A Lone Star Christmas [Dramatized Adaptation]

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

Narrated by A Full Cast, Tim Carlin, Elizabeth Jernigan and 24 more

Smoke Jensen, Matt Jensen, Falcon And Duff MacCallister—Together For The First Time

They just wanted to get home for Christmas...but fate had other plans.

It's December 1890. A Texas rancher named Big Jim Conyers has a deal with Scottish-born, Wyoming cattleman named Duff MacCallister. Along with Smoke and Matt Jensen, the party bears down on Dodge, Kansas, to make a cattle drive back to Forth Worth. But before they can get out of Dodge, guns go off and a rich man's son is killed.

Soon the drive turns into a deadly pursuit, then a staggering series of clashes with bloodthirsty Indians and trigger-happy rustlers. And the worst is yet to come—the party rides into a devastating blizzard, a storm so fierce that their very survival is at stake.

From America's greatest Western author, here is an epic tale of the unforgiving American frontier and how, amidst fierce storms of man and nature, miracles can still happen.

• Language: English
• Publisher: GraphicAudio
• Release date: Jun 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781648799983

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 Lone Star Christmas [Dramatized Adaptation]

[becky_mckenna-1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I ended up liking this very much! Detailed review pending.

[bookconcierge · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

ZERO starsFrom the book jacket: It’s December 1890. A Texas rancher named Big Jim Conyers has a deal with Scottish-born, Wyoming cattleman named Duff MacCallister. Along with Smoke and Matt Jensen, the party bears down on Dodge, Kansas, to make a cattle drive back to Forth Worth. But before they can get out of Dodge, guns go off and a rich man’s son is killed. Soon the drive turns into a deadly pursuit, then a staggering series of clashes with trigger-happy rustlers. And the worst is yet to come – the party rides into a devastating blizzard, a storm so fierce that their very survival is at stake.My ReactionsI was seduced by the title, but should have quit with the book jacket. The Texas rancher in the book is Big BEN (not Jim). And the city in Texas near his ranch is FORT Worth (not Forth). And the hyperbole of the jacket material is indicative of the quality of the writing inside. It seems that the writers threw everything they’d ever come across in a Western into this book. A mysterious stranger who is stronger than an ox, a rancher’s daughter who instantly falls in love with the new man on the ranch, an immature rancher’s son who is too eager to go on an adventure and not very willing to do the hard work required, a pair of good guys with white hats and quick-as-lightning reflexes, a saloon gal with a heart of gold, a cheating card shark, and a criminal gang bent on getting revenge for having been previously thwarted. As if that isn’t enough to deal with, there are dust storms, blizzards, and fires. It was a pretty fast read, and fit several challenges, but there’s really very little Christmas to this story.

[stephlaymon · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Just an okay story with to many subplots and historical inaccuracies that were to obvious to ignore.

[jbarr5 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A Lone Star Christmas by William W and J.A. JohnstoneThis book first appealed to me because of the cover. It has snow and horses, blizzard looking. After reading the back of the cover I was convinced I just had to read this book. I've read other series of books about cattle runs and thoroughly enjoyed them.The lifestyle, the hardships and having tosurvive by what you did mattered.Book starts out with a female who is traveling back home after visiting relatives and there's a mystery as to her birth mother. She meets up with a man who sticks up for her when she arrives and he handles the problem men in his own way.He's left his past in Boston but proves himself to her father who gives him a job on the ranch. They part ways, her to find her bio mom and him to learn about cowboying.Things are going just too smoothly for the ranch and the cattle drive but it will be in December and a different type of cattle than what they are used to.The cattle even appealed to me as my dad was in charge of an experimental cattle here in our hometown when he was young.A lot of different things happen in a specific order that play havoc on everything to follow. Revenge for things done in the past: sometimes to friends, sometimes to family that trigger events.The weather plays a major part in all that happens, it's just so unpredictable in the winter to begin with. The book talks of many different types of storms.The generosity of people overwhelmed me and made this a true Christmas book to read. Love the scenery, people, story line, time frame and had a hard time putting it down at the end of my day.I do rate this a 5 and wish the rating system was higher as my rating would then be higher as well. As this isthe first time reading the authors I will search out more of their works and read them as I know I will not be disappointed in the books.