Winter Rain Mass market paperbound - 1994

First line

HE ROLLED AWAY from his attackers and vaulted onto his feet, crouching warily as he brushed the talclike powdery dirt from his eyes and mouth.

From the jacket flap

Jonah Hook was a man who had lost everything a man could lose--but the iron will to reclaim what had been taken from him. Now he must confront the fiery religious heretic who has enslaved his wife and the fierce Comanche tribe who has raised his long-lost sons. From Fort Laramie, land of Sioux and Cheyenne, to the empire of the Mormons in the shadow of tall mountains, and on to the Texas panhandle, where he will join the ranks of the Texas Rangers, the journey ahead will test Jonah's courage, cunning, and endurance to the limit. On this bloody trail of rescue and revenge, nothing will stop him save success . . . or death.

Media reviews

"Terry C.  Johnston's powerful narrative hives his characters  blood, sinew, and bone. More than that, he gives  them soul."--Robert Vaughan, author of The  American Chronicles.

"In  Winter Rain, Terry Johnston  combines brutal realism with a romantic perception of the  Old West. The result is a gripping  story."--Richard S. Wheeler, author of The Two Medicine   River