Red Ryan and Buttons Muldoon work for the Abe Patterson and Son Stage Company.  Each trip brings more than these two men expect.  The series kicks off with Riding Shotgun, followed by Backstabbers, Bullet For A Stranger and A Quiet Little Town.  Each book has a self-contained tale and reading the books in order brings insight into character development and background.  Either way, the adventures these two stagecoach men get into make reading them pure fun and thrilling!

In the newest installment, the two are tasked with driving a stagecoach that is grey in color and thought to bring bad luck.  Ryan and Buttons are to take a troupe to Houston so they can showcase their act and perhaps sell something that one of the passengers has stolen from the Sicilian mafia.  Assassins are on the trail of the stagecoach to take back what was stolen and bring the woman who took it back to the boss.  Miss Erica Hall not only wants to show case her fan dance to a powerful man in Houston, but she also wants him to protect her from the assassins and maybe help sell the purloined merchandise.

The stage sets off on the frontier with Buttons handling the reins and Red riding shotgun.  The climax isn’t just the known folks after the stage and Miss Hall, it’s the unknown threats that always want to stop a stage!  If these two men from the frontier arrive in Houston, Ryan and Buttons may find themselves embroiled in more than they thought.I recommend the series simply to enjoy the interaction of Buttons Muldoon and Red Ryan with a host of various characters who ride the stagecoach.  It is a western that has the flair of the Old West, along with mystery, suspense and laughs.  Red Ryan and Buttons Muldoon are Irishmen who don’t take anything from anyone and are tough as nails.  I hope there are more novels with them coming from the pen of Johnstone!  Visit the website to see this series and many others that are ready for audiences to enjoy and share! (Written by LBJ)

Preacher is a mountain man who has endured many adversaries and traveled many a mile.  In the latest installment, Preacher feels the heat of battle once again.  Preacher is on his way to the mountain man rendezvous, knowing he will see some men he hasn’t seen in years and learning of friends who are now gone.  It isn’t long before Preacher runs into a group of Blackfeet who are holding a man named Joe Len Darby.  When challenged to face the leader, Silent Owl, Preacher hopes to save his life and that of Darby’s.  The Blackfeet have long wanted to kill Preacher, the man they named Ghost Killer, as he isn’t heard when he attacks.

When the battle is over, Preacher sets out once again for the rendezvous with Darby in tow but there is a mystery that is captivating the mind of Preacher.  He found among the Blackfeet rifles with a mark on the stock that he isn’t familiar with, and he hopes to find out who supplied the tribe with them.  During the rendezvous, the cavalry shows up and recruits the help of Preacher to find the rest of the missing rifles.  There is more going on than meets the eye with the rifles, with one tribe attacking another and carrying off captives.

One man may just be able to save lives and figure out what is going on in the mountains, and his name is Preacher.  Preacher and his fellow mountain men may just be enough of a fighting force to save the captives, find the rifles, and live another day with his companions Horse and Dog.  If you aren’t yet familiar with Preacher, I highly recommend reading the Preacher series.  (Written by LBJ)