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    A Rocky Mountain Christmas
    A Rocky Mountain Christmas
    A Rocky Mountain Christmas
    Audiobook9 hours

    A Rocky Mountain Christmas

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

    Narrated by Jack Garrett

    3.5/5

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    USA Today best-selling author William W. Johnstone built a reputation for crafting unmatched stories of true Western courage - a tradition J.A. Johnstone now continues. In A Rocky Mountain Christmas, Matt Jensen's scenic trip on the Denver railway is derailed when an avalanche strikes the train. Far from an accident, its cause is a reckless band of outlaws out to free their leader. Surrounded and outgunned in a driving snowstorm, Matt must lead to safety a ragtag group of survivors that includes a senator's sick daughter and a beautiful woman with a dark past.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRecorded Books, Inc.
    Release dateFeb 22, 2013
    ISBN9781470351557
    Author

    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 dogcia2006@aol.com.  

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    • 1/5
      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).
    • 5/5
      Title: A Rocky Mountain Christmas
      Author: William W. Johnstone & J. A. Johnstone
      Pages: 336
      Year: 2012
      Publisher: Kensington
      My rating is 5 out of 5 stars.

      A Rocky Mountain Christmas is the latest in Johnstone’s writing repertoire, taking place during the Christmas holidays. Some of the characters from the previous book, A Lone Star Christmas, continue to develop in this story. Here, the story enlarges to include a corrupt judge and a rancher accused of murder being taken on a train to go to jail along with another convict.
      Rebecca is now an older woman, but was 6 years old at the time of a train accident that would change her life forever. She was the daughter of a senator and his wife. Her parents were going to a speaking engagement when an avalanche changed every passenger’s plans. Rebecca is now being approached for an interview before her flight leaves. The only reason she agrees to participate in the interview is due to a delay in her flight. Her only condition for the interview is that she be allowed to tell her story without interruption. She begins by telling how she came to be on the train.
      Luke had been a sailor until an inheritance changed all that. Matt is going to spend Christmas with people who have been like family to him. Jenny used to be a hostess on the Mississippi River when her life changed in more ways than she ever saw coming. Luke, Matt, and Jenny are on the same train that is stranded at the top of a mountain pass due to an avalanche begun by a single gunshot. Who made the mistake of not thinking before firing their weapon during a heavy snowstorm?
      The use of flashback makes the novel really intriguing. I was so absorbed in the adventure I forgot about the flashback until the very end of the book! There are many stories going on at the same time, but not where it would make things too hard to follow for a reader. In fact, the more strands added, the deeper the plot.
      There are a few curse words sprinkled over the course of the story, but not so much as to distract the reader or become the focus of the story. Sometimes when I read books, it seems like the author writes it with the intent to shock the reader by using foul language. One thing I appreciate about Johnstone’s novels is that isn’t the case at all. I believe storytellers can hone their art to such a fine point that they would actually be able to tell an excellent tale and not use any foul language.
      The Seeking with all Yur Heart blog exists for two main reasons: First, it exists to help readers locate excellent novels that truly entertain without the “extra” stuff added. Second, it exists to encourage authors in writing tales that entertain readers without the use of negative modern day verbiage or sexual content in the book.
    • 4/5
      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.
    • 4/5
      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.