When it comes to westerns William W.Johnstone has never let me down , in fact that goes for any of his books, they always pull me in and make me just want to set and read. And that what happened with this one , the pacing of the story was great , the characters themselves came alive , the places that was Described was described in away ,I could almost imagine I was there ,plus his books always reminders me of the old westerners I grew up watching with my dad .AND THIS ONE REMINDED ME OF MY DAD'S FAVORITE ONE THE Lonesome dove which it's non stop action as well as how close the main character's was in the aspect of family.

There is no such thing as a bad Johnstone western. Each series is built around main characters whose belief in the law and family is absolute, even if they've had to be reformed to get there. From Preacher, the original mountain man to the Jensen family to Perly Gates, to.....well, you get the point. Many times, characters from one series will show up in another as supporting hands. The communities are true to the era, clothing, guns, food and troubles are all what you'd find if you looked them up in the history books. No two stories are the same, each character or set of characters is unique and so are their stories. The writing is skillful, readers are pulled into the story and you will laugh and cry right along with the characters. I made the mistake of picking up a Johnstone western my uncle was reading. Ive been hooked ever since. Now I share them with my reading family and will continue as long as new Johnstones are released.

Wow I just loved this book. I absolutely love western books and this one was just out of this world. The story line was utterly brilliant and I could not put this book down. I was definitely binge reading it, I couldn't get enough. I can tell you there was a very late night as I just needed to know what was going to happen next. I just loved all the action and adventure in this story. I became emotionally involved in the story and the characters. I just loved all the twists and how I never knew what was going to happen next. This will be a very exciting series of books and I just can't wait to read more books by this amazing author. I really do recommend this book to all those western/ cowboy fans and all those who love intense action that you don't see coming. It was a very thrilling fast paced novel that you will not be able to put down. 

Only the highest of praise to the author and publishers for creating such a gripping story-line that im positive you will love just as much as I did.

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A captivating page-turner throughout gives us a look at Texas in 1852 following the Mexican War. The land is harsh, and to survive, the men and women are harsher. Trying to build a ranch, Regis Royle and his men encounter all sorts of roadblocks, but nothing is going to stop Regis from building his ranch. Not even a beautiful woman. I cannot even imagine going through what these people did to settle Texas, but it was obviously worth it to them. Historical fiction at its best, I cannot wait until the next book in this series.

Forever Texas is a brand new series from William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone, we get to follow Regis Royle as he with friends and family is trying to start a cattle ranch. It is a well told story although I found some dubious details about the arms involved. I like it when the details are there. It is maybe not the best book by these authors but we will see when the next installment is out where it will go. Still I found it entertaining as I always do with a western. It usually is rather black and white when it comes to good and evil and the justice system is rather straight forward. I am thankful that @kensingtonbooks @netgalley and #Pinnacle gave me this advance copy and @williamw.j.a.johnstone for writing it. #NetGalley #Kensington #ForeverTexas #WilliamWJohnstone #JAJohnstone

I thought I would be giving this a better review as I rounded the last quarter of the book, but the ending was extremely disappointing. This is really less of a cohesive book and more of a collection of stories with characters that get connected involving creating and building a ranch. Some chapters connect a bit. Others start as if an unexplained amount of time had passed. I'd write there's a bad "guy" here, but, in the end, that's all rather irrelevant.

The characters are strong as is normal coming from the Johnstone Clan of writers. There are a LOT of characters introduced. Each are so well presented that each chapter is nearly a story in itself, the stories still work very well.

As a collection of stories, this all would be fine. But this isn't labelled as such. Considering the large amount of writers that the Johnstone stable has corralled, seems to me a collection of short stories, western-wise, is a terrific idea. Moreover, a title of 'Forever Texas' works for a story collection.

I can't recommend this as an actual book to read as a one-off. I guess there is a second to come to make more sense of many, many loose ends left. I hope there is, because there's are a lot of good characters and the semblance of a story to better plot.

I can recommend just as a series of stories, well written with good characters. I have no idea which, if any, might continue into a second installment. Especially is ghost writers are switched out.

This is the second really quirky Johnstone novel I've read in the past two weeks. Each clearly written by different ghost writers. Both nabbed through Net Galley. Of the 200+ Johnstone books I've read, this and the new Will Tanner entry, 'Violent Storm' are loosely written and lacking cohesive focus. As the 20th anniversary of Johnstone's death approaches, these two are dim oddities I hope aren't precursors of what is to come. So happy to write there are rays of light as the outstanding other new Jackals entry, 'Dead River'.

Bottom line: I don't recommend this book. 5 out of 5 points.

Johnstone does it again with his western fiction, Forever Texas. I thought it was a great novel and I loved it. Five stars.

Another excellent entry into the Johnston legacy of western novels. The research in this one is evident as a picture of the American Spirit is painted in the characters and adventures .

It describes itself as a novel of the American frontier, and “Forever Texas” by the Johnstone family (William and J.A.) is about aspirations and taking risks, which is something that has been and still is a characteristic of American expansion and growth.

In this particular novel, the main character Regis Royal, who was once a wandering youth but since he was taken on as a project by a riverboat captain has become a wealthy entrepreneur with aspirations. Those aspirations come to a head on a trip back through a beautiful area of east Texas. Regis envisions buying this land and starting a major cattle empire.

Many things intervene, including a younger brother with some growing-up issues, not quite enough money to buy, a senorita who lays claim to the land but no longer has any, Apache, banditos, and other people/things that conspire to thwart Regis’s plans.

But in the spirit of the true entrepreneur, he works to either overcome or modify the threats. But much adventure and intrigue lay in the way of his vision of having the Brothers Royal own and run this magnificent ranch.

The book ends with several outstanding issues that could be the jumping off point for future books. Closure was not complete and this is a downer for this reader.