Forever Texas: A Thrilling Western Novel of the American Frontier (A Forever Texas Novel)

New characters in a bold and captivating new series set in south Texas beginning in the year 1852! The main male character is currently part owner and steam ship captain Regis Royal. There is some mystery to this man as his personal history isn’t fully revealed in the tale. We do learn he has a younger brother named Shepley and recently lost his mother. His partner in the shipping business educated him with books and by working on the boats. Now Regis wants to own land that currently is under Spanish domain, or is it?The adversary in the tale is Tomasina Valdez, and she is as ruthless as they come. She rules her gang without mercy. She can wield a gun better than most, and she will fight for the land Regis wants to own and build a ranch on. We are given snippets into her past but there is more to this character than readers will learn. Tomasina brings an air to danger and gun smoke and tension to the power struggle for the land in south Texas.In the novel, readers will enjoy the run-in of these two players along with other supporting characters, though I suspect a couple may grow in importance as the series grows. There is the land dispute that plays the central part in the plot, but there is other action going on in the background at times too. The fight for survival against those who wish to take what others have kept had me turning pages for hours. The way danger is faced head on such as a fight with Apaches or Tomasina’s vaqueros is wild! I got pulled into the tale and at times could envision what was happening as I read.I anticipate that this new series will become one of the most sought after in the Johnstone world of tales. I liked how not everything was solved by the end of the story, leaving it to the readers imagination or perhaps to be picked up by the next installment in the series. So, bring on more of Regis Royal and his men who are out to tame the land and build a future!

Although fiction, the story parallels the founding of the King Ranch and reflects the hazards and joys of opening this new area settlement. It is an easy read and causes the reader to wonder what the next adventure will be.

GOOD STORY. IT SEEMS "DRAGGY" AT TIMES TO ME THOUGH

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This one looks like it is going to be an epic western adventure about the dreams of a man who wants to settle a large portion of southwestern Texas. Part I was very good & I am looking forward to the sequel

I thoroughly enjoyed this good, old fashioned western story. It was quite a cast of characters and as I read the story I could almost envision watching this as a movie in black and white! I look forward to the second book.

William W. Johnstone did a good job writing this book. It has a feeling of the King Ranch size. You get a feeling that the dreamer of the ranch didn't have much of an idea how to run a ranch. He was just aquireing land and he didn't know what was happening twenty miles from his headquarters. HS had no control. Then he started hiring families to live on his land to watch his cattle. That wasn't such a bad idea. Good book. I enjoyed it.