Levi Johnson, his Crow wife Dahteste, and the mountain men ride down from the Rockies for the annual Rendezvous. With pelts to trade and changes brewing, Rusty Steel leads the way—hoping to cross paths with old friends. But one is Captain Will Forrester, lost to the wilderness and his own broken memory.
As the group heads for the gathering, so do others—buffalo hunters, drifters, and dangerous men with secrets to hide. Not everyone is there to trade, and not all will make it back alive.
Mayhem on the Oregon Trail
Just as the mountain men regroup, tragedy strikes. Yosemite Bob is murdered by the feuding Squirrel clan, and a deadly pursuit begins. But justice grows complicated when the killers travel with a wagon train full of women and children—and more mountain men fall in the fight.
Meanwhile, Sheriff Joseph Walker is leading a group of missionaries west but loses his scouts on the trail. Desperate, he rides to the Rendezvous for help. He finds Levi, Rusty, and Will—men shaped by the land, the warpath, and the weight of hard choices.
This two-book bundle, including Rendezvous and Mayhem on the Oregon Trail, continues the raw and riveting saga of Levi Johnson—where friendships bend, the trail runs red, and every choice carves a new legend into the untamed West. Grab your copy!
Ash Lingam was born and raised in Southern Ohio, not far from the mighty Ohio River. He had somewhat of an isolated upbringing on a family farm with his sisters. His best friends were his horse, Sugar, and his grandfather. Born in 1886, the family patriarch grew crops, raised cattle, and doted on the young boy. At his grandfather’s side, Ash learned about livestock and firearms at an early age. His grandad carried an old Colt with him at all times, helping spawn a young boy’s dreams of yesteryear. Ash was only eight years old when his grandad taught him how to trap muskrats to prevent them from draining the farm’s ponds. He gave him a double-barreled shotgun at twelve and taught him how to hunt to put food on the table. It wasn’t long before Ash was breaking horses. His spirited Tennessee Walker never allowed any other rider on her back. Together, they searched through the plowed fields in the spring, looking for Miami Indian arrowheads to add to his grandfather’s ample collection. Ash’s family was among the early settlers in pre-Revolutionary America. He has traced his lineage back to around 1746 when his ancestors immigrated from Europe to the aspiring American Colonies. A retired marketing executive, Ash devotes his spare time to training police dogs and writing novels. He has found his niche in the Western, historical fiction, and adventure genres. With his vast vault of experience, he never runs out of sources for new stories. He has lived in eleven different countries and worked in a total of forty-six, To date, Ash has written approximately 130 novels, short stories, and poems. More than one hundred of his eclectic titles help the American frontier come alive for his readers.
As always good characters and adventure. The story continues some characters lost but thats what would be expected in the wild west. It would not be possible not to in the situations they find themselves.