When the Shooting Starts

By: J.A. Johnstone, William W. Johnstone

Narrated by: Jack Garrett

Before he became known as “The Last Mountain Man,” Smoke Jensen and his bride Sally were hard-working ranchers on the Colorado frontier, when times were hard, tensions were high, and guns were the law…

JOHNSTONE COUNTRY. BULLET BY BULLET.

For Smoke and Sally Jensen, the Sugarloaf Ranch is a glorious stretch of untamed land near the Colorado-Kansas border, the perfect place to stake their claim, raise some cattle, and start a new family. But when a man claiming to be an army colonel arrives in Big Rock—with a well-armed militia—the Jensens’ dream becomes a living nightmare. Colonel Lamar Talbot claims there’s a war looming with the Cheyenne Indians. And only he can save them from a bloody massacre—by launching a bloody counterattack…

Smoke and Sally aren’t sure they trust him. They suspect the colonel and his men are nothing more than brutal vigilantes with a hidden agenda of their own. But the Cheyenne war parties are a very real threat. The tribe’s charismatic leader, Black Drum, is launching raids on local ranches, farms, and the railroads, too. Every day, the violence gets worse and the war moves closer—until it reaches the Sugarloaf Ranch. That’s when Sally gets attacked. That’s when Smoke grabs his guns. That’s when the shooting starts—and the final battle begins…

©2022 J.A. Johnstone (P)2022 Recorded Books

love the smoke Jenson series

It was a good story very well narrated by Jack. Kept you interested and waiting for more.

Excellent

We really like the smoke jenson books. They are definitely entertaining. If you like an old fashion western.

g=eat smoke & gang adventure

this book has it all. Smokes daring d÷ends, Sally's frontier women bravado, and rhe rest of smokes companions

army infiltrated with crooks and bandits....hm ripped from todays hidden headlines.

smoke & company deal with deadly enemies on two fronts. never fear when smoke is near...as he overcomes odds that Fanduel would envy.

another amazing story.

Rich story telling makes the characters come to life. This being the forth book in the series they now feel like old friends. Garrett also has a voice that makes the characters feel more real. Don't hesitate to continue the series.