Westward!

Wagons West Frontier #1

by Dana Fuller Ross

Escaping a brutal blood feud in the fertile Ohio Valley, brothers Clay and Jefferson Holt strike out for new territories, unaware that a shadowy killer is following their every move.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Westerns, Historical, Fiction

512 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Dana Fuller Ross is a pseudonym used by Noel B. Gerson and James M. Reasoner.

Noel Gearson specializes in historical military novels, westerns, and mysteries. He also writes under the pseudonyms, "Dana Fuller Ross.", Anne Marie Burgess; Michael Burgess; Nicholas Gorham; Paul Lewis; Leon Phillips; Donald Clayton Porter; Philip Vail; and Carter A. Vaughan. He has written more than 325 novels.

James Reasoner (pictured) is an American writer. He is the author of more than 150 books and many short stories in a career spanning more than thirty years. Reasoner has used at least nineteen pseudonyms, in addition to his own name: Jim Austin; Peter Danielson; Terrance Duncan; Tom Early; Wesley Ellis; Tabor Evans; Jake Foster; William Grant; Matthew Hart; Livia James; Mike Jameson; Justin Ladd; Jake Logan; Hank Mitchum; Lee Morgan; J.L. Reasoner (with his wife); Dana Fuller Ross; Adam Rutledge; and Jon Sharpe. Since most of Reasoner's books were written as part of various existing Western fiction series, many of his pseudonyms were publishing "house" names that may have been used by other authors who contributed to those series

Reviews

[Kellyanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well how someone commented on their review about the language and violence.. I can understand not wanting to read a book if it makes you uncomfortable but that's how it was back then, rough and tough.. We're talking about a new frontier not sense and sensibility or biscuits and tea with the queen lol

[Kristen M · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm going to read all the novels she has written. I love historical romance during the frontier days.

[Maggie Shanley · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one has been kicking around our cottage for ages, finally got it done. I think I have read later books by this author but not sure if they are in this series. If you like to root for the underdog then these books are for you, they are kind of like a more disastrous Louis L'Amour.

[Joshua Bunnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really good and entertaining

[Tim McDougall · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great read. Hard to put the book down.

[S.wagenaar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this frontier adventure. Effortless reading, most chapters were 20 or so pages, and I found it pretty easy to rip off several chapters per sitting. Clay, the main character, returns to his family farm after taking part in the Lewis and Clark expedition only to find that an old feud with a rival family has not died in his absence. Things escalate, blood is spilled and Clay, along with his younger brother, are forced to flee to the frontier in order to avoid further bloodshed. Two-fisted, manly adventures ensue for the balance of the book, but this is only the first entry in a trilogy of novels. James Reasoner is a seasoned author, and he writes this historical yarn with obvious knowledge of the era and plenty of enthusiasm. I will definitely be reading the additional books in the trilogy.

[Barbara Wellnitz · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting references to Lewis & Clark's expedition that Clay Holt supposedly went on although I could find no reference to that name in Undaunted Courage.

[Mgsmith · Rating 4 out of 5]

May sound somewhat repetitive here but I got hooked on the first book and it was like an addiction.
The author shows how the westward movement affected families and individuals while placing them within history itself.

[Kristen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was pure pulp and I loved it. It is a love I don't let myself indulge in very often, which makes it more enjoyable when I do. This book was the story of the west from the perspective of a man who went along on the Lewis and Clark discoveries.

[Ren · Rating 1 out of 5]

There was language, sensuality, and violence. I almost didn't finish this book. I would not recommend this to anyone.

[Peggy Kralka · Rating 5 out of 5]

good book

[John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written book with a lot of historical detail. Best if whole series (three books) is read sequentially.

[Jeffery · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved that it is based in history, Dana Fuller Ross (pen name) wrote a very enjoyable book.