A Rocky Mountain Christmas [Dramatized Adaptation]

Written by William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone

Narrated by A Full Cast, Johann Dettweiler, Terence Aselford and 41 more

Three days before Christmas, Matt Jensen is traveling the Denver and Pacific railway when an avalanche slams down onto the train, trapping it in desolate Trout Creek Pass. But it wasn't an act of nature that caused the accident; it was a gang of outlaws attempting to rescue their leader, who is being taken to Red Cliff to be hanged.

As Smoke Jensen and Duff MacCallister frantically try to make their way to the scene, Matt struggles to save the survivors, among them a beautiful young woman with a dark past, a merchant seaman turned rancher, and a senator with his very ill young daughter. Starving under a bitter, driving snow in the brutal, unforgiving Rocky Mountains, and surrounded by armed and desperate outlaws, Matt still dreams of making it home for Christmas. But unless fate lends a hand, nobody will.

• Language: English
• Publisher: GraphicAudio
• Release date: Jun 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781648800016

William W. Johnstone

William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 300 books, including the series THE MOUNTAIN MAN; PREACHER, THE FIRST MOUNTAIN MAN; MACCALLISTER; LUKE JENSEN, BOUNTY HUNTER; FLINTLOCK; THOSE JENSEN BOYS; THE FRONTIERSMAN; THE LEGEND OF PERLEY GATES, THE CHUCKWAGON TRAIL, FIRESTICK, SAWBONES, and WILL TANNER: DEPUTY U.S. MARSHAL. His thrillers include BLACK FRIDAY, TYRANNY, STAND YOUR GROUND, THE DOOMSDAY BUNKER, and TRIGGER WARNING. Visit his website at www.williamjohnstone.net or email him at [e-mail].  

Reviews for A Rocky Mountain Christmas [Dramatized Adaptation]

[becky_mckenna-1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

I didn't think I would ever finish this book. The story had wonderful potential, but the execution and writing was horrible. I was shocked at the glaring errors in content. For example, there is a murder trial in the story, but the laws of 1879 (or ANY timeline in U.S. History) are completely ignored. Trial procedures are stretched WAY past my ability to suspend belief, prisoners are allowed to sit with and freely converse with women while traveling in the Sheriff's custody, etc. There were other problems with historical accuracy surrounding social behaviors between men and women, the use of modern slang, and other issues that I just don't have the energy to get into. These issues constantly pulled me out of the story, making it a chore to finish the book.

I may give some of the author's very early work a try, but I'm not in a hurry after this train wreck (sorry for the pun).

[stephlaymon · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is the perfect book if you are looking to get the feeling of Christmas running through your veins. The setting isn't only Christmas, but is also winter in the west. I tell ya', I could really feel the chill in the air.Also, good character and story development. My only complaint is that there are two main male leads whose characters were so alike that it was hard to tell one from the other at time.

[jbarr5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A Rocky Mountain Christmas by William JohnstoneMatt Jensen is on his way to spend Christmas with the family-the ones who took him in.Jenny McCoy is on the same train after she's been wed, widowed and banished.The Senator is on the train with his wife and very sickly daughter. The sheriff is escorting a man to prison for 4 years along with a man to be hanged for holding up a man and asking for all his money.There are others on and about the area when the train is derailed due to an avalanche. How will they survive and pull together to make it through the storm???Easy to keep the characters straight. Love a good western and this is one of them.I received this book from The Kennsington Books in exchange for my honest opinion.