Rustler’s Moon

by Jim Jones

Jared Delaney Series - Book 1 - Rustler's Moon by Award-Winning Author Jim Jones Jared Delaney rides into Cimarron, New Mexico in 1878 looking for a job, a cold beer and a warm bed but instead finds himself in the crossfire of a vicious range war that forces him to choose sides. Orphaned by outlaws who shot down his parents in cold blood, Jared's childhood is shrouded in a mysterious fog leaving him with no memories and nightmares of a malevolent voice and the coldest blue eyes he's ever seen. Jared doesn't want to get involved in the local troubles, yet everyone he meets tugs at him to join their faction. On one side, there's the tough old sheriff, the beautiful and outspoken schoolteacher, and a struggling rancher and his wife. On the other is a slick bartender, a "soiled dove" and the powerful patron who seems disturbingly familiar. By the light of the rustler's moon, Jared makes his stand and faces down his demons.

260 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 21, 2020

About the author

Jim Jones is a multi-award-winning Western entertainer, songwriter and author. His songs and books are about the West … cowboys, horses & cattle, cattle rustlers, the coming of the train … songs about people and land, rivers and mountains, the beauty of the Western sky. Western novels, published by Speaking Volumes Press, include the Jared Delaney series- Rustler’s Moon, Colorado Moon, Waning Moon, Halo Moon, and Hunter’s Moon, the final book in the series. He also has a spin-off series from the Jared Delaney series that includes The Big Empty (2016) and The Lights of Cimarron (2019). His short story, Go On, is included in the anthology, Through Western Storms, published in 2024, edited by Richard Prosch. Jim also has written a children’s series, Bolo the Brave, which includes three separate stories and was published in the Spring of 2025 by Speaking Volumes Press.

Reviews

[David Casstevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very enjoyable western!

This is a very enjoyable western! One of the few well written ones these days!
Can’t wait to read the next one!