Winter Rain: A Novel

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Jonah Hook was a man who had lost everything aman could lose--but the iron will to reclaim whathad been taken from him. Now he must confront thefiery religious heretic who has enslaved his wifeand the fierce Comanche tribe who has raised hislong-lost sons. From Fort Laramie, land of Siouxand Cheyenne, to the empire of the Mormons in theshadow of tall mountains, and on to the Texaspanhandle, where he will join the ranks of the TexasRangers, the journey ahead will test Jonah's courage,cunning, and endurance to the limit. On thisbloody trail of rescue and revenge, nothing will stophim save success . . . or death.

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"Terry C.Johnston's powerful narrative hives his charactersblood, sinew, and bone. More than that, he givesthem soul."--Robert Vaughan, author of TheAmerican Chronicles.

"InWinter Rain, Terry Johnstoncombines brutal realism with a romantic perception of theOld West. The result is a grippingstory."--Richard S. Wheeler, author of The Two Medicine River

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Terry C. Johnston is recognized as a master of the American historical novel. His grand adventures of the American West combine the grace and beauty of a natural storyteller with complete dedication to historical accuracy and authenticity. Johnston was born on the first day of 1947 on the plains of Kansas, and lived all his life in the American West. His first novel, Carry the Wind, won the Medicine Pipe Bearer Award from the Western Writers of America, and his subsequent books have appeared on bestseller lists throughout the country. After writing more than thirty novels, he died in March 2001 in Millings, Montana.