reads is just a sheer, easy entertainment factor, and this one definitely fits that bill.
Verdict: "A Lone Star Christmas" (2011) has a lazy, meandering pace and holds attention in a way that a fun soap opera or hokey love story might, with over-the-top lessons of morality, hope, forgiveness, and bravery, a middle third that drags a bit but with a smart ending well-tuned to the Christmas season.
Jeff's Rating: 4 / 5 (Very Good)
movie rating if made into a movie: PG-13
July 17, 2023
It’s all about getting home for Christmas with complications along the trail. This book is a bit complex as it depicts three different areas of the old west and finally arriving at the huge ranch in Texas. From the Wyoming MacCallister cattleman, to Smoke Jensen up north to Big Ben down Fort Worth way, the travels are recorded. All this action is to bring Angus cattle to Texas because their worth is much more than the longhorns, who have been the heart of cattlemen for generations. Blizzards, thieves and heartache all make it difficult to travel but the new generation of Angus are on the move south. Excellent storylines and it is written sort of like a diary.
December 7, 2023
I listened to this book on Libby. It came up on the "Available Now" search and I figured it would be a good, quick holiday story and a light palate-cleanser after The Covenant of Water, which slayed me. The cover said it was a GraphicAudio Movie in Your Mind, which meant that it had all the sound effects and different voices. Sometimes those sound effects overpowered the narrative. Listening to it at 1.75 speed made it sound like an old-timey melodrama. Dialog was pretty cheesy, and all the Western tropes were there. All of this being said, did I enjoy the tale? Of course I did. Was it great literature? Probably not.
November 1, 2021
A December cattle drive turns deadly when it is by angry rustlers looking for revenge, an angry father also looking for revenge and a group of Indians who feel their buffalo are being stolen. There are no buffalo among the Black Angus that are being driven but never having seen this type of cattle before they were sure they were buffalo.
Christmas does not come into the story until the very end when a baby is born to the woman who was cooking on the cattle drive. Help is brought to her by an angel when she needs it most.
A good story. Just not very Christmasy.
Christmas does not come into the story until the very end when a baby is born to the woman who was cooking on the cattle drive. Help is brought to her by an angel when she needs it most.
A good story. Just not very Christmasy.
April 17, 2025
Big Ben Conyers wants to buy a herd of Angus cattle from Duff MacCallister and Smoke Jensen. 2,500 cattle will be the total number of the herd. Smoke has Matt, his brother, as one of the members on the drive. Duff has his cousin Falcone as one of the members on the drive. In all, eight cowboys will be on the drive. As usual, the drive faces weather, rustlers, killers, and Indians. There is a pregnant lady on the drive, along with Sally, Smoke's wife. Can the drive supply all that it faces? Will everyone make it through the drive? And there is a Christmas miracle, along with a wedding.
December 3, 2023
Sweet Historical Romance
This was a very unusual story! I enjoyed it, but I've never listened to, or read any other book like it!
The narration was very good, but I did not enjoy all the sound effects! Every panting, running, jumping man made me laugh because it was so bizarre. Every kiss or hug sounded like kids pretending to kiss. It was ridiculous sounding! But I loved all the different voices and how authentic they sounded.
This was a very unusual story! I enjoyed it, but I've never listened to, or read any other book like it!
The narration was very good, but I did not enjoy all the sound effects! Every panting, running, jumping man made me laugh because it was so bizarre. Every kiss or hug sounded like kids pretending to kiss. It was ridiculous sounding! But I loved all the different voices and how authentic they sounded.
May 30, 2024
A Lone Star Christmas
Enjoyed the story of Smoke, Matt, Big Ben, Rebecca and Tom. Bid Ben bought the first 2,500 head of Angus Beef from Duff McAlister and Smoke. Lots action trying to drive the Angus herd from Dodge City to Lake Oaks, Tx. Learned the existence of Rebecca who was niece of Smoke. On the end of trail on early Christmas morning, Maria gave birth to a baby boy with the help of Dr. Tom Whitmore.
Enjoyed the story of Smoke, Matt, Big Ben, Rebecca and Tom. Bid Ben bought the first 2,500 head of Angus Beef from Duff McAlister and Smoke. Lots action trying to drive the Angus herd from Dodge City to Lake Oaks, Tx. Learned the existence of Rebecca who was niece of Smoke. On the end of trail on early Christmas morning, Maria gave birth to a baby boy with the help of Dr. Tom Whitmore.
November 28, 2025
This one brought the Western, but Christmas was mentioned just a few times in reference to a deadline (will we get there by...) more than anything else. The first two chapters introduced 33 characters, so it felt choppy with too many moving pieces.
Rounding up to 3-stars for the ending and the involvement of long-standing characters from Johnstone's other stories. #2 in the series, A Rocky Mountain Christmas, brings the feels with very few ties to #1 - this one's okay to skip.
Rounding up to 3-stars for the ending and the involvement of long-standing characters from Johnstone's other stories. #2 in the series, A Rocky Mountain Christmas, brings the feels with very few ties to #1 - this one's okay to skip.
December 16, 2020
It’s been awhile since I have read a western, but I am always willing to read something different for Christmas. It was enjoyable, though I forgot how much melodrama there is in a western. Also, the weird book description of bloodthirsty Indians doesn’t match what actually happens in the story. But I am interested in reading more.
December 13, 2025
the long journey
The book starts with several small stories that slowly we went into one. Ends with a reminder that Christmas is a gift to us from above. It has all that we look for in a good western novel, gun fights, battle against nature, battle against the natural man to become the men we should be.
The book starts with several small stories that slowly we went into one. Ends with a reminder that Christmas is a gift to us from above. It has all that we look for in a good western novel, gun fights, battle against nature, battle against the natural man to become the men we should be.
December 4, 2017
Mountain man
I have been reading about Smoke Jenson for years. I live that they brought characters from Johnston's other series to this join Smoke and Sally. And its perfect the easy he worked in the Christmas miracle of a child's miraculous birth.
I have been reading about Smoke Jenson for years. I live that they brought characters from Johnston's other series to this join Smoke and Sally. And its perfect the easy he worked in the Christmas miracle of a child's miraculous birth.
December 8, 2017
What a great book
Thanks for writing such a great book and sharing it with others . If you never read any of his books read this one and you will have him down as one of your favorite authors.
Thanks for writing such a great book and sharing it with others . If you never read any of his books read this one and you will have him down as one of your favorite authors.
November 30, 2021
This was one of the best novels I've read from Johnstone. I really enjoyed the character Tom and am not sure he's in any of the other novels. The only thing that was a bit cheesy was the end with the baby. Oh well. can't win them all.
December 2, 2021
The story was fine, and it was a quick read. This was NOT a Christmas story though. Listened to the Graphic Audio version. The readers were terrible actors and the sound effects and background noises unrealistic (and don't get me started on the sounds of the kissing! :P ).
May 24, 2025
A Great Christmas Story!
A book that you can't put down! Always keeping you on the edge of your seat. One of the best Westerns books that I have read that makes you have a tear in your eyes at the end.
A book that you can't put down! Always keeping you on the edge of your seat. One of the best Westerns books that I have read that makes you have a tear in your eyes at the end.
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