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Blood on the Mountain: A Western Frontier Adventure (The Moses Calhoun Mountain Westerns Book 1)

Winter is coming, and so are the soldiers.

In the midst of America’s Civil War, the fighting in the mountains of the Northwest is between the white soldiers and the Indian tribes.

An independent man with bonds in both worlds, Moses Calhoun finds himself caught between the opposing sides.

If he is going to survive, he must rely on his skill in the mountains.

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Death in the Valley: A Western Frontier Adventure (The Moses Calhoun Mountain Westerns Book 2)

Survival comes hard in the frozen wilderness.

When a gang of wanted men seeks refuge in the mountains, a bounty hunter enlists Moses Calhoun as a guide.

One is driven by money; the other is driven by loyalty.

But his decision to help the bounty hunter could cost Moses Calhoun everything he loves.

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Robert Peecher is the author of more than two score of Western novels. He is former journalist who spent 20 years working as a reporter and editor for daily and weekly newspapers in Georgia. Together with his wife Jean, he’s raised three fine boys and a mess of dogs. An avid outdoorsman who enjoys hiking trails and paddling rivers, Peecher’s novels are inspired by a combination of his outdoor adventures, his fascination with American history, and his love of the one truly American genre of novel: The Western.

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An orange tag on ‘A Debt to Pay’

I’ve been really fortunate to see “A Debt to Pay” rank high on Amazon and achieve a bestseller “orange tag” in the Western short stories category.

Obviously, I’m grateful to the readers who have jumped into this book so fast.

While I’ve had some orange tags for “Hot New Releases,” I think this is the first time I’ve had a bestseller in a category, so I’m thrilled with that. It was a short-lived “bestseller.” I had just enough time to take a screenshot before the book slipped to #2 in the category. But I’m happy to take what I can get.

Like my novel “Too Long the Winter,” this new one is a mountain trail story.

I find myself drawn to these mountain trail stories in part because of the time I’ve spent hiking in the mountains.

I’ll be honest, I’m too lazy to really think of myself as a backpacker. Toting all my food, water, clothes, and equipment on my back for two or three days is hard work. I really think of myself more as a river paddler. If I can stow my gear in the front of the boat and let the current do the work, that’s my preference.

But having said that, I have always enjoyed the times I’ve gone backpacking in the mountains.

Hiking a trail to a waterfall or a big view at the top of a mountain or down into a valley beside a mountain creek has a way of making the work worth the while.

When I was in college, I had a favorite trail that I hiked a few times on my own. It’s a different feeling to be up in the mountains, completely alone with just your own thoughts. That was in the days before smart phones, and there was nothing to entertain me except the sound of a creek and the birds in the trees.

I’ve taken my sons on that same trail a few times, and been disappointed by the way a trail that I once cherished for its solitude had been overrun in recent years with population.

Someone over the years “improved” the trail. They cut out a path that avoided some of the most difficult parts, and in doing so they opened the trail up to day hikers.

It’s selfish on my part, I admit, but I hate to see a trail become a popular spot like that. A place I used to go for solitude is now more heavily populated than the sidewalk in my neighborhood.

It’s also trashy.

The last time my sons and I hiked the trail, we had trouble finding a spot in our favorite campsite that was not polluted with the evidence of someone else’s digestive distress. It was disgusting and disappointing because we had to abandon the spot I’ve camped in since the mid-1980s.

Those lonely mountain trails in my novels are like a refuge to me. If not in reality, then in my imagination I can transport myself to a time and place where population did not interrupt a good campsite.

So next time you’re reading one of my novels and you find yourself setting up camp with my characters, just know that this scene was inspired by a heartfelt (if selfish) desire for folks to stop “improving” trails. A lot of times the improvements just ruin the thing.

Anyway – if you’ve read it, I hope you’ve enjoyed “A Debt to Pay.”

I acknowledge that it’s a little different from most of my other Westerns, and I appreciate the feedback I’ve had so far from readers who (for the most part) embraced the differences.

“A Debt to Pay” is a standalone novel, so if you’ve never read any of my books but are interested in checking them out, it’s an easy entry point. You won’t have to make a commitment to a series, and it’s not particularly long.

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Gratitude to the readers who came with me in 2018

I feel like I need to catch my breath.

We’re bringing to a close what’s been a pretty big year for me, and I suppose it’s natural to get a little reflective as the year winds down.

2018 is leaving me full of gratitude.

I don’t want to understate that, so I’ll say it again. I am full of gratitude.

In 2018 I saw a lifelong dream turn into reality as I became a full-time author. I realize there are as many dreams out there as there are people to dream them, but I don’t take it for granted at all that right now I’m getting to live mine.

I published 18 books in 2018.

Every one of those 18 books beat industry averages. None of them were big breakaway bestsellers, but over the course of the year I managed to build a fan base and those fans devoured my books.

In total, I sold more than 50,000 books in 2018.

I know some authors who make 50,000 in sales seem small, but it’s huge to me.

I’m not making any lists from the New York Times or USA Today. I’m not earning orange tags from Amazon.

But I am achieving some moderate levels of success.

Another author whose career I follow refers to himself as a “blue collar author.” I’d gladly accept that title. I just keep grinding out books and selling a few every day, and I’m living a dream and building a career while I do it.

And all my thanks for this goes to the folks who are reading the books.

I am overwhelmed with heartfelt gratefulness to those readers who picked up ‘Too Long the Winter’ all the way back in January and are still among the first to read ‘A Vast and Desolate Land’ in December.

But I’m also grateful to those readers who picked up ‘The Glorieta Grudge’ in October and then went back to read ‘The Noble Widow.’

I’m grateful to Charlie Tillman whose son found me in Las Vegas in November. Charlie had seen some Facebook posts and knew I was going to be at the same conference as his son. He sent his son a text, with my name in it. “Tell him I’ve read all his books.”

It is a surreal moment in your life as an author when a stranger comes up to you and has your name in his phone, a text from his dad. “Tell him I’ve read all his books.”

I’m grateful to the anonymous reader who left this review on ‘Too Long the Winter’:

“When I read the reviews I had a feeling this story was going to be like no other I had read before. I took a chance and read the story and I can say that feeling was accurate. It got to a point in the story where I feared nobody would survive. I really enjoyed this book. I liked Luther. I couldn’t find other books with him but I really liked him. As another reviewer mentioned the ending was bittersweet. There is no other way to describe that ending except to say that I like to hope for a happy ending for Luther and Sally. They deserved it. This is my first book by this author but it won’t be my last.”

So many other reviews touched me, gave me confidence, or meant so much when a reader got what I was writing.

I think a lot of writers are naturally introspective. Criticism sometimes cuts deep. We feel a sting when we’re overlooked for accolades. When a book launch doesn’t go particularly well we wonder if we’re just kidding ourselves.

But the readers who have been so kind to me in 2018 always seemed to lift me at the right moments with an email or a Facebook post or other words of encouragement.

So at the end of 2018, filled with gratitude toward the readers who have been so kind in sticking with me this year, I can’t help but feel a little reflective. 2018 has been a great year, and I don’t turn loose of it lightly.

But as I told some friends last week, I feel like in 2018 I made it to basecamp, and in 2019 I’m going to start making my ascent up the mountain.

I’ve got some big plans for new books and new series. I’ll be coming back to some characters you’ve gotten to know, as well as introducing you to some new folks.

So while I take a moment to look back at the past year, my eyes are fixed on the future and what comes next. I have big expectations for the year ahead, and I’d be grateful if you’ll stick with me a while longer.

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